The other nominations of this fairytale show included best supporting actress and actor Maisie Williams, Emilia Clarke, Lena Headley, Kit Harington, Peter Dinkage (Who also won it a year ago too) and the writers, DB Weiss and David Benioff also got the nod.
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Also in the best comedy category is Master of None, starring Aziz Ansari as a struggling NY actor coping with personal and professional woes.
Other minority-group actors recognized by TV academy voters include Viola Davis, the How to Get Away with Murder star who past year became the first minority-group woman to win a trophy for best drama actress and was nominated again.
Malek and Rhys will be competing with Kevin Spacey for House of Cards, Kyle Chandler for Bloodline, Bob Odenkirk for Better Call Saul and Liev Schreiber for Ray Donovan..
Black-ish star Anthony Anderson and Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life actor Lauren Graham revealed the names at a live stream event, which saw HBO’s hit Veep lead the comedy nominations with 17 nods.
FX’s 56 total Emmy bids were followed closely by Netflix, at 54, before getting to broadcasters NBC (41), ABC and CBS (35 each) and Fox (29).
“I’m traveling right now and there are a few shows I would love to be watching, but I don’t have cable, but I do have access to YouTube”, she said after the Emmy nominations were announced.
Cuba Gooding Jr, who played OJ Simpson, and Courtney B Vance, who portrayed Simpson’s lawyer Johnnie Cochran, are both up for best lead actor in a limited series.
Aziz Ansari received a lead comedy acting bid for his series “Master of None”, a first for an Indian-American actor, and the show received a best comedy series nomination.
Game of Thrones is once again dominating the Emmy Awards nominations.
In addition, Martindale got another nomination (her fourth for this guest role) while executive producers Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields got a best-writing nod.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Emmy Awards nominations told us what is already evident – the power and reputation of streaming services Netflix and Amazon are on the rise, and broadcast networks and even longtime premium cable star HBO are paying the price.
What did you think about the nominations for the Game of Thrones cast? Like Angela Lansbury, who was nominated 18 times with nary a win. I owe my performance whatever it is to him..
HBO’s Veep, which last year ended the five-year winning streak of ABC comedy Modern Family in the best comedy category, has again been nominated for that gong.
Her Black-ish co-star Anthony Anderson was also nominated for outstanding lead actor in a comedy.
“Game of Thrones” and “Veep” are among the top contenders for the 68th prime-time Emmy Award nominations.
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U.S. talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will present the 68th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 18.
