#Luke Newton nailed it

[wildeatmidnight]

The first time Colin Bridgerton encountered Penelope as Lady whistledown... red eyes tears rolling down his face as if without his knowing it himself... that look of love, heart break and horror at being betrayed all on his face... I will tell you I was SCARED.

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[jananabananawithnopeel]

Polin Album - 12- A Kiss Colin/Penelope (M/F) CW : None, also on AO3

also have this version

[darlingpeasant]

Colin Bridgerton, master of tortured, yearning expressions

[dollypopup]

the fact that Luke opened every single bag of chips (because Nicola has her nails done and opening bags with fancy nails can be such a nuisance) and then offered them to her so she could have first pick each time?

this is a man who understands women

[aboutl0ve]

[howbrightthemoon]

the head tilt™ officially belongs to the Bridgerton bros

Colin's very hot head tilt.

[doomed2repeat]

Luke Newton is being snubbed.

I don’t need to be a journalist from an industry publication to call it out. It goes beyond this one nomination, it’s how he’s been downplayed since the season dropped. So I’ll say it. He is being snubbed.

So let’s talk about Luke’s portrayal of Colin, and why it does him a disservice to not acknowledge his work.

Colin, as written for the show, shines in the hands of Luke Newton. A lesser actor would not be able to create the layered performance that Luke developed with both the brilliant authenticity of our Colin (Penelope’s Colin) and the cloying insincerity of Rake Colin back from his adventures and ready to flirt his insecurities away. He’s a deeply endearing performer, playing up Colin’s doubts, confusions and hurt in a way that makes you root for him, and cheer when he returns to himself fully in the carriage scene. That his character is so well defined over the seasons that the show was able to create a sense of longing for the “old” Colin right alongside Penelope’s longing for him, is a testament to Luke’s deep understanding of his character. He plays the discomfort Colin has with the persona he’s created, capped off by his frustrated monologue about the loneliness of playing the part.

His nuanced use of emotions stack together, turning moments that could be intimidating anger towards Penelope in the hands of a lesser actor into disbelief, pain, grief, and pleading all rolled into one. Colin was a character that is in his own head a lot, and STILL Luke managed to give us a window into what he was thinking every time.

He makes Colin Bridgerton seem like a real person, walking through life as it comes at him, in the most naturalistic acting performances in the entire series. He doesn’t chew scenery, he isn’t performative or flashy. He just IS Colin, which is such a difficult thing to achieve in Bridgerton’s heightened reality with its heightened stakes.

As a romantic lead, Luke delivers. His memetic “suicidal” jealousy and yearning, his comedic descent into awkwardness around Pen and his well earned praise for turning a controversial moment from the book into a perfectly delivered “Will you marry me or not?” that made people swoon with giddiness rather than roll their eyes at his presumption. He approached every intimate scene with a reckless disregard for his own ego, acting fully in the moment and allowing such vulnerability to come across on screens that people felt like they were intruding on a real encounter between two people going at it.

And Luke had an important role to play. The romance of each season of Bridgerton really hinges on these love declarations and he NAILS the carriage scene. The buildup of his desperate begging, his confession and then his brief despair and return to politeness when he’s told he’s just a friend was MASTERFUL. Luke goes through every emotion the heart and mind can create in the carriage scene, and he nails every single one of them, and the scene would fall apart if he didn’t, that scene was built around his emoting. And then he follows it up with the final love confession, where Luke pulls out the biggest puppy dog eyes, filled to the brim with love and pride and a quiet confidence that makes it stick the landing.

The season simply would not be the romantic season it is without Luke Newton’s Colin Bridgerton. Because Penelope was in love with Colin since episode 1 of season 1, Polin’s storyline for S3 is so dependent on Colin’s emotional development, and Luke’s ability to portray those changes and highly anticipated moments when his world flips upside down. We watch him fall in love in season 3, and we watch him pursue that love proactively. He is a major driving force of what makes Bridgerton S3 a romance rather than just a drama.

