IN MEMORIAM TO DEPARTED SHOWS IN 2015-2016

AGENT CARTER (2015-2016)

3 nominations/0 wins

AMERICAN IDOL (2002-2016)

11 nominations/0 wins

GETTING ON (2014-2016)

THE GOOD WIFE (2010-2016)

51 nominations/10 wins

GRAVITY FALLS (2013-2016)

1 nomination/0 wins

HANNIBAL (2013-2016)

35 nominations/6 wins

MANHATTAN (2015-2016)

2 nominations/0 wins

TOGERTHERNESS (2015-2016)

1 nomination/0 win

Whether it was a strong seven years on the air or a too soon two season on the air it seems appropriate to say goodbye to these shows as they entertained my daily over the season up until they're end on our screens.

17th "An Irish Person" TV Awards RECAP!!

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES:
The Americans
Tape A: "Clark's Place" & "The Rat"
Tape B: "Travel Agents" & "The Magic of David Copperfield V. The Statue of Liberty Disappears"
Tape C: "A Roy Rogers in Franconia" & "Persona Non Grata"
Hannibal
Tape A: "Aperitivo" & "Contorno"
Tape B: "And the Woman Clkothed with the Sun..." & "And the Woman Clothed in Sun"
Tape C: "...And the Beast from the Sea" & "The Wrath of the Lamb"
Horace and Pete
Tape A: "Episode 1" & "Episode 2"
Tape B: "Episode 4" & "Episode 5"
Tape C: "Episode 9" & "Episode 10"
The Leftovers
Tape A: "Orange Sticker" & "Lens"
Tape B: "A Most Powerful Adversary" & "Internation Assassin"
Tape C: "Ten Thirteen" & "I Live Here Now"
Orange is the New Black
Tape A: "Ching Chang Cong" & "Tongue-Tied"
Tape B: "Fear, and Other Smells" & "Where My Dreidel At"
Tape C: "Don't Make Me Come Back There" & "Trust No Bitch"
Rectify
Tape A: "Hoorah" & "Thrill Ride"
Tape B: "Sown with Salt" & "Girl Jesus"
Tape C: "The Future" & "The Source"

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Horace and Pete (Louis C.K., Steve Buscemi, Alan Alda, Edie Falco, Steven Wright, Kurt Metzger, Jessica Lange)
The Leftovers (Justin Theroux, Carrie Coon, Christopher Eccelston, Regina King, Kevin Carroll, Amy Brenneman, Chris Zylika, Margaret Qualley, Janel Moloney, Jovah Adepo, Jasmin Savoy Brown)
Orange is the New Black (Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon, Michael Harney, Kate Mulgrew, Uzo Aduba, Danielle Brooks, Samira Wiley, Taryn Manning, Selenis Leyva, Adrienne C. Moore, Dascha Polanco, Nick Sandow, Yael Stone, Jackie Cruz, Lea DeLaria, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Laverne Cox, Beth Fowler, Annie Golden, Laura Gomez, Diane Guerrero, Vicky Jeudy, Emma Myles, Jessica Pimentel, Abigail Savage, Constance Shulman, Lori Tan Chinn, Kimiko Glenn, Lori Petty, Ruby Rose, Catherine Curtin, Lolita Foster, Beth Fowler, Germar Terrell Gardner, Joel Marsh Garland, Diane Guerrero, Julie Lake, Matt Peters, Dale Soules, Lin Tucci, Tarama Torres)
Penny Dreadful (Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear, Billie Piper, Danny Sapani, Harry Treadaway, Josh Hartnett, Helen McCrory, Simon Russell Beale)
Rectify (Aden Young, Abigail Spencer, Adelaide Clemens, J. Smith-Cameron, Clayne Crawford, Luke Kirby, Bruce McKinnon, Jake Austin Walker, J.D. Evermore)
Sense8 (Tuppence Middleton, Brian J. Smith, Doona Bae, Aml Ameen, Max Riemelt, Tina Desai, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Jamie Clayton, Freema Agyeman, Terrence Mann, Anupam Kher, Naveen Andrews, Daryl Hannah)

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Steve Buscemi as Pete for ("Episode 6") in "HORACE AND PETE"
Scoot MacNairy as Gordon Clark for ("Limbo") in "HALT AND CATCH FIRE"
Mads Mikkelsen as Dr. Hannibal Lecter Philip Jennings for ("Antipasto") in "HANNIBAL"
Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings, for ("Glanders") in "THE AMERICANS
Justin Theroux as Kevin Garvey for ("Internation Assassin") in "THE LEFTOVERS"
Aden Young as Daniel Holden for ("The Source") in "RECTIFY"

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Shiri Appleby as Rachel Goldberg for ("Return") in "UNREAL"
Carrie Coon as Nora Durst for ("Lens") in "THE LEFTOVERS"
Viola Davis as Annalise Keating for ("There's My Baby") in "HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER"
Eva Green as Vanessa Ives for ("And They Were Enemies") in "PENNY DREADFUL"
Sarah Lancashire as Catherine Cawood for ("Episode Three") in "HAPPY VALLEY"
Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings for ("The Magic of David Copperfield V. The Statue of Liberty Disappears") in "THE AMERICANS"

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Alan Alda as Uncle Pete for ("Episode 1") in "HORACE AND PETE"
Kevin Carroll as John Murphy for ("Axis Mundi") in "THE LEFTOVERS"
Clayne Crawford as Ted Talbot Jr. for ("Thrill Ride") in "RECTIFY"
Christopher Eccleston as Matt Jamison for ("No Room at the Inn") in "THE LEFTOVERS"
Michael McKean as Chuck McGill for ("Nailed") in "BETTER CALL SAUL"
Miguel Ángel Silvestre as Lito Rodriguez for ("Death Doesn't Let You Say Goodbye") in "SENSE8"

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN DRAMA SERIES:
Gillian Anderson as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier for ("Antipasto") in "HANNIBAL"
Edie Falco as Sylvia for ("Episode 10") in "HORACE AND PETE"
Regina King as Erika Murphy for ("Lens") in "THE LEFTOVERS"
Taryn Manning as Tiffany 'Pennsatucky' Doggett for ("A Tittin' and a Hairin'") in "ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK"
Abigail Spencer as Amantha Holden for ("Thrill Ride") in "RECITFY"
Alison Wright as Martha Hanson for ("The Rat") in "THE AMERICANS"

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Joe Anderson as Mason Verger for ("Digestivo") in "HANNIBAL"
Richard Armitrage as Francis Dolarhyde for ("The Great Red Dragon") in "HANNIBAL"
Rhys Darby as Guy Mann for ("Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-Monster") in "THE X-FILES"
Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk for ("Seven Minutes in Heaven") in "DAREDEVIL"
Raul Esparza as Dr. Frederick Chilton for ("The Number of the Beast is 666...") in "HANNIBAL"
Justin Kirk as Joseph Bucher for ("Fatherland") in "MANHATTAN"

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Jessica Hecht as Audrey Eastman for ("AKA 99 Friends") in "JESSICA JONES"
Patti LuPone as Joan Clayton for ("The Nightcomers") in "PENNY DREADFUL"
Natasha Lyonne as Nicky Nichols for ("Empathy Is a Boner Killer") in "ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK"
Laurie Metcalf as Sarah for ("Episode 103") in "HORACE AND PETE"
Bridget Regan as Dottie Underwood for ("Life of the Party") in "AGENT CARTER"
Liv Tyler as Meg Abbott for ("Ten Thirteen") in "THE LEFTOVERS"

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES:
Stefan Schwartz for ("Chloramphencol"), The Americans
Miguel Sapochnik for ("Battle of the Bastards"), Game of Thrones
Kimberly Peirce for ("Play with Friends"), Halt and Catch Fire
Vincenzo Natali for ("Antipasto"), Hannibal
Craig Zobel for ("International Assassin"), The Leftovers

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES:
Stephen Schiff for ("The Magic of David Copperfield V. The Statue of Liberty Disappears"), The Americans
Louis C.K. for ("Episode 3"), Horace and Pete
Damon Lindelof & Nick Cuse for ("International Assassin"), The Leftovers
Damon Lindelof (& Tom Perrotta for ("Lens"), The Leftovers
Jin Danger Gray & Jenji Kohan for ("Trust No Bitch"), Orange is the New Black

