Game of Thrones has won the most Emmys of any HBO TV series on the Television Academy’s series records, with 59 Emmy wins listed on its official page as of October 8, 2026. The same record lists 159 nominations, so the two figures should not be confused: the show won 59 times from 159 nominations.
The answer: Game of Thrones, with 59 wins
The Television Academy’s Game of Thrones Emmy record lists 59 Emmy wins and 159 nominations across the show’s run. These are cumulative, series-level totals. They are not the result of a single ceremony, and they are not a count of individual episodes or performers.
Game of Thrones also won the 2019 Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series, which the Academy covered in its report on the 71st Emmy winners. That single-year award is one part of the 59-win total, not a separate figure.
How the other HBO series compare
Four HBO series are checked against the Academy’s records below. Each figure is the cumulative total displayed on that series’ Television Academy page, accessed October 8, 2026.
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| HBO series | Emmy wins listed | Nominations listed |
|---|---|---|
| Game of Thrones | 59 | 159 |
| Succession | 19 | 75 |
| Veep | 17 | 68 |
| Chernobyl | 10 | 19 |
Game of Thrones leads each of the other series by a wide margin in this comparison. Succession, the next highest of the four, has 19 wins. The table is a selective set, not a census of every program HBO has aired, so it shows the gap among these titles rather than ranking the entire HBO catalogue.
Reading the numbers correctly
Three distinctions prevent most errors when people quote Emmy totals for HBO shows.
- Wins versus nominations. A nomination is a recognition of eligibility for consideration; a win is the award itself. Game of Thrones’ 159 nominations are not 159 Emmys.
- Cumulative totals versus one year. A cumulative figure covers the whole series run. A single-season result, such as the one below, should be labeled with its year.
- Series versus performer. These totals describe the series record. An individual actor or writer’s personal Emmy count is a separate question.
The 2019 nomination record
In 2019, Game of Thrones received 32 Emmy nominations. The Academy’s 2019 Creative Arts coverage described this as the most nominations any program had received in a single year at that time. That statement describes 2019 only. It does not describe the series’ cumulative totals, and it should not be presented as a current annual record unless the Academy’s records confirm it.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.What these figures do and do not establish
The answer rests on the Television Academy’s published series-level totals. Those totals can change if the Academy updates or corrects its records, so readers who need the figure for a citation should check the live page for the title they are quoting. This article does not cover every HBO series, and it does not compare Emmy totals with awards from other organizations.
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For a reader asking a trivia question, the short answer is Game of Thrones with 59 wins. For a reader comparing shows, the important detail is that the gap is measured in cumulative wins on the same kind of record, not in nominations or single-year results.
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