While the live-action portion of today's 2017 Emmy Award nominations took the lion's share of the news spotlight, I wanted to give a little love to the animated programs that earned their spot among nominees. True, there aren't very many awards to go around, but I think you'll find that the veterans of the industry are represented here alongside some surprising selections from relative newcomers.

You'll see The Simpsons and Bob's Burgers multiple times on this list, along with previous Emmy winners Family Guy, Archer, South ParkAdventure Time and previous nominees American Dad! and Teen Titans Go!. However you'll also spot the first Emmy Award nomination for Netflix's BoJack Horseman and F Is for Family, as well as Marvel's Rocket and Groot.

Star Wars Rebels even earned a nod under the category of Outstanding Children's Program along with Girl Meets World, Nickelodeon's School of Rock, and holiday specials for both NBC and HBO. That's certainly a good crop of animated programs that are well deserving of the accolades, though it's but a tiny slice of all of the animation available out there on various platforms today.

What do you think of the nominees? Who do you think will take home the hardware? Be sure to let us know in the comments!

Be sure to check out our other Emmy-related posts below:

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

American Dad! - "Fight And Flight" (TBS, 20th Century Fox Television) - Dee Bradley Baker as Klaus

Bob's Burgers - 'The Last Gingerbread House On The Left" (FOX, 20th Century Fox Television, Bento Box Entertainment) - Kevin Kline as Mr. Fischoeder

BoJack Horseman - "That's Too Much, Man!" (Netflix, Tornantee Productions, LLC) - Kristen Schaal as Sarah Lynn

F Is For Family - "Pray Away" (Netflix, Wild West Television in association with Gaumont Television) -  Mo Collins as Ginny, Jimmy Fitzsimmons, Lex, Ben, Cutie Pie

Family Guy - "The Boys In The Band" (FOX, 20th Century Fox Television) - Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire

The Simpsons - "Looking For Mr. Goodbart" (FOX, Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television) - Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson

Outstanding Animated Program

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Image via FXX

Archer - "Archer Dreamland: No Good Deed" (FX Networks, FX Productions)

Bob's Burgers - "Bob, Actually" (FOX, 20th Century Fox Television and Bento Box Entertainment)

Sofia the First / Elena of Avalor - "Elena And The Secret Of Avalor" (Disney Channel, Disney Television Animation)

The Simpsons - "The Town" (FOX, Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television)

South Park - "Member Berries" (Comedy Central, Central Productions)

Outstanding Short-Form Animated Program

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Image via Cartoon Network

Adventure Time - "Islands Part 4: Imaginary Resources" (Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Studios)

Disney's Mickey Mouse - "Split Decisions" (Disney Channel, Disney Television Animation)

Marvel's Rocket & Groot - "Space Walk" (Disney XD App, Marvel Animation and Passion Animation Studios)

Steven Universe - "Mr. Greg" (Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Studios)

Teen Titans Go! - "Orangins" (Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Animation)