25 Emmy First-Timers Who Better Get Nominations

Will the TV Academy make history?

By Kristin Dos Santos, Chris Harnick, Sydney Bucksbaum Jun 12, 2015 1:30 PMTags
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The Emmys are upon us! Emmy nominations for the 2015 ceremony come out July 16 and the diehard TV fans out there (Hi!) are moving closer and closer to the edge of their seats in anticipation of the big reveal.

Will the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences make history? Will they give some Emmy love to some well-deserving newbies or will it be more of the same? These are the important questions. We hope the former and not the latter because there have been some ah-mah-zing performances out there this year.

Can you believe we live in a world where Viola Davis has never received a single Emmy nomination? Yeah, it's mindblowing. Davis totally needs to get one for saying, "Why is your penis on a dead girl's phone?" in How to Get Away With Murder. And then there's Mindy Kaling and Chris Messina. Just...whuck?

Click through the gallery below for more stars who totally deserve Emmy nominations for roles they have never received one for. Hopefully their luck will change when Uzo Aduba and John Stamos make the big announcement on July 16 at 8:30 a.m. PT.