Matt Smith (right) and Claire Foy in a scene from 'The Crown', nominated for an Emmy for outstanding drama series. Photo: Netflix
When Netflix snapped HBO’s 17-year streak as Emmy nominations leader, more than bragging rights switched hands. It represented the breathtaking change in how audiences get and watch TV and the threat to traditional TV networks from streaming services.
Especially one like Netflix, whose multibillion-dollar investment in programming allowed it to rocket Thursday to 112 nominations just five years after launching its first original series, House Of Cards. That’s double the total of nods it earned in 2016 and just ahead of HBO’s 108 nods (down two from 2017).
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