Emmy Nominations 2024: The Bear, The Crown and Shogun Dominate The List
Read the list of nominees for the 76th Emmy Awards, set to be hosted by Tony Hale and Sheryl Lee Ralph in September
Annually celebrating the immense talent and efforts of performers, shows and series in the American and international television industry, the Emmy Award nominees list is eagerly awaited each year. The 76th year’s list is in; over 24,000 Television Academy members have cast their votes, and the winners will be revealed live from the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 15.
Record Breaking Nominations
At last year’s awards, HBO/Max swept the boards with Succession, The Last of Us, and The White Lotus, but this year’s list suggests that FX will be taking home the most trophies. its series Shogun, the smash-hit Japanese period drama garnered the most nominations of any series this year, achieving 25 across the categories of Best Drama Series, Best Actress in a Drama Series, Best Actor in a Drama Series, among others. The production company achieved another 23 nominations from its other hit series, The Bear.
Other notable entries include Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, 21 nominations; HBO/Max’s True Detective: Night Country, 19 nominations; and Netflix’s The Crown, with 18 nominations. Netflix, meanwhile, achieved a staggering number of 107 nominations, across 35 programs, and The Walt Disney Co. achieved a total of 183 Emmy nominations across its many platforms.
Here, Bazaar Arabia lists some of the nomination highlights across Drama, Comedy, Talk Series and Reality Competition Series.
Drama Nominations
Best Drama Series: The Crown, Fallout, The Gilded Age, The Morning Show, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Shogun, Slow Horses, and 3 Body Problem
Best Actor in a Drama Series: Idris Elba (Hijack), Donald Glover (Mr. and Mrs. Smith), Walton Goggins (Fallout), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), Hiroyuki Sanada (Shogun), and Dominic West (The Crown)
Best Actress in a Drama Series: Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show), Carrie Coon (The Gilded Age), Maya Erskine (Mr. and Mrs. Smith), Anna Sawai (Shogun), Imelda Staunton (The Crown), and Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show)
Best Directing for a Drama Series: Stephen Daldry (The Crown), Mimi Leder (The Morning Show), Hiro Murai (Mr. & Mrs. Smith), Frederick E.O. Toye (Shogun), Saul Metzstein (Slow Horses), and Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty)
Best Writing for a Drama Series: Peter Morgan, Meriel Sheibani-Clare (The Crown), Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner (Fallout), Francesca Sloane, Donald Glover (Mr. & Mrs. Smith), Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks (Shogun), Rachel Kondo, Caillin Puente (Shogun), Will Smith (Slow Horses)
Comedy Nominations
Best Comedy Series: Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hacks, Only Murders in the Building, Palm Royale, Reservation Dogs, What We Do in the Shadows
Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows), Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building), Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building), Jeremy Allen White (The Bear), D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (Reservation Dogs)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Ayo Edebiri (The Bear), Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building), Maya Rudolph (Loot), Jean Smart (Hacks), Kristen Wiig (Palm Royale)
Best Directing for a Comedy Series: Randall Einhorn (Abbott Elementary), Christopher Storer (The Bear), Ramy Youssef (The Bear), Guy Ritchie (The Gentlemen), Lucia Aniello (Hacks), Mary Lou Belli (The Ms. Pat Show)
Best Writing for a Comedy Series: Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Christopher Storer (The Bear), Meredith Scardino, Sam Means (Girls5eva), Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky (Hacks), Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider (The Other Two), Jake Bender, Zach Dunn (What We Do in the Shadows)
Limited or Anthology Series Nominations
Best Limited or Anthology Series: Baby Reindeer, Fargo, Lessons in Chemistry, Ripley, True Detective: Night Country
Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series: Matt Bomer (Fellow Travelers), Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer), Jon Hamm (Fargo), Tom Hollander (Feud: Capote vs. the Swans), Andrew Scott (Ripley)
Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series: Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country), Brie Larson (Lessons in Chemistry), Juno Temple (Fargo), Sofía Vergara (Griselda), Naomi Watts (Feud: Capote vs. The Swans)
Best Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series: Weronika Tofilska (Baby Reindeer), Noah Hawley (Fargo), Gus Van Sant (Feud: Capote vs The Swans), Millicent Shelton (Lessons in Chemistry), Steven Zaillian (Ripley), Issa López (True Detective: Night Country)
Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series: Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer), Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror), Noah Hawley (Fargo), Ron Nyswaner (Fellow Travelers), Steven Zaillian (Ripley), Issa López (True Detective: Night Country)
Talk Series nominations
Best Talk Series: The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night With Seth Meyers, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Reality Competition Series nominations
Best Reality Competition Series: The Amazing Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Top Chef, The Traitors, The Voice
See the full list of 2024’s Emmy Nominations here.
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