LOS ANGELES (CBSNewYork/AP) – The 70th Emmy Award nominations were announced Thursday morning, with “Game of Thrones” earning 22 Emmy Award nominations, including for best drama series, to lead the pack. HBO’s fantasy saga is a two-time best drama winner that sat out the last year’s awards. It’s returning to face formidable competition: “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the dystopian sci-fi series that claimed top drama honors last year, drew 20 bids, with “Westworld” close by with 21. Donald Glover’s “Atlanta” is the top comedy with 16 bids. It will face newcomers including “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Barry,” starring Bill Hader. The revival of “Roseanne,” canceled because of star Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet, drew only one major nomination, a supporting actress nod for Laurie Metcalf. The previous high for “Game of Thrones” was 24 nominations in 2015. It got 23 nods in 2016 but wasn’t eligible last year. Samira Wiley of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Orange Is the New Black” and Ryan Eggold of “The Blacklist” fame made the announcements on Thursday morning. (Photo Credit: Vince Bucci/Getty Images) Nominations included… Drama Series The Handmaid’s Tale Game of Thrones This Is Us The Crown The Americans Stranger Things Westworld Comedy Series “Atlanta” (FX) “Barry” (HBO) “Black-ish” (ABC) “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO) “GLOW” (Netflix) “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon) “Silicon Valley” (HBO) “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (Netflix) Best Limited Series The Alienist The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Genius: Picasso Godless Patrick Melrose Variety Talk Series The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Jimmy Kimmel Live Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Late Late Show with James Corden Late Show with Stephen Colbert Variety Sketch Series “Saturday Night Live” (NBC) “Portlandia” (IFC) “Drunk History” (Comedy Central) “Tracey Ullman’s Show” (HBO) “At Home with Amy Sedaris” (TruTV) “I Love You, America” (Hulu) Reality Competition “The Amazing Race” “American Ninja Warrior” “Project Runway” “RuPaul’s Drag Race” “Top Chef” “The Voice” Drama Actress Claire Foy Tatiana Maslany Elisabeth Moss Sandra Oh Keri Russell Evan Rachel Wood Lead Actor in a Drama Jason Bateman Sterling K. Brown Ed Harris Matthew Rhys Milo Ventimiglia Jeffrey Wright Comedy Actress Pamela Adlon Rachel Brosnahan Allison Janney Issa Rae Tracee Ellis Ross Lily Tomlin Comedy Actor Donald Glover (“Atlanta”) Bill Hader (“Barry”) Anthony Anderson (“Black-ish”) William H. Macy (“Shameless”) Larry David (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) Ted Danson (“The Good Place”) Limited Series Actor Antonio Banderas Darren Criss Benedict Cumberbatch Jeff Daniels John Legend Jesse Plemons Limited Series Actress Jessica Biel Laura Dern Michelle Dockery Edie Falco Regina King Sarah Paulson (© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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‘Game Of Thrones’ Leads With 22 Emmy Award Nominations
