Just two of the 26 acting nominees were people
of color — Anthony Anderson for “black-ish” and
Don Cheadle for “Black Monday” — and three of
the four categories had only white nominees.
Categories dominated by the overwhelmingly
white “Game of Thrones” were also short on
inclusion , including supporting actress in a
drama — zero nominees — and supporting
drama actor, with only Giancarlo Esposito of
“Better Call Saul” receiving a nomination.
In the overall tally contest among outlets, HBO
received a whopping 137 nominations, riding
the dragon wings of “Game of Thrones” and the
big tallies for “Chernobyl” and “Barry.” Netflix,
which last year ended HBO’s 17-year reign to
win the most Emmy nominations, was bumped
to second this year with 117. Amazon’s Prime
Video was second to Netflix among streamers
with 47 nominations.
Broadcast networks, steadily eclipsed by the rise
of cable and now streaming, were far behind,
with NBC getting 58 nods to top CBS’ 43, ABC’s
26 and Fox’s 18.
The 71st Emmy Awards will air Sept. 22 on Fox,
with the host yet to be announced.