The recent Emmy award nomination list came out yesterday, and two Nigerian Hollywood stars were included in the prestigious list.
Uzo Aduba and David Oyelowo have been making Nigeria proud for featuring in Orange Is The New Black and Nightingale drama series respectively and now they have been rewarded for their great performance.
Uzo Aduba was nominated for best supporting actress for drama series while David Oyelowo was nominated for lead actor limited series/movie.
Here is the complete nomination list from E! News:
Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul, AMC
Downton Abbey, PBS
Game of Thrones, HBO
Homeland, Showtime
House of Cards, Netflix
Mad Men, AMC
Orange Is the New Black, Netflix
Outstanding Comedy Series
Louis, FX
Modern Family, ABC
Parks and Recreation, NBC
Silicon Valley, HBO
Transparent, Amazon
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Veep, HBO
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
William H. Macy, Shameless
Louis C.K., Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Claire Danes, Homeland
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
Adam Driver, Girls
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Tony Hale, Veep
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Niecy Nash, Getting On
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Allison Janney, Mom
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Outstanding Limited Series
American Crime, ABC
American Horror Story: Freak Show, FX
The Honorable Woman, Sundance
Olive Kitteridge, HBO
Wolf Hall, PBS
Outstanding Television Movie
“Agatha Christie’s Poirot” Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case, Acorn
Bessie, HBO
Grace of Monaco, Lifetime
Hello Ladies: The Movie, HBO
Killing Jesus, National Geographic
Nightingale, HBO
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Timothy Hutton, American Crime
Adrien Brody, Houdini
Ricky Gervais, Derek: The Final Chapter
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Emma Thompson, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (Live From Lincoln Center)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
Richard Cabral, American Crime
Denise O’Hare, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Finn Wittrock, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie
Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
Regina King, American Crime
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Mo’Nique, Bessie
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Zoe Kazan, Olive Kitteridge
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Colbert Report, Comedy Central
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, HBO
The Late Show With David Letterman, CBS
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, NBC
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Drunk History, Comedy Central
Inside Amy Schumer, Comedy Central
Key & Peele, Comedy Central
Portlandia, IFC
Saturday Night Live, NBC
Outstanding Reality Competition Series
The Amazing Race, CBS
Dancing With the Stars, ABC
Project Runway, Lifetime
So You Think You Can Dance, Fox
Top Chef, Bravo
The Voice, NBC
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow, PBS
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Food Network
MythBusters, Discovery
Property Brothers, HGTV
Shark Tank, ABC
Undercover Boss, CBS
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Alaska: The Last Frontier, Discovery
Deadliest Catch, Discovery
Intervention, A&E
Million Dollar Listing New York, Bravo
Naked & Afraid, Discovery Channel
Wahlburgers, A&E
Outstanding Reality Host
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Anthony Bourdain, The Taste
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Paul Giamatti, Inside Amy Schumer
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live
Mel Brooks, The Comedians
Bradley Whitford, Transparent
Jon Hamm, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Gaby Hoffmann, Girls
Pamela Adlon, Louie
Elizabeth Banks, Modern Family
Joan Cusack, Shameless
Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
Tina Fey, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
F. Murray Abraham, Homeland
Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards
Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex
Pablo Schreiber, Orange Is the New Black
Alan Alda, The Blacklist
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
Rachel Brosnahan, House of Cards
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away With Murder
Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
Khandi Alexander, Scandal
Margot Martindale, The Americans
Outstanding Variety Special
Bill Maher: Live From D.C., HBO
Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store, LouisCK.net
Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen, HBO
The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS
The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special, NBC
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE!, PBS
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Louis C.K., Louie, “Sleepover”
Mike Judge, Silicon Valley, “Sand Hill Shuffle”
Phil Lord and Chris Miller, The Last Man on Earth, “Alive in Tucson (Pilot)”
Jill Soloway, Transparent, “Best New Girl”
Armando Iannucci, Veep, “Testimony”
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, Episodes, “Episode 409”
Louis C.K., Louie, “Bobbie’s House”
Alec Berg, Silicon Valley, “Two Days of the Condor”
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth, “Alive in Tucson (Pilot)”
Jill Soloway, Transparent, “Pilot”
Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche, Veep, “Election Night”
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire, “Eldorado”
Jeremy Podeswa, Game of Thrones, “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”
David Nutter, Game of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy”
Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland, “From A to B and Back Again”
Steven Soderbergh, The Knick, “Method and Madness”
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Gordon Smith, Better Caul Saul, “Five-O”
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy”
Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner, Mad Men, “Lost Horizon”
Matthew Weiner, Mad Men, “Person to Person”
Joshua Brand, The Americans, “Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?”
For more on the award categories, visit Emmy.com.
