, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner , Outstanding Lead Actor in Drama Series winner , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner , Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie winner , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie winner , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie winner , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie winner The nominations were announced by
D'Arcy Carden and
Ken Jeong alongside Academy chairman and CEO Frank Scherma on July 16, 2019. Including its nominations at the
71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards,
Game of Thrones established a new record for the most Emmy nominations received in a single year by any comedy or drama series with 32 nominations, breaking the record of 26 nominations set by
NYPD Blue in
1994.
Game of Thrones also extended its own record for most total nominations for a scripted series, ending with 161 nods across its eight-season run, and it finished tied for the second-most nominations for
Outstanding Drama Series, its eight nominations trailing only
Law & Orders 11.
HBO returned to its status as the most-nominated network after being surpassed the previous year by
Netflix, earning a record-setting 137 nominations to beat its own record from
2015.
Pop TV received its first ever Emmy nominations, earning four nominations with ''
Schitt's Creek''. The main ceremony was held on September 22.
Fleabag led all shows with four wins, with
Phoebe Waller-Bridge winning three of those for producing, writing, and acting on the show.
Fleabags win for
Outstanding Comedy Series gave
Prime Video its second straight win in the category.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel also performed well for Prime Video, tying its record of eight wins from
the previous year between the main and Creative Arts ceremonies.
British television shows such as
Fleabag and
Chernobyl had strong showings; according to
Deadline Hollywood, 13 of 27 awards went to shows produced or co-produced by British individuals.
Game of Thrones broke or tied several records with its wins. Its fourth win for
Outstanding Drama Series tied it with
Hill Street Blues,
L.A. Law,
The West Wing, and
Mad Men for most wins in the category. When including its Creative Arts wins, the show tied its own record for most Emmys won by a series in a single season with 12 awards, a feat it previously achieved in 2015 and
2016. It ended its run with 59 total Emmys, extending its record for most wins for a scripted series. Cast member
Peter Dinklage established a new record for most wins for
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series with his fourth win and eighth nomination for the series. For his role on
Pose,
Billy Porter made history as the first openly gay man to win
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
Jharrel Jerome became the first
Afro-Latino to receive an Emmy for acting, winning
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for playing
Korey Wise on
When They See Us; he also became the youngest actor to win the category, at 21 years old. In the
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category,
Jodie Comer became the youngest winner at 26 years old for her performance on
Killing Eve. Winners are listed first, highlighted in
boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡). For simplicity, producers who received nominations for program awards, as well as nominated writers for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, have been omitted.
Programs Acting Lead performances Supporting performances Directing Writing Nominations and wins by program For the purposes of the lists below, "major" constitutes the categories listed above (program, acting, directing, and writing), while "total" includes the categories presented at the
Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Nominations and wins by network == Presenters ==