The nominations for the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards have been unveiled.

Starting in drama, the critically-diverse final series of HBO’s Game of Thrones leads the pack with a record-breaking 32 nominations which include the coveted Outstanding Drama Series gong. Overall, the fantasy epic finishes with an astonishing 161 nods from across eight exhilarating series.

Close to a dozen of the cast received nods as well, with Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington acknowledged in the lead categories for their iconic portrayals of Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow.

Former Emmy winner Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) and returning nominees Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) and Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) are also acknowledged in the supporting line-ups alongside first-time nominees Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), and Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy).

Thrones contests a strong Drama Series line-up that includes British programmes Bodyguard and Killing Eve, and hit US shows Better Call Saul, Ozark, Pose, Succession and This is Us.

After being overlooked by the Emmys last year, Liverpudlian actress Jodie Comer is nominated in a powerhouse Lead Actress category for her acclaimed performance as psychopathic assassin Villanelle in Killing Eve. The nod comes just two months after she won a television BAFTA for her career-making role.

Her competition in the Lead Actress category includes co-star and returning nominee Sandra Oh as MI6 agent Eve Polastri as well as the likes of Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder), Laura Linney (Ozark) and Mandy Moore (This is Us).

Elsewhere, Billy Porter will be looking to become the first gay man to win the Lead Actor gong for his role in Pose and faces stern competition from the likes of Jason Bateman (Ozark), Sterling K. Brown (This is Us) and Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul).

The rest of the notable acting nominees include Robin Wright (House of Cards), Milo Ventimiglia (This is Us), Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve), and Better Call Saul duo Jonathan Banks and Giancarlo Esposito.

The full list of major drama nominations are below (winner predictions in blue):

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
BETTER CALL SAUL
BODYGUARD
GAME OF THRONES
KILLING EVE
OZARK
POSE
SUCCESSION
THIS IS US

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Emilia Clarke, GAME OF THRONES
Jodie Comer, KILLING EVE
Viola Davis, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
Laura Linney, OZARK
Mandy Moore, THIS IS US
Sandra Oh, KILLING EVE
Robin Wright, HOUSE OF CARDS

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jason Bateman, OZARK
Sterling K. Brown, THIS IS US
Kit Harington, GAME OF THRONES
Bob Odenkirk, BETTER CALL SAUL
Billy Porter, POSE
Milo Ventimiglia, THIS IS US

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Gwendoline Christie, GAME OF THRONES
Julia Garner, OZARK
Lena Headey, GAME OF THRONES
Fiona Shaw, KILLING EVE
Sophie Turner, GAME OF THRONES
Maisie Williams, GAME OF THRONES

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Alfie Allen, GAME OF THRONES
Jonathan Banks, BETTER CALL SAUL
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, GAME OF THRONES
Peter Dinklage, GAME OF THRONES
Giancarlo Esposito, BETTER CALL SAUL
Michael Kelly, HOUSE OF CARDS
Chris Sullivan, THIS IS US

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Jason Bateman, OZARK
David Benioff & D. B. Weiss, GAME OF THRONES
Lisa Brühlmann, KILLING EVE
Adam McKay, SUCCESSION
David Nutter, GAME OF THRONES
Daina Reid, THE HANDMAID’S TALE
Miguel Sapochnik, GAME OF THRONES

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
BETTER CALL SAUL (Peter Gould & Thomas Schnauz)
BODYGUARD (Jed Mercurio)
GAME OF THRONES (David Benioff & D. B. Weiss)
THE HANDMAID’S TALE (Bruce Miller & Kira Snyder)
KILLING EVE (Emerald Fennell)
SUCCESSION (Jesse Armstrong)

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Meanwhile, BBC’s Fleabag and Prime Video’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel are among the high-profile contenders in the comedy categories.

Fleabag, which centres on a single London woman and her relationships with a ‘hot priest’ and her troublesome family, is up for Outstanding Comedy Series alongside the likes of Mrs. Maisel, and the final series of HBO’s Veep.