It’s beyond time to respect his contribution to such a popular season and such a popular couple.

[dairymistress05]

Sometimes I love the internet!!!

If not for the online recording, I would never have been able to watch Luke Newton in The Shape of Things.

He was amazing! He has such talent!

I was actually blown away. Such a poignant, thought provoking piece and the characters were amazing. Luke as Adam however, was spectacular. He nailed it.

For the first 3/4 of the play I couldn’t figure out why I didn’t like Evelyn at all and then the final scene came. She started her speech and I was like “oh there it is, you’ve got to be joking! No!”

Ahhhh sooo good!

Just Wow!

[darcytaylor]

I've been getting mixed reviews in my asks about White Mars (Luke Newton)

Thank you to everyone who has shared their thoughts about Luke’s upcoming project. Since I’ve received so many asks, I thought it would make more sense to address some of the main points here instead of answering them all individually and repeating myself.

I appreciate seeing the admiration for Luke - both as Colin in Bridgerton and as a person (because wow, the last day has been intense!). So I guess this was perfect timing for them to drop this announcement - it’s definitely shifted the narrative a bit!

Some of you have shared concerns about his acting. Performances hit everyone differently, and that’s okay - things like this are subjective. While some love his "face acting" (I personally think he nails it) and the subtlety he brings, others feel there’s still room for growth. And honestly, there’s always room for growth - that’s part of the process for any actor (and, any career). There’s always something new to learn, and finding ways to develop is part of building a long-lasting career. I think Luke has potential, and I’m excited to see how his journey evolves.

As for the White Mars project, I’ve seen a lot of mixed feelings. There are concerns about the production team, and yes, some projects that seem less "prestigious" on paper can be unpredictable. But at the same time, not every role has to be a game-changer or a career-defining moment. That said, it could turn out to be something really special - we won’t know until it’s released! Actors take on projects for so many reasons - trying something new, building connections, liking the script, or keeping your name in an industry known to be difficult. Hopefully, this is a fulfilling project for Luke, and we can appreciate the effort he will put into it regardless of how it turns out.

I’ve also read a lot of speculation about Lucy Hale and potential drama - I get it! Set dynamics are intriguing, obviously! This is also a wait and see type of thing.

It’s totally fine to have mixed feelings about it. But let’s wait and see how things unfold before jumping the gun and assuming it might be a disaster. After all, it was just officially announced that Luke is in it today, let's give it time to breathe?

What’s great to see is how much people genuinely care about Luke and his success. Supporting him while also acknowledging concerns shows how invested everyone is in his journey, and I see that as a positive. ❤️✌️

[sleepyfireball]

I love Season 3 of Bridgerton so much (Part 2)

I loved Colin and Penelope's story. The Lady Whistledown reveal, the angst, oh, it was perfection. I thought the mirror scene was immaculate and just nailed their friends-to-lovers vibe perfectly. Also, Colin asking for consent at each step is so hot, but we digress. The whole of part 2 had me stressing, with all the Whistledown angst, but I did desperately enjoy the fact that despite how angry Colin was, there was never any doubting his love for Penelope, like they got married and he stroked her fac during their wedding dance (which was another wonderful scene) while he was still upset. This is true Colin 'My Wife' Bridgerton behaviour. Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan did amazingly well in their roles, particularly in the most heated and emotional moments. Penelope was wonderful as well, the fact that she was willing to give up Whistledown was so important, but the way it ended, with her not having to give it up was even better, in my opinion. It helps the show maintain its natural dynamic with the narrator in Julie Andrews, while neatly bringing the Whistledown storyline to a close. Also, the ending, with Polin's son inheriting the Featherington estate has pulled that storyline to a close as well, with the Featheringtons properly secured. I enjoyed the growth that both Colin and Penelope went through in Part 2 and it felt like a natural continuation from Part 1, although Debling did just kinda vanish.

