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50 Best TV Shows on Amazon Prime Video: 2016 Emmy Nominations

By Bryce Olin

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: (L-R) Actors Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys and Noah Emmerich speak onstage during 'The Americans' panel discussion at the FX portion of the 2015 Winter TCA Tour at the Langham Huntington Hotel on January 16, 2016 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 16: (L-R) Actors Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys and Noah Emmerich speak onstage during 'The Americans' panel discussion at the FX portion of the 2015 Winter TCA Tour at the Langham Huntington Hotel on January 16, 2016 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) /
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The Americans, Transparent, Veep, and other shows ranked in the 50 Best TV Shows on Amazon Prime Video were honored with 2016 Emmy nominations!

Many of the shows ranked in the 50 Best TV Shows on Amazon Prime Video received Emmy nominations, including The Americans, Veep, and the Amazon original series Transparent. 

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Transparent and The Man in the High Castle received the bulk of Amazon’s Emmy nominations yesterday when the nominees were announced. Transparent was nominated for ten Emmys.

On Friday, a PR rep for Amazon reached out to Amazon Adviser with a list of all the 2016 Emmy Nominees you can watch on Amazon Prime Video. We wanted to share that list with you today, so you can keep up with all the great shows on Amazon Prime Video!

The list only includes the major categories, like Outstanding Drama and Comedy series, Outstanding Actor and Actress, and more.

Here is the list of shows available to stream on Amazon Prime Video that were nominated for Emmys this year:

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Drama Series

  • The Americans
  • Downton Abbey
  • Homeland — Watch with an add-on SHOWTIME Subscription
  • Mr. Robot

Comedy Series

  • Veep
  • Transparent — Amazon Original Series

Limited Series

  • The Night Manager — Coming to Prime Video later this year!

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

  • Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
  • Matthew Rhys, The Americans
  • Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan — Watch with an add-on SHOWTIME Subscription

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

  • Claire Danes, Homeland — Watch with an add-on SHOWTIME Subscription
  • Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
  • Keri Russell, The Americans

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

  • Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager — Coming to Prime Video later this year!

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

  • William H. Macy, Shameless — Watch with an add-on SHOWTIME Subscription
  • Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent — Amazon Original Series

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Supporting Actor in a Comedy

  • Matt Walsh, Veep
  • Tony Hale, Veep

Supporting Actress in a Comedy

  • Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live — Watch with an add-on Seeso Subscription
  • Judith Light, Transparent — Amazon Original Series
  • Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent — Amazon Original Series
  • Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

  • Jon Voight, Ray Donovan — Watch with an add-on SHOWTIME Subscription

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

  • Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
  • Maura Tierney, The Affair — Watch with an add-on SHOWTIME Subscription

Variety Talk Series

Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon — Watch with an add-on SHOWTIME Subscription

As we mentioned above, all the shows listed in this post except for those that require a special add-on to watch, are ranked in the 50 Best TV Shows on Amazon Prime Video!

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Check out the ranking of the 50 Best TV Shows on Amazon Prime Video to find some great shows to watch on the streaming service!

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