‘Mad Men’s’ Jon Hamm Finally to Get Some Emmy Love?

After all, The Wire didn’t win a single statuette over the course of its run (and was only nominated for two), and is now widely recognized as one of the best small-screen dramas of all time.

HBO’s Game of Thrones might be watched by more people than any of the other nominees for Drama Series, but viewers do not decide the Emmys. Here are a few specific stats from Emmys history, from the most awards won by a single show to the type of role that’s garnered actors the most take-home hardware. Kyle Chandler is up for Lead Actor in a Drama as he looks to win his second award in the category after winning in 2011 for playing Eric Taylor on Friday Night Lights. Now that it’s in the drama categories and has to compete with some real heavyweights, how will it do? He’s kept busy as a guest, in shows like “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt“. Aduba is up again, this time for Supporting Actress and the show is up for Drama Series.

A full list of winners is available on the Creative Arts Emmy Awards’ official site as a PDF.

That an African-American actress has yet to receive the award is offensive, said Gabourey Sidibe, who plays Becky on “Empire“. Yes, Better Call Saul probably won’t win here for feeling as if it’s living in the shadow of Breaking Bad, even though it takes sharp aim at a system, how it’s broken and how it breaks men, in ways that no other series, legal or otherwise, has ever come close to articulating with such wit, poignancy, and artistic imagination.

“Game of Thrones“, HBO’s wildly popular medieval fantasy series, may have served up gory beheadings, scintillating sex scenes, fire-breathing dragons and an ever-expanding battle for the Iron Throne, but it has never won the most important crown of all: the Emmy award for best drama series. Show up at a festival to promote your film, pretend to enjoy getting your picture snapped by a #blessed “industry expert”, thus securing their approval, and suddenly you’re a “lock”.

Hamm’s Draper quickly became the talk of “Mad Men” but his Emmy chances in the past may have been hampered by a deceptively laid-back performance that embodied the slow-burning feel of the AMC series.

Lead comedy actress could go to Amy Poehler for the final season of “Parks and Recreation“. Elisabeth Moss and Christina Hendricks also have shots at becoming the first stars to win an Emmy for acting in Mad Men.