Barb From Stranger Things Get Emmy Nom and MORE

July 13, 2017

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  •   Stop what your doing and start planning your Emmys party for the Sept. 17 award ceremony. The 69th annual Emmy Nominees are in and fans of Stranger Things are beyond thrilled that Shannon Purser who played barb on the show scored a surprise nomination. Quite possibly the biggest (and greatest) shock from the Emmy’s nominations announcements is Purser’s nomination for outstanding guest actress in a drama series. The award show, which is filled with tough competition will will be telecast live from the Microsoft Theater in L.A. on Sept. 17 at 8p.m. on CBS.  Purser tweeted her excitement and congratulated other artists nominated:

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  • Here are this year’s nominees:  Outstanding Drama Series

  • Better Call Saul The Crown The Handmaid’s Tale House of Cards (pictured) Stranger Things This Is Us Westworld Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

  • Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder (pictured) Claire Foy, The Crown Elizabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale Keri Russell, The Americans Robin Wright, House of Cards Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

  • Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us (pictured) Anthony Hopkins, Westworld Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul Matthew Rhys, The Americans Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan Kevin Spacey, House of Cards Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us   Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

  • Uzo Aduba, Orange Is The New Black (pictured) Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things Ann Dowd, Th Handmaid’s Tale Chrissy Metz, This Is Us Thandie Newton, Westworld Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

  • Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul David Harbour, Stranger Things Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us Michael Kelly, House of Cards John Lithgow, The Crown  Mandy Patinkin, Homeland (pictured) Jeffrey Wright, Westworld Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series 

  • Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale Laverne Cox, Orange is the New Black Ann Dowd, The Leftovers Shannon Purser, Stranger Things (pictured) Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder Alison Wright, The Americans Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series 

  • Hank Azaria, Ray Donovan Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline (pictured) Gerald McRaney, This Is Us Denis O’Hare, This Is Us Brian Tyree Henry, This Is Us BD Wong, Mr. Robot Outstanding Comedy Series Atlanta Black-ish Master of None Modern Family Silicon Valley Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Pamela Arlon, Better Things Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie Allison Janey, Mom Ellie Kemper, Mom Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Anthony Anderson, Black-ish Aziz Ansari, Master of None Zach Galifianakis, Baskets Donald Glover, Atlanta William H. Macy, Shameless Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent Outstanding supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Vanessa Bayer, Saturday Night Live Anna Chlumsky, Veep Kathryn Hahn, Transparent Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live Judith Light, Transparent Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series  Louie Anderson, Baskets Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Ty Burrell, Modern Family Tony Hale, Veep Matt Walsh, Veep Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Becky Ann Baker, Girls Angela Bassett, Master of None Carrie Fisher, Catastrophe Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live Wanda Sykes, Black-ish Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Riz Ahmed, Girlsv Dave Chappelle, Saturday Night Live Tom Hanks, Saturday Night Live Hugh Laurie, Veep Lin-Manuel Miranda, Saturday Night Live Matthew Rhys, Girls Outstanding Limit Series Big Little Lies Fargo Feud: Bette and Joan Genius The Night Of Outstanding Made-for-TV Movie Black Mirror: San Junipero Dolly Parton’s Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Sherlock: The Lying Detective The Wizard of Lies Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Carrie Coon, Fargo Felicity Huffman, American Crime Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan Susan Sarandon, Feud:Bette and Joan Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Riz Ahmed, The Night Of Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Lying Detective Robert De Niro, The Wizard of Lies Ewan McGregor, Fargo  Geoffrey Rush, Genius John Turturro, The Night Of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Bill Camp, The Night Of Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan Alexander Skarsgård, Big Little Lies David Thewlis, Fargo Stanley Tucci, Feud: Bette and Joan Michael Kenneth Williams, The Night Of Outstanding Variety Talk Series Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Jimmy Kimmel Live Last Week Tonight with John Oliver The Late Late Show with James Corden The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Real Time With Bill Maher Outstanding Reality Competition Series The Amazing Race American Ninja Warrior Project Runway RuPaul’s Drag Race Top Chef The Voice Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality- Competition Program Alec Baldwin, Match Game RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race W. Kamau Bell, United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway Gordon Ramsey, MasterChef Junior Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg, Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party Outstanding Variety Sketch Series Billy on the Street Documentary Now! Drunk History Portlandia Saturday Night Live Tracey Ullman’s Show  You can find the full list of nominees here. What do you guys think of this years line up? Are you excited Shannon Purser is nominated? Let us know in the comments or at @whatstrending on Twitter!