'Game of Thrones' sets new record with 32 Emmy nominations

Game of Thrones earned a record 32 Emmy nominations for its eighth and final season on Tuesday. The HBO saga's total eclipsed the all-time series record of 27 nods earned by NYPD Blue in 1994. The Emmy voters' acclaim stands in sharp contrast to fan reaction to the show's final season, which was labelled "rushed" by some who demanded it be remade . But the show's ratings never faltered for the series, based on George R R Martin's novels, setting new highs for HBO. A slew of acting nominations for the cast and guest stars, including the show's sole previous winner, Peter Dinklage, helped boost Game of Thrones to a new record of 160 total nominations — breaking its own previous record of 128. The series dominated in the Supporting actor and actress categories, making up seven of the 13 nominations with the women of the series — including Lena Headey, Sophie Turner, Gwendoline Christie, Maisie Williams — earning the lions share of the nominations. Stars Emilia Clarke and Kit Harrington each earned nominations for Best Lead Actor or Actress in a drama series. Clarke will be competing in a category that is notable for its diversity this year and includes past winner Viola Davis for How to Get Away with Murder and repeat nominee Sandra Oh for Killing Eve . Oh will have another chance to become the first actress of Asian descent to win the trophy after losing to Claire Foy last year for Netflix's The Crown . Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs Maisel was a distant second behind Game of Thrones , with 20 nominations in the comedy categories. Other top nominees include the nuclear disaster mini-series Chernobyl with 19 nominations and Saturday Night Live with 18. When They See Us, the mini-series that dramatised the Central Park Five case and its aftermath, received 16 bids. The 71st Emmy Awards will air September 22 on Fox, with the host yet to be announced. Here are the rest of the nominees in key categories: Better Call Saul Bodyguard Game of Thrones Killing Eve Ozark Pose Succession This Is Us Barry Fleabag The Good Place The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Russian Doll Schitt's Creek Veep 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 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 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 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 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 Gwendoline Christie, Game of Thrones Julia Garner, Ozark Lena Headey, Game of Thrones Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve Sophie Turner, Game of Thrones Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method Anthony Carrigan, Barry Tony Hale, Veep Stephen Root, Barry Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Henry Winkler, Barry Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Anna Chlumsky, Veep Sian Clifford, Fleabag Olivia Colman, Fleabag Betty Gilpin, GLOW Sarah Goldberg, Barry Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live Chernobyl Escape at Dannemora Fosse/Verdon Sharp Objects When They See Us Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Brexit Deadwood: The Movie King Lear My Dinner with Herve 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 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 Game of Thrones — 32 The Marvelous Mrs Maisel — 20 Chernobyl — 19 Saturday Night Live — 18 Barry — 17 HBO: 137 Netflix: 117 NBC: 58 Amazon Prime Video: 47 CBS: 43

'Game of Thrones' sets new record with 32 Emmy nominations

The fantasy drama toppled the former record set by 'NYPD Blue' in 1994