HBO dominates the Emmy nominations

Premium pay channel HBO dominated the nominations Thursday for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards , earning a stunning 104 nods, including honors for itstwo freshman series, "Game of Thrones" and "Boardwalk Empire," as well as the acclaimed miniseries "Mildred Pierce" and the TV movies "Cinema Verite" and "Too Big to Fail," about the nation's banking crisis.

In fact, "Mildred Pierce," the period melodrama starring Kate Winslet in the role that Joan Crawford made famous in 1945, earned the most nominations, with astaggering 21 nods including best miniseries, best actress for Winslet, and best director for Todd Haynes.