Nominees for the inaugural Breakthrough Series (Long Form) included Jane the Virgin (The CW), Transparent (Amazon), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix), UnREAL (A&E Studios for Lifetime), and the winner, Mr. Robot, the USA Network series created by Sam Esmail that has gone on to receive
numerous additional nominations and awards over the past year including the Best Television Series award at the 2016 Golden Globes ® and six 2016 Primetime Emmy ® nominations.