Netflix‘s House of Cards made Emmy history Thursday with a top drama series nomination, the first time that television’s leading awards have recognized a program delivered online as equal in quality to the best that TV has to offer.
The nomination, one of nine nods earned by the political thriller, is a marker in the unfolding revolution in how we receive and watch video entertainment.
“It’s really groundbreaking,” said Ted Sarandos, chief content officer for Netflix. “It’s beyond our most bold expectations. We were thinking a single nomination would be a win… It’s as much a win for internet television as it is for the content creators.”
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ hands out its trophies Sept. 22. The 65th Annual Emmy Awards will be broadcast on CBS.
Also announced Thursday were nominations in the Outstanding Commerical category. Canon, Google, Nike and Grey Poupon will battle it out for Emmy supremacy.
Brand: Canon
Agency: Grey
Brand: Google Chrome
Agency: Creative Lab
Brand: Nike
Agency: Wieden+Kennedy
Brand: Grey Poupon
Agency: Crispin Porter Bogusky
