Some of those GameOfThrones Emmy nominations caught even the team behind the show's awards campaign by surprise
on Tuesday morning received Emmy nominations that caught many by surprise — including, it appears, the team behind the show's awards campaign.
HBO confirmed that it did not enter the trio for consideration by the performers peer group of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and so each of the performers, via their reps, went ahead and submitted themselves, picking up the $225 entry fee. Allen was nominated for best supporting actor in a drama series, Christie was nominated for best supporting actress in a drama series and van Houten was nominated for best guest actress in a drama series.
It is not at all uncommon for long-shot performers to be entered for Emmy consideration by their reps or themselves — but it is uncommon for those entries to result in nominations. HBO, which on Tuesday scored a single season record 137 total noms, including a drama series record 32 forin the lead actress race,
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