Twenty-three Emmy nominations for 'Game of Thrones' may suck the oxygen away from other speculative fiction nominees

"Next week, the Emmys!"  That's how I ended Speculative Fiction on television at the Teen Choice Awards 2016.  Since it's "next week," it's time to fulfill my promise.

Once again, The Wall Street Journal has the top story in 'Game of Thrones' Grabs 23 Emmy 2016 Nominations.

HBO series 'Game of Thrones' led the way Thursday at the announcement of the nominations for 2016 Emmys, which will take place in September. The WSJs Lee Hawkins discusses some of the other nominees.

Looks like "Game of Thrones" could have two big nights at the Emmy Awards again.  I just hope it doesn't suck all the oxygen out of the air from the rest of the speculative fiction shows nominated, like it did last year.

Follow over the jump for the categories in which the show has been nominated.

From the Los Angeles Times' Complete list of 2016 Emmy nominees, all the categories in which "Game of Thrones" is the only speculative fiction nominee.

Drama series:

“The Americans”
“Better Call Saul”
“Downton Abbey”
“Game of Thrones”
“Homeland”
“House of Cards”
“Mr. Robot”
...
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series

Jonathan Banks, “Better Call Saul”
Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline”
Kit Harington, “Game of Thrones”
Michael Kelly, “House of Cards”
Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan”
...
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series

Maura Tierney, “The Affair”
Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
Lena Headey, “Game of Thrones”
Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones”
Maisie Williams, “Game of Thrones”
Constance Zimmer, “UnREAL”
...
Outstanding guest actor in a drama series

Max von Sydow, “Game of Thrones”
Michael J. Fox, “The Good Wife”
Reg E. Cathey, “House of Cards”
Mahershala Ali, “House of Cards”
Paul Sparks, “House of Cards”
Hank Azaria, “Ray Donovan
...
Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series

"Downton Abbey"
"Game Of Thrones"
"House Of Cards"
"Mr. Robot"
"Orange Is The New Black"
...
Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Michael Engler, “Downton Abbey”
Miguel Sapochnik, “Game Of Thrones”
Jack Bender, “Game Of Thrones”
Lesli Linka Glatter, “Homeland”
Steven Soderbergh, “The Knick”
David Hollander, “Ray Donovan”
...
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series

Kelley Dixon, Chris McCaleb, “Better Call Saul”
Kelley Dixon, “Better Call Saul”
Tim Porter, ”Game Of Thrones”
Katie Weiland, “Game Of Thrones”
Leo Trombetta, “Narcos”
...
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour)

“Better Call Saul”
“Downton Abbey”
“Game Of Thrones”
“House Of Cards”
“Mr. Robot”
“Ray Donovan”
...
Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg, “The Americans”
Julian Fellowes, “Downton Abbey”
David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, “Game Of Thrones”
Robert King, Michelle King, “The Good Wife”
Sam Esmail, “Mr. Robot”
Marti Noxon, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, “UnREAL”

It's only competing with "Outlander" in one category.

Outstanding Costumes For A Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series Or Movie

“Downton Abbey”
“Game Of Thrones”
“Outlander”
“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
“Roots”

The other nomination for "Outlander" is for Outstanding production design for a narrative period program (one hour or more), where it will probably lose to "Downton Abbey."

Next, the categories where "Game of Thrones" is competing with "Penny Dreadful."

Outstanding production design for a narrative contemporary or fantasy program (one hour or more)

"American Horror Story: Hotel"
"Game of Thrones"
"House Of Cards"
"The Man in the High Castle"
"Penny Dreadful"
...
Outstanding Hairstyling For A Single-Camera Series

"Downton Abbey"
"Game Of Thrones"
"The Knick"
"Masters Of Sex"
"Penny Dreadful"
...
Outstanding Makeup For A Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)

"Game Of Thrones"
"The Knick"
"Penny Dreadful"
"Vikings"
"Vinyl"
...
Outstanding Special Visual Effects

"Black Sails"
"Game Of Thrones"
"The Man In The High Castle"
"Penny Dreadful"
"Vikings"

That's four of six nominations for "Penny Dreadful" that are against "Game of Thrones."  There's also a fifth, where both shows are competing against "The Walking Dead," too.

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Limited Series, Movie Or Special

”All The Way”
“American Horror Story: Hotel”
“Game Of Thrones”
“Penny Dreadful”
“The Walking Dead"

Good luck with "Penny Dreadful" beating "Game of Thrones" in most of those categories.  In only one category, Original Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score), is "Penny Dreadful" not competing against "Game of Thrones."  Penny Dreadful's Emmy nominations for music were the ones I was most hopeful the show would win last year and I feel the same this year.

Also, welcome to the 21st Century with the online supplements to the main show, in which the interactive program for "Game of Thrones" is competing with the interactive program for the talk show after "The Talking Dead."

Outstanding Interactive Program

"Conan"
"Game Of Thrones Main Titles 360 Experience"
"The Late Late Show With James Corden"
"Saturday Night Live Interactive Experience"
"Talking Dead Interactive Experience"

Finally, there are three categories in which "Game of Thrones" is competing with "Gotham."

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series

“Black Sails”
“Game Of Thrones”
“Gotham”
“Marvel's Daredevil”
“Vikings”
...
Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series

"Bates Motel"
"Downton Abbey"
"Game Of Thrones"
"Gotham"
"Homeland"
"House Of Cards"
"The Man In The High Castle"
...
Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Drama Series, Limited Series Or Movie

"The Blacklist"
"Game Of Thrones"
"Gotham"
"Marvel's Daredevil"
"Rush Hour"

Those are every single one of the nominations for "Gotham."  The Batman prequel might beat "Game of Thrones"  for stunts, but that's about it.  Otherwise, "Game of Thrones" might just suck all the oxygen out of the room for the rest of the speculative fiction shows at the Emmy Awards.

I'll have more on the Emmy Awards tomorrow.  In at least one way, they're better than the Oscars.