Emmy Nominations: Record Year For HBO, Thanks To 'Game Of Thrones'

It's that time of year again - the nominations for the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced, and 'Game of Thrones' has battled its way to the top with a huge haul of 24, including one in the fiercely competitive category of Outstanding Drama Series.

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The globally popular fantasy series will go up against 'Better Call Saul', 'Downton Abbey', 'Homeland', 'House of Cards', 'Mad Men' and 'Orange is the New Black' for the coveted award. And if doesn't win, well, the show's got 23 other decent chances, including a possible gong for Peter Dinklage - up for Supporting Actor - and either Lena Headey or Emilia Clarke, who are competing against each other in the Supporting Actress arena.

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Behind 'Game of Thrones', 'American Horror Story: Freak Show' stacked up an impressive 19 nods, and mini-series 'Olive Kitteridge', starring Frances McDormand, followed with 13.

The 24 nominations handed to 'Game of Thrones' helped HBO set a new Emmy best with a staggering 126 nominations in total, reports Variety. This puts the haul slightly ahead of the network's previous high of 124, gained back in 2004.

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You can read through the nominations in all the major categories below. The 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards will be hosted by Andy Samberg on September 20 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

“Better Call Saul”

“Downton Abbey”

“Game of Thrones”

“Homeland”

“House of Cards”

“Mad Men”

“Orange is the New Black”

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

“Louie”

“Modern Family”

“Parks and Recreation”