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‘Game of Thrones’ breaks record with 32 Emmy nominations, followed by ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ and ‘Chernobyl’

The 71st annual Primetime Emmy Awards air Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. EDT on Fox.

This image released by HBO shows Kristofer Hivju, from left, Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke in a scene from "Game of Thrones."  "Game of Thrones," "Veep" and "The Big Bang Theory," three major series that wrapped last season, will find out with Tuesday's nominations if they have one more chance at Emmy gold.
This image released by HBO shows Kristofer Hivju, from left, Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke in a scene from "Game of Thrones." "Game of Thrones," "Veep" and "The Big Bang Theory," three major series that wrapped last season, will find out with Tuesday's nominations if they have one more chance at Emmy gold.Read moreHelen Sloan / AP

Despite its controversial final episodes, HBO’s unstoppable Game of Thrones earned 32 Emmy nominations Tuesday morning, shattering the record for the most nominations for a show in a single season.

Close behind were Amazon’s critic-favorite comedy The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel with 19; HBO’s surprise hit Chernobyl with 18; and NBC’s Saturday Night Live with 18. FX’s Fosse/Verdon and HBO’s Barry each garnered 17 nominations, while Netflix’s When They See Us scored 16 nods.

Malvern’s Adam McKay was nominated for outstanding director for a drama series for HBO’s Succession. Wayne’s Abbi Jacobson received acting and producing nominations, along with her Broad City cocreator and costar, Ilana Glazer, for their companion web series, Hack Into Broad City. And Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown, whose This Is Us character last season was elected to a (fictional) seat on Philadelphia City Council, was again nominated as outstanding actor in a drama, one of nine nominations for the show, which was created by University of Pennsylvania graduate Dan Fogelman.

The 71st annual Primetime Emmy Awards air Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. EDT on Fox. (A host has not yet been announced.)

Outstanding comedy series

Veep (HBO)

Barry (HBO)

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

Fleabag (Amazon)

The Good Place (NBC)

Schitt’s Creek (Pop)

Russian Doll (Netflix)

Outstanding drama series

Game of Thrones (HBO)

Succession (HBO)

Killing Eve (BBC America)

Bodyguard (Netflix)

Ozark (Netflix)

Pose (FX)

Better Call Saul (AMC)

This Is Us (NBC)

Outstanding lead actor in a drama series

Kit Harington, Game of Thrones (HBO)

Billy Porter, Pose (FX)

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul (AMC)

Jason Bateman, Ozark (Netflix)

Sterling K. Brown, This is Us (NBC)

Milo Ventimiglia, This is Us (NBC)

Outstanding lead actress in a drama series

Sandra Oh, Killing Eve (BBC America)

Jodie Comer, Killing Eve (BBC America)

Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones (HBO)

Laura Linney, Ozark (Netflix)

Robin Wright, House of Cards (Netflix)

Mandy Moore, This Is Us (NBC)

Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder (ABC)

Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series

Bill Hader, Barry (HBO)

Ted Danson, The Good Place (NBC)

Don Cheadle, Black Monday (Showtime)

Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method (Netflix)

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish (ABC)

Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek (Pop)

Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (HBO)

Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag (Amazon)

Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll (Netflix)

Christina Applegate, Dead to Me (Netflix)

Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek (Pop)

Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or a movie

Mahershala Ali, True Detective (HBO)

Benicio del Toro, Escape at Dannemora (Showtime)

Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal (Amazon)

Jared Harris, Chernobyl (HBO)

Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon (FX)

Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us (Netflix)

Outstanding lead actress in a limited series or a movie

Amy Adams, Sharp Objects (HBO)

Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora (Showtime)

Joey King, The Act (Hulu)

Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon (FX)

Niecy Nash, When They See Us (Netflix)

Aunjanue Ellis, When They See Us (Netflix)

Outstanding limited series

Chernobyl (HBO)

Escape at Dannemora (Showtime)

When They See Us (Netflix)

Fosse/Verdon (FX)

Sharp Objects (HBO)

Outstanding reality-competition program

RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)

The Amazing Race (CBS)

The Voice (NBC)

Top Chef (Bravo)

American Ninja Warrior (NBC)

Nailed It! (Netflix)

Outstanding variety talk series

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)

The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)

Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)

Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (TBS)

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)

Outstanding TV movie

Brexit: The Uncivil War (HBO)

King Lear (Amazon)

Deadwood: The Movie (HBO)

My Dinner With Hervé (HBO)

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (Netflix)

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series

Julia Garner, Ozark (Netflix)

Lena Headey, Game of Thrones (HBO)

Sophie Turner, Game of Thrones (HBO)

Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones (HBO)

Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve (BBC America)

Gwendoline Christie, Game of Thrones (HBO)

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series

Chris Sullivan, This Is Us (NBC)

Alfie Allen, Game of Thrones (HBO)

Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul (AMC)

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones (HBO)

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (HBO)

Michael Kelly, House of Cards (Netflix)

Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul (AMC)

Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series

Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

Anna Chlumsky, Veep (HBO)

Sian Clifford, Fleabag (Amazon)

Olivia Colman, Fleabag (Amazon)

Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Betty Gilpin, GLOW (Netflix)

Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

Sarah Goldberg, Barry (HBO)

Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series

Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method (Netflix)

Anthony Carrigan, Barry (HBO)

Tony Hale, Veep (HBO)

Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

Henry Winkler, Barry (HBO)

Stephen Root, Barry (HBO)

Outstanding reality host

RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)

Ellen DeGeneres, Ellen’s Game of Games (NBC)

Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, Making It (NBC)

Marie Kondo, Tidying Up (Netflix)

James Corden, The World’s Best (CBS)

Outstanding variety sketch series

Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Documentary Now! (IFC)

Drunk History (Comedy Central)

At Home With Amy Sedaris (TruTV)

Who Is America? (Showtime)

I Love You, America With Sarah Silverman (Hulu)

Staff writer Ellen Gray contributed reporting.