Melissa McCarthy, Jonathan Nolan, Bob Odenkirk among former suburbanites with Emmy nods

Posted July 12, 2017 11:00 pm

Lisa Miner

Melissa McCarthy nabbed an Emmy nomination for hosting "Saturday Night Live." The Plainfield native generated a lot of buzz for spoofing White House press secretary Sean Spicer. Courtesy of NBC

Playing sleazy lawyer "Saul," spoofing Sean Spicer and creating a hit sci-fi Western paid off for former suburbanites who received Emmy nominations Thursday.

The long Emmy nomination list included a number of actors and writers from the suburbs. Among those getting nods were:

• Bob Odenkirk, former resident of Naperville. Lead actor in a drama series for his title role in "Better Call Saul."

• Melissa McCarthy, a native of Plainfield. Guest actress in a comedy for hosting "Saturday Night Live."

• Jonathan Nolan, former resident of Barrington and Evanston. Directing and writing for a drama series for "Westworld." His show earned a total of 22 nominations, tying with "Saturday Night Live" for the top spot.

• Brian Stack, former resident of Palatine. Part of team nominated for writing for a variety series for "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" and writing for a variety special for "Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale."

Darien's Matt Walsh was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series on Thursday. His show "Veep" garnered a number of nominations. Courtesy of HBO

• Matt Walsh, a former resident of Darien. Supporting actor in a comedy for "Veep."

• Anna Chlumsky, former resident of Broadview. Supporting actress in a comedy for "Veep."

Westchester native Kathryn Hahn received a supporting actress Emmy nod for her role in Amazon's "Transparent." Courtesy of Amazon

• Kathryn Hahn, a native of Westchester. Supporting actress in a comedy for "Transparent."

• Jane Lynch, former resident of Dolton. Actress in a short form comedy or drama for "Dropping the Soap."

• Lauren Lapkus, Evanston native. Actress in a short form comedy or drama for "The Earliest Show."

The winners will be announced at the Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 17.

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