How Harrison Ford, Carol Burnett and More Could Make History With Emmy Nominations
variety.comClayton Davis Senior Awards Editor New voting methods will likely yield surprise Emmy nomination inclusions (and exclusions) this year.
There could also be historic representation in several areas, with ethnicity, age and decades-old records shattered. HBO is no stranger to setting Emmy records.
The fantasy epic “Game of Thrones” currently holds multiple records, including the most overall nominations for a drama series at 161 across its eight seasons.
The network is celebrating its 50th anniversary and a new Max branding — so naturally, it wants more. If the early projections are accurate and it lands four drama series noms — “House of the Dragon,” “The Last of Us,” “The White Lotus” and last year’s winner, “Succession,” — HBO would tie the record for most series noms by a network in a single year, held by NBC since 1992. Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions in all categories. “Succession,” which broke the record for most acting noms in a year with 14 nods last year, could become the first series in history to garner three lead male acting noms in any genre.
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