Published 13:43 IST, July 17th 2019

Facts and Figures about the 71st Emmy Awards nominations

Some facts and figures about July 16 nominations for the 71st Emmy Awards

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Some facts and figures about July 16 minations for 71st Emmy Awards:

EMMYS SO WHITE? (AGAIN)

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This year’s group of minees saw a significant drop in diversity from 2018, when more than a third of 101 minees in acting categories were ethnic mirities. This year figure was less than a quarter.

Diversity was especially missing in comedy. Just two of 26 acting minees were people of color — Anthony Anderson for “black-ish” and Don Chele for “Black Monday” — and three of four categories h all-white minees.

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Categories dominated by overwhelmingly white “Game of Thrones” were also short on inclusion, including supporting actress in a drama, with zero minees of color.

FILM STARS GET IR FIRST EMMY MS

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A number of high-profile film stars are among first-time Emmy minees this year. y include Amy ams, a six-time Oscar minee, for “Sharp Objects”; Hugh Grant, a five-time Golden Globe minee, for “A Very English Scandal”; Oscar and Golden Globe winner Benicio Del Toro, for “Escape at Dannemora”; and Oscar and Globe minee Rosamund Pike, for “State of Union.”

FROM RED CARPET STAR TO EMMY MINEE

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Billy Porter is alrey a Tony winner, for “Kinky Boots,” and of course a huge star of red carpet with his groundbreaking, eye-catching fashions. w, he’s also an Emmy minee, for “Pose.”

KONDO CLEANS UP

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She’s alrey helped you unclutter your closet. w Marie Kondo may have a shiny object to clutter up her own mantlepiece: She’s minated for “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.”

RE | Emmys 2019: Game Of Thrones Scores Record-breaking 32 minations As HBO Trumps Netflix, Big Bang For Big Bang ory

GoT IS STILL T GOAT

Yes, “Game of Thrones” copped 32 Emmy ds, a record for a TV show in a single year. HBO drama w holds a whopping 161 minations in its history.

Is that most for any show? pe!

That would be “Saturday Night Live,” with 270 minations overall.

MOVE OVER NETFLIX : HBO IS BACK

Thanks to “Game of Thrones,” HBO has reclaimed its own throne when it comes to Emmy minations.

cable network scored 137 minations, including that “Thrones” record. y include le acting ds for Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington. Also getting multiple ds for network were “Cherbyl” and “Barry.”

Netflix h ended HBO’s 17-year reign last year, but came in second this year with 117. Among brocast networks, NBC h 58 ds, CBS 43, ABC 26 and Fox scored 18.

Among streamers, Amazon’s Prime Video came in second to Netflix with 47 ds.

AR MILESTONE SHOT FOR JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS

TV’s beloved comedy queen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, was minated for her ninth Emmy, for “Veep.” If she wins, she’ll surpass Cloris Leachman, with whom she is w tied for eight, for most Emmys won by a female performer.

late Mary Tyler Moore has seven, as does Allison Janney, snubbed this year for “Mom.”

MINATED ONSCREEN AND OFF

Let body say Phoebe Waller-Bridge is t multi-talented — or multi-minated. writer-actress was minated this year for best leing actress in a comedy, for “Fleabag,” AND for writing in a comedy, also for “Fleabag.” Last year, she was minated for writing in a drama series, for “Killing Eve.”

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13:43 IST, July 17th 2019