‘Game Of Thrones’ Broke An Emmys Record, But People Are Confused By One Nomination

Game of Thrones already has more Emmy wins and nominations than any scripted show ever, and now it has the most nominations in a single year, too.

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards nominees were announced on Tuesday, and they’re really good It’s hard to complain when Barry, Fleabag, The Good Place, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Russian Doll, Schitt’s Creek, and Veep are up for Outstanding Comedy Series, alongside Better Call Saul, Killing Eve, Pose, and Succession for Outstanding Drama Series. Thrones was also nominated for the night’s biggest award; it’s one of 32 nominations for season eight of the HBO hit, breaking the previous record set by NYPD Blue.

Thrones is up for, among others, Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actress (Emilia Clarke), Outstanding Lead Actor (Kit Harington), Outstanding Supporting Actor (Alfie Allen, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and Peter Dinklage), Outstanding Supporting Actress (Gwendoline Christie, Lena Headey, Sophie Turner, and Maisie Williams), Outstanding Guest Actress (Carice van Houten), as well as a slew of technical categories. The staggering number of nominations was met with excitement by Thrones fans, with the exception of one: Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for “The Iron Throne.” That’s the series finale, penned by co-showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, which led to headlines like, “The GoT Cast Was ‘Upset’ by How Much Everyone Hated the Finale.” Reactions to the Emmy nomination were, let’s say, mixed.

— Frazier Tharpe (@The_SummerMan) July 16, 2019

the iron throne for best writing i really have to laugh. why is this car crash of an episode nominated and not a knight of the seven kingdoms are the emmy award committee on crack or something