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES:
black-ish
Tape A: "Churched" & "Old Digger"
Tape B: "Man at Work" & "Stuff"
Tape C: "Hope" & "Daddy Dre-Care"
Master of None
Tape A: "Plan B" & "Parents"
Tape B: "Hot Ticket" & "Nashville"
Tape C: "Ladies and Gentleman" & "Mornings"
Review
Tape A: "Falsely Accused; Sleep With Your Teacher; Little Person" & "Cult; Perfect Body"
Tape B: "Catfish; Haunted House" & "William Tell; Grant a Wish; Rowboat"
Tape C: "Murder; Magic 8 Ball; Procrastination" & "Conspiracy Theory"
Transparent
Tape A: "Kina Hora" & "Flicky-Flicky Thump-Thump"
Tape B: "Mee-Maw" & "Bulnerable"
Tape C: "Man on the Land" & "Grey Green Brown & Copper"
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tape A: "Kimmy Goes on a Playdate!" & "Kimmy Walks Into a Bar"
Tape B: "Kimmy Goes to Party!" & "Kimmy Drives a Car!"
Tape C: "Kimmy Meets a Drunk Lady!" & "Kimmy Goes to Her Happy Place"
You're the Worst
Tape A: "The Sweater People" & "Crevasses"
Tape B: "Side Bitch" & "There is Currently a Problem"
Tape C: "Spooky Sunday Funday" & "LCD Soundsystem"

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES:
black-ish (Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, Marsai Martin, Jenifer Lewis, Laurence Fishburne)
Jane the Virgin (Gina Rodriguez, Andrea Navedo, Justin Baldoni, Yael Grobglas, Ivonne Coll, Brett Dier, Jaime Camil, Anthony Mendez, Yara Martinez)
Transparent (Jeffrey Tambor, Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass, Gaby Hoffmann, Judith Light, Melora Hardin, Alexandra Billings, Cherry Jones)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Carol Kane, Jane Krakowski, Mike Carlsen)
Veep (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Matt Walsh, Sufe Bradshaw, Kevin Dunn, Gary Cole, Sam Richardson)
You're the Worst (Chris Geere, Aya Cash, Desmin Borges, Kether Donohue, Allan McLeod, Todd Robert Anderson)

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr. for ("Hope") in "BLACK-ISH"
Aziz Ansari as Dev Shah for ("Nashville") in "MASTER OF NONE"
Andrew Daly as Forrest MacNeil for ("Cult; Perfect Body") in "REVIEW"
Chris Geere as Jimmy Shive-Overly for ("A Right Proper Story") in "YOU'RE THE WORST"
William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher for ("Sleep No More") in "SHAMELESS"
Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman for ("Man on the Land") in "TRANSPARENT"

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Aya Cash as Gretchen Cutler for ("There is Currently a Problem") in "YOU'RE THE WORST"
Anna Farris as Christy Plunkett for ("Thigh Gap and a Rack of Lamb") in "MOM"
Illana Glazer as Ilana Wexler for ("Burning Bridges") in "BROAD CITY"
Ellie Kemper as Kimmy Schmidt for ("Kimmy Goes to Her Happy Place!") in "UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT"
Gina Rodriguez as Jane Gloriana Villanueva for ("Chapter Thirty-Nine") in "JANE THE VIRGIN"
Trace Ellis Ross as Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson for ("Charlie in Charge") in "BLACK-ISH"

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon for ("Kimmy Goes to a Play!") in "UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT"
Jaime Camill as Rogelio de la Vega for ("Chapter Twenty-Seven") in "JANE THE VIRGIN"
Jay Duplass as Joshua "Josh" Pfefferman for ("Mee-Maw") in "TRANSPARENT"
Christopher Meloni as Jonas / Gene for ("Day is Done") in "WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER: FIRST DAY OF CAMP"
Andrew Rannells as Elijah Krantz for ("Hello Kitty") in "GIRLS"
Timothy Simmons as Jonah Ryan for ("C**tgate") in "VEEP"

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Kether Donohue as Lindsay Jillian for ("Spooky Sunday Funday") in "YOU'RE THE WORST"
Gaby Hoffmann as Alexandra "Ali" Pfefferman for ("Bulnerable") in "TRANSPARENT"
Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett for ("Death, Death, Death and a Bucket of Chicken") in "MOM"
Amy Landacker as Sarah Pfefferman for ("Kina Hora") in "TRANSPARENT"
Judith Light as Shelley Pfefferman for ("Flicky-Flicky Thump-Thump") in "TRANSPARENT"
Amanda Peet as Tina Morris for ("Hotels ") in "TOGETHERNESS"

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
H. Jon Benjamin as Benjamin for ("Hot Ticket") in "MASTER OF NONE"
Blake Griffin as Himself for ("B&B-NYC") in "BROAD CITY"
Dennis Haysbert as Bob Anderson for ("Bureau") in "BROOKLYN NINE-NINE"
John Michael Higgins as Randy Zaius / Dr. Zaius for ("The Thumb Affair") in "ANGIE TRIBECA"
Justin Kirk as Rob for ("LCD Soundsystem") in "YOU'RE THE WORST"
Corey Stoll as Dill Harcourt for ("Old Loves") in "GIRLS"

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Nina Arianda as Alice for ("Hot Ticket") in "MASTER OF NONE"
Becky Ann Baker as Loreen Horvath for ("Queen for Two Days") in "GIRLS"
Anna Camp as Deirdre Robespierre for ("Kimmy Walks into a Bar!") in "UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT"
Tina Fey as Andrea for ("Kimmy Meets a Drunk Lady!") in "UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT"
Amy Sedaris as Mimi Kanassis for ("Kimmy Walks into a Bar!") in "UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT"
Jenny Slate as Tally Schifrin for ("Love Stories") in "GIRLS"

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES:
Richard Shepard for ("The Panic in Central Park"), Girls
Lynn Shelton for ("Ladies and Gentlemen"), Master of None
Jill Soloway for ("Man on the Land"), Transparent
Dale Stern for ("Mother"), Veep
Wendey Stanzler for ("There is Currently a Problem"), You're the Worst

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES:
Kenya Barris for ("Hope"), black-ish
Lena Dunham for ("The Panic in Central Park"), Girls
Andrew Blitz, Sarah Peters & Zoe Jarman for ("Ladies and Gentlemen"), Master of None
Jill Soloway for ("Man on the Land"), Transparent
Stephen Falk & Philippe Iujvidin for ("There is Currently a Problem"), You're the Worst

OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
7 Days in Hell
American Crime
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Fargo
Roots
Show Me a Hero

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Bertie Carvel as Jonathan Strange in "JONATHAN STRANGE & MR. NORRELL"
Kit Harrington as Charles Poole in "7 DAYS IN HELL"
Oscar Isaac as Nick Wasisko in "SHOW ME A HERO"
Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran in "THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY"
Ben Whishaw as Danny in "LONDON SPY"
Patrick Wilson as Lou Solverson in "FARGO"

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Blythe Danner as Ruth Madoff in "MADOFF"
Kirsten Dunst as Peggy Blumquist in "FARGO"
Felicity Huffman as Leslie Graham in "AMERICAN CRIME"
Rachel McAdams as Detective Ani Bezzerides in "TRUE DETECTIVE"
Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark in "THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY"
Lili Taylor as Anne Blaine in "AMERICAN CRIME"

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden in "THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY"
Conor Jessup as Taylor Blaine in "AMERICAN CRIME"
Nick Offerman as Karl Weathers in "FARGO"
Joey Pollari as Eric Tanner in "AMERICAN CRIME"
Michael Sheen as Caspian Wint in "7 DAYS IN HELL"
Bokeem Woodbine as Mike Milligan in "FARGO"

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Olivia Colman as Angela Burr in "THE NIGHT MANAGER"
Regina King as Terri LaCroix in "AMERICAN CRIME"
Cristin Milioti as Betsy Solverson in "FARGO"
Anika Noni Rose as Kizzy in "ROOTS"
Winona Ryder as Vinni Restiano in "SHOW ME A HERO"
Jean Smart as Floyd Gerhardt in "FARGO"

