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Millie Bobby Brown, Carrie Coon, Shailene Woodley, Robert DeNiro, More Score First Emmy Nominations

Most of the major acting categories feature first-time Emmy nominees.

The 2017 Primetime Emmy Nominations were revealed Thursday morning.

While the list of nominees includes plenty of “usual suspects,” it also includes some first-time nominees.

Most of the major acting races, in fact, feature a first-timer.

“This Is Us” star Milo Ventimiglia scores his first career Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Claire Foy of “The Crown” is a first-timer in the Lead Actress in a Drama category.

The Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie race includes two first-time nominees. Veteran Robert DeNiro is a first-time nominee for “The Wizard Of Lies,” while Riz Ahmed is a first-year nominee for “The Night Of”*. Carrie Coon (“Fargo”) and Reese Witherspoon (“Big Little Lies)” are first-time nominees in the Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie category.

“Atlanta” star Donald Glover is a first-year nominee in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Race***.

First-time/first-year nominees in the supporting categories are as follows:
Supporting Actor in a Drama: David Harbour (“Stranger Things”), Ron Cephas Jones (“This Is Us”)
Supporting Actress in a Drama: Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”), Ann Dowd (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)****, Chrissy Metz (“This Is Us”), Thandie Newton (“Westworld”), Samira Wiley (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy: Vanessa Bayer (“Saturday Night Live”), Kathryn Hahn (“Transparent”), Leslie Jones (“Saturday Night Live”)

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: Bill Camp (“The Night Of”), David Thewlis (“Fargo”), Alexander Skarsgard (“Big Little Lies”)
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Shailene Woodley (“Big Little Lies”), Michelle Pfeiffer (“The Wizard Of Lies”), Jackie Hoffman (“FEUD: Bette and Joan”)

**Riz Ahmed actually earned two nominations this year. He is also up for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy for “Girls.”

***Donald Glover actually earned three nominations this year. He also picked up directing and writing nods for “Atlanta.”

****Ann Dowd actually earned two nominations this year. She is also up for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama for “The Leftovers.”

Brian Cantor

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