“Game of Thrones,” HBO’s epic fantasy series, was nominated for 23 Emmy awards, including best TV drama, propelling Time Warner Inc.’s premium cable network to the front of the pack in the annual race for television’s top honors.
“Game of Thrones,” last year’s winner for best drama, will compete for the Emmy with “The Americans,” “Better Call Saul,” “Downton Abbey,” “House of Cards,” “Mr. Robot” and “Homeland,” the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said Thursday in Los Angeles.
| Network | Emmy Nominations |
|---|---|
| HBO (Time Warner) | 94 |
| FX (Fox) | 56 |
| Netflix | 54 |
| NBC (Comcast) | 41 |
| ABC (Disney) | 35 |
Last year’s top comedy, “Veep,” the HBO series featuring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, will vie again for that award with shows including “Black-ish,” “Master of None,” “Modern Family,” “Silicon Valley,” “Transparent” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.”
HBO earned a total of 94 nominations, followed by FX with 56. Streaming companies continued to garner nominations, with Netflix Inc. garnering 54 to place third. Though HBO led all networks, it received 32 fewer nominations than the year before. FX and Netflix gained the most, adding 38 new nominations between them.
The nominations and the annual awards show give TV networks the opportunity to promote their top shows and bring in new viewers, a particularly tough challenge these days as Hollywood produces a record number of scripted series for an ever-increasing number of outlets. Streaming services from Netflix and Amazon.com Inc. now vie for viewers alongside broadcast and cable networks such as CBS, HBO, Showtime and FX.
The nominations were announced by Anthony Anderson, star of “Black-ish” and Lauren Graham, of “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.”
This article was written by Lucas Shaw from Bloomberg and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.
