This year’s Emmy nominations showered a bounty of nominations on three series — two of them with limited runs. “Game of Thrones,” to no one’s surprise, scored the most nominations with 23. But the real reason to celebrate the awards this year is that two of the best entries — “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” and “Fargo” — walked off with 22 and 18 nominations, respectively. Fans of “The Americans” can also rejoice. After being ignored for three of its four seasons, the FX Cold War drama finally racked up five nominations: Best Drama Series, Best Actor in a Drama Series (Matthew Rhys) and Best Actress in a Drama Series (Keri Russell). “The Night Manager,” a British limited series adapted from the John Le Carre novel, received an astonishing 12 nominations, including acting nods for its stars Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman. “Downton Abbey” went out in style, picking up 10 nominations, including Best Drama Series and Best Supporting Actress for Dame Ma...
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