‘Stranger Things’ turns Emmy nominations upside down

Did your favorite shows make the cut?
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Emmy nominees were announced Thursday morning, and shows like This is Us and The Crown have got to be very happy right now. Not only that, but Netflix's Stranger Things snagged a nomination for best drama series -- and so did Barb (Shannon Purser), for guest actress in a drama.

As we previously explained, Game of Thrones' no-noms status wasn't a snub, they were simply ineligible this year.

A full list of nominees, updating live, is below.

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder Claire Foy, The Crown Elizabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale Keri Russell, The Americans Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld Robin Wright, House of Cards

Lead Actor in Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown, This is Us Anthony Hopkins, Westworld Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul Matthew Rhys, The Americans Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan Milo Ventimiglia, This is Us

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Carrie Coon, Fargo Felicity Huffman, American Crime Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies Jessica Lange, FEUD: Bette and Joan Susan Sarandon, FEUD: Bette and Joan Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Riz Ahmed, The Night Of Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Lying Detective (Masterpiece) Robert De Niro, The Wizard of Lies Ewan McGregor, Fargo Geoffrey Rush, Genius John Turturro, The Night Of

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Pamela Adlon, Better Things Jane Fonda, Grace And Frankie Allison Janney, Mom Elli Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish Lily Tomlin, Grace And Frankie

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, black-ish Aziz Ansari, Master of None Zach Galifianakis, Baskets Donald Glover, Atlanta William H. Macy, Shameless Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

The Amazing Race American Ninja Warrior Project Runway RuPaul's Drag Race Top Chef The Voice

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Jimmy Kimmel Live Last Week Tonight with John Oliver The Late Late Show with James Corden The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Real Time with Bill Maher

Outstanding Limited Series

Big Little Lies Fargo FEUD: Bette and Joan Genius The Night Of

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Ann Dowd, The Handmaid's Tale Samira Wiley, The Handmaid's Tale Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things Chrissy Metz, This Is Us Thandie Newton, Westworld

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama

Allison Wright, The Americans Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid's Tale Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder Ann Dowd, The Leftovers Laverne Cox, Orange is the New Black Shannon Purser, Stranger Things

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy

Wanda Sykes, black-ish Becky Ann Baker. Girls Angela Bassett, Master of None Melissa McCarthy. Saturday Night Live Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Comedy Series

Atlanta black-ish Master of None Modern Family Silicon Valley Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Veep

Outstanding Drama Series

Better Call Saul The Crown The Handmaid’s Tale House of Cards Strangers Things This Is Us Westworld

The Emmys, hosted by Stephen Colbert, air live on CBS Sept. 17.

This post will continue to be updated as more categories are announced.

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Proma Khosla

Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.

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