2016 Emmys Nominations

Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham announced the nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards live via webcast and chat from the Wolf Theatre at the Academy's newly-opened Saban Media Center.  Game of Thrones scored the most nominations with 23 for the show's sixth season followed closely by The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story which received 22 nominations. One of the most surprising, but also most deserving, entrants to the Drama Series category was The Americans which also received nominations for its lead actors Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell.

Full List of Nominees can be found here.

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

Outstanding Drama Series 
The Americans
Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Carcs
Mr. Robot

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

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama
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

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
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

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries 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: American Crime Story
Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager
Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Felicity Huffman, Americn CrimeAudra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grille
Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Lili Taylor, American Crime
Kerry Washington, Confirmation

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

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale, Veep
Matt Walsh, Veep

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy 

Niecy Nash, Getting On

Allison Janney, Mom
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Judith Light, Transparent
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent

Anna Chlumsky, Veep

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Maura Tierney, The Affair
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Lena Hedley, Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Constance Zimmer, UnREAL

Outstanding Reality Competition
The Amazing Race
American Ninja WarriorDancing With the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef
The Voice

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James CordenReal Time With Bill Maher
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 


The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards are set for September 18th and will air live on ABC.

SAG Awards 2016 Nominations

The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented by SAG-AFTRA will be held and simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 8 p.m. EST at the Shrine Auditorium.  Nominations were announced by Anna Faris and Anthony Mackie this morning.  

House of Cards and Trumbo  scored the most nominations with three each, including series ensemble and cast performance respectively.  

And the nominees are:

FILM

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bryan Cranston - Trumbo
Johnny Depp - Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett - Carol
Brie Larson - Room
Helen Mirren - Woman in Gold
Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn
Sarah Silverman - I Smile Back

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale - The Big Short
Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon - 99 Homes
Jacob Tremblay - Room

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Rooney Mara - Carol
Rachel McAdams - Spotlight
Helen Mirren - Trumbo
Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Beasts of No Nation
The Big Short
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton 
Trumbo

TELEVISION 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Idris Elba - Luther

Ben Kingley - Tut

Ray Liotta - Texas Rising

Billy Murray - A Very Murray Christmas 

Mark Rylance - Wolf Hall

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Nicole Kidman - Grace of Monaco

Queen Latifah - Bessie Smith

Christina Ricci - The Lizzie Borden Chronicles

Susan Sarandon - The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

Kristen Wiig - The Spoils Before Dying

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones

Jon Hamm - Mad Men

Rami Malek - Mr.Robot

Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul

Kevin Spacey - House of Cards

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series  

Claire Danes - Homeland

Viola Davis - How to Get Away With Murder

Julianna Marguiles - The Good Wife

Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey

Robin Wright - House of Cards

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

Ty Burrell - Modern Family

Louis C.K. - Louis

William H. Macy - Shameless

Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory

Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

Uzo Aduba - Orange is the New Black

Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie

Ellie Kemper - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Julia Louis-Dreyfus- Veep

Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Downton Abbey

Game of Thrones

Homeland

House of Cards

Mad Men

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (6 nominees)

The Big Bang Theory

Key & Peele

Modern Family

Orange is the New Black

Transparent

Veep

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Screen Actors Guild 52nd Annual Life Achievement Award

Carol Burnett

Don't forget to tune in to the SAG Awards live on Saturday, January 30, 2016 on TBS or TNT.  

Primetime Emmy Nominations 2015

At 8:30 a.m. PST/11:30 a.m. EST, Uzo Aduba of Orange is the New Black and Cat Deely, host of So You Think You Can Dance?, announced the nominations for the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards live from the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.

Going into the nominations, perennial favorites including Mad Men and Orange is the New Black were expected to do well, as well as some newcomers including Empire, black-ish, and Grace and Frankie.  

Game of Thrones has the most nominations with 24, including Outstanding Drama Series. Grace and Frankie were not nominated as well as expected, while Netflix comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was nominated better than expected, including a nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series. Empire was largely snubbed, with only one nomination in the main acting categories of Taraji P. Henson for Lead Actress.

Andy Samberg will host the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20.  The awards will be broadcast live on Fox from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

A partial list of nominations can be found below and a full list of nominations can be found here.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland House of Cards
Mad Men
Orange Is the New Black

OUTSTANDING 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
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Robin Wright, House of Cards

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Kate Mulgrew, Orange Is the New Black
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Louie
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 
Veep

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
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

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Louis CK, 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 SERIES
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Allison Janney, Mom
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Niecy Nash, Getting On

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Adam Driver, Girls
Tony Hale, Veep
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele

Netflix June 2015 Releases

Photo by Fat Movie Guy, fatmovieguy,com

Here are the new titles that are coming to Netflix streaming services for the month of June.

June 1st

• The Aviator (2004)
• Employee of the Month (2006)
• Hidden Kingdoms (2014)
• The High and the Mighty (1954)
• La Dictadura Perfecta (2014)
• The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
• R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: Don’t Think About It (2007)
• R.L. Stine’s Mostly Ghostly (2008)
• Sex Ed (2014)
• Shaquille O’Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Atlanta (2013)
• Shaquille O’Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Las Vegas (2014)
• Shaquille O’Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Orlando (2012)

June 3rd

• The Best of Me (2014)
• Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)

June 5th

• Sense8: Season One

June 6th

• On the Road (2012)

June 7th

• Words and Pictures (2013)

June 8th

• Grace of Monaco (2014)

June 9th

• Free the Nipple (2014)
• It’s Tough Being Loved by Jerks (2008)

June 10th

• Nightcrawler (2014)
• Pretty Little Liars: Season Five
• Rosewater (2014)

June 11th

• The Legend (1993)
• The Legend 2 (1993)
• Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Season Two

June 12th

• Champs (2015)
• The Cobbler (2014)
• Life of Crime (2013)
• Orange Is the New Black: Season Three

June 13th

• Antarctica: A Year on Ice (2013)
• Scandal: Season Four
• Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

June 15th

• Bindi’s Bootcamp: Season One
• Danger Mouse: Season One-Ten
• Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013)
• Really Me: Season One-Two
• Rodney Carrington: Laughter’s Good
• Team Toon: Season One
• Wizards vs. Aliens: Season One-Three

June 16th

• Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of (2015)
• Curious George (2006)
• Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)
• Two Days, One Night (2014)

June 17th

• Heartland: Season Six
• Point and Shoot (2014)

June 19th

• A Most Wanted Man (2014)
• Some Assembly Required (2012)

June 20th

• Cake (2014)

June 23rd

• Advantageous (2015)
  

June 24th

• Beyond the Lights (2014)

June 25th

• Ballet 422 (2014)

June 26th

• Dragons: Race to the Edge: Season One
• Katy Perry: The Prismatic World Tour (2015)
• What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
• Young & Hungry: Season Two

June 27th

• The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)