The 2019 Emmy nominations are in, and they came as firsts for many.
“Game of Thrones” has set the record with 32 Emmy nominations, including nods to first-time nominees Alfie Allen, Sophie Turner and Gwendoline Christie.
“To my friends: Kit, Peter, Gwen, Lena, Emilia, Nikolaj, Maisie, Carice, and especially Sophie whom I was in the trenches with for so much of this journey – I am honoured to share this with you,” Allen said in a statement to CNN.
Joey King shared an emotional video from the moment she found out she was nominated for her work in “The Act.”
“I cannot believe this is happening. I’ve just been Nominated for an Emmy for my work in The Act,” she said on Twitter. “There’s so many people to thank for this moment and getting to talk to my mom and Patricia immediately after it was announced was so special. I’m in shock.”
Here’s a look at the performers who were nominated for theirfirst Emmy this year:
Amy Adams (“Sharp Objects”)
Alfie Allen (“Game of Thrones”)
Michael Angarano (“This Is Us”)
Asante Blackk (“When They See Us”)
Marsha Stephanie Blake (“When They See Us”)
Anthony Carrigan (“Barry”)
Gwendoline Christie (“Game of Thrones”)
Sian Clifford (“Fleabag”)
Jodie Comer (“Killing Eve”)
Paul Dano (“Escape at Dannemora”)
Benicio del Toro (“Escape of Dannemora”)
Aunjanue Ellis (“When They See Us”)
Julia Garner (“Ozark”)
Sarah Goldberg (“Barry”)
Hugh Grant (“A Very English Scandal”)
Jessica Hecht (“Special”)
Marin Hinkle (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)
Eric Jacobson (“When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special”)
Jharrel Jerome (“When They See Us”)
Joey King (“The Act”)
Luke Kirby (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)
Marie Kondo (“Tidying Up with Marie Kondo”)
Michael McKean (“Better Call Saul”)
Mandy Moore (“This Is Us”)
Kumail Nanjiani (“The Twilight Zone”)
Chris O’Dowd (“State of the Union”)
Nick Offerman (“Making It”)
Punam Patel (“Special”)
Rosamund Pike (“State of the Union”)
Billy Porter (“Pose”)
Margaret Qualley (“Fosse/Verdon”)
Kevin Michael Richardson (“F Is for Family”)
Sam Rockwell (“Fosse/Verdon”)
Stephen Root (“Barry”)
Kristin Scott Thomas (“Fleabag”)
Rufus Sewell (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)
Fiona Shaw (“Killing Eve” and “Fleabag”)
Stellan Skarsgård (“Chernobyl”)
Juliet Stevenson (“Queens of Mystery”)
Sophie Turner (“Game of Thrones”)
Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones)
Emily Watson (“Chernobyl”)
Ben Whishaw (“A Very English Scandal”)
Michelle Williams (“Fosse/Verdon”)
HBO — which, like CNN, is a subsidiary of AT&T — racked up a total of 137 Emmy nominations, reclaiming its title as the ruler of the Emmy throne. This is due, in no small part, to the show’s final season.
