Game of Thrones SMASHES The Record With 32 Emmy Nominations
HBO's fantasy epic Game of Thrones has smashed the record for most Primetime Emmy nominations by a drama series in a single year by receiving a whopping 32 nominations.
The
divisive
final
season
of
Game
of
Thrones
smashed
the
record
for
most
Primetime
Emmy
nominations
by
a
drama
series
in
a
single
year,
earning
a
whopping
32
nods
Tuesday.
HBO's
fantasy
epic
enraged
fans
with
its
bumpy
conclusion
but
still
trounced
the
competition
to
strengthen
its
iron
grip
on
the
small-screen
equivalent
of
the
Oscars.
The
Marvelous
Mrs
Maisel
-
Amazon's
story
of
a
1950s
housewife-turned-stand
up
comic
-
was
a
distant
second
on
20
nominations.
"Thrones" is
the
most
decorated
fictional
show
in
the
awards'
seven-decade
history,
and
now
has
161
nominations
overall
-
including
47
wins.
"For
those
who
will
be
adding
2019
to
their
long
list
of
nominations
and
or
wins
from
other
years
-
it
never
gets
old!"
said
Television
Academy
chairman
and
CEO
Frank
Scherma.
The
show
about
families
vying
for
the
Iron
Throne
broke
a
25-year
nominations
record
for
a
drama
series
in
a
single
year
previously
held
by
"NYPD
Blue,"
which
earned
27
nods
in
1994.
Emilia
Clarke
and
Kit
Harington
were
recognized
in
the
lead
acting
categories,
while
eight
other
"Thrones"
cast
members
swept
the
board
in
the
supporting
and
guest
acting
categories.
The
shortened
eighth
and
last
season
also
won
a
slew
of
technical
awards.
"Thrones"
capitalized
on
a
threadbare
year
for
drama,
with
several
big
hitters
such
as
"The
Handmaid's
Tale"
missing
from
the
main
categories.
The
next
highest-placed
drama
-
AMC's
"Breaking
Bad"
prequel
"Better
Call
Saul"
-
managed
just
eight
nominations.
HBO's
acclaimed
limited
series
"Chernobyl"
placed
third
overall
this
year
with
19
nominations,
ahead
of
perennial
Emmys
powerhouse
"Saturday
Night
Live"
on
18.
Dark
hitman
comedy
"Barry,"
also
from
HBO,
was
joint
fifth
overall
on
17
nods,
tied
with
FX
mini-series
"Fosse/Verdon."
This
year's
nominations
saw
HBO
reclaim
its
title
for
most-nominated
network
from
web
streaming
giant
Netflix,
which
last
year
had
ended
its
17-year
winning
streak.
HBO
claimed
137
nods
to
Netflix's
117
-
a
record
for
each,
meaning
the
pair
tighten
their
joint
stranglehold
on
the
prestigious
awards.
Netflix's
"When
They
See
Us,"
the
true
story
of
five
men
wrongly
accused
of
raping
a
Central
Park
jogger,
earned
16
nominations
including
eight
acting
nods.
"Thank
you
to
the
real
men
for
inviting
me
to
tell
their
story...
Love
you,
brothers,"
tweeted
series
creator
Ava
DuVernay.
Amazon
Prime
enjoyed
a
stellar
year,
more
than
doubling
its
haul
to
reach
47
nods,
just
behind
NBC
with
58.
As
well
as
"Maisel,"
dark
British
comedy
"Fleabag"
performed
well
for
Amazon,
with
five
of
its
actresses
receiving
nominations
including
lead
Phoebe
Waller-Bridge.
Waller-Bridge,
who
is
currently
rewriting
the
upcoming
25th
James
Bond
film,
also
received
a
writing
nomination
for
"Fleabag."
"CRYING
AND
DYING
...
I
cannot
speak!!!!!!
Our
whole
team
is
in
bits,"
tweeted
Sian
Clifford,
who
earned
supporting
actress
recognition.
But
there
was
disappointment
for
the
final
season
of
CBS
ratings
smash
"Big
Bang
Theory,"
which
failed
to
register
in
any
main
categories.
A-listers
Julia
Roberts
and
Jim
Carrey
were
shunned
by
voters,
who
ignored
their
respective
performances
in
Amazon's
"Homecoming"
and
Showtime's
"Kidding."
While
Netflix/BBC
thriller
"Bodyguard"
earned
a
drama
series
nod,
its
lead
actor
Richard
Madden
was
a
surprising
omission.
The
Emmys
recognizes
shows
that
were
on
in
the
12
months
to
May
31.
That
meant
several
voters' favorites
were
absent
from
main
categories
this
year,
including
Hulu's
new
season
of
"The
Handmaid's
Tale."
The
former
drama
series
winner
still
managed
to
pick
up
11
nominations
in
technical
categories,
for
episodes
submitted
from
the
tail-end
of
its
previous
season.
"Big
Little
Lies"
and
"Stranger
Things"
also
just
missed
the
cut-off
this
time
around.
The
Television
Academy's
24,000
members
sifted
through
a
record
number
of
entries
for
this
year's
Emmys.
The
nominations
were
announced
in
a
livestreamed
presentation
from
Los
Angeles
hosted
by
"The
Good
Place"
actress
D'Arcy
Carden
and
"The
Masked
Singer"
panelist
Ken
Jeong.
Final-round
voting
will
now
begin
to
pick
winners
who
will
be
revealed
at
a
glitzy
Los
Angeles
show
on
September
22.