LOS ANGELES — HBO’s “Game of Thrones” has received the most nominations for this year’s Emmy Awards, but the haul could not stop Netflix from becoming the most-nominated network this year.
Netflix is the network received 112 nominations this year, up from 91 last year. Its nominations were spread around numerous shows, including “Stranger Things,” ″The Crown,” ″GLOW” and “Godless.”
“Game of Thrones” received several supporting acting nominations, including for Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Peter Dinklage. The drama series roared back onto the Emmy battlefield, topping Thursday’s nominations with 22 bids.
The nominees for best drama series include: “The Americans,” ″The Crown,” Game of Thrones,” ″The Handmaid’s Tale,” ″Stranger Things,” This Is Us” and “Westworld.”
The nominees for best comedy series include: “Atlanta,” ″Barry,” ″black-ish,” ″Curb Your Enthusiasm,” ″GLOW,” ″The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” ″Silicon Valley” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.”
The nominees for best actor in a drama series include: Jason Bateman, “Ozark”; Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”; Ed Harris, “Westworld”; Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”; Milo Ventimiglia, “This Is Us” and Jeffrey Wright, “Westworld.
The nominees for best actress in a drama series include: Claire Foy, “The Crown”; Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black”; Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”; Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve”; Keri Russell, “The Americans”; Evan Rachel Wood, “Westworld.”
The nominees for lead actor in a limited series or movie include: Antonio Banderas, “Genius: Picasso”; Darren Criss, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”; Benedict Cumberbatch, “Patrick Melrose,” Jeff Daniels, “The Looming Tower”; John Legend, “Jesus Christ Superstar: Live in Concert”; Jesse Plemmons, “USS Callister (Black Mirror.)”
The Emmy Awards ceremony airs Sept. 17 on NBC.
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