Speaking of disappearing suitors, Lord Samadani also vanished after Part 1. I think this was able to happen because Queen Charlotte became so entangled with Whistledown, she stopped caring about the Season and the Diamond, otherwise she may have tried to push Lord Samadani at Francesca a little more. Francesca and John were just beautiful in Part 2, their engagement and wedding was sweet and low-key and fit them both perfectly. I was pleased to see that Francesca flourished with John and she in turn, was able to help him become a little more comfortable among her chaotic family. Francesca is also my bi-icon. I will love her forever. The definition of Gay Panic when Michaela Stirling walks in. I do like that Francesca teaches Violet that love does not always have to be exactly as she experienced it, and Violet explains how she fell in love, which we see happen for Francesca when Michaela walks in. I think Francesca is still in love with and happy with John, she's just had her bi-awakening and does not know what to do about it.

Speaking of bi-icons, Benedict Bridgerton has finally, properly entered the ring after 2.5 seasons of humming and harring. While I was not the biggest fan of the fact that it was introduced via a threesome that just kept popping up between heartfelt or emotional scenes, I am glad the writers committed to it, even though when push came to shove, Benedict avoided the commitment and ran away, again. I think his season is next due to his chats with Eloise right at the end of the season (swing chats, my beloved).

Eloise did well in Part 2. Her anger was mostly as a protection for Colin and I was pleased to see her mature and grow into an adult. She and Penelope had some beautiful growth, with Eloise learning that while Whistledown was not necessarily kindly written, it did not lie and Penelope had tried warning Eloise multiple times about hanging around Theo. Penelope also had growth in being willing to give up Whistledown which I think helped Eloise's understanding significantly and also with her promise to write more carefully in the future. I was so pleased to see the two of them being friends again. I had missed them. I also think that a trip to Scotland will help Eloise expand her horizons, possibly allowing her to understand the ton a little more as well, preparing her for her story in Season 5 I hope. I do however think that Eloise's treatment of Cressida was a little callous, but she can't win them all.

Cressida is an interesting one. Personally I am still not her greatest fan, however, seeing why she was so desperate to escape did bring motive to her claiming Whistledown's identity, even if it was not the most well thought out plan. Jessica Madsen did an excellent job with providing depth and clarity to Cressida's story and I will be at least a little interested to see where it goes from here. Also, reading what the Cowpers thought of the Bridgertons was truly shocking (and hilarious) and you can see that Cressida's mean girl persona comes from her mum, solidified by her dad's pressure.

Queen Charlotte did exceptionally well for me this season. I could truly feel the power she weilds and how dangerous it would be to go up against her so blatantly as Whistledown had. I did appreciate Lady Danbury basically telling QC that her life would become infinitely more boring if she were to truly put an end to Whistledown and Brimsley with QC is an unstoppable duo, particularly after QC:ABS.

Lady Danbury, another highlight of the season. Her scenes with Marcus Anderson and with Violet are among some of my favourite in the whole show and I'm gonna use another post to talk about Violet and Marcus and Agatha, because this post is ridiculously long and I could talk about this particular plot for days. I was pleased to see Agatha helping the Mondrichs get settled and happy to know that she had suspected Penelope was Lady Whistledown. It makes sense, as she is the most perceptive in the ton. I was a little upset that we didn't get to see much of Polin and Lady Danbury interacting, but I can see why. It almost felt more powerful for it to just be them trying to figure out their problems together.

The Mondrichs. I enjoyed their story, it was good, nice to see them get settled into society once and for all. It felt like a natural conclusion from the three season with them hosting a successful ball for the season.

The Featheringtons, I will admit, they impressed me. Their ball was a success, and their comedic timing was immaculate once more. Seeing the development that Penelope and Portia went through was excellent and very much needed for Penelope to have a healthy relationship with Portia. I enjoyed that Portia stayed true to her word and stuck by Penelope during the LW reveal etc. But I was also amazed by Colin's speech when Portia was insulting Penelope in Ep5, because those assumptions were rude and insulting to Penelope and to Colin and she needed to be brought down a few pegs in order to develop properly. It was also nice to see the three sisters getting along, to an extent, in the final scene. I also though that Violet and Portia were excellent together. Props to Ruth Gemmell and Polly Walker for somehow managing to infuse so much awkwardness into the 5 minutes they shared on screen, simple and pure comedy, I loved it. Also pleased to see that the Featherington boys continue to be Husbands first and men second.

