Tiffany Haddish can add Emmy nominee to her rapidly expanding list of accolades. The 2018 Emmy nominations are in, and the “Girls Trip” breakout just scored her first-ever nod for hosting “SNL.” She made history as the first black female comic to host the variety show. “Insecure” co-creator and star Issa scored her first Emmy nomination for her acting in the fan favorite HBO comedy. After five nods in the supporting category for her role as Dr. Christina Chang on “Grey’s Anatomy,” Sandra Oh received her first nod as a leading actress in a drama — and the first nod for an Asian woman ever in this category — for spy thriller “Killing Eve,” which also landed the show’s creator, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, her first nomination. She’s the only woman up for Writing For A Drama Series.
Dystopian drama “The Handmaid’s Tale” racked in a whopping 20 nominations, including a nod for Kari Skogland, who is in the running for Directing For A Drama Series. No other women are featured in that category.
Women are completely shut out of the Directing For A Limited Series, Movie, Or Dramatic Special category, and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” creator Amy Sherman-Palladino is the lone woman up for Directing for a Comedy Series. Sherman-Palladino is also nominated for Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series. Joining her in that category are Stefani Robinson (“Atlanta”) and Liz Sarnoff (“Barry”).
Women-centric series up for best Comedy Series are “GLOW,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” and “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Crown” are among the titles in the running for the outstanding Drama Series category.
Jennifer Fox’s critically acclaimed HBO movie “The Tale” earned two nods. The sexual abuse drama is up for Outstanding Television Movie and Laura Dern is in the race for Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie. She took home a trophy last year for her supporting role in “Big Little Lies.”
Viola Davis was snubbed in the Lead Actress in a Drama Series category, but the “How To Get Away With Murder” star did nab a nod for her guest spot in “Scandal.”
Cinematographers up for honors include Paula Huidobro (“Barry”) and Dana Gonzales (“Legion”).
All of the actresses up for honors in the major categories are listed below. Check out all other nominees over at the Emmy’s site.
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Pamela Adlon (“Better Things”)
Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)
Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”)
Allison Janney (“Mom”)
Lily Tomlin (“Grace and Frankie”)
Issa Rae (“Insecure”)
Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Claire Foy (“The Crown”)
Tatiana Maslany (“Orphan Black”)
Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Sandra Oh (“Killing Eve”)
Keri Russell (“The Americans”)
Evan Rachel Wood (“Westworld”)
Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie:
Sarah Paulson (“American Horror Story: Cult”)
Michelle Dockery (“Godless)”
Edie Falco (“Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders”)
Regina King (“Seven Seconds”)
Jessica Biel (“The Sinner”)
Laura Dern (“The Tale”)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Zazie Beetz (“Atlanta”)
Betty Gilpin (“GLOW”)
Alex Borstein (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)
Laurie Metcalf (“Roseanne”)
Aidy Bryant (“Saturday Night Live”)
Leslie Jones (“Saturday Night Live”)
Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”)
Megan Mullally (“Will & Grace”)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Vanessa Kirby (“The Crown”)
Lena Headey (“Game of Thrones”)
Alexis Bledel (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Ann Dowd (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”)
Thandie Newton (“Westworld”)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie
Adina Porter (“American Horror Story: Cult”)
Penélope Cruz (“The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”)
Judith Light (“The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”)
Letitia Wright (“Black Mirror”)
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Merritt Wever (“Godless”)
Sara Bareilles (“Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert”)
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Wanda Sykes (“black-ish”)
Maya Rudolph (“The Good Place”)
Jane Lynch (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)
Tiffany Haddish (“Saturday Night Live”)
Tina Fey (“Saturday Night Live”)
Molly Shannon (“Will & Grace”)
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
Diana Rigg (“Game of Thrones”) as Lady Olenna Tyrell
Samira Wiley (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Cherry Jones (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Kelly Jenrette (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Cicely Tyson (“How To Get Away with Murder”)
Viola Davis (“Scandal”)