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A30 PEOPLE & ARTS
Saturday 13 July 2019

'Game of Thrones,' 'Veep' make final grabs for Emmy glory

By LYNN ELBER other shot at Emmy gold or
Associated Press have been overshadowed
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When by shiny new rivals such as
a long-running, much-ad- "Pose" and "Fleabag."
mired television series ends, HBO's gore-and-dragons
Emmy voters can bring the fantasy saga and its Wash-
show and its stars back for ington satire "Veep" look
a final bow — or give them well-positioned to garner
the bum's rush. top series and cast nomi-
"Game of Thrones," ''Veep" nations, even though some
and "The Big Bang Theo- fans and critics dinged
ry," three major series that (OK, savaged) "Game of
wrapped last season, will Thrones" for an uneven sea-
find out with Tuesday's son.
nominations if they get an- The 71st Emmy Awards

This image released by HBO shows Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a scene from "Veep."
Associated Press
show airs Sept. 22 on Fox. nods for stars including Pe- Those seeking to invade
It promises to be "the last ter Dinklage, the only cast her turf include Phoebe
hurrah of the Emmy giants," member to win an Emmy Waller-Bridge for "Fleabag"
Tom O'Neil, author of "The (make that three), and and Natasha Lyonne for
Emmys" and editor of the Emilia Clarke. After several "Russian Doll," while "Veep"
Gold Derby awards handi- supporting actress nods itself could be challenged
capping website, said of for her portrayal of ill-fated by their shows and Golden
the premium cable series. Daenerys Targaryen, Clarke Globe-winning "Barry," star-
"In all likelihood, they'll get is seeking best-actress hon- ring Bill Hader.
their farewell hug, because ors. CBS' "The Big Bang Theory,"
we know that the Emmys There is competition afoot which ended its 12-season
are a lot like TV reruns: they for "Game of Thornes" in the run in May, has gradually
repeat," he said. drama series category from receded from Emmy at-
Also worth noting: how TV "Pose," set in 1980s New tention, last earning a best
academy voters follow up York and the ball culture comedy series bid in 2014.
on last year's banner num- world, and "Killing Eve" with That was also the last year
ber of nominations for peo- Sandra Oh. Last year, Oh that star and Emmy favorite
ple of color that notably became the first person of Jim Parsons captured a tro-
yielded few awards, and Asian ancestry to snare an phy for best comedy actor,
none for drama and com- Emmy nod for best drama his fourth for the show.
edy series acting awards. series actress. There's a "decent chance"
In Tuesday's horse race, The comedy races look es- that Parsons could be nom-
HBO is looking to rebound pecially tight. inated once more, O'Neil
as the most-nominated "Veep" sat out 2018 be- said.
outlet, bragging rights it cause of a production de- If "The Big Bang Theory"
lost after a 17-year record lay while star Julia Louis- doesn't make the comedy
was snapped last year by Dreyfus was treated for series cut, ABC's 'black-ish"
relative upstart Netflix (with breast cancer. "The Mar- could again be the sole
112 bids to HBO's 108). The velous Mrs. Maisel" took network entry in a field of
streaming service that's streaming's first best com- buzzier cable and stream-
making a multibillion-dollar edy trophy and its star, Ra- ing nominees. Among dra-
investment in programming chel Brosnahan, won best mas, "This Is Us" could be
has something to prove as comedy acting honors. the lone broadcast entry,
well. So far it has fallen short Brosnahan and Louis-Drey- as it was last year.
of competitors Hulu and fus are likely contenders Some major past winners
Amazon's top series tro- this year. The latter has col- aren't in contention this
phies for, respectively, "The lected six trophies for her year because of eligibil-
Handmaid's Tale" and "The "Veep" role as ex-President ity window requirements,
Amazing Mrs. Maisel." Selina Meyer and, with her among them "Atlanta,"
"Game of Thrones" and Emmys for "Seinfeld" and ''Big Little Lies," ''The Crown,"
"Veep" are fierce competi- "New Adventures of Old ''Westworld" and "The
tors, with each winning the Christine," is tied with Cloris Handmaid's Tale" (although
last three times they were Leachman at eight for the it was able to submit in a
in contention. "Game of most-winning performer handful of down-ticket
Thrones" is poised to reap ever. categories).q