Creator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge is in contention for two awards for writing, and for her star-making role in a formidable Lead Actress line-up. However, she faces stiff competition from a number of big guns including six-time category winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus for her swansong turn as vainglorious presidential candidate Selina Meyer in Veep, and last year’s victor Rachel Brosnahan for her reprised role as aspiring comedian Midge Maisel in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Additionally, Fleabag also received two further acting nominations for Olivia Colman and Sian Clifford who go head-to-head in the Supporting Actress field. Disappointingly, there is no Supporting Actor mention for Andrew Scott and his memorable role as the ‘Hot Priest’.

Having garnered a lucrative twenty nominations across the board, Mrs Maisel scored an additional three acting mentions for last year’s Supporting Actress winner Alex Borstein as well as noms for co-stars Tony Shalhoub and Marin Hinkle.

Meanwhile, Bill Hader is looking to bag a second straight Emmy win in Lead Actor for his returning role as hitman Barry in the HBO comedy of the same name while co-stars Henry Winkler, Anthony Carrigan and Stephen Root lock horns in Supporting Actor.

After going under the radar for years, Pop TV’s hit sitcom Schitt’s Creek finally receives its first set of major Emmy mentions that include Outstanding Comedy Series as well as leading nods for stars Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara.

The rest of the notable acting contenders include Christina Applegate (Dead to Me), Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll), Don Cheadle (Black Monday), Ted Danson (The Good Place), Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method), Anna Chlumsky (Veep), Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live), Alan Arkin (The Kominsky Method) and Tony Hale (Veep).

The full list of major comedy nominations are below (winner predictions in blue):

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
BARRY
FLEABAG
THE GOOD PLACE
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
RUSSIAN DOLL
SCHITT’S CREEK
VEEP

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Christina Applegate, DEAD TO ME
Rachel Brosnahan, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, VEEP
Natasha Lyonne, RUSSIAN DOLL
Catherine O’Hara, SCHITT’S CREEK
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, FLEABAG

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson, BLACK-ISH
Don Cheadle, BLACK MONDAY
Ted Danson, THE GOOD PLACE
Michael Douglas, THE KOMINSKY METHOD
Bill Hader, BARRY
Eugene Levy, SCHITT’S CREEK

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alex Borstein, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
Anna Chlumsky, VEEP
Sian Clifford, FLEABAG
Olivia Colman, FLEABAG
Betty Gilpin, GLOW
Sarah Goldberg, BARRY
Marin Hinkle, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
Kate McKinnon, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alan Arkin, THE KOMINSKY METHOD
Anthony Carrigan, BARRY
Tony Hale, VEEP
Stephen Root, BARRY
Tony Shalhoub, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
Henry Wrinkler, BARRY

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Berg, BARRY
Harry Bradbeer, FLEABAG
Mark Cendrowski, THE BIG BANG THEORY
Bill Hader, BARRY
Daniel Palladino, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
Amy Sherman-Palladino, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
BARRY (Alec Berg & Bill Hader)
FLEABAG (Phoebe Waller-Bridge)
THE GOOD PLACE (Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan)
PEN15 (Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle & Stacy Osei-Kuffour)
RUSSIAN DOLL (Leslye Headland, Natasha Lyonne & Amy Poehler)
RUSSIAN DOLL (Allison Silverman)

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Finally, the Sky Original and HBO miniseries Chernobyl has racked up a formidable nineteen nominations in the limited series categories.

The factual drama, which explores the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, is heavily tipped to win Outstanding Limited Series where it faces stern opposition from Escape at Dannemora, Fosse/Verdon, Sharp Objects and When They See Us.

Additionally, Jared Harris is shortlisted in Lead Actor for his portrayal of Valery Legasov while co-stars Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson are nominated in the supporting fields.

