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Emmys 2018: Stars React to Their Nominations

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Jul 12, 2018 11:14 PM
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Finn Wittrock, Darren Criss, American Crime Story
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FX Networks

Finn Wittrock, The Assassination of Gianni Versace

"I am so honored to be nominated today. I owe a great debt to Ryan Murphy and I would like to express a big congrats to my fellow nominees, especially my co-stars from American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace," the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie nominee shared in a statement. "I'm thrilled to be sharing this category with such a talented group of actors." 


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FX

Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Cult

"I am incredibly honored to have been recognized by the Television Academy, and want to thank Ryan Murphy and the entire cast and crew of AHS, with a particular shout out to the magnificent Evan Peters, who inspires me and makes me want to be a better actor," the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie nominee shared in a statement. 


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Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black

"This is completely unexpected and a wonderful surprise to be remembered. As always, this nomination is dedicated to the Clone Club for their loyal and rabid support!" the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nominee shared in a statement. "This is an amazing send off for our final season. It meant so much to all of us who worked on the show for it to resonate with people. Thank you very much to the Academy for the recognition. So excited to be sharing the category with all these amazing women. So happy Sandra Oh's phenomenal work is being recognized!!


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Adina Porter, American Horror Story: Cult

"I am thrilled by the acknowledgement from the Television Academy. I want to thank Ryan Murphy, the insanely talented cast and crew of AHS: Cult, and all the folks at FX. These things are always a team effort; I am truly grateful to be part of the AHS family," the  Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie nominee said in a statement. 


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NBC

Mandy Moore, This Is Us

"Couldn't be prouder of our #ThisIsUs family and our 8 #emmy nominations today. Congrats to @miloanthonyventimiglia and @sterlingkbrown for their acting nods and @zoehaymakeup, @heatherplott, @ehmakeupartist and their teams for their makeup nom, @hvbahmet and her team for the costumes nod, #roncephasjones and #geraldmcraney for their guest actor noms, and the entire crew for our drama series nomination!! So much to celebrate!! #emmys," the actress shared on Instagram. 


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Padma Lakshmi, Top Chef

"I am so excited that Top Chef has once again been recognized by the Television Academy," the host shared after celebrating an Outstanding Reality Competition nomination. "Thank you to all of you who voted for us. We try to make the show better and better each year and this nomination feels so good." 


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Candace Cameron Bure, Fuller House

"Fuller House just got an Emmy nomination!!!! I'm so so so proud of our team!!! Congratulations everyone!!" the actress shared on Instagram when celebrating the show's Outstanding Children's Program nomination. 


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Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid's Tale

"I am so excited for everyone in The Handmaid's Tale who has been recognized and am thrilled to be standing alongside of them," the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nominee shared in a statement. "I'm so grateful to Bruce Miller and the writing team for the extraordinary storyline this season and to the academy voters for the recognition."


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Allison Janney, Mom

"I'd like to thank the Television Academy once again for this wonderful honor. I'm looking forward to getting back into production on Season Six of Mom and playing with Anna, Jaime, Mimi, Beth and all of our amazing cast on the show," the Outstanding Lead Actress in Comedy Series nominee shared in a statement. "Congratulations to all the nominees this morning!"


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Wanda Sykes, Black-Ish

"I am so grateful to be in the Black-ish family and congrats to my fellow nominees," the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series nominee shared in a statement. 


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Hulu

Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale

"What a morning! So grateful to the Academy for recognizing my work on The Handmaid's Tale but I am completely BLOWN AWAY by the 20 nominations the show has received! I'm so proud of my amazingly talented castmates who were recognized - Ann, Alexis, Yvonne, Joe, Samira, Cherry and Kelly - and equally elated for our wonderful crew who work tirelessly to make the show so special," the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nominee shared in a statement. "Working on The Handmaid's Tale has been such a rewarding experience. To have it acknowledged in this way makes it all the more sweet." 


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Jason Bateman, Ozark

"I couldn't have asked for a more talented, dedicated and tasteful group of people to work alongside on Ozark. Every person, in every department, has a hand in earning these Emmy nominations and we are so grateful that the Academy, and the public, has found and embraced our show," the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series nominee shared via a statement. "A big thank you from all of us."