Also Kanthony was nice, glad to see them helping Colin out. Violet really brought in the heavy artillery for her fighting newly-weds. Also pleased to see Kate take on the older sister role and Anthony literally being the most besotted man on the planet.

Gregory and Hyacinth were also excellent. I feel like the sibling scenes really thrived in part 2.

[the-other-art-blog]

I had been debating about posting this or not, but I'm going to because this fandom is getting on my nerves even worse than in the last 2 years.

And just to be clear before anyone accuses me of anything, I invite you to spend one minute on my blog. My favorite book is AOFAG. Even when I am highly HIGHLY critical of Benedict for being an absolute jerk for about 70% of the story, Sophie Beckett is the greatest character that Julia has ever written. She's everything that's good in the world 🥹 and her strength saves this story. Benedict has awesome moments and he apologizes in the end, which is rare in JQ's books, so, he has that on his favor + an incredible love confession that Luke T will absolutely nail (I still think JQ cannot write class-difference stories but whatever) Show!Ben is everything book!Sophie deserves and is going to make the adaptation so much better. I can't wait to see that.

I need Sophie in my life.

I've also written many stories about benophie and posted a lot of love for them for the past 2 years.

And you know what I have also seen in those 2 years? Benophie stans being vile, aggressive, rude, and simply put, absolute bitches. They claim to stan Sophie because of how kind she was despite her circumstances but when the news of s3 came out, they turned into full-time haters.

Now that the antipolin blog published something about the actors they like (they even lied about Claudia Jessie!), NOW they are cutting ties with that account and publishing what seems like "PR statements" (loved how a fan called this on tw) saying that the admin of that blog does not represent them. TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. AND FALSE. Forgive me for not believing you but that blog repeated the same lies you were all saying.

A few months ago, an account on tw posted something like "I have never seen a Benophie being hateful or attacking Polin." Obviously, Polins began replying with ss of the anti blog and other crazy stans. And I didn't see any big account of Benophie come out and admit that that was wrong or cut ties with those problematic people.

For 2 years,

You called Nic an alcoholic and lazy when she posted about Champagne Fridays.

You called Luke Newton ugly every chance you got.

You cut him out of promotional photos and bts or you put something on his face, even when the photos were shared BY HIM. You use HIS photos where Luke T appeared to throw hate at him.

You made tasteless and aggressive comments about the actors and Polin for 2 years, and whenever someone called you out for that, you claimed it to be a joke and that we lacked humor. It even happened on Benophie week 2023 by the account that organizes it!

You claimed that Nic had access to the writers' room, force s3 to be hers, and purposely took SA's screen time and promo opportunities. Nic had to come out and ask all of you to stop sending hate. The unfairness of promo/screen time for Kanthony was not something Nic or Luke did, blame production for that.

You say her activism is performative cause it would kill you to admit that she's doing something good that other actors have ignored so far.

There was not one single post made by the Bton accounts or JQ that did not contain hate toward the actors/ship on the comments, even today that Benophie season is confirmed.

Even a few months ago, I published a few posts about s3. They were positive posts about Pen's makeover and how important it was for me, and this is the kind of messages I got:

Was it from a Benophie? I don't know, but it wouldn't surprise me. Also, this is the only one I ss, but I got at least 4 of them after this post (x).

Those very people who are crying right now that Benophies is being associated with the anti polin bitch were spreading the same rumors that she mentioned. And they never showed remorse!

Don't come now and say it's just ONE antipolin blog that spread all the hate. She's not talking to herself either, those anons are real because her posts have likes, so she definitely has an audience. I've met them. Unfortunately, every group chat or discord channel about Benophie is not a safe place for anyone who enjoys Polin.

