Emmy Nods For Chernobyl And Game Of Thrones
Nominations for the 71st annual Emmy Awards have been announced, including Stellan Skarsgård for his role in Chernobyl and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau for Game Of Thrones.
The final season of HBO’s epic fantasy Game Of Thrones picked up a record 32 nominations, with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in the running for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Jaime Lannister. The previous record holder was NYPD Blue with 27 nominations in 1994.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA:
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
Meanwhile, HBO / Sky co-production Chernobyl, which takes a dramatic look at the nuclear disaster of April 1986, received 19 Emmy nominations making it the third most nominated show behind Amazon Prime’s The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. Stellan Skarsgård was nominated for Best Supporting Actor:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR 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
Winners of the the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced during a gala ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on 22nd September 2019.