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
John Ridley for ("Season Two: Episode Seven"), American Crime
John Singleton for ("The Race Card"), The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Michael Uppendahl for ("The Myth of Sisyphus"), Fargo
Susanne Bier for The Night Manager
Paul Haggis for Show Me a Hero

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Murray Miller for 7 Days in Hell
John Ridley for ("Season Two: Episode Seven"), American Crime
Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski for ("Manna from Heaven"), The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Bob DeLaurentis for ("The Myth of Sisyphus"), Fargo
William F. Zorzi & David Simons for Show Me a Hero

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM:
BoJack Horseman ("Escape from L.A.")
Bob's Burgers ("Hauntening")
Gravity Falls ("A Tale of Two Stans")
Rick and Morty ("Total Rickall")
South Park ("Safe Space")

OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Production Design by Warren A. Young; Set Design by Shirley Inget for ("Waiting for Dutch"), Fargo
Production Design by Deborah Riley; Set Design by Rob Cameron for ("The Winds of Winter"), Game of Thrones
Production Design by Matthew Davies; Set Design by Jaro Dick for ("Digestivo"), Hannibal
Production Design by Howard Cummings; Set Design by Regina Graves for ("Do You Remember Moon Flower?"), The Knick
Production Design by Jonathan McKinstry; Set Design by Philip Murphy for ("Glorious Horrors"), Penny Dreadful

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Kim Coleman for American Crime
Rachel Tenner, Jackie Lind & Stephanie Gorin for Fargo
Victoria Thomas for The Leftovers
Jennifer Euston for Orange is the New Black
Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abeilera, Courtney Bright & Nicole Daniels for The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY (DANCE/STUNT):
Philip J Silvera for ("New York's Finest Staircase Fight"), Daredevil
Zachary Woodlee for Grease Live!
Phoenix & Pharside for ("I'm Really Hot"), So You Think You Can Dance
Christopher Scott for ("No Women, No Cry Live Version"), So You Think You Can Dance
Fatima Robinson for The Wiz Live!

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Craig Wrobleski for ("The Myth of Sisyphus"), Fargo
James Hawkinson for ("Antipasto"), Hannibal
Steven Soderbergh for ("This is All We Are"), The Knick
Owen McPolin for ("Glorious Horrors"), Penny Dreadful
Patrick Cady for ("The Source"), Rectify

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Giovanna Ottobre-Melto  for ("Life of the Party"), Agent Carter
Carol Case for ("Waiting for Dutch"), Fargo
Ellen Mirojnick for ("Wonderful Surprises"), The Knick
Terry Dresbach for ("Not in Scotland Anymore"), Outlander
Gabriella Pescucci for ("Glorious Horrors"), Penny Dreadful

OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Daniel A. Valverde for ("Persona Non Grata"), The Americans
Bridget Durnford for ("The Myth of Sisyphus"), Fargo
Tim Porter for ("The Winds of Winter"), Game of Thrones
Michael Doherty for ("Antipasto"), Hannibal
Michael Ruscio for ("Lens"), The Leftovers

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
7 Days in Hell
The Americans ("Glanders")
Fargo ("Waiting for Dutch")
Penny Dreadful ("Glorious Horrors")
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story ("Marcia, Marcia, Marcia")

OUTSTANDING HOST OF A REAILTY COMPETITION PROGRAM:
Tom Bergeron for ("Week #9: Showstoppers Night") in "DANCING WITH THE STARS"
RuPaul Charles for ("RuPaul Book Ball") in "RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE"
Cat Deeley for ("Top 20 Perform; 2 Elimanted") in "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE"
Tim Gunn & Heidi Klum for ("Lace to the Finish") in "PROJECT RUNWAY"
Jeff Probst for ("Signed, Sealed and Delivered") in "SURVIVOR"

OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLES DESIGN:
Tom Smith for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Saskia Marka for Deutschland 83
Michelle Dougherty and Arisu Kashiwagi for Jessica Jones
Mara Smalley for The Leftovers
Patrick Clair and Zac Wakefield for The Night Manager

OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLES THEME MUSIC:
Rachel Bloom for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Paul Simon for Horace and Pete
Cristobal Tapia de Veer for Humans
Sean Callery for Jessica Jones
Victor Reyes for The Night Manager

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Agent Carter ("Life of the Party")
All the Way
Hannibal ("Digestivo")
iZombie ("Salvation Army")
Penny Dreadful ("Fresh Hell")

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Ramin Djwadi for ("The Winds of Winter"), Game of Thrones
Cliff Martinez for ("This is All We Are"), The Knick
Max Richter for ("I Live Here Now"), The Leftovers
Abel Korzeniowsk for ("And They Were Enemies"), Penny Dreadful
Gabriel Mann for ("The Source"), Rectify

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS:
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend ("You Stupid Bitch")
Hannibal ("Love Crime")
Key & Peele ("Pirate Chantey")
South Park ("Safe Space")
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt! ("Ding-Dong Diddly Ding-Dong Do")

OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM:
Dancing with the Stars ("Week #11: Final Results")
Project Runway ("Shut Up and Sew")
RuPaul's Drag Race ("RuPaul Book Ball")
So You Think You Can Dance ("Top 10 Perform; 2 Eliminated")
Survivor ("You Call, We'll Haul")
Top Chef ("Restaurant Wars, Part 2")

OUTSTANDING SOUND FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Daredevil ("New York's Finest")
Deutschland 83 ("Brave Guy")
Fargo ("The Castle")
Game of Thrones ("Battle of the Bastards")
Hannibal ("Antipasto")

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES:
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee ("Episode 1")
Inside Amy Schumer ("Madame President")
Key & Peele ("Meegan & Andre Break Up/The End")
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ("Sex Ed")
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ("Lin-Manuel Miranda/Ike Barinholtz/Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings (December 11th, 2015)")

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL:
Adele Live in New York
Grease Live!
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Lemonade
The Wiz Live!

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES:
Alex Buono & Rhys Thomas for ("Sandy Passage"), Documentary Now!
Ryan McFaul for ("Fame"), Inside Amy Schumer
Peter Atencio for ("The End"), Key & Peele
Jim Haskkinson for ("Church"), Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Nathan Fielder for ("The Movement"), Nathan For You

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL:
Beth McCarthy-Miller for Adele Live in New York
Thomas Kall and Alex Rudzinski for Grease Live!
Lonny Price for Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Beyonce, Dikayi Rimmaschi and Jonas Akerlind for Lemonade
Matthew Diamond and Kenny Leon for The Wiz Live!

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES:
Bill Hader as Vivienne 'Little Vivvy' Van Kimpton for ("Sandy Passage") in "DOCUMENTARY NOW!"
Amy Schumer as Various Characters for ("Madame President") in "INSIDE AMY SCHUMER"
Keegan Michael-Key as Various Characters for ("The Job Interview") in "KEY & PEELE"
Jordan Peele as Various Characters for ("Meegan & Andre Break Up") in "KEY & PEELE"
John Oliver as Host for ("Church") in "LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER"

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL:
Adele as Herself in "ADELE LIVE IN NEW YORK"
Amy Schumer as Herself in "AMY SCHUMER: LIVE AT THE APOLLO"
Keke Palmer as Marty Maraschino in "GREASE LIVE!"
Audra McDonald as Billie Holliday in "LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL"
David Alan Grier as The Cowardly Lion in "THE WIZ LIVE!"

