The 2019 Emmy nominations are in. HBO's Game of Thrones has slashed its way to a record-setting 32 nominations for its eighth and final season, leading HBO back to dominance over Netflix, the streaming service that last year bumped it from the top of the crowded television heap.
The cable giant picked up a total of 137 nominations for this year's awards, while streaming giant Netflix was not far behind, with 117.
If Game of Thrones successfully defends its best drama series title and claims a fourth trophy, it will join a list of most-honoured dramas that includes Hill Street Blues, LA Law, The West Wing and Mad Men.
Last year's best comedy series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, led the comedy pack with 20 bids, including for its star and defending champion Rachel Brosnahan. She will be up against Emmy record-holder Julia Louis-Dreyfus of Veep.
Veep received nine nominations for its final season, a warm farewell that was not to be for The Big Bang Theory, which failed to capture a best comedy nod or for any of its actors.
Other top nominees include Chernobyl with 19 bids, Saturday Night Live with 18, and When They See Us, the miniseries that dramatised the Central Park Five case and its aftermath, with 16.
Here are some of the nominees for the 71st Emmy Awards:
Best Drama Series
- Better Call Saul
- Bodyguard
- Game of Thrones
- Killing Eve
- Ozark
- Pose
- Succession
- This Is Us
Best Actor in a Drama Series
- Jason Bateman (Ozark)
- Sterling K Brown (This Is Us)
- Kit Harrington (Game of Thrones)
- Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
- Billy Porter (Pose)
- Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
- Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones)
- Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones)
- Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)
- Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul)
- Michael Kelly (House of Cards)
- Chris Sullivan (This Is Us)
Best Actress in a Drama Series
- Emilia Clarke, (Game of Thrones)
- Robin Wright (House of Cards)
- Jodie Comer (Killing Eve)
- Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
- Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder)
- Laura Linney (Ozark)
- Mandy Moore (This Is Us)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones)
- Julia Garner (Ozark)
- Lena Headey (Game of Thrones)
- Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve)
- Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones)
- Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones)
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:
- Peter Gould and Thomas Schnauz (Better Call Saul: Winner)
- Jed Mercurio (Bodyguard: Episode 1)
- David Benioff and DB Weiss (Game of Thrones: The Iron Throne)
- Bruce Miller and Kira Snyder (The Handmaid's Tale: Holly)
- Emerald Fennell (Killing Eve: Nice and Neat)
- Jesse Armstrong (Succession: Nobody is Ever Missing)
Best Directing for a Drama Series:
- David Benioff and DB Weiss (Game of Thrones: The Iron Throne)
- David Nutter (Game of Thrones: The Last of the Starks)
- Miguel Sapochnik (Game of Thrones: The Long Night)
- Daina Reid (The Handmaid's Tale: Holly)
- Lisa Brühlmann (Killing Eve: Desperate Times)
- Jason Bateman (Ozark: Reparations)
- Adam McKay (Succession: Celebration)
Best Limited Series
- Chernobyl
- Escape at Dannemora
- Fosse / Verdon
- When They See Us
- Sharp Objects
Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Mahershala Ali (True Detective)
- Benicio del Toro (Escape at Dannemora)
- Hugh Grant (A Very English Scandal)
- Jared Harris (Chernobyl)
- Jharrel Jerome (When They See Us)
- Sam Rockwell (Fosse / Verdon)
Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Amy Adams (Sharp Objects)
- Patricia Arquette (Escape at Dannemora)
- Aunjanue Ellis (When They See Us)
- Joey King (The Act)
- Niecy Nash (When They See Us)
- Michelle Williams (Fosse / Verdon)
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Asante Blackk (When They See Us)
- Paul Dano (Escape At Dannemora)
- John Leguizamo (When They See Us)
- Stellan Skarsgård (Chernobyl)
- Ben Whishaw (A Very English Scandal)
- Michael K Williams (When They See Us)
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Patricia Arquette (The Act)
- Marsha Stephanie Blake (When They See Us)
- Patricia Clarkson (Sharp Objects)
- Vera Farmiga (When They See Us)
- Margaret Qualley (Fosse/Verdon)
- Emily Watson (Chernobyl)
Best Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Sequel:
- Johan Renck, Chernobyl
- Ben Stiller, Escape At Dannemora
- Jessica Yu, Fosse/Verdon
- Thomas Kail, Fosse/Verdon
- Stephen Frears, A Very English Scandal
- Ava DuVernay, When They See US
Best Comedy Series
- Barry
- Fleabag
- The Good Place
