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The 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards are an interesting mix of new and familiar faces, with the latter being especially true in the nights biggest award categories. Outstanding drama is filled with series that have been there before, with both Game of Thrones and The Handmaid’s Tale having gone home winners. This year, though, the sentimental favorite might be FX’s The Americans, which was routinely a favorite of critics, but somehow only saw recognition from Emmy voters sporadically over its last few seasons.

The same is true in the actor and actress categories, with both Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys landing nominations for their roles as Elizabeth and Philip Jennings. They face stiff competition, however, as past winners Elisabeth Moss and Tatiana Maslaney are both in the running, as well as Sterling K. Brown for his multiple award-winning performance in NBC’s This Is Us.

With Netflix and HBO dominating the pack, it will be interesting to see who wins out, the premium cabler and reigning Emmy champ, or the streaming upstart who’s found more and more award-season love over the past few years. Then again, given the Emmys’ track record, Hulu might find itself the winner of the big prize again this year.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA

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The Americans

The Crown

WINNER - Game of Thrones

The Handmaid's Tale

This Is Us

Stranger Things

Westworld

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

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WINNER - Claire Foy -- The Crown

Tatiana Maslaney -- Orphan Black

Elisabeth Moss -- The Handmaid's Tale

Sandra Oh -- Killing Eve

Keri Russell -- The Americans

Evan Rachel Wood -- Westworld

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA

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Jason Bateman - Ozark

Sterling K. Brown - This Is Us

Ed Harris - Westworld

WINNER - Matthew Rhys - The Americans

Milo Ventimiglia - This Is Us

Jeffrey Wright - Westworld

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

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Lena Heady - Game of Thrones

Millie Bobby Brown - Stranger Things

Ann Dowd - The Handmaid's Tale

Vanessa Kirby - The Crown

Yvonne Strahovski - The Handmaid's Tale

Alexis Bledel - The Handmaid's Tale

WINNER - Thandie Newton - Westworld

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA

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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Game of Thrones

WINNER - Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones

Mandy Patinkin - Homeland

David Harbour - Stranger Things

Matt Smith - The Crown

Joseph Fiennes - The Handmaid's Tale

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

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Antonio Banderas -- Genius

WINNER - Darren Criss -- The Assassination of Gianni Versace

Benedict Cumberbatch -- Patrick Melrose

Jeff Daniels -- The Looming Tower

John Legend -- Jesus Chris Superstar

Jesse Plemons - Black Mirror

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

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Jessica Biel - The Sinner

Laura Dern - The Tale

Michelle Dockery - Godless

Edie Falco - Law And Order: True Crime

WINNER - Regina King - Seven Seconds

Sarah Paulson - American Horror Story: Cult

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES

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Adina Porter - American Horror Story: Cult

Letitia Wright - Black Mirror

Sara Bareilles - Jesus Christ Superstar

WINNER - Merritt Wever - Godless

Judith Light - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Penelope Cruz - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES

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WINNER - Jeff Daniels - Godless

Brandon Victor Dixon - Jesus Christ Superstar

Rick Martin - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Edgar Ramirez - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Finn Wittrock - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Michael Stuhlbarg - The Looming Tower

Jon Leguizamo - Waco

OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES & TV MOVIE

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The Alienist

Godless

Patrick Melrose

WINNER - The Assassination of Gianni Versace

OUTSTANDING COMEDY

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Atlanta

Barry

Blackish

Curb your Enthusiasm

GLOW

Silicon Valley

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

WINNER - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

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Pamela Adlon -- Better Things

WINNER - Rachel Brosnahan - The Marvelous Ms. Maisel

Issa Rae - Insecure

Tracee Ellis Ross - Blackish

Lilly Tomlin - Grace and Frankie

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY

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Anthony Anderson - Blackish

Ted Danson - The Good Place

Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm

Donald Glover - Atlanta

WINNER - Bill Hader - Barry

William H. Macey - Shameless

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

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Zazie Beets - Atlanta

Betty Gilpin - GLOW

Laurie Metcalf - Roseanne

Aidy Bryant - Saturday Night Live

Leslie Jones - Saturday Night Live

Kate McKinnons - Saturday Night Live

WINNER - Alex Borstein - The Marvelous Ms. Maisel

Megan Mullaly - Will & Grace

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY

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Brian Tyree Henry - Atlanta

WINNER - Henry Winkler - Barry

Alec Baldwin - Saturday Night Live

Louis Anderson - Baskets

Tony Shalhoub - The Marvelous Ms. Maisel

Kenan Thompson - Saturday Night Live

Tituss Burgess - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

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was thinking about you while posting the Emmys, late thought (was dead tired yesterday) but never too late