A Shake-Up for the 2017 Emmy Nominations

A sweeping year of Peak TV dominated the Emmy nominations Thursday morning, with new series like The Crown, The Handmaid’s Tale, Stranger Things, Westworld, and This Is Us entering a drama field now dominated by shows on streaming networks. The comedy field remained more stable, with old favorites like Veep and Modern Family leading the pack, but overall the industry awards reflected the ongoing state of change in the world of television, as established networks like HBO, FX, and AMC contend with an onslaught of high-quality scripted programming from sites like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon.

The nominations, announced by the actors Shemar Moore and Anna Chlumsky, also suggest that the limited series is still with some of the biggest critical hits of the year (including , , , and ) doing battle in), it was the Drama Series nominations that saw a real shake-up, with last year’s winner taking a year off, the longtime Emmy favorite finally out of the picture, and last year’s critical darling contending with a sophomore slump.