The 75th edition of Emmy Awards, referring to 2023, is scheduled to take place today, Monday (15/1). The ceremony was postponed until January 2024 due to the Hollywood screenwriters and actors’ strike that occurred last year.
The Emmy represents the most important award of the year for series, miniseries and films produced for television.
Since 1949, these productions have competed for recognition from the United States Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
However, the fame and popularity of a series among the public are not always linked to the amount of awards that she receives.
Do you know what the most awarded series in Emmy history is or who the most awarded people are? Check it out below.
This is the most awarded series!
‘Game of Thrones’ series has the most awards in Emmy history. – Image: Reproduction/HBO Max
The comedy or drama production with the most awards in the two main Emmy categories is ‘game of Thrones‘.
Over its eight seasons, the series won 59 Emmys, including the award for Best Drama Series four times.
The series also holds the record for the most awards won in a single year of the awards show, having received 12 Emmys in 2015, 2016 and 2019.
Despite this, ‘Game of Thrones’ ranks second in total number of nominations for program TV, with a total of 159 nominations over the years, second only to Saturday Night Livewith 324 nominations.
Furthermore, the series is also in second place in the number of nominations in a single year, with 32 nominations in 2019, being surpassed by the miniseries ‘Roots’, which received 37 nominations in 1977.
Most awarded person in the history of the Emmy Awards
Sheila Nevins, documentary producer – Image: John Lamparski/Getty Images
The most awarded person in the history of the Emmys is producer Sheila Nevins, recognized for her contribution to the production of several documentaries.
She has 31 Emmys and is the second person with the most nominations, totaling 77 throughout her career.
An honorable mention also goes to Lorne Michaels, one of the creators and producers of ‘Saturday Night Live’.
Despite occupying second place in the number of awards received, with 21 Emmys, he leads the ranking of nominations, with a total of 102.
Most awarded actor at the event
Ed Asner, playing Lou Grant in ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ on the American television network CBS, in 1973 – Image: Reproduction/Getty Images
Edward Asner, known for his success in the 1970s and 1980s, is the most awarded actor, with 7 Emmys.
He played Lou Grant in the series of the same name and in ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’, as well as playing the role of Captain Davies in the miniseries ‘Roots’. Throughout his career, Asner has accumulated 17 nominations.
Most awarded actresses
Cloris Leachman in the 1970s and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in 2020 – Photo: Reproduction/Getty Images and Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Having received 8 Emmys each, the actresses Most recognized for the award are Cloris Leachman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Cloris Leachman acted for more than seven decades until her death in 2021, being nominated for an Emmy 22 times. She is mainly recognized for her role as Phyllis Lindstrom in the series ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ and the spin-off ‘Phyllis’.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus will always be remembered for her portrayal of the character Elaine Benes on ‘Seinfeld’, but she rose to prominence for her most recent role as Vice President of the United States, Selina Meyer, in the series ‘Veep’. She has been nominated 19 times as an actress.
However, if we consider the nominations and awards that Julia has received both as an actress and as a producer, she has accumulated 26 nominations and 11 Emmys won.
