ABC received 35 nominations for the upcoming Emmy. There was a first-time nomination for the comedy series “black-ish” (which is in its second season) for Leading Actress for Tracee Ellis Ross and a second nomination for Outstanding Limited Series for “American Crime.”
Second-time nominee Anthony Anderson made the announcement, and last year’s winners Viola Davis and Regina King were again nominated.
In major categories, the nominations for ABC were as follows:
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
- black-ish
- Modern Family
OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES
- American Crime
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Anthony Anderson, black-ish
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
- Felicity Huffman, American Crime
- Lili Taylor, American Crime
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
- Regina King, American Crime
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
- Ty Burrell, Modern Family
OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
- Dancing With The Stars
- Dancing With The Stars received a total of 8 Emmy nominations
OUTSTANDING STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
- Shark Tank
OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
- It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown!