Los Angeles (AFP)

Sign of its flawless popularity in the United States and around the world, the hit series "Game of Thrones" broke a record Tuesday at the Emmy Awards, the awards of American television, with 32 nominations.

HBO's medieval-fantasy series, which has just ended this year with its eighth season, is ahead of Amazon's "The Amazing Mrs. Maisel" series, which includes 20 Emmys nominations, the 71st edition of which will be held at Los Angeles in September.

"GoT", already the most awarded series of US television, now has 161 nominations to his name.

The previous record of nominations for one edition was held by the police series "New York Police Blues" with 27 nominations in ... 1994.

"To all those who will add 2019 to their already long list of years marked by nominations or victories ... We never tire of it!" Greeted Frank Scherma, the CEO of the Academy of Arts and science of television, which awards these awards.

The 73rd and last episode of "Game of Thrones", broadcast in May in the United States, broke the audience record of the series and history of the HBO channel, which has been broadcasting since 2011, with 19.3 millions of viewers gathered for the conclusion of the saga.

Her stars Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington will compete for Best Actress and Best Actor awards, while eight other actors are nominated for an appearance or secondary role.

Another HBO program, "Chernobyl", is in third place in this year's most-nominated series with 19 hits.

- HBO in front of Netflix -

The legendary Saturday night TV show "Saturday Night Live" has 18 nominations in front of the HBO "Barry" comedy-police series (17), tied with the miniseries of the FX channel "Fosse Verdon".

Small disappointment for "Big Bang Theory", the comedy series CBS champion of the ratings, which has no appointment while its twelfth and final season ended in May with, by way of farewell, a ceremony where the actors left their footprints in the cement at Chinese Theater, Hollywood's historic cinema.

The 24,000 members of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, have also not named the stars of the big screen Julia Roberts ("Homecoming", Amazon) and Jim Carrey ("Kidding", Showtime).

Last year, "The fabulous Ms. Maisel" had created the surprise Emmys by winning five awards including the best comedy.

This series produced by Amazon portrays a Jewish housewife who embarks on a new life of stand-up comic and scandal in the 1950s, having been cheated and left by her husband.

"Game of Thrones" had a third Emmy of the best drama series.

The streaming giant Netflix had also stolen the crown of the most-appointed broadcaster at HBO.

This year, the TV channel that revolutionized the American series in the early 2000s with productions like "The Wire" or "The Sopranos" has 137 nominations, against 117 for Netflix.

? 2019 AFP