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HBO's "Game of Thrones" series and the Netflix platform took the lead for the Emmy Awards on Thursday, the Oscars of American television to be awarded in September.
The fantastico-medieval series The HBO, which has won 38 times in six seasons but was ineligible last year for calendar reasons, made a strong comeback with 22 nominations, including one for best drama series.
She arrives right in front of "Saturday Night Live", the oldest satirical comedy show on American television, and the "Westworld" series, also on HBO, which come immediately behind with 21 nominations each. [19659002] The battle for the very prestigious Emmy for the best drama series should now be played between the seventh season of "Game of Thrones" and the second delivery of the series taken from Margaret Atwood's nightmare novel "The Scarlet Maid".
Broadcast on the Hulu platform and crowned Emmy's best drama series last year, "The Scarlet Maid", with Elizabeth Moss nominated for the Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama Series, is a rival fierce with 20 nominations
"The continued growth of the sector allows new programs to emerge, while allowing flagship programs from the past season to flourish," said Hayma Washington, who chairs the Academy's American television.
Yet, really new shows or series were rare this year.
"The Assbadination of Gianni Versace", a series about the badbadination of Gianni Versace, was one of the few to be a real novelty.
– Netflix dethrones HBO –
Released on FX, this series directed by the authors of the series "The People vs. OJ Simpson" (2016), on the OJ Simpson trial that polarized America, won 18 nominations.
As expected, she dominated the nominations for Best Actors and Best Actresses in a mini-series, with nominated Darren Criss, Penelope Cruz, Edgar Ramirez and Ricky Martin.
In the "comedy" category, the HBO's "Veep" series being ineligible this year, FX's "Atlanta" series has dominated with 16 nominations.
In addition to Game of Thrones, the other big winner of these nominations will have been the Netflix platform. , which has confirmed its tremendous rise and its now leading role in television production.
The streaming service put an end to HBO's 17-year appointment, winning 112 nominations, the highest this year
HBO was second at 108, while NB came close behind with 78.
Thursday's nominations are the result of a selection made by some 25,000 TV Academy members, who spent two weeks in June watching over 9,000 series and broadcasts.
Emmy winners to be announced on 17 September, during a ceremony in Los Angeles presented by the duo of actors of "Saturday Night Live", Colin Jost and Michael Che.
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