#GOT Game of Thrones receives 19 Emmy nominations

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The nominations for the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on Thursday by The Mindy Project star Mindy Kaling and talk show host Carson Daly.

The fantasy saga Game of Thrones, emerged as the leader in the nominations with 19 nods, including best drama series.

Coming off his smashing and critically-acclaimed success as the new host of Late Night, funnyman Seth Meyers will take up the emcee reins for television’s biggest event,The Emmys, which celebrates the best in television entertainment over the past year, covering drama and comedy series, reality and variety shows, and mini-series and made for TV movies.

This year’s Emmy Awards will be held on Monday, 25 August at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

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