It’s the biggie in TV land: the Emmy Awards nominations have been announced, and several of our favourite shows, featuring incredible female stars and thoughtfully approached feminist issues, have rightfully received nods.

Game Of Thrones – which has been praised for its strong female characters in Maisie Williams’ Arya Stark, Emilia Clarke’s Daenerys Targaryen, Gwendoline Christie’s Brienne of Tarth and countless others – has the most nominations (22) in all categories. It has been closely followed by Saturday Night Live (21) and Westworld (21).

The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu’s incredible adaption of Margaret Atwood’s seminal novel (currently being shown on Channel 4 in the UK) has been tipped for the Best Drama gong – and Elisabeth Moss has, once again, seen her talents recognised with a Best Actress nomination. Yvonne Stravhovski, Alexis Bledel and Ann Dowd, who play Serena Joy, Emily/Ofglen and Aunt Lydia respectively, will battle it out for Best Supporting Actress.

The brilliant (and female-focused) GLOW, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt are all up for Best Comedy. And, elsewhere, Jessica Biel, Laura Dern, Michelle Dockery, Edie Falco, Regina King and Sarah Paulson have been nominated for Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Television Movie.

Millie Bobby Brown has, once again, been honoured for her standout role in Stranger Things – and The Crown’s Claire Foy and Vanessa Kirby have had their royally good performances in The Crown recognised, too.

Here are all the amazing female Emmy nominees (this list will be updated as more names are announced):

Emmy nominations 2018: all the incredible female nominees