We’re living in the peak TV era, and with so many options, it seems impossible for the Television Academy to honor all of the best shows – because frankly, there are SO many of them.
Like last year, we decided to come up with another Emmys Dream Ballot, recognizing the shows and performances we’ve enjoyed the most this past season. Twenty-something of The Young Folks staffers took a survey voting for what they considered the best shows and performances. Those with the highest number of votes made our dream nominee list. As with anything voted on by a small group of people, this is just a general reflection of an eclectic group’s taste in television. There are shows like Outlander, The Walking Dead, Catastrophe and many more that almost edged their way in but didn’t make the cut.
With that all out of the way, here are The Young Folks’ 2016 Dream Emmys Nominees…
Click through the slideshow to see which shows and performances made the cut.
Drama Series & Performances
What can we say? We love genre television, and it certainly does not get enough awards recognition as whole. After last year’s surprising win, Game of Thrones is still a favorite, especially after a very eventful new season. Netflix’s Marvel offerings are impeccably entertaining television. Daredevil delivered with its sophomore season, and Jessica Jones wowed us with her debut into the Marvel universe. Orange is the New Black continues to be consistent in quality even in its good and bad moments. While Mr. Robot in its first season was the biggest surprise of the year, becoming one of the most complex and satisfying dramas in years – which is saying something. Here are our nominees for outstanding drama series, lead actor, lead actress, supporting actor and supporting actress.
Outstanding Drama Series
Game of Thrones
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Mr. Robot
Marvel’s Daredevil
Marvel’s Jessica Jones
Orange Is The New Black
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The Americans
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones)
Hayley Atwell (Marvel’s Agent Carter)
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Robin Wright (House of Cards)
Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel)
Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black)
Viola Davis (How To Get Away with Murder)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Rami Malek (Mr. Robot)
Hugh Dancy (Hannibal)
Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)
Grant Gustin (The Flash)
Charlie Cox (Marvel’s Daredevil)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)
Uzo Aduba (Orange Is The New Black)
Laverne Cox (Orange Is The New Black)
Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones)
Bellamy Young (Scandal)
Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
David Tennant (Jessica Jones)
Christian Slater (Mr. Robot)
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)
Jon Bernthal (Daredevil)
Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)
Mike Colter (Jessica Jones)
Comedy Series & Performances
If there were any categories that had the most ties, it was comedy. With such a rich offering of funny television, it was hard choosing just a select few as the best of the best. We showed a lot of love for shows like Broad City and Brooklyn Nine-Nine; after several seasons they still make us laugh. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt had us reeling once again with in its second season, as did Jane the Virgin, where you’re guaranteed wonderful performances every week. Here are our nominees for outstanding comedy series, lead actor, lead actress, supporting actor and supporting actress.
Outstanding Comedy Series
Broad City
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Veep
Master of None
Jane the Virgin
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)
Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin)
Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project)
Abbi Jacobson (Broad City)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Aziz Ansari (Master of None)
Bruce Campbell (Ash Vs. The Evil Dead)
Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
Jeffery Tambor (Transparent)
Charlie Day (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Jane Krakowski (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Carol Kane (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
Andrea Navarro (Jane the Virgin)
Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live)
Yael Grobglas (Jane the Virgin)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley)
Jaime Camil (Jane the Virgin)
Max Greenfield (New Girl)
Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Miniseries, Limited Series & TV Movie
When was the last time you could say you tuned into more than one miniseries or TV movie a year? It has been a benchmark year for the limited series categories. From a new season of Fargo to the incredibly riveting The People Vs. OJ, each show gave us powerful performances teamed with excellent storytelling. Here are our nominees for outstanding limited series, TV movie, lead actor, lead actress, supporting actor and supporting actress.
Outstanding Miniseries or Limited Series
American Crime Story: The People Vs. OJ
Fargo
American Horror Story: Hotel
Show Me A Hero
11.22.63
The Night Manager
Outstanding TV Movie
Luther
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Confirmation
All the Way
Special Correspondents
A Very Murray Christmas
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Sarah Paulson (American Crime Story: The People Vs. OJ)
Kirsten Dunst (Fargo)
Rachel McAdams (True Detective)
Felicity Huffman (American Crime)
Lady Gaga (American Horror Story: Hotel)
Kerry Washington (Confirmation)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Idris Elba (Luther)
Oscar Isaac (Show Me A Hero)
Cuba Gooding Jr. (American Crime Story: The People Vs. OJ)
Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock)
Bryan Cranston (All the Way)
Patrick Wilson (Fargo)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Vanessa Hudgens (Grease: Live)
Kathy Bates (American Horror Story: Hotel)
Regina King (American Crime)
Melissa Leo (All the Way)
Olivia Colman (The Night Manager)
Winona Ryder (Show Me A Hero)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
David Schwimmer (American Crime Story: The People Vs. OJ)
Martin Freeman (Sherlock)
Nathan Lane (American Crime Story: The People Vs. OJ)
Hugh Laurie (The Night Manager)
Anthony Mackie (All the Way)
John Travolta (American Crime Story: The People Vs. OJ)
Variety, Reality-Competition and Animated Series
We round out our Dream Emmys nominees with our favorites in Variety series, Reality-Competition and a new category (for us) Animation. This is Trevor Noah’s first year on The Daily Show, and he managed to make it his own, while James Corden found his niche with something terrific carpool singing with stars. Both reality-competition and animated show us a wealth of popular shows from those categories, with good reason since they’re all great television. Here are our nominees for outstanding Variety series, Reality-Competition, Animated and voice performances.
Outstanding Variety Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
@Midnight with Chris Hardwick
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Conan
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
American Ninja Warrior
So You Think You Can Dance
America’s Got Talent
The Voice
The Amazing Race
Top Chef
Animated Series
Bob’s Burgers
Adventure Time
Powerpuff Girls
Gravity Falls
Archer
Rick & Morty
Voice Performance in a Comedy Series
Alison Brie (BoJack Horseman)
H. John Benjamin (Bob’s Burgers)
H. John Benjamin (Archer)
Will Arnett (BoJack Horseman)
Kristen Schaal (Bob’s Burgers)
Seth MacFarlene (Family Guy)
Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham will announce the official list of 2016 Emmys nominees on July 14.
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