Emmy Hall of Fame: 13 Record-Holders from TV’s Biggest Night
Even with its critically-derided final season, Game of Thrones made Emmy Awards history last year — setting the record for most Emmy nominations in a single year, tying the record for most Outstanding Drama wins, and increasing its lead in terms of total Emmys haul. And that’s not even the extent of the HBO show’s Emmy legacy.
But GOT doesn’t hold the record for the TV program with the most Emmy nominations. Scroll down to see that record — and to discover who has 91 Emmy nominations and who has 31 Emmy wins!
And with the 2020 Emmys coming up on September 20, perhaps some of these records will be broken!
72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, Sunday, September 20, 8/7c, ABC
Most Emmy Nominations for an Individual
Lorne Michaels (90 nominations)
Most Emmy Nominations for a Program
Saturday Night Live (270 nominations)
Most Emmys Won by an Individual
Documentary producer Sheila Nevins (31 wins)
Most Emmys Won by a Performer
Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Cloris Leachman (tied with 8 wins in acting categories)
Most Emmys Won by a Drama Series
Game of Thrones (59 wins)
Most Emmys Won by a Comedy Series
Frasier (37 wins)
Most Emmys Won by a Series in Its First Season
The West Wing (9 wins in 1999)
Most Emmys Won by a Series in a Single Season
Game of Thrones (12 wins in 2015 and again in 2016)
Most Wins for Outstanding Drama Series
Game of Thrones, Mad Men (pictured), The West Wing, L.A. Law, and Hill Street Blues (tied with 4 wins)
Most Wins for Outstanding Comedy Series
Modern Family (pictured) & Frasier (tied with 5 wins)
Most-Nominated Comedy Series in a Single Year
30 Rock (22 nominations in 2009)
Most-Nominated Drama Series in a Single Year
Game of Thrones (32 nominations in 2019)
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