And yes, I know there are equally disgusting people on the Polin fandom that I have also blocked cause they keep attacking Marina, they claim Pen is a saint when she made big mistakes, and they have also spread rumors and insulted fans and actors like Simone Ashley and Ruby Barker, not to mention the people who are obsessed with LukexNic and attack his gf. Like seriously people, you all need to be institutionalized. There is a big HUGE problem in that fandom too, but right now certain benophies are acting all innocent when I have been here also for 2 years witnessing their hate. No! I can't.

I also can't stand that most of them are loving Cressida because the patriarchy forced her to be an absolute bitch. But Pen is the antiChrist.

Some of them even justify Richard's neglect and abuse. "Richard couldn't leave Sophie with anyone else," "Richard truly loved Sophie." Seriously people.

I know most of them will ignore my post, block me even or come to my inbox to insult me. And I don't care. I haven't seen any other person admitting how hypocritical they are being.

If this offends you, I will assume you participated in the 2-year tantrum against Polin.

That's it. End of rant.

Sorry to be so negative but this really pissed me off. That statement! The nerve!!!! Ok ok, now I'm done.

Next, I will post much more positive, lovely Benophie stuff. These people are not going to ruin Benophie season for me.

[curiousityoctaves]

obsessed beyond obsessed. They both nailed every aspect of this scene. At this point, the impetus was really on Luke Newton to act out a thousand emotions and decisions with no words...and he nailed it!!!!

"You're coming in as well?" she asked.

He looked at her as if she'd suddenly gone daft. "Of course."

She didn't move, too perplexed by his actions to give her legs the orders to step down. There was certainly no reason he had to accompany her inside. Propriety didn't really demand it, and—

"For God's sake, Penelope," he said, grabbing her hand and yanking her down. "Are you going to marry me or not?"

ROMANCING MISTER BRIDGERTON | Chapter 13

[bridgerton-brothers]

On March 13th, 2022, I was absolutely blessed to attend the “Jim Carter in conversation with the cast of Bridgerton” event at The Kiln in London. Adjoa Andoh, Bessie Carter, Nicola Coughlan, Ruth Gemmell, Martins Imhangbe, Golda Rosheuvel, and Luke Thompson were there! It was a magical freaking event and so while we have just a few hours left until we get Anthony and Kate (and Newton), here’s what they talked about (/ I observed)

- Luke’s bisexual sitting: one leg under butt, both legs under butt, like almost kneeling perched on chair

- When giving advice about going for auditions - Luke said that you can have a bad day or week and that happens. Like with experience you don’t not have bad days and always nail auditions. He still has bad days. And that if you don’t get a part, maybe it was just you weren’t right for it. Sometimes you’re just wrong for the part. Like not that you’re bad but that you’re just not it. And that’s ok. No one is always going to be the right fit all the time. Nicola says that they still get rejected a lot. And she gives herself one day to be sad and then forces herself to move on. Other cast members agreed with Luke’s assessment. Someone said that like the casting folks want you to be the right person, they’re not out to get you.

- The Featheringtons had a dog. Penelope took it from Marina but then it just sort of disappeared. They have no idea what happened to the dog.

- They don’t get all the scripts, just more of whatever their relevant bit is.

- They love the Shondaland spin on it. And season two is just Shonaland Bridgerton world

- Bessie said that when she was getting fitted, the costume lady had designs of historical pieces and then was like “Shonda” on the other side when talking about how Bridgerton was Shonda-fied

- Luke admires Ben’s openness and he thinks that’s part of what was being done with his sexuality - or like with those scenes in season 1

- In s2, Penelope is getting some income as Lady Whistledown and she stores it under her floorboards. And she was talking to Luke Newton about it and he was like “At your flat?” Like legit thinking she was storing her real money under the floorboards in her flat. And she was like “No, Luke, there’s a concept called a bank that I use.” And everyone had a right giggle over that.