Netflix’s When They See Us also produced a strong showing in terms of noms with sixteen including Outstanding Limited Series. Based on the true story of the Central Park Five, the factual miniseries also bagged eight acting nods for its cast including Jharrel Jerome in Lead Actor, and Aunjanue Ellis and Niecy Nash in Lead Actress.

Meanwhile, the Outstanding Television Movie category is contested by various single dramas including the Black Mirror outing Bandersnatch, the political film Brexit, and the HBO western Deadwood: The Movie.

In the acting fields, Hollywood stars Amy Adams (Sharp Objects) and Michelle Williams (Fosse/Verdon) lock horns in the Lead Actress category alongside Patricia Arquette (Escape at Dannemora) who is also acknowledged in Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Dee Dee Blanchard in The Act.

Elsewhere, British co-stars Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw are both nominated for their performances in the BBC mini-series A Very English Scandal with the former competing in a versatile Lead Actor line-up that already includes Harris and Jerome.

The rest of the notable acting nominees include Joey King (The Act), Mahershala Ali (True Detective), Benicio del Toro (Escape at Dannemora), Sam Rockwell (Fosse/Verdon), Patricia Clarkson (Sharp Objects), Vera Farmiga (When They See Us), Paul Dano (Escape at Dannemora), and Michael K. Williams (When They See Us).

The full list of limited nominations are below (winner predictions in blue):

OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES
CHERNOBYL
ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA
FOSSE/VERDON
SHARP OBJECTS
WHEN THEY SEE US

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE
BLACK MIRROR: BANDERSNATCH
BREXIT
DEADWOOD: THE MOVIE
KING LEAR
MY DINNER WITH HERVÉ

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE
Amy Adams, SHARP OBJECTS
Patricia Arquette, ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA
Aunjanue Ellis, WHEN THEY SEE US
Joey King, THE ACT
Niecy Nash, WHEN THEY SEE US
Michelle Williams, FOSSE/VERDON

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE
Mahershala Ali, TRUE DETECTIVE
Benicio del Toro, ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA
Hugh Grant, A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL
Jared Harris, CHERNOBYL
Jharrel Jerome, WHEN THEY SEE US
Sam Rockwell, FOSSE/VERDON

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE
Patricia Arquette, THE ACT
Marsha Stephanie Blake, WHEN THEY SEE US
Patricia Clarkson, SHARP OBJECTS
Vera Farmiga, WHEN THEY SEE US
Margaret Qualley, FOSSE/VERDON
Emily Watson, CHERNOBYL

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE
Asante Blackk, WHEN THEY SEE US
Paul Dano, ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA
John Leguizamo, WHEN THEY SEE US
Stellan Skarsgård, CHERNOBYL
Ben Whishaw, A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL
Michael K. Williams, WHEN THEY SEE US

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, TV MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Ava DuVernay, WHEN THEY SEE US
Stephen Frears, A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL
Thomas Kail, FOSSE/VERDON
Johan Renck, CHERNOBYL
Ben Stiller, ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA
Jessica Yu, FOSSE/VERDON

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, TV MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
CHERNOBYL (Craig Mazin)
ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA (Brett Johnson & Michael Tolkin)
ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA (Brett Johnson, Michael Tolin & Jerry Stahl)
FOSSE/VERDON (Steven Levenson & Joel Fields)
A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL (Russell T Davies)
WHEN THEY SEE US (Ava DuVernay & Michael Starrbury)

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OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES
THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH
FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!
LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER
THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN
THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
AT HOME WITH AMY SEDARIS
DOCUMENTARY NOW!
DRUNK HISTORY
I LOVE YOU, AMERICA WITH SARAH SILVERMAN
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
WHO IS AMERICA?

OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
THE AMAZING RACE
AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR
NAILED IT!
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE
TOP CHEF
THE VOICE

This year’s ceremony will be held at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday 22 September.

In the meantime, the full list of Emmy nominations can be found in the following link: https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2019