Baby Reindeer scoops 11 Emmy nominations as Richard Gadd's controversial show and Netflix's other ratings hit The Crown lead British hopes at annual awards show
Baby Reindeer has scored 11 nods at the 2024 Emmy nominations, as Brit talent dominates at the major TV awards ceremony which will dish out gongs in September.
The Netflix show has landed nods for best limited series, competing against Fargo, Lessons in Chemistry, Ripley and True Detective: Night Country.
Scottish comedian Richard Gadd has three nominations - for acting, writing and producing the global hit.
Jessica Gunning, who plays stalker Martha, is also nominated for an acting award, as are co-stars Nava Mau (Teri) and Tom Goodman-Hill (Darrien).
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Baby Reindeer has scored 11 nods at the 2024 Emmy nominations, as Brit talent dominates at the major TV awards ceremony which will dish out gongs in September
Autobiographical black comedy-thriller Baby Reindeer, based on Gadd's own experiences, was released on Netflix in April.
The miniseries followed an aspiring comedian and sexual assault victim who gets stalked by a woman he meets bartending at a pub.
The news is a welcome distraction from reports that Baby Reindeer real-life stalker Fiona Harvey is demanding £135 million from Netflix after claiming the streaming giant's series was not based on a true story.
Netflix has pledged to 'vigorously defend' a lawsuit worth millions of dollars.
Also flying the Brit flag at The Emmys is another Netflix smash hit - The Crown.
Peter Morgan's royal family biopic has 18 nominations for its final season, which debuted in two parts in November and December of last year.
The show has secured the most Emmy nominations of any departing series of the last year.
Its star Imelda Staunton is up for best lead actress in a drama, for playing Elizabeth II while Jonathan Pryce (Prince Philip), Dominic West (the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles), Elizabeth Debicki (Diana, Princess of Wales) and Lesley Manville (Princess Margaret) also have nominations.
![Jessica Gunning, who plays stalker Martha, is nominated for an acting award while Richard Gadd has three nominations - for acting, writing and producing the global hit](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/18/08/87483677-13646603-image-a-2_1721287770708.jpg)
Jessica Gunning, who plays stalker Martha, is nominated for an acting award while Richard Gadd has three nominations - for acting, writing and producing the global hit
![Also flying the Brit flag at The Emmys is another Netflix smash hit - The Crown - lead Imelda Staunton is up for best lead actress in a drama](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/18/08/87456975-13646603-The_Crown_was_one_of_the_shows_nominated_in_the_category_Outstan-a-3_1721287817052.jpg)
Also flying the Brit flag at The Emmys is another Netflix smash hit - The Crown - lead Imelda Staunton is up for best lead actress in a drama
There's also another Emmy nomination for Claire Foy - who played Elizabeth II in the first two series - in the best guest actress category, celebrating her return in one of the final scenes of the show.
A stream of British talent have received nods including Idris Elba for Hijack, Tom Hollander for Feud, Jonathan Bailey for Fellow Travelers, Michaela Coel for Mr & Mrs Smith, Matt Berry for What We Do in the Shadows, and Juno Temple for Fargo.
Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden have both been nominated for the Apple TV+ series Slow Horses.
The third season is up for Outstanding Drama Series, while lead Oldman has received a long awaited for nod for his performance as Jackson Lamb in the Lead Actor In A Drama Series category.
![There's also a nomination for Claire Foy (right)- who played Elizabeth II in the first two series - in the best guest actress category, celebrating her return in one of the final scenes of the show](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/18/08/78933229-13646603-There_s_also_a_nomination_for_Claire_Foy_right_who_played_Elizab-m-6_1721287974606.jpg)
There's also a nomination for Claire Foy (right)- who played Elizabeth II in the first two series - in the best guest actress category, celebrating her return in one of the final scenes of the show
![Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden have both been nominated for the Apple TV+ series Slow Horses. The third season is also up for Outstanding Drama Series](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/18/08/78422537-13646603-The_latest_batch_of_episodes_from_Gary_Oldman_s_hit_series_pictu-a-5_1721287952415.jpg)
Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden have both been nominated for the Apple TV+ series Slow Horses. The third season is also up for Outstanding Drama Series
![A stream of British talent have received nods including Idris Elba for Hijack](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/18/08/71959133-13646603-Terror_Idris_Elba_plays_the_role_of_corporate_negotiator_Sam_Nel-a-7_1721288023805.jpg)
A stream of British talent have received nods including Idris Elba for Hijack
Lowden is included in the Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series while Jonathan Pryce is up in the Outstanding Guest Actor category.
Elsewhere, hit drama series Shogun, which transported viewers to early 17th-century Japan, topped television's Emmy nominations earning 25 nods.
The Bear broke the comedy record for most nominations in a single year, with 23, ahead of Only Murders in the Building which landed on 21.
True Detective: Night Country, starring Jodie Foster, topped the limited or anthology series section, scoring 19 nominations.
Other comedy nominees included Abbott Elementary, set in an underfunded Philadelphia school, and HBO's Hacks, about a septuagenarian comedienne and a millennial writer.
The Emmy Awards will air live on ABC on Sunday, September 15, from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
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The nominations for the 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced in Hollywood on Wednesday