- Ruth (as Violet) liked telling Anthony off

- They feel like a family. They think it’s part because most of them have done stage acting and stage acting brings you together to form a family and they feel, especially after season two with the covid protocols that they’re a family

- Bessie talked about how she’s so amazed at the sets and that the sets for the Featherington and Bridgerton houses are next to each other and when she goes to the Bridgerton one, it like makes her feel uncomfortable because it’s like not her house

- Bessie would love to do something modern because she’s done a number of period dramas. Bessie loves the bright colours of the dresses

- Nicola said that the Featherington sisters dress like highlighters

- Nicola wearing wigs, like getting into cars, you gotta like lean your head, tip in, and then be like “whoop that’s not gonna fit”

- Golda needed folks to help move her and her wig about because they were so big bulky and heavy

- Newton the dog was a diva and got along best with Simone. Luke said he was indifferent to him

- In the first season, they sent an intimacy coach to Luke Newton and he and Nicola were like “When is Colin have intimate scenes?” and were all confused. Turns out they sent the intimacy coach to the wrong Luke. Nicola and Luke said this happens quite often lol

- Luke talking about how he likes to be fully two feet in his world, not about thinking about his character and the writing of his character but like being his character

- Nicola switching between accents effortless and going from posh London to very working class Irish

- When Golda was helping Luke unroll the poster and the rubber band, she was rolling it down like a condom lol

- According to Martins, Will Mondrich is an anagram of Bill Richmond, a former slave in America turned British boxer that became famous for his boxing prowess

- They got sent a request for an audition tape. Luke’s was him and Eloise on the swing smoking - loved that it was so sibling-like. Like, it wasn’t 19th century siblings but could be siblings today and loved their closeness.

- Adjoa, Lady Danbury’s walking stick has the national coat of arms with an elephant-like image from Ghana, where her father is from at the top and the props department made it specially for her

- Golda and the giant wigs - how the film department built her a neck rest so she could take the stress off her neck and back but that they didn’t have to do that. Golda said it was an example of how amazing the cast and crew is because they didn’t have to do it, they just saw she was uncomfy and so they built it for her!

- They had them do etiquette lessons, like how to sit and stuff then asked them to forget. They wanted the women to lounge on furniture but there’s no lounging in corsets, according to Ruth

- Golda has to wear two “fucking corsets”

- Luke outed Ruth that she swears in front of the children. She says it’s because going back to that language is difficult and it can be hard to get it so she ends of swearing on like mess ups

- Nicola said she loves how Penelope loves with her whole heart

- Luke had to do art lessons to prepare

- They agreed it’s a show about a single woman raising 8 kids in a strict society navigating this world of gossip and where women have little autonomy

- Ruth was saying that Violet is a strong, feminist character of sorts because she’s trying to marry off her 8 kids for LOVE and nothing else because she knows that the best life women will have in this world is if they marry for love because there’s little else they have access to

- Martins had done previous boxing for a play / stage show

- They filmed really out of order so when Martins first began shooting, he looks less bulked out but as they continued shooting he got bigger and bigger and you can see it in the episodes where he’s like bigger and then he’s trim again so they’re like you gotta stop. So, his bulk fluctuates because they filmed things so out of order lol

- Martins loves that his character loves his family and is not that macho man that embraces the masculine stereotype but that he’s not limited in his role and they haven’t limited his character because he’s Black

- They love Shondaland because this world exists as a more, almost accurate portrayal of history. Adjoa was saying that like 20% of Londoners were Black. Queen Charlotte had African ancestry as did King George so folks were worried that when they got married it would like show up more in the bloodline / colouring of their kids. Luke also added that the show isn’t like continuing that idea of how people in history were stuffy. No, that we’re humans and they were doing what we’re doing - sex. Like it wasn’t a sterile society where these things didn’t go on, they did.

[sueboohscorner]

72nd Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations: #Netflix Leads in Nod: #Watchman Leads Top Nomination

The 72nd Primetime Emmy nominations were announced on Tuesday and leading out the nominations is HBO's Watchman with 26 nominations that include Outstanding Limited Series and Regina King and Jeremy Irons getting nominations. Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel comes in second with 20 nominations followed by Netflix's Ozak and HBO's Succession with 18. 

