Hundreds of television industry actors, writers and professionals woke up this morning to some great news! The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were announced. The broadcast will be hosted by Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost and Michael Che and presented on Sept. 17th on NBS at 8PM ET from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Some of the celebrity nominees took to social media to express their gratitude and thoughts on receiving such a great industry honor. Take a look at some of the best ones below and check out the rest of the nominees here.
RuPaul
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program - RuPaul's Drag Race
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program - RuPaul's Drag Race
Sandra Oh
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Killing Eve
Jessica Biel
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie - The Sinner
Darren Criss
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Sterling K. Brown
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - This Is Us
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
John Legend
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie - Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
Yvonne Strahovski
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - The Handmaid's Tale
Leslie Jones
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Saturday Night Live