California - The elaborate fantasy saga "Game of Thrones" received a
leading 24 Emmy Awards nominations Thursday, its stature apparently
untouched by backlash over a female character's rape scene.
The series is a contender again for top drama honors, an award that has eluded it since it debuted in 2011. TV academy voters rarely give shows in the sci-fi or other genres the ultimate accolade, with "Lost" among the rare exceptions.
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The TV academy took a modest step toward recognizing TV's increasing embrace of diverse TV talent, giving best actress nods to black stars Taraji P. Henson for "Empire" and Viola Davis for "How to Get Away with Murder."
"This is what it's supposed to be like. You should recognize actors and creative people in this industry from every level of all colors who do great work," Queen Latifah said.
The nominations set up the possibility of a history-making win: An African-American actress has never won the top drama acting award. However, two-time nominee Kerry Washington of "Scandal" was left out this year.
"I gotta win! I gotta win for history!" an exuberant Henson said in May when asked about the prospect during an "Empire" panel.
Family comedy "black-ish" earned an acting bid for star Anthony Anderson, but failed to gain a best series nomination.
Also snubbed: freshman hit hip-hop-family drama "Empire," which was left out of the best drama series category, and series star Terrence Howard, who failed to get a best drama actor bid.
Instead, voters gave nods to favorites such as "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm, Spacey of "House of Cards" and newcomer Bob Odenkirk for "Better Call Saul." The prequel to the now-concluded "Breaking Bad" earned a best drama bid in its first season out.
Gina Rodriguez, the standout Latina star of "Jane the Virgin," failed to get a comedy acting nod despite winning a Golden Globe award for her performance.
The relatively expansive ethnic diversity that TV offers compared to movies, which honored only white actors this year also is in play when it comes to sexuality. "Transparent" and Jeffrey Tambor's portrayal of a transsexual's life received best comedy series and acting bids.
Other top awards are "American Horror Story: Freak Show," with 19 nominations; TV movies "Olive Kittridge" and "Bessie," with 13 and 12 bids, respectively; and "House of Cards," ''Mad Men" and "Transparent" with 11 nominations.
The nominations reflect the steadily rising tide of cord-cutting networks. No commercial broadcast network drama made the cut for best series, with cable, streaming service Netflix and non-commercial PBS dividing up the spoils instead.
"The Good Wife" was the last broadcast nominee in the category, in 2011.
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The series is a contender again for top drama honors, an award that has eluded it since it debuted in 2011. TV academy voters rarely give shows in the sci-fi or other genres the ultimate accolade, with "Lost" among the rare exceptions.
Also read:
The TV academy took a modest step toward recognizing TV's increasing embrace of diverse TV talent, giving best actress nods to black stars Taraji P. Henson for "Empire" and Viola Davis for "How to Get Away with Murder."
"This is what it's supposed to be like. You should recognize actors and creative people in this industry from every level of all colors who do great work," Queen Latifah said.
The nominations set up the possibility of a history-making win: An African-American actress has never won the top drama acting award. However, two-time nominee Kerry Washington of "Scandal" was left out this year.
"I gotta win! I gotta win for history!" an exuberant Henson said in May when asked about the prospect during an "Empire" panel.
Family comedy "black-ish" earned an acting bid for star Anthony Anderson, but failed to gain a best series nomination.
Also snubbed: freshman hit hip-hop-family drama "Empire," which was left out of the best drama series category, and series star Terrence Howard, who failed to get a best drama actor bid.
Instead, voters gave nods to favorites such as "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm, Spacey of "House of Cards" and newcomer Bob Odenkirk for "Better Call Saul." The prequel to the now-concluded "Breaking Bad" earned a best drama bid in its first season out.
Gina Rodriguez, the standout Latina star of "Jane the Virgin," failed to get a comedy acting nod despite winning a Golden Globe award for her performance.
The relatively expansive ethnic diversity that TV offers compared to movies, which honored only white actors this year also is in play when it comes to sexuality. "Transparent" and Jeffrey Tambor's portrayal of a transsexual's life received best comedy series and acting bids.
Other top awards are "American Horror Story: Freak Show," with 19 nominations; TV movies "Olive Kittridge" and "Bessie," with 13 and 12 bids, respectively; and "House of Cards," ''Mad Men" and "Transparent" with 11 nominations.
The nominations reflect the steadily rising tide of cord-cutting networks. No commercial broadcast network drama made the cut for best series, with cable, streaming service Netflix and non-commercial PBS dividing up the spoils instead.
"The Good Wife" was the last broadcast nominee in the category, in 2011.
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