70th annual Emmy nominations have been announced

LOS ANGELES - The latest on the nominations for the 70th annual Emmy Awards, which were announced Thursday.

The Emmy nominations for the top television drama and comedy series have been announced.

The nominees for best drama series include: "The Americans," "The Crown," "Game of Thrones," "The Handmaid's Tale," "Stranger Things," "This Is Us" and "Westworld."

The nominees for best comedy series include: "Atlanta," "Barry," "black-ish," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "GLOW," "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "Silicon Valley" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."

The nominees for best limited television series are: "The Alienist," "The Assassination of Gianni Versace," "Genius: Picasso," "Godless," and "Patrick Melrose."

The nominees for best actor in a drama series include: Jason Bateman, "Ozark"; Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us"; Ed Harris, "Westworld"; Matthew Rhys, "The Americans"; Milo Ventimiglia, "This Is Us" and Jeffrey Wright, "Westworld."

The nominees for best actress in a drama series include: Claire Foy, "The Crown"; Tatiana Maslany, "Orphan Black"; Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"; Sandra Oh, "Killing Eve"; Keri Russell, "The Americans"; Evan Rachel Wood, "Westworld."

The nominees for lead actor in a limited series or movie include: Antonio Banderas, "Genius: Picasso"; Darren Criss, "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story"; Benedict Cumberbatch, "Patrick Melrose"; Jeff Daniels, "The Looming Tower"; John Legend, "Jesus Christ Superstar: Live in Concert"; Jesse Plemmons, "USS Callister (Black Mirror."

The Emmy Awards ceremony airs Sept. 17 on NBC.