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES:
Samantha Bee, Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Mathan Erhardt, Joe Grossman, Jo Miller, Jason Reich & Melinda Taub for ("Episode 1"), Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Kim Caramele, Kyle Dunnigan, Jessi Klein, Mike Lawrence, Kurt Metzger, Christine Nangle, Claudia O'Doherty, Daniel Powell, Tami Sagher & Amy Schumer for ("Madame President"), Inside Amy Schumer
Rebecca Drysdale, Colton Dunn, Keegan-Michael Key, Phil Augusta Jackson, Jay Martel, Jordan Peele, Ian Roberts, Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders for ("The End"), Key & Peele
Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Hafferty, Jeff Mauerer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss & Juli Weiner for ("Sex Ed"), Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Karey Dornetto & Graham Wagner for ("Lance is Smart"), Portlandia

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL:
Dave Boone, Ada, Goldman & Carol Letter for 69th Tony Awards
Barry Adelman, Ricky Gervais, Jon Macks, Dave Boone & Matthew Robinson for 73rd Golden Globe Awards
Adele Live in New York
Amy Schumer for Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
Lanie Robertson for Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
The Flash ("The Runaway Dinosaur")
Game of Thrones ("Battle of the Bastards")
Hannibal ("Prinavero")
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell ("Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell")
Supergirl ("Pilot")

OUTSTANDING VOICEOVER PERFORMANCE:
Will Arnett as BoJack Horseman for ("Escape from L.A.") in "BOJACK HORSEMAN"
Lisa Kudrow as Wanda Pierce for ("Yesterdayland") in "BOJACK HORSEMAN"
Anthony Mendez as Narrator for ("Chapter Thirty-Four") in "JANE THE VIRGIN"
Justin Roilland as Rick / Morty for ("A Rickie in Time") in "RICK AND MORTY"
Paul F. Tompkins as Mr. Peanutbutter for ("Let's Find Out") in "BOJACK HORSEMAN"

MOST NOMINATIONS:
16 nominations: Fargo
15 nominations: The Leftovers
14 nominations: Hannibal
9 nominations: American Crime, Penny Dreadful, Transparent
8 nominations: The Americans, Horace and Pete, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt!, You're the Worst
7 nominations: Rectify
6 nominations: Game of Thrones, Girls, Key & Peele, Master of None, Orange is the New Black
5 nominations: 7 Days in Hell, black-ish, Show Me a Hero
4 nominations: Adele Live in New York, BoJack Horseman, Grease Live!, Inside Amy Schumer, Jane the Virgin, The Knick, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Night Manager, So You Think You Can Dance, The Wiz Live!
3 nominations: Agent Carter, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Veep
2 nominations: Broad City, Dancing With the Stars, Deutschland 83, Documentary Now!, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Halt and Catch Fire, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Lemonade, Mom, Project Runway, Review, Rick and Morty, Roots, RuPaul's Drag Race, Sense8, South Park, Survivor
1 nomination: 69th Tony Awards, 73rd Golden Globe Awards, All the Way, Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo, Angie Tribeca, Better Call Saul, Bob's Burgers, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Flash, Gravity Falls, Happy Valley, How to Get Away with Murder, Humans, iZombie, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, London Spy, Madoff, Manhattan, Nathan For You, Outlander, Portlandia, Shameless, Supergirl, Togetherness, Top Chef, True Detective, UnReal, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, The X-Files

MOST WINS:
4 wins: Fargo, Game of Thrones, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
3 wins: Hannibal, The Leftovers
2 wins: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Horace and Pete, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Penny Dreadful, Review, Rick and Morty, RuPaul's Drag Race, Transparent, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt!, You're the Worst
1 win: Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo, black-ish, Daredevil, Documentary Now!, Grease Live!, Key & Peele, The Knick, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Lemonade, The Night Manager, Show Me a Hero, So You Think You Can Dance, Veep

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

The Americans

Tape A: "Clark's Place" & "The Rat"

Tape B: "Travel Agents" & "The Magic of David Copperfield V. The Statue of Liberty Disappears"

Tape C: "A Roy Rogers in Franconia" & "Persona Non Grata"

Hannibal

Tape A: "Aperitivo" & "Contorno"

Tape B: "And the Woman Clkothed with the Sun..." & "And the Woman Clothed in Sun"

Tape C: "...And the Beast from the Sea" & "The Wrath of the Lamb"

Horace and Pete

Tape A: "Episode 1" & "Episode 2"

Tape B: "Episode 4" & "Episode 5"

Tape C: "Episode 9" & "Episode 10"

The Leftovers

Tape A: "Orange Sticker" & "Lens"

Tape B: "A Most Powerful Adversary" & "Internation Assassin"

Tape C: "Ten Thirteen" & "I Live Here Now"

Orange is the New Black

Tape A: "Ching Chang Cong" & "Tongue-Tied"

Tape B: "Fear, and Other Smells" & "Where My Dreidel At"

Tape C: "Don't Make Me Come Back There" & "Trust No Bitch"

Rectify

Tape A: "Hoorah" & "Thrill Ride"

Tape B: "Sown with Salt" & "Girl Jesus"

Tape C: "The Future" & "The Source"

AND THE WINNER IS:

THE LEFTOVERS

This is the first win and second nomination for The Leftovers. The show was previously nominated for series in 2015.

Similar to how Review grew so much in it's second season the same I feel can be said about HBO's drama The Leftovers. Many criticized the first season while I considered it one of the great series on television that season. However it cannot be disputed by anyone that the second season was one of the strongest television seasons in recent memories. The forced choice to move location and focus in on the  special fantasy element of the show allowed for even greater creative risks to be achieved. An episode like "International Assassin" could never have been as good as it was if the creators like the ones on The Leftovers weren't as singular as they are.

The Leftovers received a total of 15 nominations winning three of them. It won for series, supporting actress (Regina King) and writing (International Assassin. It was also nominated for ensemble, lead actor (Justin Theroux), lead Actress (Carrie Coon), supporting actor (Kevin Carroll & Christopher Eccelston), guest actress (Liv Tyler), directing (International Assassin), writing (Lens), casting, film editing, main titles design & music composition.

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

black-ish

Tape A: "Churched" & "Old Digger"

Tape B: "Man at Work" & "Stuff"

Tape C: "Hope" & "Daddy Dre-Care"

Master of None

Tape A: "Plan B" & "Parents"

Tape B: "Hot Ticket" & "Nashville"

Tape C: "Ladies and Gentleman" & "Mornings"

Review

Tape A: "Falsely Accused; Sleep With Your Teacher; Little Person" & "Cult; Perfect Body"

Tape B: "Catfish; Haunted House" & "William Tell; Grant a Wish; Rowboat"

Tape C: "Murder; Magic 8 Ball; Procrastination" & "Conspiracy Theory"

Transparent

Tape A: "Kina Hora" & "Flicky-Flicky Thump-Thump"

Tape B: "Mee-Maw" & "Bulnerable"

Tape C: "Man on the Land" & "Grey Green Brown & Copper"

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Tape A: "Kimmy Goes on a Playdate!" & "Kimmy Walks Into a Bar"

Tape B: "Kimmy Goes to Party!" & "Kimmy Drives a Car!"

Tape C: "Kimmy Meets a Drunk Lady!" & "Kimmy Goes to Her Happy Place"

You're the Worst

Tape A: "The Sweater People" & "Crevasses"

Tape B: "Side Bitch" & "There is Currently a Problem"

Tape C: "Spooky Sunday Funday" & "LCD Soundsystem"

AND THE WINNER IS:

REVIEW

This is the first win and second nomination for Review. The show was previously nominated for series in 2014.

This tv season was dominated for me by brand new and exciting comedy series and returning comedy series branching out to even greater acclaim. One of these series was comedy central's Review which premiered it's second season during this tv season. The season kept the comedy gold up during the season even as the story progressed into darker and darker territories. I'll always appreciate the show for it's inventiveness and just genius comedy week to week which is why I whole heartedly see it as being the best comedy that I saw on television this past season.

Review received two wins from it's two nominations from me. These wins came in the series and lead categories.

