LOS ANGELES (AP) — “bear” Went on a tear Wednesday morning Emmy nominations A comedy series with a record 23, and “Shogun” led all nominees with 25 in a dominant year in the categories for FX.
Nominations for “The Bear,” in its second season about a rag-tag band of sandwich makers trying to build an elite restaurant, included awards for best comedy series and best actor in a comedy series for Jeremy Allen White — both of which it won. at The January strike was a belated ceremony – with Best Actress Alas, EdebiriLast time she won Best Supporting Actress.
It was boosted by several guest acting nominations, including Jamie Lee Curtis and Olivia Colman.
“Shogun” took full advantage of last year’s absence of three nominees — “Success,” “The White Lotus” and “The Last of Us” — to dominate drama and deliver FX with 93 overall nominations, a strong year mostly reserved for HBO, which Scored 91 even in this “off” year.
Its Appointments Best Drama Series, Best Actress in a Drama Series for Anna Sawai and Best Actor for Hiroyuki Sanada
The show shook up the drama race when its producers said in May that despite reaching the end of the James Clavel novel’s story about political intrigues in early 17th-century Japan, they would develop more than one season, replacing the critical darling with limited status. Series category for Most Valuable Drama.
The show, a spin-off of the “True Detective” franchise, received all 19 limited or anthology series nominations, including a best actress nomination for Jodie Foster for playing a police chief investigating mysterious deaths in the dark of a northern Alaskan winter.
Kali Reyes, who played Foster’s investigative partner and rival on the show, was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Specific Series. Lily Gladstone, the first Indigenous women to receive Emmy acting nominations in the same category for “Under the Bridge.” D’Faro Woon-A-Toy of “Reservation Dogs” is the first indigenous actor to be recognized as a lead actor with his best performance in a comedy.
The previous only indigenous acting appointment, According to VarietyAugust Schellenberg received an Emmy nomination in 2007 for his role as Sitting Bull in the HBO TV movie “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.”
“True Detective” is expected to compete for the best limited series Emmy with “Fargo,” which had 15 nominations and would give FX a triple crown if its favorites win the drama and comedy series.
Netflix has its own pair of competitors in the segment. “Baby Reindeer” has become a minor cultural phenomenon and received an Emmy boost in recent months. Star and creator Richard Cott received 11 nominations, including Best Actor. “Ripley,” a black-and-white retelling of Patricia Highsmith’s novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” received 13 nominations, including acting picks for Andrew Scott and Dakota Fanning. Shows with dozens of nods in the craft and comedy specialty categories helped Netflix lead all outlets with 107 nominations.
Foster is another Academy Award winner who won an Emmy alongside multiple Oscar winner Meryl Streep for best supporting actress in the comedy “Only Murders in the Building.” Best Supporting Actor winner Robert Downey Jr. won Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for “The Sympathizer;” and Gary Oldman for Best Actor in a Drama Series for “Slow Horses.”
“Only Murders,” a perennial Emmy nominee for Hulu with some wins, outscored itself with 21 this year, trailing only “Shogun” and “The Bear.” Lead actors Steve Martin and Martin Short were nominated for Best Actor, and, in her first Emmy nomination for an actress, Selena Gomez received a Best Actress nod.
Old Emmy favorites are back, too. Jon Hamm earned one Emmy from 16 previous nominations, most of them two for “Mad Men,” one for actor in a limited or anthology series for “Fargo” and another for supporting actor in a drama for “The Morning.” Show.” Many consider her “Morning Show” co-star Jennifer Aniston to be the favorite to win the best drama actress Emmy along with the comedic trophy she won for “Friends.”
Four-time Emmy winner Tony Shalhoub stars in his fifth appearance as Adrian Monk in “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie.”
Former “Saturday Night Live” and “Bridesmaids” co-stars Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph are among the best actresses in comedy for Apple TV+ shows about rich women: Wike is “Bam Royal” and Rudolph is “Loot.” Each was nominated for a return to the “SNL” host.
Returning to its traditional schedule, the show will be held on September 15 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and will air on ABC.
This image, released by Netflix, shows Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales, in a scene from “The Crown.” (Keith Bernstein/Netflix via AP)
Several shows still on the air, such as “The White Lotus” and “The Last of Us,” did not arrive in this year’s eligibility window from June 2023 to May 2024, due to streaming and elite cable calendar oddities or strikes — including “House of the Dragon,” “Bridgerton,” “Yellowjackets” and “Division.”
And, as was the case last year, “The Bear” has received a full new season drop after a nominated season on Hulu, the FX streaming partner that has been a major driver of viewers and voters for its shows.
“The Crown” with 19 nominations and “Hags” with 16 each make successful returns to the Emmys after their own year off. Each had particularly acclaimed seasons.
Elizabeth Debicki is considered the closest of these Emmys to winning best supporting actress in a drama for her portrayal of Princess Diana in the last days before her death in the sixth and final season of “The Crown.”
And Jean Smart will compete with Edebiri for best actress in a comedy for the third season of “Hacks,” in which her comedian Deborah Vance tries to land a late-night show.
Quinta Brunson was also nominated in this category. ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” which he created, is an Emmy diversity driver with another slate of Black acting nominees including Jenelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tyler James Williams. It remains a lone bright spot in the mainstream category for traditional broadcast networks’ programming.
Emmy winner Tony Hale with Ralph announced the nominations Wednesday morning.
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AP Entertainment Writer Jonathan Landrum Jr. contributed.
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This story has been corrected to show that Netflix was the leading outlet with 107 recommendations, not FX with 93.
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