The first barrage of winged-woman Emmy statuettes are being handed out now at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy, and Netflix won the night’s first one for House of Cards in the Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series category.
The video-streaming service’s hit political drama — up for nine Primetime Emmys this season — beat out Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Homeland and The Good Wife.
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This is Netflix’s first Primetime Creative Arts Emmy, Netflix confirmed to Mashable; Netflix previously snagged two engineering Emmys.
Casting directors Laray Mayfield and Julie Schubert are credited for the win. The cast includes Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Kate Mara, Corey Stoll, Michael Kelly, Sakina Jaffrey, Kristen Connolly and Constance Zimmer.
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ main event, the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 22, will pit Netflix against the traditional TV players in many categories (see list below). Netflix made history this year when the television academy nominated for the first time ever an original series hosted online instead of on cable or network TV.
Three Netflix shows earned a total of 14 nods: political drama House of Cards (9), the new season of Arrested Development (3) and horror thriller Hemlock Grove (2).
The Emmys air Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Here’s a rundown of Netflix’s nominations:
House of Cards
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Robin Wright as Claire Underwood
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
Arrested Development
Outstanding Lead Actor in Comedy Series: Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
Hemlock Grove
Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
Outstanding Special Visual Effects
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