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES

Horace and Pete (Louis C.K., Steve Buscemi, Alan Alda, Edie Falco, Steven Wright, Kurt Metzger, Jessica Lange)

The Leftovers (Justin Theroux, Carrie Coon, Christopher Eccelston, Regina King, Kevin Carroll, Amy Brenneman, Chris Zylika, Margaret Qualley, Janel Moloney, Jovah Adepo, Jasmin Savoy Brown)

Orange is the New Black (Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon, Michael Harney, Kate Mulgrew, Uzo Aduba, Danielle Brooks, Samira Wiley, Taryn Manning, Selenis Leyva, Adrienne C. Moore, Dascha Polanco, Nick Sandow, Yael Stone, Jackie Cruz, Lea DeLaria, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Laverne Cox, Beth Fowler, Annie Golden, Laura Gomez, Diane Guerrero, Vicky Jeudy, Emma Myles, Jessica Pimentel, Abigail Savage, Constance Shulman, Lori Tan Chinn, Kimiko Glenn, Lori Petty, Ruby Rose, Lolita Foster, Germar Terrell Gardner, Joel Marsh Garland, Julie Lake, Matt Peters, Dale Soules, Lin Tucci, Tarama Torres)

Penny Dreadful (Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear, Billie Piper, Danny Sapani, Harry Treadaway, Josh Hartnett, Helen McCrory, Simon Russell Beale)

Rectify (Aden Young, Abigail Spencer, Adelaide Clemens, J. Smith-Cameron, Clayne Crawford, Luke Kirby, Bruce McKinnon, Jake Austin Walker, J.D. Evermore)

Sense8 (Tuppence Middleton, Brian J. Smith, Doona Bae, Aml Ameen, Max Riemelt, Tina Desai, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Jamie Clayton, Freema Agyeman, Terrence Mann, Anupam Kher, Naveen Andrews, Daryl Hannah)

AND THE WINENR IS:

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (TAYLOR SCHILLING, LAURA PREPON, MICHAEL HARNEY, KATE MULGREW, UZO ADUBA, DANIELLE BROOKS, SAMIRA WILEY, TARYN MANNING, SELENIS LEYVA, ADRIENNE C. MOORE, DASCHA POLANCO, NICK SANDOW, YAEL STONE, JACKIE CRUZ, LEA DELARIA, ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ, LAVERNE COX, BETH FOWLER, ANNIE HOLDEN, LAURA GOMEZ, DANE GUERRERO, VICKY JEUDY, EMMA MYLES, JESSICA PIMENTEL, ABIGAIL SAVAGE, CONSTANCE SHULMAN, LORI TAN CHINN, KIMIKO GLENN, LORI PETTY, RUBY ROSE, LOLITA FOSTER, GERMAR TERRELL GARDNER, JOEL MARSH GARLAND, JULIE LAKE, MATT PETERS, DALE SOULES, LIN TUCCI, TARAMA TORRES)

This is the third overall win for the ensemble of Orange is the New Black.

First and foremost when it comes to ensemble in any form I'll never not vote for Orange is the New Black. One of the greatest tv ensembles ever to be culminated together.

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES

black-ish (Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, Marsai Martin, Jenifer Lewis, Laurence Fishburne)

Jane the Virgin (Gina Rodriguez, Andrea Navedo, Justin Baldoni, Yael Grobglas, Ivonne Coll, Brett Dier, Jaime Camil, Anthony Mendez, Yara Martinez)

Transparent (Jeffrey Tambor, Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass, Gaby Hoffmann, Judith Light, Melora Hardin, Alexandra Billings, Cherry Jones)

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Carol Kane, Jane Krakowski, Mike Carlsen)

Veep (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Matt Walsh, Sufe Bradshaw, Kevin Dunn, Gary Cole, Sam Richardson, Sarah Sutherland)

You're the Worst (Chris Geere, Aya Cash, Desmin Borges, Kether Donohue, Allan McLeod, Todd Robert Anderson)

AND THE WINNER IS:

VEEP (JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS, ANNA CHLUMSKY, TONY HALE, REID SCOTT, TIMOTHY SIMONS, MATT WALSH, SUFE BRADSHAW, KEVIN DUNN, GARY COLE, SAM RICHARDSON, SARAH SUTHERLAND, HUGH LAURIE)

This is the second consecutive win and third overall nomination for the ensemble of HBO's Veep.

While I love Veep so much I don't go fully for it like many people do but one aspect of the show I'll never look down on the show for is their ensemble. The show started as a Dreyfus star vehicle but as the season's progress the supporting ensemble has become an even greater section of the show. The way all the actors play off one another whether they are against each other or working to achieve the same goals each time these actors interact it's comedy gold. Every season new characters are added and they fit so well into the already established universe I will always love this show because of it's ensemble.

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Shiri Appleby as Rachel Goldberg for ("Return") in "UNREAL"

Carrie Coon as Nora Durst for ("Lens") in "THE LEFTOVERS"

Viola Davis as Annalise Keating for ("There's My Baby") in "HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER"

Eva Green as Vanessa Ives for ("And They Were Enemies") in "PENNY DREADFUL"

Sarah Lancashire as Catherine Cawood for ("Episode Three") in "HAPPY VALLEY"

Keri Russell  as Elizabeth Jennings for ("The Magic of David Copperfield V. The Statue of Liberty Disappears") in "THE AMERICANS"

AND THE WINNER IS:

EVA GREEN AS VANESSA IVES FOR ("AND THEY WERE ENEMIES") IN "PENNY DREADFUL"

This is the second win and nomination for Eva Green. She wins consecutively for Penny Dreadful having won this award last year.

Eva Green is such an underused actress in Hollywood that the fact her clearly best work has been on the small screen for the last couple of years goes to show how cinema is unwilling to hire actress like Green. Green fully embraces the craziness of her role as she can with great control fly off the handle as Vanessa dives deep into her mental issues over how her life has gone. In her standout episode which happens to be the season 2 finale we get to see Green do something I've never seen to do with such confidence as Green plays Vanessa Ives opposite herself in a puppet form of Vanessa. It's really ingenious work from Green as she makes even the voiceover for the puppet as captivating to watch. Really it was no question Green would win again for me and unless some mind changing comes along she'll end up winning again for her work in the final season of the greatly underwatched Penny Dreadful.

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Steve Buscemi as Pete for ("Episode 6") in "HORACE AND PETE"

Scoot MacNairy as Gordon Clark for ("Limbo") in "HALT AND CATCH FIRE"

Mads Mikkelsen as Dr. Hannibal Lecter Philip Jennings for ("Antipasto") in "HANNIBAL"

Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings, for ("Glanders") in "THE AMERICANS

Justin Theroux as Kevin Garvey for ("Internation Assassin") in "THE LEFTOVERS"

Aden Young as Daniel Holden for ("The Source") in "RECTIFY"

AND THE WINNER IS:

ADEN YOUNG AS DANIEL HOLDENFOR ("THE SOURCE") IN "RECTIFY"

This is the first win and third nomination for Aden Young. He was previously nominated for individual acting and along with the ensemble of Rectify (2015).

Aden Young for the entire run of Rectify has been delivering what I consider to the be the most complex and game changing performance on television. Young in the role of Daniel Holden has to do so much acting through silence and restrain that unlike other television performances male or female the work is about what he doesn't show rather than what he does. Young plays this role as such a mysterious figure that while we still 3 seasons in are not sure whether he committed a crime and we still love the guys goes to show the great skill of Young. With one season left for Rectify it's sad that after one more season no longer will I get to watch Young play this role so convincing.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Alan Alda as Uncle Pete for ("Episode 1") in "HORACE AND PETE"

Kevin Carroll as John Murphy for ("Axis Mundi") in "THE LEFTOVERS"

Clayne Crawford as Ted Talbot Jr. for ("Thrill Ride") in "RECTIFY"

Christopher Eccleston as Matt Jamison for ("No Room at the Inn") in "THE LEFTOVERS"

Michael McKean as Chuck McGill for ("Nailed") in "BETTER CALL SAUL"

Miguel Ángel Silvestre as Lito Rodriguez for ("Death Doesn't Let You Say Goodbye") in "SENSE8"

AND THE WINNER IS:

ALAN ALDA AS UNCLE PETE FOR ("EPISODE 1") IN "HORACE AND PETE"

This is the first win and ourth nomination for Alan Alda. He was previously nominated for The West Wing (2005-2006) and 30 Rock (2009).

Alan Alda over his entire career has been one of the greatest television actors over a wide variety of genres but with his work as the awful bad tempered Uncle Pete I felt as an audience member I saw a complete role reversal to anything Alda has ever played. As the irredeemable Uncle Pete Alda exploded for his lived performance on Horace and Pete spitting veomous hate towards every character in only the best way possible. C.K. gave Alda room to stretch into playing such a unlikeable character that I am pleased to say I've never seen Alda an actor mostly known for comedy deliver a powerful dramatic turn as he has in Horace and Pete.

