The nominations for the 2016 Emmy Awards were unveiled last week, and the real winners are us cord cutters. Virtually every show that received a nomination is available without a cable or satellite subscription (many of them even available for free over the air).
If you’re curious about which HBO series/specials received nominations, check out this list. Luckily for us cord cutters, we can now enjoy these HBO programs through HBO NOW. But for the sake of this post, we focused on Netflix, Amazon Video, and Crackle, which are only available through online streaming. These three services came up really big this year with more than 65 nominations.
These 4 streaming-only shows came up big this year:
House of Cards (Netflix)
Transparent (Amazon Video)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Fargo (Netflix)
2016 Emmy Award Nominees from Streaming Services:
Lead actor in a drama
Kyle Chandler, “Bloodline” Netflix
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards” Netflix
Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot” Amazon UK (airs on USA in the US)
Lead actress in a drama
Robin Wright, “House of Cards” Netflix
Lead actress in a limited series
Kirsten Dunst, “Fargo” Netflix
Lead actor in a comedy
Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent” Amazon
Ellie Kemper, “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Netflix
Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie” Netflix
Comedy series
“Transparent” Amazon
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Netflix
Drama series
“House of Cards” Netflix
“Mr. Robot” Amazon UK (airs on USA in the US)
Outstanding limited series
“Fargo” Netflix
TV movie
“A Very Murray Christmas” Netflix
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series
Tituss Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Netflix
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series
Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline” Netflix
Michael Kelly, “House of Cards” Netflix
Outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or movie
Jesse Plemons, “Fargo” Netflix
Bokeem Woodbine, “Fargo” Netflix
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series
Judith Light, “Transparent” Amazon
Gaby Hoffmann, “Transparent” Amazon
Outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie
Jean Smart, “Fargo” Netflix
Outstanding guest actor in a comedy series
Bradley Whitford, “Transparent” Amazon
Outstanding guest actor in a drama series
Reg E. Cathey, “House of Cards” Netflix
Mahershala Ali, “House of Cards” Netflix
Paul Sparks, “House of Cards” Netflix
Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series
Melora Hardin, “Transparent” Amazon
Outstanding guest actress in a drama series
Ellen Burstyn, “House of Cards” Netflix
Molly Parker, “House of Cards” Netflix
Outstanding production design for a narrative contemporary or fantasy program (one hour or more)
“House Of Cards” Netflix
“The Man in the High Castle” Amazon
Outstanding production design for a narrative period program (one hour or more)
“Fargo” Netflix
Outstanding production design for a narrative program (half-hour or less)
“Transparent” Amazon
Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
“Transparent” Amazon
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Netflix
Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
“House Of Cards” Netflix
“Orange Is The New Black” Netflix
“Mr. Robot” Amazon UK (airs on USA in the US)
Outstanding Casting For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special
“Fargo” Netflix
Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series
“House Of Cards” Netflix
“The Man In The High Castle” Amazon
Outstanding Cinematography For A Limited Series Or Movie
“Fargo” Netflix
Outstanding Costumes For A Contemporary Series, Limited Series Or Movie
“Transparent” Amazon
Outstanding Directing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special
“Fargo” Susanne Bier – Netflix
Outstanding Directing For A Nonfiction Program
“Chef’s Table” Davis Guggenheim – Netflix
“Making A Murderer” Liz Garbus – Netflix
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series
Leo Trombetta, “Narcos” Netflix
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Limited Series Or Movie
Curtis Thurber, Skip Macdonald, “Fargo” Netflix
Skip Macdonald, “Fargo” Netflix
Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program
“Making A Murderer” Netflix
Outstanding Hairstyling For A Limited Series Or Movie
“Fargo” Netflix
Outstanding Main Title Design
“The Man In The High Castle” Amazon
“Narcos” Netflix
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special
“Fargo” Netflix
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Program (Single Or Multi-Camera)
“Making A Murderer” Netflix
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Limited Series Or Movie
“Fargo” Netflix
“Mr. Robot” Amazon UK (airs on USA in the US)
Outstanding Makeup For A Limited Series Or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
“Fargo” Netflix
Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)
“Chef’s Table” Netflix
Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
“Fargo” Netflix
“Mr. Robot” Amazon UK (airs on USA in the US)
Outstanding Music Direction
“A Very Murray Christmas” Netflix
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
“Narcos” Netflix
“Sense8” Netflix
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
“Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee” Crackle
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series
“Chef’s Table” Netflix
Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Supporting Role
“11.22.63” Hulu
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
Rob Delaney, Sharon Horgan, “Catastrophe” Amazon
Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
Sam Esmail, “Mr. Robot” Amazon UK (airs on USA in the US)
Outstanding Writing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special
Bob DeLaurentis, “Fargo” Netflix
Noah Hawley, “Fargo” Netflix
Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program
“Making A Murderer” Netflix
