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The Television Academy announced nominees for the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards on Thursday morning, again at the forgiving hour of 8:30 a.m. PT — not 5:30 a.m., as in so many years past.
Mr. Robot made a strong showing.
Follow along with THR's winners list as they are announced live during the show Sept. 18. Click here for the latest results.
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Best Drama Series
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Game of Thrones (HBO) **WINNER
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Best Comedy Series
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Best Actor in a Drama Series
Image Credit: Lester Cohen/WireImage Rami Malek (Mr. Robot) **WINNER
Kyle Chandler (Bloodline)
Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Matthew Rhys (The Americans)
Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan)
Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)
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Best Actress in a Drama Series
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) **WINNER
Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder)
Claire Danes (Homeland)
Taraji P. Henson (Empire)
Keri Russell (The Americans)
Robin Wright (House of Cards)
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Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Image Credit: Lester Cohen/WireImage Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent) **WINNER
Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
Aziz Ansari (Master of None)
Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth)
William H. Macy (Shameless)
Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley)
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Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Image Credit: ABC Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) **WINNER
Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Laurie Metcalf (Getting On)
Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)
Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer)
Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie)
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Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Image Credit: Courtesy of Netflix Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline) **WINNER
Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)
Kit Harington (Game of Thrones)
Michael Kelly (House of Cards)
Jon Voight (Ray Donovan)
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Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Image Credit: Nick Briggs/Carnival Film & Television Limited/MASTERPIECE Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey) **WINNER
Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)
Lena Headey (Game of Thrones)
Maura Tierney (The Affair)
Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones)
Constance Zimmer (UnREAL)
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Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Image Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Louie Anderson (Baskets) **WINNER
Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
Ty Burrell (Modern Family)
Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Tony Hale (Veep)
Keegan-Michael Key (Key and Peele)
Matt Walsh (Veep)
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Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Image Credit: Lester Cohen/WireImage Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live) **WINNER
Anna Chlumsky (Veep)
Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent)
Allison Janney (Mom)
Judith Light (Transparent)
Niecy Nash (Getting On)
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Best Limited Series
The People v. O.J. Simpson (FX) **WINNER
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Best Television Movie
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (PBS) **WINNER
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Best Actor in a Limited Series or a Television Movie
Image Credit: Lester Cohen/WireImage Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O.J. Simpson) **WINNER
Bryan Cranston (All the Way)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock: The Abominable Bride)
Idris Elba (Luther)
Cuba Gooding Jr. (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
Tom Hiddleston (The Night Manager)
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Best Actress in a Limited Series or a Television Movie
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Sarah Paulson (The People v. O.J. Simpson) **WINNER
Kirsten Dunst (Fargo)
Felicity Huffman (American Crime)
Audra McDonald (Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill)
Lili Taylor (American Crime)
Kerry Washington (Confirmation)
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Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Television Movie
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Sterling K. Brown (The People v. O.J. Simpson) **WINNER
Hugh Laurie (The Night Manager)
Jesse Plemons (Fargo)
David Schwimmer (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
John Travolta (The People v. O.J. Simpson)
Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo)
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Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Television Movie
Image Credit: Lester Cohen/WireImage Regina King (American Crime) **WINNER
Kathy Bates (American Horror Story: Hotel)
Olivia Colman (The Night Manager)
Melissa Leo (All the Way)
Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Hotel)
Jean Smart (Fargo)
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Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Image Credit: Courtesy of SHOWTIME Hank Azaria (Ray Donovan) (WINNER)
Mahershala Ali (House of Cards)Reg E. Cathey (House of Cards)
Michael J. Fox (The Good Wife)
Paul Sparks (House of Cards)
Max von Sydow (Game of Thrones)
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Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Image Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Margo Martindale (The Americans) (WINNER)
Ellen Burstyn (House of Cards)Allison Janney (Masters of Sex)
Laurie Metcalf (Horace and Pete)
Molly Parker (House of Cards)
Carrie Preston (The Good Wife)
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Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Image Credit: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Peter Scolari (Girls) (WINNER)
Larry David (Saturday Night Live)Tracy Morgan (Saturday Night Live)
Martin Mull (Veep)
Bob Newhart (The Big Bang Theory)
Bradley Whitford (Transparent)
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Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Image Credit: Getty Images Tina Fey & Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live) (WINNER)
Christine Baranski (The Big Bang Theory)
Melora Hardin (Transparent)
Melissa McCarthy (Saturday Night Live)
Laurie Metcalf (The Big Bang Theory)
Amy Schumer (Saturday Night Live)
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Best Variety Talk Series
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO) **WINNER
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Crackle)
The Late Late Show With James Corden (CBS)
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Best Variety Sketch Series
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Key and Peele (Comedy Central) **WINNER
Drunk History (Comedy Central)
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Best Special Class Program
Image Credit: Kevin Estrada/FOX; Frank Micelotta/FOX Grease Live! (FOX) (WINNER)
73rd Golden Globe Awards (NBC)
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Best Variety Special
Image Credit: Courtesy of CBS The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special (CBS) (WINNER)
Adele Live in New York City (NBC)
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Best Reality-Competition Program
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Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition
Image Credit: Getty Images RuPaul Charles (RuPaul's Drag Race) (WINNER)
Ryan Seacrest (American Idol)
Tom Bergeron (Dancing With the Stars)
Jane Lynch (Hollywood Game Night)
Steve Harvey (Little Big Shots)
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn (Project Runway)
Read More: See the biggest snubs from the 2016 nominations here.
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Best Structured Reality Program
Image Credit: ABC Shark Tank (ABC) (WINNER)
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network)
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Best Unstructured Reality Program
Image Credit: Adam Taylor/A&E Born This Way (A&E) (WINNER)
Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)
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Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Image Credit: Courtesy of Netflix What Happened, Miss Simone? (Netflix) (WINNER)
Everything is Copy — Nora Ephron: Scripted & Unscripted (HBO)
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Best Documentary or Non-Fiction Series
Image Credit: Courtesy of Netflix Making a Murderer (Netflix) (WINNER)
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Best Informational Series or Special
Image Credit: Courtesy of Instagram/anthonybourdain Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN) (WINNER)
Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo)
Star Talk With Neil deGrasse Tyson (National Geographic Channel)
The Story of God With Morgan Freeman (National Geographic Channel)
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Best Writing for a Drama Series
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Game of Thrones, "Battle of the Bastards" (HBO), Written by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss **WINNER
The Americans, "Persona Non Grata" (FX), Written by Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg
Downton Abbey, "Episode 8" (PBS), Written by Julian Fellowes
The Good Wife, "End" (CBS), Written by Robert King, Michelle King
Mr. Robot, "eps1.0_hellofriend.mov" (USA), Written by Sam Esmail
UnREAL, "Return" (Lifetime), Written by Marti Noxon, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
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Best Writing for a Comedy Series
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Master of None, "Parents" (Netflix), Written by Aziz Ansari, Alan Yang **WINNER
Catastrophe, "Episode 1" (Amazon), Written by Rob Delaney, Sharon Horgan
Silicon Valley, "Founder Friendly" (HBO), Written by Dan O'Keefe
Silicon Valley, "The Uptick" (HBO), Written by Alec Berg
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