Emmy Nominations 2018: Netflix Beats HBO For The First Time

Nominations for the 70th annual Emmy Awards were announced today. The list of nominees are varied with some standby shows and some love for some newer or freshman shows. Netflix beat HBO for the first time in the streaming service’s history with 112 nominations this year which is up from their 91 nominations last year. However, HBO’s Game of Thrones led the field of shows with 22 nominations overall followed by NBC’s SNL and HBO’s Westworld with 21 nominations and Hulu’s The Handmaid’s tale receiving 20 nominations. As for freshman series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel received 14 nominations and HBO’s Barry received 13 nominations. Some surprises included no acting nominations for Game of Thrones in any of the Lead categories, Twin Peaks not being nominated for Best Limited Series, YouTube Red’s Cobra Kai only getting one nomination, and NBC’s The Good Place being shut out in the Comedy categories. | 12 July 2018

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