Emmys streaming rules as Netflix engages HBO series of 17 years

LOS ANGELES (AP) – When Netflix took the reins of HBO as a leader in Emmy nominations, more than just boasting. It represented the astounding change in the way audiences view television and the threat to traditional TV channels.

Especially as Netflix, whose multi-billion dollar investment in programming has allowed him to reach 112 appointments only five years after launching his first original series, "House of Cards." That's double the total of the nods he's earned in 2016 and just ahead of HBO's 108 nods (two down from 2017).

Another streaming series, Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale" won 20 nominations and a chance to defend its best drama series title at the 70th Primetime Emmy ceremony broadcast on Sept. 17 on NBC.

HBO still has the most nominated series of the year, "Game of Thrones" (22 nods) and "Westworld" (20), while Netflix was "The Crown" (13 nods) ) and "Stranger Things" (12). "The more distribution platforms there are, the more content is created, the more people will work … it's good news for us in the industry," said Maury McIntyre, president of the company. TV academy. It's also good news for viewers, he said, who "will always be able to find something that they will love".

"It's all about niche broadcasting now, you can do a show and find an audience, and it may not be a basic audience, but it may be something that's going on." a tough audience, "he said.

Netflix content manager Ted Sarandos praised" our creative partners for their unprecedented success today. "nominations were won in a wide variety of categories, including scripted, documentary and comedy specials.

Netflix's "deep-pockets" approach has attracted a large number of creative stars, including Shonda Rhimes and Ryan Murphy, far from the traditional sales.] Broadcast networks are the hardest hit, with decreasing ratings and decreasing prices as viewers seek more distinctive – and edgy – programming from unregulated cable and broadcast outlets. The current rage of the network for sitcom occasions certainly have not impressed Emmy voters.

Roseanne's ephemeral awakening, canceled because of the racist tweet of star Roseanne Barr, only attracted one major nomination. Laurie Metcalf. Another revival, "Will & Grace", had Emmy's love for nominees Megan Mullally and Molly Shannon but the main stars and series were snubbed.

In drama series and comedy, the drama NBC "This Is Us" and ABC sitcom "Black-ish" are the only contenders to the network. NBC is leading the rankings with 78 nominations, powered by 21 offers for "Saturday Night Live," still in satirical tears against the Trump administration.

"Atlanta" by Donald Glover is the best comedy series with 16 deals, ready to take advantage of the absence this time of three-time winner "Veep." "Atlanta" will face newcomers, including "The Mrs. Maisel Marvelous", "GLOW" and "Barry". Other in the category include "black-ish," "Silicon Valley", "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."

Novelty comedies have long preferred Emmy's "Modern Family", a five-time winner times and nominated eternal since its debut in 2009 the ABC.

The star of "Killing Eve," Sandra Oh, was the first actress of Asian descent to be nominated for lead roles in a drama series. Oh had won five offers of support for "Gray's Anatomy."

"I feel a tremendous amount of gratitude and joy with this nomination" and I'm "delighted" for the actors and the show team, Oh said in a statement. She added a postscript: "I think my mom right now can be satisfied."

The television industry has recently made progress toward inclusion, with Glover and Sterling K. Brown of "This Is Us" year and the two named again. Only one category of nominations is entirely white, and in three categories the minority actors represent more than half of the nominees.

Among the nominees for the first time: Issa Rae for "Insecure", Darren Criss, Ricky Martin and Penelope Cruz for "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American crime story", Tiffany Haddish for "Saturday Night Live ", Letitia Wright for" Black Museum "and John Legend for" Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert ".

wins, he will join the rarefied club of artists "EGOT" who won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

The HBO Dragons-and-Swords saga is a two-time winner of the best drama prize of last year because of its production schedule. Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Peter Dinklage

"The Handmaid's Tale", the dystopian science fiction series based on Margaret Atwood's novel. She has presented 20 offers, including one for the winner of Best Actress last year, Elisabeth Moss, and offers of support for Alexis Bledel, Ann Dowd, Yvonne Strahovski and Joseph Fiennes.

The other drama series are "Westworld" and "The Americans" for its last season and with nods for stars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys.

In competition with Moss, Oh and Russell for the drama actress are Claire Foy for "The Crown", Tatiana Maslany of "Orphan Black" and Evan Rachel Wood of "Westworld".

Rhys and Brown will face Brown's comrade, Milo Ventimiglia, as well as Jason Bateman for "Ozark" and Ed Harris and Jeffrey Wright for "Westworld". Brown is also nominated for the comedy series gue The actors of Glover and Anderson for the best comic actor are Ted Danson for "The Good Place", Larry David for "Curb Your Enthusiasm", William H. Macy for "Shameless" and Bill Hader for "Barry". NVG

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