Emmy Contenders 2017: Lead Actress in a Comedy Julia Louis-Dreyfus set a record last year when she won her fifth consecutive Emmy for playing the titular "Veep," and is a lock for a sixth nomination (if not a win) this year. Only three othe … Emmy Contenders 2017: Supporting Actor in a Comedy Last year's race was so competitive, it yielded seven nominees instead of the usual six. Louie Anderson ultimately took home the award for playing Zach Galifianakis' mother, and should easily l … Emmy Contenders 2017: Supporting Actress in a Comedy Kate McKinnon took the prize last year and could repeat her win, thanks to several memorable "SNL" episodes that saw her reprise Hillary Clinton in the heat of the election, not to mention her … Emmy Contenders 2017: Guest Actor in a Comedy This category caused quite a bit of buzz last year when Peter MacNicol was nominated for "Veep" and then deemed ineligible, as he appeared in too many episodes to qualify as a guest. He was rep … Emmy Contenders 2017: Guest Actress in a Comedy There are a lot of returning faces in the guest actress category. Look for multiple Emmy winners Christine Baranski and Laurie Metcalf to repeat in this category for their work as the mothers o …
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