Abe's Words: September 2018

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Matthew Rhys WINNER
The Americans

Ed Harris
Westworld

Jason Bateman
Ozark

Jeffrey Wright
Westworld

Milo Ventimiglia
This Is Us

Sterling K. Brown
This Is Us

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Foy WINNER
The Crown

Elisabeth Moss
The Handmaid's Tale

Evan Rachel Wood
Westworld

Keri Russell
The Americans

Sandra Oh
Killing Eve

Tatiana Maslany
Orphan Black

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Bill Hader WINNER
Barry

Anthony Anderson
Black-ish

Donald Glover
Atlanta

Larry David
Curb Your Enthusiasm

Ted Danson
The Good Place

William H. Macy
Shameless

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Rachel Brosnahan WINNER
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Allison Janney

Mom

Issa Rae
Insecure

Lily Tomlin
Grace and Frankie

Pamela Adlon
Better Things

Tracee Ellis Ross
Black-ish

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Darren Criss WINNER
American Crime Story
The Assassination of Gianni Versace

Antonio Banderas
Genius
Picasso

Benedict Cumberbatch
Patrick Melrose

Jeff Daniels
The Looming Tower

Jesse Plemons
Black Mirror
USS Callister

John Legend
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Regina King
WINNER
Seven Seconds

Edie Falco
Law & Order True Crime
The Menendez Murders

Jessica Biel
The Sinner

Laura Dern
The Tale

Michelle Dockery
Godless

Sarah Paulson
American Horror Story
Cult

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Peter Dinklage WINNER
Game of Thrones

David Harbour
Stranger Things

Joseph Fiennes
The Handmaid's Tale

Mandy Patinkin
Homeland

Matt Smith
The Crown

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Game of Thrones

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Thandie Newton WINNER
Westworld

Alexis Bledel
The Handmaid's Tale

Ann Dowd
The Handmaid's Tale

Lena Headey
Game of Thrones

Millie Bobby Brown
Stranger Things

Vanessa Kirby
The Crown

Yvonne Strahovski
The Handmaid's Tale

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Henry Winkler WINNER
Barry

Alec Baldwin
Saturday Night Live

Brian Tyree Henry
Atlanta

Kenan Thompson
Saturday Night Live

Louie Anderson
Baskets

Tituss Burgess
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Tony Shalhoub
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Borstein WINNER
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Aidy Bryant
Saturday Night Live

Betty Gilpin
GLOW

Kate McKinnon
Saturday Night Live

Laurie Metcalf
Roseanne

Leslie Jones
Saturday Night Live

Megan Mullally
Will & Grace

Zazie Beetz
Atlanta

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Jeff Daniels WINNER
Godless

Brandon Victor Dixon
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

Edgar Ramírez
American Crime Story
The Assassination of Gianni Versace

Finn Wittrock
American Crime Story
The Assassination of Gianni Versace

John Leguizamo
Waco

Michael Stuhlbarg
The Looming Tower

Ricky Martin
American Crime Story
The Assassination of Gianni Versace

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Merritt Wever WINNER
Godless

Adina Porter
American Horror Story
Cult

Judith Light
American Crime Story
The Assassination of Gianni Versace

Letitia Wright
Black Mirror
Black Museum

Penélope Cruz
American Crime Story
The Assassination of Gianni Versace

Sara Bareilles
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

Outstanding Reality Competition Program
RuPaul's Drag Race WINNER
RuPaul's Drag Race

American Ninja Warrior

Project Runway

The Amazing Race

The Voice

Top Chef

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
The Crown WINNER
Stephen Daldry
Paterfamilias

Game of Thrones
Jeremy Podeswa
The Dragon and the Wolf

Game of Thrones
Alan Taylor
Beyond the Wall

Ozark
Jason Bateman
The Toll

Ozark
Daniel Sackheim
Tonight We Improvise

Stranger Things
Ross Duffer, Matt Duffer
Chapter Nine: The Gate

The Handmaid's Tale
Kari Skogland
After

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel WINNER
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Pilot

Atlanta
Hiro Murai
Teddy Perkins

Atlanta
Donald Glover
FUBU

Barry
Bill Hader
Chapter One: Make Your Mark

GLOW
Jesse Peretz
Pilot

Silicon Valley
Mike Judge
Initial Coin Offering

The Big Bang Theory
Mark Cendrowski
The Bow Tie Asymmetry

Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
American Crime Story WINNER
Ryan Murphy
The Assassination of Gianni Versace

Godless
Scott Frank

Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
David Leveaux, Alex Rudzinski

Paterno
Barry Levinson

Patrick Melrose
Edward Berger

The Looming Tower
Craig Zisk
9/11

Twin Peaks
David Lynch

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
The Oscars WINNER
Glenn Weiss

Dave Chappelle: Equanimity
Stan Lathan

Jerry Before Seinfeld
Michael Bonfiglio

Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
Marcus Raboy

Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake
Hamish Hamilton

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
The Americans WINNER
Joel Fields, Joseph Weisberg
Start

Game of Thrones
David Benioff, D.B. Weiss
The Dragon and the Wolf

Killing Eve
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Nice Face

Stranger Things
Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
Chapter Nine: The Gate

The Crown
Peter Morgan
Mystery Man

The Handmaid's Tale
Bruce Miller
June

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel WINNER
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Pilot

Atlanta
Stefani Robinson
Barbershop

Atlanta
Donald Glover

Barry
Bill Hader, Alec Berg
Chapter One: Make Your Mark

Barry
Elizabeth Sarnoff
Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast And Keep Going

Silicon Valley
Alec Berg
Fifty-One Percent

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Black Mirror WINNER
William Bridges, Charlie Brooker
USS Callister

American Crime Story
Tom Rob Smith
House by the Lake

American Vandal
Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus
Clean Up

Godless
Scott Frank

Patrick Melrose
David Nicholls

Twin Peaks
David Lynch, Mark Frost

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City WINNER

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Samantha Bee, Melinda Taub, Pat Cassels, Mike Drucker, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Miles Kahn, Nicole Silverberg, Mike Rubens, Halcyon Person, Ashley Nicole Black, Joe Grossman, Sean Crespo, Razan Ghalayini, Tyler G. Hall, Allana Harkin, Paul S. Myers
The Great American Puerto Rico

Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady
Michelle Wolf

Patton Oswalt: Annihilation
Patton Oswalt

Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
Steve Martin, Martin Short

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Saturday Night Live WINNER

At Home with Amy Sedaris

Drunk History

I Love You, America

Portlandia

Tracey Ullman's Show

Outstanding Drama Series
Game of Thrones WINNER

Stranger Things

The Americans

The Crown

The Handmaid's Tale

This Is Us

Westworld

Outstanding Comedy Series
Atlanta

Barry

Black-ish

Curb Your Enthusiasm

GLOW

Silicon Valley

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel WINNER

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Outstanding Limited Series
American Crime Story WINNER
The Assassination of Gianni Versace

Genius

Godless

Patrick Melrose

The Alienist

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver WINNER

The Daily Show

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert