But what about the slate of diverse shows that caused some serious reflection in the TV industry this past year as buzzy shows like Empire, Jane the Virgin, Black-ish, Fresh Off the Boat and How to Get Away With Murder took off?
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Big Bang Theory, the most-watched comedy on U.S. television and a perennial Emmy favorite, missed out on a best series nomination this year, while four-time Emmy victor Jim Parsons, who plays a geeky scientist on the CBS show, slipped off the list for consideration.
HBO’s unstoppable fantasy series Game of Thrones earned nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, Supporting Actor (Peter Dinklage) and Supporting Actress (Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke), among many others.
After “Game of Thrones“, the most nominated shows are “House of Cards”, “Downton Abbey” and “Orange is the New Black”.
“This is a breakthrough year at the Emmys”, said Tom O’Neil, organizer of the Gold Derby awards handicapping website.
Transparent, received eleven nominations including Best Comedy Series. In the series Tambor plays Maura Pfefferman the trans head of a Los Angeles family who is navigating her journey & its impact on her three adult children.
Mendelsohn is nominated in the supporting actor in a drama series for his role in Netflix’s Bloodline. House of Card, notably, nabbed a number of nods, including best actor and actress for the leads Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright, as well as outstanding original series. For star Jon Hamm’s portrayal of Don Draper, it’s a final shot after seven previous nominations. TV aficionados’ relationship to the Emmys is kind of like a rebellious high-schooler’s relationship to the school principal: you know, inexplicably, he’s an authority and that’s so unjust you have to fight it to your very last spitball.
Game of Thrones ruled the ceremony with 24 nominations, including one for outstanding drama series, while American Horror: Freak Show had 19 and Olive Kitteridge 13.
Among the most glaring omissions was the legal drama “The Good Wife” and its star Julianna Margulies, who captured the lead actress award a year ago. Drama “Breaking Bad” and long-time comedy hit “Modern Family” were named the best shows.
Numerous out actors and shows featuring lgbt characters up for Emmy Awards.
Another new streaming series is also in contention for the best comedy Emmy: Netflix’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt“.
Now let’s turn to the Best Actor category, which also includes a bunch of new faces (or old faces in new parts).
As with last year’s nominations, the Academy is beginning to look beyond traditional TV platforms for quality programming.
Thursday’s nominations confirmed the narrowing chasm between the stalwart network broadcasters and the digital newcomers.
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India’s preferred destination for premium English content, Star India’s English General Entertainment Channels, will present the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards to Indian audiences on September 21, 2015.
