Thanks to the final season of long running hit “Game of Thrones” and second-year comedy “Barry,” HBO captured 137 nominations for the 2019 Emmy Awards, the most of any network and topping streaming rival Netflix. The Television Academy announced Tuesday that “Game of Thrones” earned 32 nominations — the most of any series this year and a new all-time record — including best drama. “Barry,"starring Bill Hader as a hit man turned actor, scored 17 nominations, the most of any comedy series. HBO returned to the top of the Emmy nominations heap after seeing its 17-year streak stopped in 2018 by Netflix. The service also saw 13 nominations for the comedy series “Russian Doll,”and four nominations for “The Kominsky Method.” The drama series “Ozark” earned nine nominations.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 16, 2019 16:34 UTC