Taraji P. Henson and Viola Davis earn nods for lead actress in a drama series
Viola Davis’ professor Annalise Keating and Taraji Henson’s Cookie Lyon are bombshells in their own right. Keating is a stern legal eagle in the courtroom and the classroom. Cookie is a monster music maven co-heading the hottest label in the game.
Their 2015 Emmy nominations are so important because if Davis or Henson wins, it would be the first time EVER a Black woman snagged the coveted award (in this category). Before Kerry Washington’s 2013 nomination for “Scandal”, the last black woman to be nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series was Cicely Tyson in 1995. Washington was nominated again in 2014.
On the flip side, Henson’s co-star, Terrence Howard, was shut out, while Anthony Anderson (“black-ish”), Don Cheadle (“House of Lies”), David Oyelowo (“Nightingale”), Andre Braugher (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Cicely Tyson (“How To Get Away with Murder”), Queen Latifah (“Bessie”) and Uzo Aduba (“Orange is the New Black”) earned nods.
The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony will air live on Fox on Sept. 20 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Andy Samberg, star of the Fox comedy series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” will host.
Here is the 2015 Emmy nominations complete list.
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mad Men
Orange Is The New Black
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Louie
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Anthony Anderson, Blackish
Louis C.K., Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Will Forte, The Last Man On Earth
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Niecy Nash, Getting On
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Allison Janney, Mom
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Adam Driver, Girls
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale, Veep
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How To Get Away With Murder
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Robin Wright, House of Cards
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is The New Black
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES
American Crime
American Horror Story: Freak Show
Olive Kitteridge
The Honorable Woman
Wolf Hall
BEST ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge
Emma Thompson, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
BEST ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Adrien Brody, Houdini
Ricky Gervais, Derek Special
Timothy Hutton, American Crime
Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Regina King, American Crime
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Mo’Nique, Bessie
Zoe Kazan, Olive Kitteridge
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Richard Cabral, American Crime
Denis O’Hare, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Finn Wittrock, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie
Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall
BEST VARIETY SERIES
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Late Show With David Letterman
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
BEST REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Amazing Race
The Voice
OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Anthony Bourdain, The Taste
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
Rachel Brosnahan, House of Cards
Cicely Tyson, How To Get Away With Murder
Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
Khandi Alexander, Scandal
Margo Martindale, The Americans
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
F. Murray Abraham, Homeland
Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards
Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex
Pablo Schreiber, Orange Is The New Black
Alan Alda, The Blacklist
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Gaby Hoffmann, Girls
Pamela Adlon, Louie
Elizabeth Banks, Modern Family
Joan Cusack, Shameless
Christine Baranski, The Big Baranski
Tina Fey, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Paul Giamatti, Inside Amy Schumer
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live
Mel Brooks, The Comedians
Bradley Whitford, Transparent
Jon Hamm, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire: “Eldorado”
Jeremy Podeswa, Game of Thrones: “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”
David Nutter, Game of Thrones: “Mother’s Mercy”
Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland: “From A To B And Back Again”
Steven Soderbergh, The Knick: “Method And Madness”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Louis C.K., Louie: “Sleepover”
Mike Judge, Silicon Valley: “Sand Hill Shuffle”
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, The Last Man On Earth: “Alive In Tucson (Pilot)”
Jill Soloway, Transparent: “Best New Girl”
Armando Iannucci, Veep: “Testimony”
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, Episodes: “Episode 409”
Louis C.K., Louie: “Bobby’s House”
Alec Berg, Silicon Valley: “Two Days Of The Condor”
Will Forte, The Last Man On Earth: “Alive In Tucson (Pilot)”
Jill Soloway, Transparent: “Pilot”
Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, and Tony Roche, Veep: “Election Night”
OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE
Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Curtain, Poirot’s Last Case
Grace Of Monaco
Hello Ladies: The Movie
Killing Jesus
Nightingale
OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL
Bill Maher: Live From D.C.
Louis C.K.: Live At The Comedy Store
Mel Brooks Live At The Geffen
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE
