Lynn Elber

The nominations reinforced the rapid rise of streaming, with the top-nominated scripted shows on services that largely emerged in the past two years.

Besides TV, film and stage acting credits, her other real-life roles included teacher and motivational speaker, her publicist said.

It was an explosive moment after a frazzled nation had sat through hours of uncertainty.

Cloaked in superhero mythology and grounded in real-world racism, "Watchmen" was nominated as best limited series and received bids for cast members including Regina King and Jeremy Irons.

Kelly Preston, who played dramatic and comic foil to actors ranging from Tom Cruise in “Jerry Maguire” to Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Twins,” died Sunday after a two-year fight against breast cancer.

The former Fox News Channel personality who made a rocky transition to softer morning news at NBC was ousted Friday from her “Today” program after her controversial on-air comments about blackface.

Netflix’s 112 nominations took away the front-runner title that HBO held since 2001.

"Mad Men," a piercingly bleak portrait of a 1960s American anti-hero, earned a leading 17 Emmy nominations and the chance to set a record as the most-honored drama in television history.