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Stefan Schwartz for ("Chloramphencol"), The Americans

Miguel Sapochnik for ("Battle of the Bastards"), Game of Thrones

Kimberly Peirce for ("Play with Friends"), Halt and Catch Fire

Vincenzo Natali for ("Antipasto"), Hannibal

Craig Zobel for ("International Assassin"), The Leftovers

AND THE WINNER IS:

MIGUEL SAPOCHNIK FOR ("BATTLE OF THE BASTARDS"), GAME OF THRONES

This is the first win and nomination for Miguel Sapochnik.

Game of Thrones is a show I love and hate at the same time because my overall opinion of the show seems to change frequetly from moment to moment but when the show hits it I know it's some incredible television. As is the case with both of Sapochnik's episodes especially the penultimate episode of the season "Battle of Bastards?. He filmed this extended battle sequence so well clearly inspired by previous filmed battles and actual descriptions of real life battles to make this some captivating television to watch visually. Sapochnik really is another find with the directors of Game of Thrones and I can't fault anything he done on the show this season because he clearly has an eye.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Gillian Anderson as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier for ("Antipasto") in "HANNIBAL"

Edie Falco as Sylvia for ("Episode 10") in "HORACE AND PETE"

Regina King as Erika Murphy for ("Lens") in "THE LEFTOVERS"

Taryn Manning as Tiffany 'Pennsatucky' Doggett for ("A Tittin' and a Hairin'") in "ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK"

Abigail Spencer as Amantha Holden for ("Thrill Ride") in "RECITFY"

Alison Wright as Martha Hanson for ("The Rat") in "THE AMERICANS"

AND THE WINNER IS:

REGINA KING AS FOR ("LENS") IN "THE LEFTOVERS"

This is the first win and fifth nomination for Regina King. She was previously nominated for Southland (2012), American Crime (2016) and alongside the ensemble of Southland (2012-2013).

Regina King has been in so many projects across all forms of media at this point and been at least watchable in all them that at this poing it's not a surprise when she is a marvel. King however brought so much energy to Leftovers season 2 that I almost can't imagine a show without her. King especially in the episode "Lens" was the emotional epicenter of the show and King pushed herself more then I think I've ever seen her which is saying something. The scene that I especially look to for King's best moment is the  scene shared between Nora and Erika. The scene is an interview scene between the two women as the camera cuts back and forth between extreme closeups of the two actresses and just seeing the emotions build in King's face is a masterclass in acting at it's highest.

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Stephen Schiff for ("The Magic of David Copperfield V. The Statue of Liberty Disappears"), The Americans

Louis C.K. for ("Episode 3"), Horace and Pete

Damon Lindelof & Nick Cuse for ("International Assassin"), The Leftovers

Damon Lindelof & Tom Perrotta for ("Lens"), The Leftovers

Jin Danger Gray & Jenji Kohan for ("Trust No Bitch"), Orange is the New Black

AND THE WINNER IS:

DAMON LINDELOF & NICK CUSE FOR ("INTERNATIONAL ASSASSIN"), THE LEFTOVERS

This is the first win for Nick Cuse and second win for Damon Lindelof. Lindelof previously won for producing Lost (2005) and was also nominated for producing Lost (2006, 2009), The Leftovers (2015) and writing Lost (2007).

It seems that the turn around from troubled show to all time great show with The Leftovers seemed to happen for half the audience however I consider myself in the minority that see season 2 as better but still loved season 1. Season 2 was almost a different story keeping some characters but the change of location and introduction of completly new characters was the most ingenious decision Lindelof and his writers could've made. International Assassin the best episode probably of the series takes the new direction to completely different standard having the entire episode occure in a hotel like purgatory. The episode is just as thrilling as the rest of the series and has some emotional highs and lows like nothing the series has ever done. The episode is the dream where writers can be so in charge of their creative risks and execute them perfectly.

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SERIES

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee ("Episode 1")

Inside Amy Schumer ("Madame President")

Key & Peele ("Meegan & Andre Break Up/The End")

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ("Sex Ed")

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ("Lin-Manuel Miranda/Ike Barinholtz/Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings (December 11th, 2015)")

AND THE WINNER IS:

LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER ("SEX ED")

At this point if your not watching John Oliver's show on a weekly basis then your missing on of one of the most important television shows on the air. Oliver has taken charge from his predecessors (Stewart & Colbert) and taken the form on news parody to another level. Unless something terribly happens where this show loses all it's spark or some other program rises I don't see anybody doing it better then Oliver for me in the years to come.

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES

Alex Buono & Rhys Thomas for ("Sandy Passage"), Documentary Now!

Ryan McFaul for ("Fame"), Inside Amy Schumer

Peter Atencio for ("The End"), Key & Peele

Jim Haskkinson for ("Church"), Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Nathan Fielder for ("The Movement"), Nathan For You

AND THE WINNER IS:

PETER ATENCIO FOR ("THE END"), KEY & PEELE

This is the first win and second nomination for Peter Atencio for his direction of Key & Peele. He was previously nominated for Key & Peele (2015).

Key & Peele in a seemingly understated away sort of became one of the best variety series by the time the show ended it's five season run and because the series never produced buzz equal to other shows it would seemingly go overlooked. The series finale was a great finale for the show and one of these reasons is Peter Atencio. His direction has always been strong for the series but having to handle the show's multiple sketches throughout a given episode is something to reward. Well done to Atencio and everyone on the show for crafting a great show.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY SERIES

Bill Hader as Vivienne 'Little Vivvy' Van Kimpton for ("Sandy Passage") in "DOCUMENTARY NOW!"

Amy Schumer as Various Characters for ("Madame President") in "INSIDE AMY SCHUMER"

Keegan Michael-Key as Various Characters for ("The Job Interview") in "KEY & PEELE"

Jordan Peele as Various Characters for ("Meegan & Andre Break Up") in "KEY & PEELE"

John Oliver as Host for ("Church") in "LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER"

AND THE WINNER IS:

BILL HADER AS VIVIENNE 'LITTLE VIVVY' VAN KIMPTON FOR ("SANDY PASSAGE") IN "DOCUMENTARY NOW!"

This is the first win and second nomination for Bill Hader. He was previously nominated for his work on Saturday Night Live (2013).

Bill Hader's post SNL career has one to behold as the actor has worked pretty frequently in both in film and television in every field those two forms of tv cover. He wins however for his scarily accurate parody performance of Grey Garden's infamous Little Edie. In the first episode of Documentary Now! which for me was as great as the short lived series got Hader played this character with such comedic genius that he was a wonder to watch in his effortless turn. There's no stopping Hader at this point as he continues to play this zainy characters in all forms of media.

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES

Samantha Bee, Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Mathan Erhardt, Joe Grossman, Jo Miller, Jason Reich & Melinda Taub for ("Episode 1"), Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Kim Caramele, Kyle Dunnigan, Jessi Klein, Mike Lawrence, Kurt Metzger, Christine Nangle, Claudia O'Doherty, Daniel Powell, Tami Sagher & Amy Schumer for ("Madame President"), Inside Amy Schumer

Rebecca Drysdale, Colton Dunn, Keegan-Michael Key, Phil Augusta Jackson, Jay Martel, Jordan Peele, Ian Roberts, Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders for ("The End"), Key & Peele

Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Hafferty, Jeff Mauerer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss & Juli Weiner for ("Sex Ed"), Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Karey Dornetto & Graham Wagner for ("Lance is Smart"), Portlandia

AND THE WINNER IS:

KEVIN AVERY, TIM CARVELL, JOSH DONELMAN, DAN GUREWITCH, GEOGG HAFFERTY, JEFF MAUERER, JOHN OLIVER, SCOTT SHERMAN, WILL TRACY, JILL TWISS & JULI WEINER FOR ("SEX ED"), LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER

This is the second win and nomination for the writing team for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. The team has been nominated and won multiple awards previous to joining together but they win a second time in a row.

John Oliver has become the king of late night television after the departure of Colbert and Stewart and his rise this past year was one of wonder. He and his team were already creating political entertainment of greatness their first year on the air but even more this year as the 2016 election started to rear it's head Oliver was able to fully invest himself into it all making it one wonderful season of television. Oliver continues with his show to greatlu impress me because he takes time to craft one show a week and make that show as strong as it can be.

