Can Game of Thrones make TV history this weekend?
The fantastic dynastic epic might surpass the sitcom Frasier as winner of the most Emmy awards for a narrative show since they were established in 1949
Fantasy epic Game of Thrones is poised to make television history at the 68th Emmy Awards on Sunday by becoming the most decorated fictional show since the awards began.
The HBO series picked up nine statuettes at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys, which reward artistic and technical achievement, giving it a total haul over the years of 35 – more than any other drama series.
But Sunday’s glitzy ceremony in downtown Los Angeles – television’s equivalent of the Oscars, when the Emmys in top categories are handed out – could see it pass the 37 won by long-running sitcom Frasier.
That would make it the most-awarded narrative series since the first Television Academy prize-giving in 1949.
HBO’s saga about noble families vying for control of the Iron Throne is up for awards in five major categories on Sunday, including its sixth consecutive nod for outstanding drama.