HBO led all networks in Thursday’s 67th annual Emmy nominations with a grand total of 126, more than three times as many as its nearest competitor.

That was followed by ABC with 42, followed by NBC and CBS with 41, FX with 38 and Fox with 35.

Several HBO series led the competition for total nominations, most notably Game of Thrones, which was far ahead with 24. That included supporting actor and actress nominations for Peter Dinklage, who has won once and been nominated all five seasons, as well as for Lena Headey (pictured above) and Emilia Clarke in the supporting actress category.

While its sheer number of nominations alone automatically makes Game of Thrones the odds-on favorite to be named outstanding drama series but it has some stiff competition. Mad Men’s final season earned it 11 nominations, and that was matched by Netflix’s House of Cards. Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss and Christina Hendricks all were nominated in the acting categories while House of Cards’ Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Rachel Brosnahan and Reg E. Cathey all got acting nods.

Other nominated dramas were Netflix’s Orange is the New Black, moving into the drama category for the first time due to the TV Academy’s new rules; AMC’s rookie Better Call Saul; Showtime’s Homeland and PBS’ stalwart Downton Abbey.

HBO grabbed another 13 noms for the Frances McDormand-starrer Olive Kitteridge, which starred Frances McDormand, nominated as lead actress in a movie or limited series. Bessie, starring Queen Latifah, took another 12, including one for Latifah playing the biopic’s title role. Boardwalk Empire, which quietly wrapped its run last fall, managed to sweep up 10 nominations even without any in major categories. Veep, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus grabbed another nine, including Louis-Dreyfus fourth in this role, for which she has won three times. And Silicon Valley, just ended its second season, took seven tying with two HBO documentaries: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief and Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck.

ABC’s lead of the broadcast networks has to be cause for celebration over at the Disney-owned net. Five-time Emmy winner Modern Family will try to break the all-time series record by winning trophy number-six but it has stiff competition. That starts with Amazon’s Golden Globe-winner Transparent, which hauled in 11 nominations, tying Mad Men and House of Cards. That show’s Golden Globe-feted star, Jeffrey Tambor, also is nominated for lead actor in a comedy.

Veep and Silicon Valley also pose strong competition, but Modern Family has previously triumphed over those shows while Transparent is new to Emmy voters. Other shows nominated for outstanding comedy are NBC’s Parks & Recreation, FX’s Louie and Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Tina Fey’s latest brainchild, for which she is nominated for her guest appearance, won seven nominations although star Ellie Kemper was ignored.

ABC also secured ten nominations for limited series American Crime and another eight for Dancing with the Stars. Competition in the limited series category includes FX’s American Horror Story: Freak Show with 19 nominations, Olive Kitteridge, PBS’ Wolf Hall and IFC’s The Honorable Woman. Dancing with the Stars was joined by NBC’s The Voice, Lifetime’s Project Runway, CBS’ The Amazing Race, Bravo’s Top Chef and Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance.

The 67th Annual Emmys will be held on Sunday, Sept. 20 on Fox with Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Andy Samberg hosting. The Creative Arts Awards will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Microsoft Theater L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles and broadcast on Saturday, Sept. 19, on FXX.

See all of the nominations here.

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