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Bertie Carvel as Jonathan Strange in "JONATHAN STRANGE & MR. NORRELL"

Kit Harrington as Charles Poole in "7 DAYS IN HELL"

Oscar Isaac as Nick Wasisko in "SHOW ME A HERO"

Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran in "AMERICAN CRIME STORY"

Ben Whishaw as Danny in "LONDON SPY"

Patrick Wilson as Lou Solverson in "FARGO"

AND THE WINNER IS:

OSCAR ISAAC AS NICK WASISKO IN "SHOW ME A HERO"

This is the first win and nomination for Oscar Isaac.

Oscar Isaac is quickly becoming one of my go to's for giving great performance after performance (X-Men aside) and his work on David Simon's Show Me a Hero was yet again him just knocking a role out of the park. Isaac played the real life Nick Wasisko making this quite conflicted character into one of the most fascinating portrayals this entire TV season. Playing the unequipped juvenille Wasisko in this series was a risk because the character is so easily put upon but Isaac adds his strength and charisma as an actor to thie role that he really fleshes out the role like no other could've done. Just look at how he delivers his spoken words more quietly towards the beginning of the series as the character is clearly unconfident and as the series progresses as too does Isaac's performance.

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Blythe Danner as Ruth Madoff in "MADOFF"

Kirsten Dunst as Peggy Blumquist in "FARGO"

Felicity Huffman as Leslie Graham in "AMERICAN CRIME"

Rachel McAdams as in "TRUE DETECTIVE"

Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark in "THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY"

Lili Taylor as Anne Blaine in "AMERICAN CRIME"

AND THE WINNER IS:

SARAH PAULSON AS MARCIA CLARK IN "AMERICAN CRIME STORY"

This is the first win and third nomination for Sarah Paulson. She was previously nominated for her performances as Nicole Wallace in Game Change (2012) and Lana Winters in American Horror Story (2013).

Everything related to American Crime Story could've been a disaster with the involvement of Ryan Murphy but when the final product was aired it became clear that this was something special. One of the standout parts of the entire series was Sarah Paulson. Ever since getting into the Ryan Murphy tv family Paulson has been given some good to great material to work with but never until she portrayed Marcia Clark was she given the role that would be able to show her talent in the highest regard. As Clark Paulson is able to make the audience sympathetic to this true women who until know has been badly looked upon. Paulson properly gives respect to Clark and shines even above some competitive performances in the series. I couldn't be happier that Paulson got the chance to finally be the lead because everyone will get to see how much talent she has shown in smaller roles here and there now in a larger role where she just was breathtaking.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden in "AMERICAN CRIME STORY"

Conor Jessup as Taylor Blaine in "AMERICAN CRIME"

Nick Offerman as Karl Weathers in "FARGO"

Joey Pollari as Eric Tanner in "AMERICAN CRIME"

Michael Sheen as Caspian Wint in "7 DAYS IN HELL"

Bokeem Woodbine as Mike Milligan in "FARGO"

AND THE WINNER IS:

BOKEEM WOODBINE AS MIKE MILLIGAN IN "FARGO"

This is the first win and nomination for Bokeem Woodbine.

As I've mentioned before season 2 of Fargo was one of the most impressive series of the season for me and of the many spectacular moving parts one of the greatest ones was Bokeem Woodbine's character of Mike Milligan. Woodbine was a practically new actor to me which added to my enjoyment of discovering the talent he had hidden. Milligan was the true villian past the Gerhardt's of the season and having his cool and confident persona throughout the season felt so in time and appropriate. Woodbine was the definition of suave from his posture to his costuming it was a delight whenever he appeared on screen and up until his final moments I always wanted more of this original character.

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

John Ridley for ("Season Two: Episode Seven"), American Crime

Michael Uppendahl for ("The Myth of Sisyphus"), Fargo

Susanne Bier for The Night Manager

John Singleton for ("The Race Card"), The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Paul Haggis for Show Me a Hero

AND THE WINNER IS:

JOHN SINGLETON FOR ("THE RACE CARD"), THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY

This is the first win and nomination for John Singleton.

Just about everything related to People v. O.J. has been almost praised to death at this point but one element I feel is sadly overlooked is the direction. Sure Ryan Murphy and Anthony Hemingway had more prolific achievements directing more episodes of the season but when I think about direction in the series I think of John Singleton's episode. Singleton is a prolific in his own right and adds some great touches to this already great episode "The Race Card". His camera inputs you into living in L.A. for black america as the episode focuses on Johnny and Darden. Singleton like his name is a singular talent and hopefully being apart of this series leads him to more opportunities that sadly seem unavaliable to him even though he shows immense talent when given actual chances.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Olivia Colman as Angela Burr in "THE NIGHT MANAGER"

Regina King as Terri LaCroix in "AMERICAN CRIME"

Cristin Milioti as Betsy Solverson in "FARGO"

Anika Noni Rose as Kizzy in "ROOTS"

Winona Ryder as Vinni Restiano in "SHOW ME A HERO"

Jean Smart as Floyd Gerhardt in "FARGO"

AND THE WINNER IS:

JEAN SMART AS FLOYD GERHARDT IN "FARGO"

This is the first win and fourth nomination for Jean Smart. She was previously nominated for Frasier (2000), 24 (2007) and Samanatha Who? (2008).

Jean Smart succeeds in so many spaces of the television landscape that when she joins a show and is great I'm not surprised. As is the case with her performance as the matriarch Floyd Gerhardt on Fargo season 2. She is strong, cunning, silent and absolutely captivating. This is a quieter turn by Smart who usually explodes energy on screen but this quiet turn is no way a bad thing. She's plays this world ridden women at the head of the family business that is crumbling around her. Throughout the series she is quite cunning playing the ultimate villian who lets her limited works speak rather than her actions which are all performed by her many many sons. Smart was wonderful in the role making it even more then I could've wanted.

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Murray Miller for 7 Days in Hell

John Ridley for ("Season Two: Episode Seven"), American Crime

Bob DeLaurentis for ("The Myth of Sisyphus"), Fargo

Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski for ("Manna from Heaven"), The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

William F. Zorzi & David Simons for Show Me a Hero

AND THE WINNER IS:

BOB DELAURENTIS FOR ("THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS"), FARGO

This is the first win and nomination for Bob De Laurentis. He wins for his writing of the episode "The Myth of Sisyphus".

Fargo season 1 was praised but sorely overlooked by mainstream audiences airing around the same time as True Detective season 1. However in retrospect I'm sure most including myself consider Fargo the greater show. When season 2 came around expectations were high and thankfully Hawley and his team did not disappoint. The third episode "The Myth of Sisyphus" I consider to be the best written episode of the season. After going through the first two episodes we had a sense of this set of characters whether in large amounts (Lou) or small amounts (Betsy) it was the third episode where I see the signs of plot beginning and this characters start to take charge. The episode follows many of the characters giving them equal time to shine and really is an impressive feat in writing showing that Hawley's team can be just as strong as him.

OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM

Dancing with the Stars ("Week #11: Final Results")

Project Runway ("Shut Up and Sew")

RuPaul's Drag Race ("RuPaul Book Ball")

So You Think You Can Dance ("Top 10 Perform; 2 Eliminated")

Survivor ("You Call, We'll Haul")

Top Chef ("Restaurant Wars, Part 2")

AND THE WINNER IS:

RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ("RUPAUL BOOK BALL")

This is the first win and eigth straight nomination for RuPaul's Drag Race.

RuPaul's Drag Race is probably the best show on television that a small set of loyal people watch. I myself include myself in this small group and find the show fascinating even if there are the weaker moments. This season was really a return to form even with some stinker moments peppered throughout I just found myself invested in every queen (Derick Berry aside) and that's when I know a season of this show is hitting it's stride. This particular episode was quite the satisfying one where it had the drama, pathos, humor and just good feeling that comes from the best episodes of this show. I'm surprised I'v never rewarded the show before this but it felt appropriate to reward it as a return to form season.

