Actors Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham announced the nominees for the 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards from the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood on Thursday.
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Thrones, which won a record-breaking 12 awards in 2015, delivered nearly a quarter of the HBO network’s 94 nods.
The People v. O.J. Simpson (22 nominations) and Fargo (18 nominations) not only received the most nominations for limited series, but came in second and third, respectively, behind Game of Thrones overall.
Anderson, who was nominated the outstanding actor in a comedy category, whooped in celebration.
Veep nabs the office of Comedy Nominee-in-Chief with a commanding 17 nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series, and Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series for the show’s star, Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
HBO was the most nominated network, while Netflix earned a total of 54 nominations for its shows including Orange is the New Black, House of Cards, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Master of Nothing. For the first time in a long time, The Daily Show has not been nominated.
That went to Taraji P. Henson in the best actress in a drama category for her portrayal of family matriarch Cookie Lyon.
This year’s double- or even triple-dippers include previous three-time Emmy victor Laurie Metcalf in the lead comedy category for “Getting On”, as well as for her comedic guest work on “The Big Bang Theory” and for the drama “Horace and Pete”.
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The topic of race figured heavily in the limited series category – formerly known as “outstanding miniseries” – with “The People v. O.J. Simpson” matched up with historical saga “Roots” and ABC s “American Crime”.
