Factbox: Key nominations for the 2018 Emmy awards

Reuters
Netflix displays a costume from "The Crown" series at an exhibition promoting the company's shows for Emmy consideration in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 6, 2018. REUTERS/Lisa Richwine

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nominations for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards, the highest honors in television, were announced on Thursday.

Winners will be presented their awards at a Sept. 17 ceremony in Los Angeles that will be hosted by Colin Jost and Michael Che, performers on the satirical TV sketch show "Saturday Night Live."

Following is a list of nominations in key categories:

BEST DRAMA SERIES

"The Americans" FX

"The Crown" Netflix

"Westworld" HBO

"Game of Thrones" HBO

"The Handmaid's Tale" Hulu

"This Is Us" NBC

"Stranger Things" Netflix

BEST COMEDY SERIES

"Atlanta" FX

"Barry" HBO

"black-ish" ABC

"GLOW" Netflix

"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Amazon

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" HBO

"Silicon Valley" HBO

"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" Netflix

BEST LIMITED SERIES

"The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story" FX

"Godless" Netflix

"Patrick Melrose" Showtime

"The Alienist" TNT

"Genius: Picasso" National Geographic