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Aya Cash as Gretchen Cutler for ("There is Currently a Problem") in "YOU'RE THE WORST"

Anna Farris as Christy Plunkett for ("Thigh Gap and a Rack of Lamb") in "MOM"

Illana Glazer as Ilana Wexler for ("Burning Bridges") in "BROAD CITY"

Ellie Kemper as Kimmy Schmidt for ("Kimmy Goes to Her Happy Place!") in "UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT"

Gina Rodriguez as Jane Gloriana Villanueva for ("Chapter Thirty-Nine") in "JANE THE VIRGIN"

Trace Ellis Ross as Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson for ("Charlie in Charge") in "BLACK-ISH"

AND THE WINNER IS:

AYA CASH AS GRETCHEN CUTLER FOR ("THERE IS CURRENTLY A PROBLEM") IN "YOU'RE THE WORST"

This is the first win and nomination for Aya Cash.

There was no question once Stephen Falk and his team of writers added in the Gretchen depression arc this season and it was performed to the high by Aya Cash that she would be winning this mention from me. Cash has such a laid back delivery that made for sarcastic comedic gold in the first season and this laid back persona was then up ended by the arc given in Cash in the second season. Cash's work may have been more dramatic than comedic but in her standout monologue where Gretchen lays it all out on the line for everyone to hear Cash is able to make every insult land in a funny way while also cutting into us as an audience as we feel deeply for this truly troubled women. Cash really blew everything away this season and gives a well rounded performance to what could easily have been a hateful bitter one note character.

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr. for ("Hope") in "BLACK-ISH"

Aziz Ansari as Dev Shah for ("Nashville") in "MASTER OF NONE"

Andrew Daly as Forrest MacNeil for ("Cult; Perfect Body") in "REVIEW"

Chris Geere as Jimmy Shive-Overly for ("A Right Proper Story") in "YOU'RE THE WORST"

William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher for ("Sleep No More") in "SHAMELESS"

Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman for ("Man on the Land") in "TRANSPARENT"

AND THE WINNER IS:

ANDREW DALY AS FORREST MACNEIL FOR ("CULT; PERFECT BODY") IN "REVIEW"

This is the first win and third nomination for Andrew Daly. He previously was nominated for producing and starring in Review (2014). He wins this year for his performance on Review season 2.

Review was a surprising wonder in season one going places I never expected a show like this to go. However while I felt the show hit an appropriate end in season 1 I was not ready for the magnificence that was Review season 2. One of the main reasons to why this mix of outladish comedy situations and hard hitting black comedy worked so well is the leading performance by Andrew Daly. It was quite the unapologetic turn where he went head first into his portrayal of a man so desperate to complete every review given to him because he feel he must. Daly especially shone in the episode "Cult; Perfect Body" where he displayed some hidden physical comedy in a outlandish situation comedy. Daly really did it better then any other actor in a comedy this season and for that I reward his performance here.

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Richard Shepard for ("The Panic in Central Park"), Girls

Lynn Shelton for ("Ladies and Gentlemen"), Master of None

Jill Soloway for ("Man on the Land"), Transparent

Dale Stern for ("Mother"), Veep

Wendey Stanzler for ("There is Currently a Problem"), You're the Worst

AND THE WINNER IS:

JILL SOLOWAY FOR ("MAN ON THE LAND"), TRANSPARENT

This is the fourth win and ninth nomination for Jill Soloway. She previously won for producing Six Feet Under (2002, 2006) and directing Transparent (2015). She was also nominated for producing Six Feet Under (2003, 2005), United States of Tara (2009), Transparent (2015) and writing Transparent (2015).

Transparent is one of the most visually stunning television shows on television. It so visually beautiful to look at even if the visuals for the show are some of the most understated. Jill Soloway yet again explores techniques of film making on television that I have not seen used on TV actually. "Man on the Land" the penultimate episode of Transparent season 2 was a build up of many plot lines throughout the season. The episode is completely set away from the family homes of the Pfefferman's going to an away retreat for real women to escape the men of the real world. This away festival of sorts is so brilliantly captured by Soloway's camera as she sees all these new one off characters escaping the men of the world. Soloway really is building herself as quite the director through the show Transparent.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon for ("Kimmy Goes to a Play!") in "UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT"

Jaime Camill as Rogelio de la Vega for ("Chapter Twenty-Seven") in "JANE THE VIRGIN"

Jay Duplass as Joshua "Josh" Pfefferman for ("Mee-Maw") in "TRANSPARENT"

Christopher Meloni as Jonas / Gene for ("Day is Done") in "WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER: FIRST DAY OF CAMP"

Andrew Rannells as Elijah Krantz for ("Hello Kitty") in "GIRLS"

Timothy Simmons as Jonah Ryan for ("C**tgate") in "VEEP"

AND THE WINNER IS:

TITUSS BURGESS AS TITUS ANDROMEDON FOR ("KIMMY GOES TO A PLAY!") IN "UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT"

This is the second win and nomination for Tituss Burgess. He wins yet again for his performance as the Titus Andromedon.

Titus Andromedon one of the greatest creations from the minds of Robert Carlock and Tina Fey grew even more in my estimations in season 2 of Kimmy Schmidt. I loved the Andromedon character so much in season 1 for his witty dialogue and just out there sense of humor. However in season 2 the character became even more complex through the introduction of the boyfriend character Mike and everything that surrounded that allowing Titus to grow up right in front of our eyes. Also the in early season episode we see Titus perform in a one person telling of his past life and the topic was handled with such care and Burgess' performance so strong and moving it made me fall just in love with his talent for delivery of comedy and ability nuance.

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Kenya Barris for ("Hope"), black-ish

Lena Dunham for ("The Panic in Central Park"), Girls

Andrew Blitz, Sarah Peters & Zoe Jarman for ("Ladies and Gentlemen"), Master of None

Jill Soloway for ("Man on the Land"), Transparent

Stephen Falk & Philippe Iujvidin for ("There is Currently a Problem"), You're the Worst

AND THE WINNER IS:

KENYA BARRIS FOR ("HOPE"), BLACK-ISH

This is the first win and nomination for Kenya Barris. He wins for his writng of the season 2 episode "Hope".

black-ish a show I respected and admired greatly in season with the help of a loyal fandom and critical acclaim took more and more creative risks in it's second season which paid off immensly. This risk taking while not a new form of story telling is a type of story telling so rarely seen on network tv nowadays. The episode tackles the real problem of gun violence of black america. Like the shows of the 70s and 80s the episode wasn't afraid to get right into issue presenting all sides of the argument. Barris and his writing staff blew away my expectations for the show and while the show might stay great will never match this peak episode is no big deal because the episode is that strong and that singular.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Kether Donohue as Lindsay Jillian for ("Spooky Sunday Funday") in "YOU'RE THE WORST"

Gaby Hoffmann as Alexandra "Ali" Pfefferman for ("Bulnerable") in "TRANSPARENT"

Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett for ("Death, Death, Death and a Bucket of Chicken") in "MOM"

Amy Landacker as Sarah Pfefferman for ("Kina Hora") in "TRANSPARENT"

Judith Light as Shelley Pfefferman for ("Flicky-Flicky Thump-Thump") in "TRANSPARENT"

Amanda Peet as Tina Morris for ("Hotels ") in "TOGETHERNESS"

AND THE WINNER IS:

GABY HOFFMAN AS ALEXANDRA "ALI" PFEFFERMAN FOR ("BULNERABLE") IN "TRANSPARENT"

This is the first win and fourth nomination for Gaby Hoffman. She was previously nominated for her individual performances on Girls (2014) and Transparent (2015). She also was nominated alongside the ensemble of Transparent (2015).

Gaby Hoffman since her sort of resurrance in the world of acting as an adult has been a wonder to behold. She really ruled playing very outladish characters for a while but with her work as Ali Pfefferman there is the chance she goes off the wall but due to the writing staff and Hoffman's stellar work she holds back a lot of her performance. This holding back works wonders for building the character of Ali and also showing the greatness that Hoffman possesses. Hoffman was wonderful in season one but grew even more into the role in season 2 due to the focus of the show changing towards Hoffman through her relationship with Cherry Jones Leslie. Hoffman like her fellow nominees from Transparent impressed me so much this season and while some have forgotten Transparent due to it's quiet nature when you have someone like Hoffman giving this performance the show must be watched frequently.