Emmy Nominations: 'Game of Thrones,' HBO Lead the Pack


Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister on "Game of Thrones." HBO

Power-and-blood fantasy saga "Game of Thrones" ruled the Emmy nominations Thursday with a leading 23 bids, including best drama, while a real-life epic of murder and celebrity, "The People v. O.J. Simpson," was close behind with 22 nods.
"Game of Thrones" gets the chance to win its second top Emmy, while "Veep," last year's top comedy winner, also will get another shot at holding office.
Breakthrough nominations include a best comedy series nod for sophomore "black-ish," which brought the African-American family comedy back to network TV, with bids as well for its stars, Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross.
They were among a number of black actors recognized by TV academy voters, who have started to keep pace with TV's growing diversity - in sharp contrast to the moviedom's Academy Awards, which were slammed as "OscarsSoWhite" this year.
Here's a list of the major nominees:
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kyle Chandler — Bloodline
Rami Malek — Mr. Robot
Bob Odenkirk — Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys — The Americans
Liev Schreiber — Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey — House of Cards
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Danes — Homeland
Viola Davis — How to Get Away with Murder
Taraji P. Henson — Empire
Tatiana Maslany — Orphan Black
Keri Russell — The Americans
Robin Wright — House of Cards
Robin Wright as Claire Underwood, Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood in a scene from "House of Cards." ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Bryan Cranston — All The Way
Benedict Cumberbatch — Sherlock
Idris Elba — Luther
Cuba Gooding Jr. — The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Tom Hiddleston — The Night Manager
Courtney B. Vance — The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Kirsten Dunst — Fargo
Felicity Huffman — American Crime
Audra McDonald — Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Sarah Paulson — The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Lili Taylor — American Crime
Kerry Washington — Confirmation
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson — Black-ish
Aziz Ansari — Master of None
Will Forte — Last Man on Earth
William H. Macy — Shameless
Thomas Middleditch — Silicon Valley
Jeffrey Tambor — Transparent
The cast of "Master of None." Greg Allen / AP
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Ellie Kemper — Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus — Veep
Laurie Metcalf — Getting On
Tracee Ellis Ross — Black-ish
Amy Schumer — Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin — Grace and Frankie
Reality Series
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef
The Voice
Variety Series
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV Movie
A Very Murray Christmas
All The Way
Confirmation
Luther
Sherlock
Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman on "Better Call Saul." Ursula Coyote/AMC
Limited Series
American Crime
Fargo
The Night Manager
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Roots
Comedy Series
Black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep
Drama Series
The Americans
Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mr. Robot

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