- The Marvellous Mrs Maisel
- Russian Doll
- Schitt's Creek
- Veep
Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson, black-ish
- Don Cheadle, Black Monday
- Ted Danson, The Good Place
- Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
- Bill Hader, Barry
- Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Alan Arkin (The Kominsky Method)
- Anthony Carrigan (Barry)
- Tony Hale (Veep)
- Stephen Root (Barry)
- Tony Shalhoub (The Marvellous Mrs Maisel)
- Henry Winkler (Barry)
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Matt Damon (Saturday Night Live)
- Robert De Niro (Saturday Night Live)
- Luke Kirby (The Marvellous Mrs Maisel)
- Peter MacNicol (Veep)
- John Mulaney (Saturday Night Live)
- Adam Sandler (Saturday Night Live)
- Rufus Sewell (The Marvellous Mrs Maisel)
Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Christina Applegate (Dead To Me Netflix)
- Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel)
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)
- Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll)
- Catherine O'Hara (Schitt's Creek)
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Alex Borstein (The Marvellous Mrs Maisel)
- Anna Chlumsky (Veep)
- Sian Clifford (Fleabag)
- Olivia Colman (Fleabag)
- Betty Gilpin (GLOW)
- Sarah Goldberg (Barry)
- Marin Hinkle (The Marvellous Mrs Maisel)
- Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Jane Lynch (The Marvellous Mrs Maisel)
- Sandra Oh (Saturday Night Live)
- Maya Rudolph (The Good Place)
- Kristin Scott Thomas (Fleabag)
- Fiona Shaw (Fleabag)
- Emma Thompson (Saturday Night Live)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series:
- Alec Berg and Bill Hader (Barry: ronny/illy)
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag: Episode 1)
- Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan (The Good Place: Janet(s))
- Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle (PEN15: Anna Ishii-Peters)
- Leslye Headland, Natasha Lyonne, and Amy Poehler (Russian Doll: Nothing In This World Is Easy)
- Allison Silverman (Russian Doll: A Warm Body)
- David Mandel (Veep: Veep)
Best Directing for a Comedy Series:
- Alec Berg (Barry: The Audition)
- Bill Hader (Barry: ronny/illy)
- Mark Cendrowski (The Big Bang Theory: The Stockholm Syndrome)
- Harry Bradbeer (Fleabag: Episode 1)
- Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvellous Mrs Maisel: All Alone)
- Daniel Palladino (The Marvellous Mrs Maisel: We're Going To The Catskills!)
Outstanding television movie
- Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (Netflix)
- Brexit (HBO)
- Deadwood: The Movie (HBO)
- King Lear (Amazon)
- My Dinner with Herve (HBO)
Outstanding documentary or nonfiction special
- FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (Netflix)
- Jane Fonda in Five Acts (HBO)
- Leaving Neverland (HBO)
- Love, Gilda (CNN)
- Minding the Gap (Hulu)
- The Inventor: Our for Blood in Silicon Valley (HBO)
Outstanding documentary or nonfiction series
- 30 for 30 (ESPN)
- American Masters (PBS)
- Chef's Table (Netflix)
- Hostile Planet (National Geographic)
- Our Planet (Netflix)
Outstanding host for a reality or competition program
- Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen's Game of Games)
- Amy Poehler & Nick Offerman (Making It)
- RuPaul (RuPaul's Drag Race)
- James Corden (The World's Best)
- Marie Kondo (Tidying Up with Marie Kondo)
Outstanding structured reality program
- Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
- Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network)
- Queer Eye (Netflix)
- Shark Tank (ABC)
- Tidying Up with Marie Kondo (Netflix)
- Who Do You Think You Are? (TLC)
Outstanding unstructured reality program
- Born This Way (A&E)
- Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)
- Life Below Zero (National Geographic)
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (VH1)
- Somebody Feed Phil (Netflix)
- United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell (CNN)
Outstanding competition program
- American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
- Nailed It! (Netflix)
- RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1)
- The Amazing Race (CBS)
- The Voice (NBC)
- Top Chef (Bravo)
Outstanding variety talk series
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
- The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Outstanding variety sketch series
- At Home with Amy Sedaris (truTV)
- Documentary Now! (IFC)
- Drunk History (Comedy Central)
- I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman (Hulu)
- Saturday Night Live (NBC)
- Who Is America? (Showtime)
The full list of Emmy nominations are found via the Television Academy's website.
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