But after coming in second place in the nominations last year, Netflix regained the top spot with the most nominations with 160! HBO got 107 followed by NBC with 47, ABC with 36, and FX with 33. Disney+ racked up 19 with Apple TV+ getting 18. 

Both The Good Place, Modern Family and Schitt's Creek score nominations for their final season. Fred Willard earns a posthumous nominated for Modern Family.

While there are the usual suspects to get the nominations there were some first-time individual nominees like Cate Blanchett, D'Arcy Caden, Billy Crudup, William Jackson Harper, Annie Murphy, Octavia Spencer, Cecily Strong, Kaitlin Olsen, and Zendaya. 

Here's the list of the nominations:

Outstanding Comedy Series

Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO

Dead to Me, Netflix

The Good Place, NBC

Insecure, HBO

The Kominsky Method, Netflix

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Prime Video

Schitt's Creek, Pop TV

What We Do In The Shadows, FX

Outstanding Drama Series

Better Call Saul, AMC

The Crown, Netflix

The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu

Killing Eve, BBC America

The Mandalorian, Disney+

Ozark, Netflix

Stranger Things, Netflix

Succession, HBO

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Don Cheadle, Black Monday, Showtime

Anthony Anderson, black-ish, ABC

Ted Danson, The Good Place, NBC

Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Methody, Netflix

Ramy Youssef, Ramy, Hulu

Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek, Pop TV

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish, ABC

Christina Applegate, Dead to Me, Netflix

Linda Cardellini, Dead to Me, Netflix

Issa Rae, Insecure, HBO

Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Prime Video

Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek, Pop TV

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Steve Carell, The Morning Show, Apple TV+

Jason Bateman, Ozark, Netflix

Billy Porter, Pose, FX

Brian Cox, Succession, HBO

Jeremy Strong, Succession, HBO

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Olivia Coleman, The Crown, Netflix

Zendaya, Euphoria, HBO

Jodie Corner, Killing Eve, BBC America

Sandra Oh, Killing Eve, BBC America

Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show, Apple TV+

Laura Linney, Ozark, Netflix

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Hugh Jackman, Bad Education, HBO

Jeremy Pope, Hollywood, Netflix

Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much is True, HBO

Paul Mescal, Normal People, Hulu

Jeremy Irons, Watchman, HBO

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere, Hulu

Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America, FX

Octavia Spencer, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, Netflix

Shira Haas, Unorthodox, Netflix

Regina King, Watchman, HBO

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Andra Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, NBC

William Jackson Harper, The Good Place, NBC

Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method, Netflix 

Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Prime Video

Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Prime Video

Mahershaia Ali, Ramy, Netflix

Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live, NBC

Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek, Pop TV

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Laura Dern, Big Little Lies, HBO

Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies, HBO

Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown, Netflix

Samira Wiley, The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu

Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve, BBC America

Julia Garner, Ozark, Netflix

Sarah Snook, Succession, HBO

Thandie Newton, Westworld, HBO

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul, AMC

Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu

Billy Crudup, The Morning Show, Apple TV+

Mark Duplass, The Morning Show, Apple TV+

Nichola Braun, Succession, HBO

Kieran Culkin, Succession, HBO

Matthew Macfadyen, Succession, HBO

Jeffery Wright, Westwold, HBO

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Betty Gilpin, GLOW, Netflix

D'Arcy Carden, The Good Place, NBC

Yvonne Orji, Insecure, HBO

Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Prime Video

Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Masiel, Prime Video

Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live, NBC

Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live, NBC

Annie Murphy, Schitt's Creek, Pop TV

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Dylan McDermott, Hollywood, Netflix

Jim Parsons, Hollywood, Netflix

Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend, Netflix

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchman, HBO

Jovan Adepo, Watchman, HBO

Louis Gossett, Jr, Watchman, HBO

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Holland Taylor, Hollywood, Netflix

