Singapore – HBO received 99 Primetime Emmy® nominations on July 11, the most of any network for the 14th year in a row, for the upcoming 66th Primetime Emmy Awards®, which were announced in Los Angeles on July 10.
Game of Thrones led all nominees with 19 nominations, while The Normal Heart received 16 nominations, True Detective received 12 nominations and Veep received 9 nominations.
HBO’s Emmy® nominations this year include:
- 19 nominations for Game of Thrones, including:
Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Peter Dinklage), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Lena Headey), Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Diana Rigg), Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Neil Marshall) and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss).
- 16 nominations for The Normal Heart, including:
Outstanding Television Movie, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Mark Ruffalo), four for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Matt Bomer, Joe Mantello, Alfred Molina, Jim Parsons), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Julia Roberts), Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Ryan Murphy) and Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Larry Kramer).
- 12 nominations for True Detective, including:
Outstanding Drama Series, two for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Woody Harrelson, Matthew McConaughey), Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Cary Joji Fukunaga) and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (Nic Pizzolatto).
True Detective airs on HBO On Demand from July 28 and on Thursdays at 10pm on HBO Signature in August.
- 9 nominations for Veep, including:
Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Tony Hale), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Anna Chlumsky), Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (Gary Cole) and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, Armando Iannucci).
Veep airs on Mondays at 9pm on HBO / HBO HD in September.
- 7 nominations for Boardwalk Empire, including:
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Tim Van Patten).
The fifth and final season of Boardwalk Empire will be broadcast on HBO in September.
- 5 nominations for Silicon Valley, including:
Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (Mike Judge) and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Alec Berg).
Back-to-back episodes of Silicon Valley will broadcast on July 20 from 12pm on HBO Signature.
- 2 nominations for Girls, including:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Lena Dunham) and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Adam Driver).
Girls currently airs on Sundays at 10pm on HBO Signature It will be broadcast on HBO On Demand in August.
- 2 nominations for Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight, including:
Outstanding Television Movie and Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Stephen Frears).
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight will broadcast in August on HBO (StarHub TV Ch 601).
- 2 nominations for The Newsroom, including:
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Jeff Daniels) and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Jane Fonda).
The third and final season of The Newsroom is coming soon to HBO in 2014.
Other HBO nominees include four nominations for Treme; three nominations each for Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays and Vice; two nominations each for Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles; True Blood and Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley. Also receiving Emmy® nominations were Clear History; Game of Thrones Premiere – Facebook Live and Instagram; Herblock: The Black & The White; Life According to Sam; One Last Hug: Three Days at Grief Camp; Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life & Times of Katrina Gilbert; Real Time with Bill Maher; Six by Sondheim and Wynton Marsalis: A Youngarts Masterclass.
The Primetime Emmy® Awards will be announced in Los Angeles on August 25.
