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Los Angeles – HBO's "Game of Thrones" series and Netflix platform took the lead for the Emmy Awards, the American TV Oscars, to be awarded in September.
HBO's fantastico-medieval series, which has been awarded 38 times in six seasons but was ineligible last year for scheduling 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 series " Westworld ", also on HBO , who arrive immediately behind with 21 nominations each.
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 edition 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 Dramatic series, is a fierce rival with 20 nominations.
" The continued growth of the sector allows new programs to emerge, while allowing flagship programs of the past season to flourish ," said Hayma Washington, who chairs the Academy. 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 trial of OJ Simpson who had polarized America, won 18 nominations.
In line with expectations, she dominated the nominations for best actors and best actresses in a miniseries, with Darren Criss, Penelope Cruz, Edgar Ramirez and Ricky Martin all nominated.
In the category " comedy ", the series " Veep " by HBO being ineligible this year, it is the series " Atlanta " of FX who 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 17 years of HBO nomination, winning 112 nominations, the highest this year.
HBO was second with 108, while NB came a long way behind with 78.
Thursday's nominations are the result of a selection by some 25,000 TV Academy members, who spent two weeks in June view over 9,000 series and candidate programs.
The Emmy winners are scheduled to be announced on September 17, at a ceremony in Los Angeles presented by the duo of actors " Saturday Night Live ", Colin Jost and Michael Che.
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