The 2019 Primetime Emmy nominations were announced today, and Game of Thrones made a huge showing with a record-setting 32 nominations, beating NYPD Blue for the most nominations in a single season. You guys can tell me in the comments whether the final season was worthy of all those nominations.
You can find all the full list of nominations below. Now is it just me or are the numbers way different than previous years? Some categories have five nominees, others six or seven. I was under the impression the Emmys had a standard five nominees per category, similar to the Oscars. Am I wrong?
Outstanding Drama Series:
- Better Call Saul
- Bodyguard
- Game of Thrones
- Killing Eve
- Ozark
- Pose
- Succession
- This Is Us
Outstanding Comedy Series:
- Barry
- Fleabag
- The Good Place
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Russian Doll
- Schitt’s Creek
- Veep
Outstanding Television Movie:
- Bandersnatch: Black Mirror
- Brexit
- Deadwood
- King Lear
- My Dinner with Hervé
Outstanding Limited Series:
- Chernobyl
- Escape at Dannemora
- Fosse/Verdon
- Sharp Objects
- When They See Us
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 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 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 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 Limited Series or 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 Lead Actress in a Limited Series or 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 Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
- Jonathan Banks – Better Call Saul
- Giancarlo Esposito – Better Call Saul
- Alfie Allen – Game of Thrones
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau – Game of Thrones
- Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones
- Michael Kelly – House of Cards
- Chris Sullivan – This Is Us
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
- Gwendoline Christie – Game of Thrones
- Lena Headey – Game of Thrones
- Sophie Turner – Game of Thrones
- Maisie Williams – Game of Thrones
- Fiona Shaw – Killing Eve
- Julia Garner – Ozark
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
- Anthony Carrigan – Barry
- Stephen Root – Barry
- Henry Winkler – Barry
- Alan Arkin – The Kominsky Method
- Tony Shalhoub – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Tony Hale – Veep
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
- Sarah Goldberg – Barry
- Sian Clifford – Fleabag
- Olivia Colman – Fleabag
- Betty Gilpin – GLOW
- Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Marin Hinkle – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
- Anna Chlumsky – Veep
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:
- Stellan Skarsgård – Chernobyl
- Paul Dano – Escape at Dannemora
- Ben Whishaw – A Very English Scandal
- Asant e Blackk – When They See Us
- John Leguizamo – When They See Us
- Michael K. Williams – When They See Us
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:
- Patricia Arquette – The Act
- Emily Watson – Chernobyl
- Margaret Qualley – Fosse/Verdon
- Patricia Clarkson – Sharp Objects
- Marsha Stephanie Blake – When They See Us
- Vera Farmiga – When They See Us
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series:
- Michael McKean – Better Call Saul
- Bradley Whitford – The Handmaid’s Tale
- Glynn Turman – How to Get Away with Murder
- Ron Cephas Jones – When They See Us
- Michael Angarano – The Twilight Zone
- Kumail Nanjiani – The Twilight Zone
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series:
- Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Apocalypse
- Carice van Hout – Game of Thrones
- Cherry Jones – The Handmaid’s Tale
- Cicely Tyson – How to Get Away with Murder
- Laverne Cox – Orange is the New Black
- Phylicia Rashad – This Is Us
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:
- Luke Kirby – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Rufus Sewell – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Adam Sandler – Saturday Night Live
- John Mulaney – Saturday Night Live
- Matt Damon – Saturday Night Live
- Robert De Niro – Saturday Night Live
- Peter MacNicol – Veep
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:
- Fiona Shaw – Fleabag
- Kristin Scott Thomas – The Good Place
- Maya Rudolph – The Good Place
- Jane Lynch – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Emma Thompson – Saturday Night Live
- Sandra Oh – Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- David Benioff & DB Weiss – Game of Thrones, “The Iron Throne”
- David Nutter – Game of Thrones, “The Last of the Starks”
- Miguel Sapochnik – Game of Thrones, “The Long Night”
- Daina Reid – The Handmaid’s Tale, “Holly”
- Lisa Brühlmann – Killing Eve, “Desperate Times”
- Jason Bateman – Ozark, “Reparations”
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Alec Berg – Barry, “The Audition”
- Bill Hader – Barry, “ronny/lily”
- Mark Cendrowski – The Big Bang Theory, “The Stockholm Syndrome”
- Harry Bradbeer – Fleabag, “Episode 1”
- Amy Sherman-Palladino – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “All Alone”
- Daniel Palladino – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “We’re Going to the Catskills!”
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or TV Special
- Johan Renck – Chernobyl
- Ben Stiller – Escape at Dannemora
- Jessica Yu – Fosse/Verdon
- Thomas Kail – Fosse/Verdon
- Stephen Frears – A Very English Scandal
- Ava DuVernay – When They See Us
Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program
- Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin – Free Solo
- Chris Smith – FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
- Dan Reed – Leaving Neverland
- Julie Cohen & Betsy West – RGB
- Tim Wardie – Three Identical Strangers
Outstanding Animated Program:
- Big Mouth
- Bob’s Burgers
- BoJack Horseman
- Come Along with Me (Adventure Time)
- The Simpsons
Outstanding Short Form Animated Program:
- Love, Death + Robots
- Robot Chicken
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Steven Universe
Outstanding Variety Special (Live):
- The 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards
- The 61st Grammy Awards
- Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All In The Family’ And ‘The Jeffersons’
- The Oscars
- RENT
- 72nd Annual Tony Awards
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded):
- Carpool Karaoke
- Hannah Gadsby – Nanette
- Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
- Springsteen on Broadway
- Wanda Sykes: Not Normal
Outstanding Reality – Competition Program:
- The Amazing Race
- American Ninja Warrior
- Nailed It!
- RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Top Chef
- The Voice
Oustanding Documentary or Non-Fiction Series
- American Masters
- Chef’s Table
- Hostile Planet
- Our Planet
- 30 for 30
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
- Saturday Night Live
- Who Is America?
For the full list of 2019 Emmy nominations click here. The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards air Sunday, September 22, 2019 at 8pm ET on Fox.
What are your thoughts on the nominations? Are there any surprise snubs?