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.

The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu’s incredible adaption of Margaret Atwood’s seminal novel (currently being shown on Channel 4 in the UK) bagged 13 nominations, including Drama Series, Directing for a Drama Series (Reed Morano and Kate Dennis, separately) and Writing for a Drama Series (Bruce Miller).

Elisabeth Moss is up for Drama Actress, while Ann Dowd and Samira Wiley complete for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Alexis Bledel is nominated for Guest Actress in a Drama Series.

Big Little Lies from HBO, meanwhile, has 16, named in the running for awards such as Limited Series, Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special (Jean-Marc Vallée) and Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama (David E Kelley).

Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman are both up for Limited Series Actress, Alexander Skarsgård is nominated for Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, while the female equivalent sees Shailene Woodley up against Laura Dern.

The Handmaid’s Tale, Westworld and Big Little Lies sweep the 2017 Emmy nominations