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Netflix

Betty Gilpin, Glow

"Greetings from a shock and denial paralysis on my living room floor. Thank you to the Television Academy for making me throw my phone across the room as if it was made of lava needles. I am so overwhelmed and grateful to be a part of a show where women are allowed to be their weirdest, loudest, bravest selves," the Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nominee shared. "I'll probably self-sabotage in a bold and creative way before the ceremony, so I hope everyone has a lovely autumn. Thank you, thank you, thank you. What. Is. Happening."


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ABC

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish

"I am truly humbled and appreciative of this Emmy nomination. I am thankful and grateful to ABC for giving us a platform to share our stories. I say OUR because I would not be in this moment right now without my castmates who push me as an actor, my amazing writers who trust me to breathe life into their words without question, and my friend and partner Kenya Barris who shared the same vision as I in wanting to change the landscape of television and share our stories thus creating Black-ish," the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series nominee shared in a statement. "I cannot thank you enough for enriching my career and changing our narrative! I am forever indebted and eternally grateful!"


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Gerald McRaney, This Is Us

"I am so honored and humbled to have received a second Emmy nomination for a show that I love dearly," the actor shared in a statement when celebrating the show's Outstanding Drama Series nomination. "The writing is spot on perfection and working with the actors on the show is a total joy."


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NBC

Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us

"I'm so honored to be part of This Is Us. This sort of opportunity comes along once in a lifetime. I'm especially grateful to Dan Fogelman and the writers for finding a way to continue to tell William's story," the actor shared in a statement when celebrating the show's Outstanding Drama Series nomination. "Thank you to the Academy for recognizing so many of the talented cast and crew from This Is Us today. I can't wait to celebrate with them soon!"


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NBC

Ted Danson, The Good Place

"It's truly an honor to be nominated, and especially nice not to be the oldest person in the category. Thanks, Larry," the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series nominee shared in a statement. 


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FX

Pamela Adlon, Better Things

"I am completely over the moon and so happy. This recognition from my peers for my life's work and my show, Better Things." the Outstanding Lead Actress in Comedy Series nominee shared via a statement. "Filled with gratitude. Thank you."


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Regina King, Seven Seconds

"It feels amazing to be recognized for Seven Seconds. It tells an important story which shines a light on truly relevant societal issues," the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie nominee shared in a statement. "The subject matter could not be timelier. I am incredibly proud of the work that our cast and crew put in."


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Bill Hader, Barry

"We couldn't be more thrilled. Insanely happy for the crew and cast," the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series nominee shared via a statement. 


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Director's Guild of America Awards

Judd Apatow, The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

"I'm so glad that people have had such a strong reaction to our documentary and Garry's life," the producer shared via a statement. "I'm somewhat sure he would be thrilled."


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Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace

"Zorro, Dr. Strange, Harry Dunne, Todd Alquist, and Jesus Christ... pretty incredible company to keep. Humbled by your talent, @antoniobanderasoficial, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jeff Daniels, Jesse Plemons, @johnlegend. I'm such a fan. Congrats!
What an honor, @televisionacad," the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie nominee shared on Instagram. "Thank you so much. Truly. Wow. And a huge congrats to my fellow cast and crew of @americancrimestoryfx! @mrrpmurphy does it again!"


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Samantha Bee, Full Frontal

"It's been an interesting year for the show to say the least and none of it would have been possible without each person on my staff and each suit at TBS (it's ok to say that--they're very nice suits!)," the Outstanding Variety Talk Series nominee shared in a statement. "TBS bravely put a woman over 45 on TV and in turn I only got yelled at by the president once. We have some seriously special people on our staff and hearing them go crazy in the office right now is just the medicine this world needs."


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Netflix

Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things

"12 nominations for our show!! I love this cast and crew so much and I'm beyond thrilled to see how much Stranger Things has been embraced by our peers and The Academy," the Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nominee shared. "It's incredibly special and rewarding. I'm the luckiest girl...."


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