‘Game of Thrones’ returned to take back its crown at the 2018 Emmy Award nominations with Netflix flexing its muscle as the studio with the most nods this year…
‘Game of Thrones’ went away for a year at the Emmy Awards due to a late production start and even later debut on HBO but the series returned in a massive way on Thursday with 22 nominations for the 2018 award show.
‘Game of Thrones’ led all series with those 22 nominations including categories such as Best Drama, Best Directing, Best Writing and two nominations for best supporting actor in a drama series for both Peter Dinklage and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
HBO’s other smash series ‘Westworld’ was right behind ‘Game of Thrones’ with 21 nominations including Best Drama as well as a Leading Actress nomination for Evan Rachel Wood.
Hulu’s hit series ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, which cleaned up almost every major award in 2017, returned with 20 nominations this year.
Meanwhile, Netflix was the network with the most total nominations as the streaming powerhouse took 112 nominations over multiple categories with HBO coming in second place with 108 total nominations.
Netflix has continued to not only churn out more and more original content but it’s clear that viewers and critics alike are enjoying what the streaming service is showcasing year in and year out. Among some of the new nominees in 2018 are ‘GLOW’, which was nominated for Best Comedy Series while gritty crime series ‘Ozark’ received several nominations including a nod for best actor for Jason Bateman.
Here are a look at some of the major categories for the 2018 Emmy Awards with the show taking place on Monday, September 17 on NBC.
BEST DRAMA
The Crown
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
The Americans
This Is Us
Westworld
BEST COMEDY
Atlanta
Barry
Black-ish
Curb Your Enthusiasm
GLOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
BEST LIMITED SERIES
The Alienist
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Genius: Picasso
Godless
Patrick Melrose
BEST TELEVISION MOVIE
Fahrenheit 451
Flint
Paterno
The Tale
USS Callister (Black Mirror)
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
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR DRAMA
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Joseph Fiennes, The Handmaid’s Tale
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Matt Smith, The Crown
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS DRAMA
Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Vanessa Kirby, The Crown
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale
BEST WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
“Start,” The Americans
Written by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg
“Mystery Man,” The Crown
Written by Peter Morgan
“The Dragon and the Wolf,” Game of Thrones
Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
“June,” The Handmaid’s Tale
Teleplay by Bruce Miller
“Nice Face,” Killing Eve
Written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
“Chapter Nine: The Gate,” Stranger Things
Written by The Duffer Brothers
BEST DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
“Paterfamilias,” The Crown
Directed by Stephen Daldry
“Beyond the Wall,” Game of Thrones
Directed by Alan Taylor
“The Dragon and the Wolf,” Game of Thrones
Directed by Jeremy Podeswa
“After,” The Handmaid’s Tale
Directed by Kari Skogland
“The Toll,” Ozark
Directed by Jason Bateman
“Tonight We Improvise,” Ozark
Directed by Daniel Sackheim
“Chapter Nine: The Gate,” Stranger Things
Directed by The Duffer Brothers