Uzo Adubla, Mrs. America, FX

Margo Martindale, Mrs. America, FX

Tracey Ullman, Mrs. America, FX

Toni Collette, Unbelievable, Netflix

Jean Smart, Watchman, HBO

Guest Actress in Comedy

Angela Bassett, A Black Lady Sketch Show, HBO

Maya Rudolph, The Good Place, NBC

Wanda Sykes, The Marvelous Mrs. Masiel, Prime Video

Bette Midler, The Politician, Netflix

Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live, NBC

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Saturday Night Live, NBC

Guest Actor in Comedy

Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs. Masiel, Prime Video

Fred Willard, Modern Family, ABC

Dev Patel, Modern Love, Prime Video

Adam Driver, Saturday Night Live, NBC

Eddie Murphy, Saturday Night Live, NBC

Brad Pitt, Saturday Night Live, NBC

Guest Actor in Drama

Andrew Scott, Black Mirror, Netflix

Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian, Disney+

Martin Short, The Morning Show, Apple TV+

Jason Bateman, The Outsider, HBO

James Cronwell, Succession, HBO

Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Is, NBC

Guest Actress in a Drama

Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu

Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away With Murder, ABC

Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black, Netflix

Harriet Walter, Succession, HBO

Cherry Jones, Succession, HBO

Phylicia Rashad, This Is Us, NBC

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Matt Shakman, The Great, "Pilot",  Hulu

Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, "It's Comedy or Cabbage", Prime Video

Daniel Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Masiel, "Marvelous Radio," Hulu

Gail Mancuso, Modern Family, "Finale Part 2," ABC

Ramy Youssef, Ramy, "Miakhalifia," Hulu

Andre Cividino and Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek "Happy Ending" Pop TV

James Burrows, Will & Grace "We Love Lucy" NBC

Outstanding Directing for a Drama

Benjamin Caron, The Crown, "Aberfan" Netflix

Jessica Hobbs, The Crown, "Cri de Coeur" Netflix

Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland, "Prisoners of Wars" Showtime

Mimi Leder, The Morning Show, "The Interview" Apple TV+

Alik Sakharov, Ozark, "Fire Pink" Netflix

Ben Semanoff, Ozark, "Su Casa Es Mi Casa" Netflix

Andrij Parekh, Succession, "Hunting", HBO

Mark Mylod, Succession, "This Is Not For Tears" HBO

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Micheal Schur, The Good Place, "Whenever You're Ready" NBC

Tony McNamara, The Great, "The Great" Hulu

Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek, "Happy Ending" Pop TV

David West Read, Schitt's Creek, "The Presidential Suite" Pop TV

Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil, What We Do In The Shadows "Collaboration" FX

Paul Simms, What We Do In The Shadows, "Ghosts" FX

Stefani Robinson, What We Do in The Shadows "On The Run" FX

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Thomas Schnauz, Better Call Saul, "Bad Choice Road" AMC

Gorden Smith, Better Call Saul, "Bagman" AMC

Peter Morgan, The Crown, "Aberfan" Netflix

Chris Mundy, Ozark, All In" Netflix

John Shiban, Ozark, "Boss Fight" Netflix

Miki Johnson, Ozark, "Fire Pink" Netflix

Jesse Armstrong, Succession, "This Is Not For Tears" HBO 

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Comedy Central

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, TBS

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

A Black Lady Sketch Show, HBO

Drunk History, Comedy Central

Saturday Night Live, NBC

Outstanding Limited Series

Little Fires Everywhere, Hulu

Mrs. America, FX

Unbelievable, Netflix

Unorthodox, Netflix

Watchman, HBO

Outstanding Television Movie

American Son, Netflix

Bad Education, HBO

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings: These Old Bones

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Netflix

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs The Reverend, Netflix

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

The Masked Singer, FOX

Nailed It, Netflix

RuPaul's Drag Race, VH1

Top Chef, Bravo

The Voice, NBC

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The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will air September 20th on ABC hosting by Jimmy Kimmel.