After Netflix beat our HBO last year for most nods at the Emmys, this year HBO once again scaled to the top of the mountain, with a whopping 137 Emmy nominations in total. This in and of itself is a record: Most Emmy nominations for a Network in a single year. A lot of it has to do with Game of Thrones which received 32 nods. Not only is that a huge number, but it also breaks the all-time record of most Emmy nominations won by a TV show in a single year — a record previously held by NYPD Blue (26 nominations in 1994). Since the start of season 1, Game of Thrones has received a total of 161 Emmy nominations (which includes 47 wins), the highest ever for a drama series and the second-highest regardless of genre/category, losing only to Saturday Night Live’s 252 nominations.
Some of the nominations Game of Thrones received this year includes:
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series:
David Benioff and D.B. WeissDavid NutterMiguel Sapochnik
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Emilia Clarke
Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
Kit Harington
The complete series of Game of Thrones is currently available to stream on Astro GO and HBO GO.
