Emmy nominations 2019 – catch up: Game of Thrones receives record-breaking 32 nods
This year's competitors have been announced
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Your support makes all the difference.The Emmy nominations for 2019 were announced today in Hollywood, with Game of Thrones, Better Call Saul, Chernobyl and Fleabag receiving attention from voters.
Ken Jeong and The Good Place star D’Arcy Carden announced the names of the drama, comedy and limited run shows that’ll duke it out come September.
Making things more exciting was the fact that an alarming number of heavyweights - including The Handmaid's Tale and The Crown - were exempt from contention this year.
You can find a full list of nominations here.
Follow along with all the live updates from this year’s nominations as they were announced below.
The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards will air 22 September at about 1am UK time.
This is perhaps a good time point out that former Emmy-winner House of Cards probably won't get a look in for its pretty awful final seasoto n. This means nothing for Robin Wright's swansong as Claire Underwood. Brutal, but somewhat fair.
There's also a lot of people hoping that Suranne Jones will get nominated for Gentleman Jack. One such person is Danny Boyle, who got extremely excited about her performance in this interview.
Best Actor in a Drama Series time - and before you ask, yes, Kit Harington will probably get nominated.
Excitingly, this year could prove Bob Odenkirk's best chance at winning for Better Call Saul. Other contenders include Sterling K Brown (This Is Us), Jason Bateman (Ozark), Billy Porter (Pose) aaaaaand Richard Madden for Bodyguard. Lest we forget, he (somehow) won the Golden Globe in January.
It's time delve into the Comedy categories, which is essentially going to be a series of posts yearning for Fleabag recognition.
First thing's first, let's make it clear - this is a duke out between three-time winner Veep and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, which swooped in due to Veep's ineligibility last year. Our money's on the former.
Three dark horses are waiting in the wings, though, and they are called: Barry, The Good Place and Netflix series Russian Doll. Both solid shows with big fanbases that deserve to be recognised in the category. But yeah, they don't stand a chance next to Veep.
In terms of Best Actress in a Comedy Series, shall we just give to Julia Louis-Dreyfus now?
In terms of Actor in a Comedy Series, it's no so certain - but expect nominations for *breathes* Bill Hader (Barry), Ted Danson (The Good Place), Don Cheadle (Black Monday) and Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method). This will be a Donald Glover and Larry David-free affair due to ineligibility.
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