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2016 Emmy Nominations: Full List Of Nominations (And Snubs)

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The 2016 Emmy nominations are in. They were announced by Lauren Graham and Anthony Anderson who couldn't contain himself as he announced his own nomination on "Black-ish" along with his co-star Tracee Ellis Ross and one for the overall series.

FX, a network that has been snubbed in past years, made a good showing with "The Americans" finally receiving its due along with "The People v. O.J. Simpson American Crime Story" and "Fargo."

It's a low bar to clear, but unlike with Oscars you won't see the hashtag #EmmysSoWhite trending. "Black-ish" got its three nominations, Aziz Ansari and "Master Of None" got noms, and Taraji P. Henson, Tituss Burgess, Kerry Washington, Viola Davis and Idris Elba all earned a nod from the Emmys.

But we all know you really came here for the snubs:

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Some of the biggest snubs were "Orange Is the New Black" (which had zero nominations), Julianna Margulies in her last season of "The Good Wife" and generally The CW network, whose critically acclaimed "Jane The Virgin" and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" got no love. Constance Zimmer got a nom in the supporting actress category but we at LAist HQ would love to see Lifetime's "UnREAL" get some more love. "Full Frontal," the only late-night talk show helmed by a woman, is crushing it but got snubbed. Voters weren't enamored with "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" either. "The Daily Show" spinoff "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" did get a well-deserved nomination.

Here's the full list:

Drama Series
“The Americans”
“Better Call Saul”
“Downton Abbey”
“Game of Thrones”
“Homeland”
“House of Cards”
“Mr. Robot”

Comedy Series
“Blackish”
“Master of None”
“Modern Family”
“Silicon Valley”
“Transparent”
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
“Veep”

Limited Series
“American Crime”
“Fargo”
“The Night Manager”
“The People v. O.J. Simpson American Crime Story”
“Roots”

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kyle Chandler, “Bloodline”
Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”
Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”

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Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Danes, “Homeland”
Viola Davis, “How to Get Away with Murder”
Taraji P. Henson, “Empire”
Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black”
Keri Russell, “The Americans”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
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”
Courtney B. Vance, “The People v. O.J. Simpson”

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Kirsten Dunst, “Fargo”
Felicity Huffman, “American Crime”
Audra McDonald, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grille”
Sarah Paulson, “The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
Lili Taylor, “American Crime”
Kerry Washington, “Confirmation”

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
Aziz Ansari, “Master of None”
Will Forte, “The Last Man on Earth”
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Thomas Middleditch. “Silicon Valley”
Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Ellie Kemper, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Laurie Metcalf, “Getting On”
Traces Ellis Ross, “Black-ish”
Amy Schumer, “Inside Amy Schumer”
Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks, "Better Call Saul"
Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
Michael Kelly, "House of Cards"
Ben Mendelsohn, "Bloodline"
Kit Harington, "Game of Thrones"
Jon Voight, "Ray Donovan"

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Louie Anderson, "Baskets"
Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Tituss Burgess, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Tony Hale, "Veep"
Keegan-Michael Key, "Key and Peele"
T.J. Millier, "Silicon Valley"

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Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Emilia Clarke, "Game of Thrones"
Lena Headey, "Game of Thrones"
Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"
Maura Tierney, "The Affair"
Maisie Williams, "Game of Thrones"
Constance Zimmer, "UnReal"

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Anna Chlumsky, "Veep"
Gaby Hoffmann, "Transparent"
Allison Janney, "Mom"
Judith Light, "Transparent"
Kate McKinnon, "Saturday Night Live"
Nicey Nash, "Getting On"

Reality-Competition Program
“The Amazing Race”
“American Ninja Warrior”
“Dancing with the Stars”
“Project Runway”
“Top Chef”
“The Voice”

Variety Talk Series
“Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live”
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
“The Late, Late Show with James Corden”
“Real Time with Bill Maher”
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”

TV Movies
“A Very Murray Christmas”
“All The Way”
“Confirmation”
“Luther”
“Sherlock: The Abominable Bride”

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