The Emmy nominations for 2018 were announced last week, and there are numerous ways to catch up on all the nominated drama series. As I said with my equivalent comedy articles, those who are subscribed to HBO and Hulu are especially in luck, so there’s no excuse to not see some of the most celebrated series of the 2017-18 TV season.
I have compiled a list below of all the major drama Emmy categories with info on where you can stream every season, including the most recent ones. Since there are several shows nominated in the technical categories as well, I am limiting this to the categories presented at this year’s main telecast. Limited series/TV movie and variety categories to come.
FREE = free with subscription
$$$ = available to rent/buy
DRAMA SERIES
The Americans (Seasons 1-5 FREE on Amazon, Season 6 FREE on FX NOW, Season 6 $$$ on Amazon)
The Crown (Seasons 1-2 on Netflix)
Game of Thrones (Seasons 1-7 FREE on HBO Go & HBO NOW)
The Handmaid’s Tale (Seasons 1-2 on Hulu)
Stranger Things (Seasons 1-2 on Netflix)
This Is Us (Seasons 1-2 FREE on Hulu, Season 2 FREE on NBC.com)
Westworld (Seasons 1-2 FREE on HBO Go & HBO NOW)
DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS
Claire Foy – The Crown
Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black (Complete Series FREE on Amazon)
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
Sandra Oh – Killing Eve (Season 1 FREE on AMC.com, $$$ on Amazon)
Keri Russell – The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld
DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
Jason Bateman – Ozark (Season 1 FREE on Netflix)
Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us
Ed Harris – Westworld
Matthew Rhys – The Americans
Milo Ventimiglia – This Is Us
Jeffrey Wright – Westworld
DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alexis Bledel – The Handmaid’s Tale
Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things
Ann Dowd – The Handmaid’s Tale
Lena Headey – Game of Thrones
Vanessa Kirby – The Crown
Thandie Newton – Westworld
Yvonne Strahovski – The Handmaid’s Tale
DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau – Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones
Joseph Fiennes – The Handmaid’s Tale
David Harbour – Stranger Things
Mandy Patinkin – Homeland (Seasons 1-7 on Showtime Anytime)
Matt Smith – The Crown
DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
Viola Davis – Scandal (Episode: “Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself” FREE on Netflix)
Kelly Jenrette – The Handmaid’s Tale (Episode: “Other Women” FREE on Hulu)
Cherry Jones – The Handmaid’s Tale (Episode: “Baggage” FREE on Hulu)
Diana Rigg – Game of Thrones (Episode: “The Queen’s Justice FREE on HBO Go / HBO NOW)
Cicely Tyson – How to Get Away with Murder (Episode: “I’m Going Away” FREE on Netflix)
Samira Wiley – The Handmaid’s Tale (Episode: “After” FREE on Hulu)
DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
F. Murray Abraham – Homeland (Episode: “All In” FREE on Showtime Anytime)
Cameron Britton – Mindhunter (Episode: “Episode 2” FREE on Netflix)
Matthew Goode – The Crown (Episode: “Matrimonium” FREE on Netflix)
Ron Cephas Jones – This Is Us (Episode: “A Father’s Advice” FREE on Hulu & NBC.com)
Gerald McRaney – This Is Us (Episode: “The Car” FREE on Hulu & NBC.com)
Jimmi Simpson – Westworld (Episode: “Reunion” FREE on HBO Go / HBO NOW)
DRAMA DIRECTING
The Crown – Stephen Daldry (Episode: “Paterfamilias” FREE on Netflix)
Game of Thrones – Alan Taylor (Episode: “Beyond the Wall” FREE on HBO Go / HBO NOW)
Game of Thrones – Jeremy Podeswa (Episode: “The Dragon and the Wolf” FREE on HBO Go / HBO NOW)
The Handmaid’s Tale (“After”) – Kari Skogland
Ozark – Jason Bateman (Episode “The Toll” FREE on Netflix)
Ozark – Daniel Sackheim (Episode: “Tonight We Improvise” FREE on Netflix)
Stranger Things – The Duffer Brothers (Episode: “Chapter Nine: The Gate” FREE on Netflix)
DRAMA WRITING
The Americans – Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg (Episode: “START” FREE on FX NOW, $$$ on Amazon)
The Crown – Peter Morgan (Episode: “Mystery Man” FREE on Netflix)
Game of Thrones – David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (Episode: “The Dragon and the Wolf”)
The Handmaid’s Tale – Bruce Miller (Episode: “June” FREE on Hulu)
Killing Eve – Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Episode: “Nice Face” FREE on AMC.com, $$$ on Amazon)
Stranger Things – The Duffer Brothers (Episode: “Chapter Nine: The Gate”)