‘Game of Thrones,’ Netflix score most Emmy nominations

‘Game of Thrones,’ Netflix score most Emmy nominations

The 70th annual Emmy Awards nominations were announced Thursday morning at the TV Academy’s home base in North Hollywood, with HBO’s epic “Game of Thrones” leading the way with the most noms with 22 including in the marquee Best Drama race, followed by NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” and HBO’s “Westworld” with 21 apiece.

Netflix led the away among networks with 112 total noms, followed by HBO (108) and NBC (78).

The top categories, repping the best television of the year in 122 total primetime and creative arts categories, was announced by “The Handmaid’s Tale’s” Samira Wiley and “New Amsterdam’s” Ryan Eggold. Below is the list of noms in the top 12 categories.

After Thursday morning’s unveiling, final Emmy voting gets underway August 13 and concludes August 27. The Creative Arts Awards this year are September 8-9, with the Primetime Emmy Awards set for Monday, September 17 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. NBC is broadcasting this year’s primetime show, co-hosted by “SNL’s” Colin Jost and Michael Che and executive produced by Lorne Michaels.

Outstanding Drama Series

“The Americans”
“The Crown”
“Game of Thrones”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Stranger Things”
“This Is Us”
“Westworld”

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Outstanding Comedy Series

“Atlanta”
“Barry”
“Black-ish”
“Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“GLOW”
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
“Silicon Valley”
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

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”
Jesse Plemons, “USS Callister”

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Jessica Biel, “The Sinner”
Laura Dern, “The Tale”
Michelle Dockery, “Godless”
Edie Falco, “The Menendez Murders”
Regina King, “Seven Seconds”
Sarah Paulson, “American Horror Story: Cult”

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
Ted Danson, “The Good Place”
Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Donald Glover, “Atlanta”
Bill Hader, “Barry”
William H. Macy, “Shameless”

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Pamela Adlon, “Better Things”
Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Allison Janney, “Mom”
Issa Rae, “Insecure”
Tracee Ellis Ross, “Black-ish”
Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
Ed Harris, “Westworld”
Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”
Milo Ventimiglia, “This Is Us”
Jeffrey Wright, “Westworld”

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

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”

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Reality Competition Program

“The Amazing Race”
“American Ninja Warrior”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“Top Chef”
“The Voice”

Variety Sketch Series

“At Home With Amy Sedaris”
“Drunk History”
“I Love You America”
“Portlandia”
“Saturday Night Live”
“Tracy Ullman Show”

Variety Talk

“The Daily Show With Trevor Noah”
“Full Frontal”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“Last Week Tonight”
“Late Late Show With James Corden”
“Late Show With Stephen Colbert”

Limited Series

“The Alienist”
“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”
“Genius: Picasso”
“Godless”
“Patrick Melrose”

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