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HBO鈥檚 鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥� slashed its way to a record-setting 32 Emmy nominations Tuesday for its eighth and final season, leading HBO back to dominance over Netflix, the streaming service that bumped it last year from atop the increasingly crowded television heap.

The bloodthirsty saga鈥檚 total eclipsed the all-time series record of 27 nods earned by 鈥淣YPD Blue鈥� in 1994.

If 鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥� defends it best drama series title and claims a fourth trophy, it will join the quartet of most-honored dramas that includes 鈥淗ill Street Blues,鈥� 鈥淟.A. Law,鈥� 鈥淭he West Wing鈥� and 鈥淢ad Men.鈥�

Series star Emilia Clarke鈥檚 decision to seek a best actress nomination after a series of supporting actress bids paid off. She鈥檚 competing in a category that鈥檚 notable for its diversity, including past winner Viola Davis for 鈥淗ow to Get Away with Murder鈥� and repeat nominee Sandra Oh for 鈥淜illing Eve,鈥� who has a second chance to become the first actress of Asian descent to win the trophy.

Last year鈥檚 best comedy series, 鈥淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,鈥� led the comedy pack with 20 bids, including for its star and defending champion Rachel Brosnahan. She鈥檒l vie with Emmy record-holder Julia Louis-Dreyfus of 鈥淰eep,鈥� who didn鈥檛 compete in last year鈥檚 awards because her breast cancer treatment delayed production of the political satire.

Ms. Louis-Dreyfus, who with Cloris Leachman shares the record for most Emmys won by a performer, eight, has a shot at solo glory if she wins again.

Other top nominees include the nuclear disaster miniseries 鈥淐hernobyl鈥� with 19 nominations and 鈥淪aturday Night Live,鈥� which regularly employed Robert De Niro to play Robert Mueller last season, with 18. 鈥淲hen They See Us,鈥� the miniseries that dramatized the Central Park Five case and its aftermath, received 16 bids.

The 71st Emmy Awards will air Sept. 22 on Fox, with the host yet to be announced.

This story was reported by The Associated Press.聽