Emmy Nominations by the Numbers: Netflix Surpasses HBO, ‘Game of Thrones’ Scores 22 Nods

“SNL” and “Westworld” each grab 21 nominations, “Handmaid’s Tale” has a great year

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The 2018 Emmy Awards nominations are all accounted for, with Netflix surpassing HBO to grab 112 nominations. HBO finished with 108 nominations.

Netflix broke HBO’s 17-year streak of being the most nominated network, increasing its count from 91 in 2017. HBO drew three fewer nods compared to last year, when it had 111. Netflix and HBO were the only two to have their nomination count in the triple digits.

However, the pay-cable network still had two of the top three most-nominated shows. “Game of Thrones” led all shows with 22 nominations, with “Saturday Night Live” and “Westworld” also grabbing 21 nods each. Hulu’s “Handmaid’s Tale” leaped from 13 nods in 2017 to 20 nominations this year.

NBC was again the most nominated broadcast network with 78 nods, up from 64 in 2017. FX and CBS rounded out the top five.

Of the newcomers, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace” landed 18 nominations, while “The Marvelous Ms. Maisel” earned 14 nods and “Barry” scored 13 nominations. Netflix’s “Glow” also landed 10 nods.

Top Networks

Netflix (112)
HBO (108)
NBC (78)
FX Networks (50)
CBS (34)
ABC (31)
Hulu (27)
Amazon (22)
Showtime (21)
National Geographic (17)
Fox (16)
VH1 (12)
CNN (10)

Top Shows

“Game of Thrones” (22)
“Saturday Night Live” (21)
“Westworld” (21)
“The Handmaid’s Tale (20)
“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (18)
“Atlanta” (16)
“The Marvelous Ms. Maisel” (14)
“Barry” (13)
“The Crown (13)
“Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” (13)
“Godless” (12)
“Stranger Things” (12)
“Glow” (10)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (10)
“The Voice” (10)
“Last Week Tonight” (9)
“Twin Peaks” (9)
“The Oscars” (8)
“This Is Us” (8)
“American Horror Story: Cult” (7)
“Genius: Picasso” (7)
“Jane” (7)
“Silicon Valley” (7)
“Black Mirror” (7)
“The Alienist” (6)
“Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” (6)
“Dancing With the Stars” (6)
“Black-ish” (5)
“Blue Planet II” (5)
“The Defiant Ones” (5)
“Fahrenheit 451” (5)
“Ozark” (5)
“Patrick Melrose” (5)
“So You Think You Can Dance” (5)
Wild Wild Country” (5)
Will & Grace” (5)

Find the full list of nominations here.

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