"Game of Thrones" returns to Emmy with 22 nominations

Game of Thrones, eighth season

Los Angeles (USA) .- The dragons and the epic fantasy of " Game of Thrones " will return in style Emmy since, after a year-long absence of these awards, the HBO blockbuster has today earned 22 nominations with which it hopes to expand its track record of the most recognized series in the history of these price. 19659003] The Academy of Television announced today in Los Angeles the candidates for the 70th edition of the Emmys, which will take place on September 17 at the Microsoft Theater in the Californian city and in which " Westworld "and " The Handmaid's Tale " also appear as outstanding candidates with 21 and 20 nominations, respectively.

After winning the award for best drama series two consecutive years and becoming the most awarded in the march of these recognitions, with 38 statuettes, "Game of Thrones" was absent in 2017 from the Emmys because, because of the late in his seventh season, he did not arrive in time to register.

However, few doubted that "Game of Thrones", arguably the most ambitious and spectacular production of the history of the small screen, would come back with a firm step to the Emmys, where he will compete in the section of best drama series with " The Americans ", " The Crown ", " Foreign Things ", " That's Us "," Westworld "and" The Tale of the Maid ", who was the winner in 2017.

No candidates in the main categories of interpretation," Game of Thrones "will feature Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Peter Dinklage as nominees for best supporting role in a drama and with Lena Headey as an aspiring best actress.

Apart from "Game of T" hrones ", the digital platform Netflix was the other great name of the Emmys nominations since, with 112 appointments in total, it surpbaded the HBO channel , usual dominator of the television panorama in the US, but this year he received 108 mentions

As for the best comic series, after three years of domination "Veep", the aspirants will be "Atlanta", "Barry", "black- ish "," Curb "Your Enthusiasm", "GLOW", " The Wonderful Mrs. Maisel ", "Silicon Valley" and " Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ".

The macho dystopia of "The Tale of the Servant" ", a televisual phenomenon that arrived at the ideal moment with the feminist rebellion against harbadment in Hollywood in the background, could see how its protagonist Elisabeth Moss repeats the statuette of the best dramatic actress

For this, she will have to win Claire Foy ("The Crown"), Tatiana Maslany ("Orphan Black"), Keri Russell ("The Americans"), Evan Rachel Wood ("Westworld") and Sandra Oh ("Killing Eve"), who became the first Asian-born actress to be nominated in this category.

Another who could leave for the second year in a row as a winner is Sterling K. Brown (" It's Us "), that in the section of the best drama actor will be the faces with his partner in "This is Us" Milo Ventimiglia as well as with Jason Bateman ("Ozark"), Ed Harris and Jeffrey Wright (both p our "Westworld") and Matthew Ryhs ("The Americans").

Donald Glover, notable in his role as an actor but also singer under the alias Childish Gambino, could repeat his victory as the best comic actor if imposed on Anthony Anderson ("black-ish"); Ted Danson ("The right place"); Larry David ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"); Bill Hader ("Barry") and William H. Macy ("Shameless").

And the Emmy of Best Comic Actress will be resolved between Pamela Adlon ("Better Things"); Rachel Brosnahan ("The wonderful Mrs. Maisel"); Allison Janney ("Mom"); Issa Rae ("Insecurity"); Tracee Ellis Ross ("black-ish") and Lily Tomlin ("Grace and Frankie").

Also, the Emmy for Best Limited Series will be decided between "The Alienist", "American Crime". History: The badbadination of Gianni Versace, "Godless", "Patrick Melrose" and "Genius: Picbado"

This production on the Spanish painter Pablo Picbado will allow Antonio Banderas to be an Emmy nominee of best actor in a limited series or television movie.

And fellow countryman Penelope Cruz could win the award for best supporting actress in a limited series or TV movie for "American Crime Story: The Assbadination of Gianni Versace" ", for which they are also named, the Venezuelan Édgar Ramírez and Puerto Rican Ricky Martin

Ramírez and Martin will face the Colombian John Leguizamo (" Waco "), while Alexis Bledel, American artist whose family has Roots in Argenti Na and Mexico City will choose Emmy as best actress in a drama for "The Handmaid's Tale."

The nominations left some notable absences like the lack of nominations for the best com Edited for "Modern Family", "Will & Grace" or "Roseanne."

Neither the best drama "Orange is the new black", while the return of "Twin Peaks", by director David Lynch, will be not a better aspiring limited series.

the chief and presenter Anthony Bourdain, who committed suicide on June 8, won a posthumous nomination for the best series or special information for "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown", in which he was presenter and executive producer.

David Villafranca, EFE