'Game of Thrones' leads Emmy nominations

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The HBO series, which concluded in May after eight years on screen, was in the running for a host of honours at this year's ceremony.

LONDON - Game of Thrones was leading 2019's Emmy nominations, making TV history for the first show to secure 32 nods in a single year.

Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Lena Headey and Gwendoline Christie - who played Sansa Stark, Arya Stark, Cersei Lannister and Brienne of Tarth in the show - were up against one another in the Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category, while Alfie Allen, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau or Peter Dinklage could nab the Supporting Actor in a Drama Series gong.

The Lead Actor in a Drama Series category would see Ozarki's Jason Bateman go up against Pose's Billy Porter, Better Call Saul's Bob Odenkirk and This Is Us' Sterling K. Brown and Milo Ventimiglia as well as Harington, while Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh were up for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for their portrayal of Villanelle and Eve Polastri, respectively, in Killing Eve.

 

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