‘Shogun’ leads all Emmy nominees with 25 and ‘The Bear’ sets comedy series record with 23
‘Shogun’ leads all Emmy nominees with 25 and ‘The Bear’ sets comedy series record with 23
“The Bear” went on a tear at Wednesday morning’s Emmy nominations with a comedy-series record 23, and “Shogun” led all nominees with 25. Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tony Hale announced the nominations in Los Angeles. (July 17)
This image released by FX shows Eita Okuno as Saeki Nobutatsu, from left, Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko, Hiromoto Ida as Kiyama Ukon Sadanaga in a scene from “Shogun.” (Katie Yu/FX via AP)
This image released by FX shows Jeremy Allen White as Carmen Berzatto, in a scene from “The Bear.” (FX via AP)
FILE - Emmy statues appear on stage at the 70th Primetime Emmy nominations announcement in Los Angeles on July 12, 2018. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
This image released by Netflix shows Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales, in a scene from “The Crown.” (Keith Bernstein/Netflix via AP)
This image released by FX shows Hiroyuki Sanada in a scene from “Shogun.” (Katie Yu/FX via AP)
This image released by FX shows Hiroyuki Sanada as Yoshii Toranaga, center, in a scene from “Shogun.” (Katie Yu/FX via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth in “The Crown.” (Alex Bailey/Netflix via AP)
This image released by FX shows Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu in a scene from “The Bear.” (FX via AP)
This image released by Prime Video shows Walton Goggins in a scene from “Fallout.” (Prime Video via AP)
This image released by HBO shows Jean Smart in a scene from “Hacks.” (HBO via AP)
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Maya Rudolph in a scene from “Loot.” (Apple TV+ via AP)
This image released by FX shows Juno Temple in a scene from “Fargo.” (Michelle Faye/FX via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Eve Ridley as The Follower, left, and Sea Shimooka as Sophon in a scene from “3 Body Problem.” (Netflix via AP)
This image released by Hulu shows Lily Gladstone in a scene from “Under The Bridge.” (Darko Sikman/Hulu via AP)
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Jack Lowden in a scene from “Slow Horses.” (Apple TV+ via AP)
This image released by HBO shows Cynthia Nixon, left, and Christine Baranski in a scene from “The Gilded Age.” (Alison Cohen Rosa/HBO via AP)
This image released by FX shows Hiroyuki Sanada in a scene from “Shogun.” (Katie Yu/FX via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Dominic West as Prince Charles in a scene from “The Crown.” (Netflix via AP)
This image released by NBC shows Bowen Yang, left, and host Maya Rudolph during the “British Cavemen” sketch on “Saturday Night Live,” in New York on May 11, 2024. (Will Heath/NBC via AP)
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Brie Larson, left, and Lewis Pullman in a scene from “Lessons in Chemistry.” (Apple TV+ via AP)
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Reese Witherspoon in a scene from “The Morning Show.” (Apple TV+ via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Gillian Anderson in a scene from “Scoop.” (Netflix via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Jessica Gunning in a scene from “Baby Reindeer.” (Netflix via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Dakota Fanning, from left, Johnny Flynn and Andrew Scott in a scene from “Ripley.” (Netflix via AP)
This image released by HBO shows Kali Reis in a scene from “True Detective: Night Country.” (HBO via AP)
This image released by FX shows Liza Colón-Zayas in a scene from “The Bear.” (FX via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II, left, and Jonathan Pryce as Prince Phillip in a scene from “The Crown.” (Netflix via AP)
This image released by Hulu shows Meryl Streep in a scene from “Only Murders in the Building.” (Patrick Harbron/Hulu via AP)
This image released by FX shows Jon Hamm in a scene from “Fargo.” (Michelle Faye/FX via AP)
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Jon Hamm in a scene from “The Morning Show.” (Apple TV+ via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Richard Gadd, left, and Jessica Gunning in a scene from “Baby Reindeer.” (Ed Miller/Netflix via AP)
This image released by Hulu shows Martin Short in a scene from “Only Murders in the Building.” (Patrick Harbron/Hulu via AP)
This image released by Hulu shows Steve Martin in a scene from “Only Murders in the Building.” (Patrick Harbron/Hulu via AP)
This image released by Hulu shows Selena Gomez in a scene from “Only Murders in the Building.” (Patrick Harbron/Hulu via AP)
“The Bear” went on a tear at Wednesday morning’s Emmy nominations with a comedy-series record 23, and “Shogun” led all nominees with 25. Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tony Hale announced the nominations in Los Angeles. (July 17)
This image released by FX shows Eita Okuno as Saeki Nobutatsu, from left, Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko, Hiromoto Ida as Kiyama Ukon Sadanaga in a scene from “Shogun.” (Katie Yu/FX via AP)
This image released by FX shows Jeremy Allen White as Carmen Berzatto, in a scene from “The Bear.” (FX via AP)
FILE - Emmy statues appear on stage at the 70th Primetime Emmy nominations announcement in Los Angeles on July 12, 2018. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
This image released by Netflix shows Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales, in a scene from “The Crown.” (Keith Bernstein/Netflix via AP)
This image released by FX shows Hiroyuki Sanada as Yoshii Toranaga, center, in a scene from “Shogun.” (Katie Yu/FX via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth in “The Crown.” (Alex Bailey/Netflix via AP)
This image released by Prime Video shows Walton Goggins in a scene from “Fallout.” (Prime Video via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Eve Ridley as The Follower, left, and Sea Shimooka as Sophon in a scene from “3 Body Problem.” (Netflix via AP)
This image released by Hulu shows Lily Gladstone in a scene from “Under The Bridge.” (Darko Sikman/Hulu via AP)
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Jack Lowden in a scene from “Slow Horses.” (Apple TV+ via AP)
This image released by HBO shows Cynthia Nixon, left, and Christine Baranski in a scene from “The Gilded Age.” (Alison Cohen Rosa/HBO via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Dominic West as Prince Charles in a scene from “The Crown.” (Netflix via AP)
This image released by NBC shows Bowen Yang, left, and host Maya Rudolph during the “British Cavemen” sketch on “Saturday Night Live,” in New York on May 11, 2024. (Will Heath/NBC via AP)
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Brie Larson, left, and Lewis Pullman in a scene from “Lessons in Chemistry.” (Apple TV+ via AP)
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Reese Witherspoon in a scene from “The Morning Show.” (Apple TV+ via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Jessica Gunning in a scene from “Baby Reindeer.” (Netflix via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Dakota Fanning, from left, Johnny Flynn and Andrew Scott in a scene from “Ripley.” (Netflix via AP)
This image released by HBO shows Kali Reis in a scene from “True Detective: Night Country.” (HBO via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II, left, and Jonathan Pryce as Prince Phillip in a scene from “The Crown.” (Netflix via AP)
This image released by Hulu shows Meryl Streep in a scene from “Only Murders in the Building.” (Patrick Harbron/Hulu via AP)
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Jon Hamm in a scene from “The Morning Show.” (Apple TV+ via AP)
This image released by Netflix shows Richard Gadd, left, and Jessica Gunning in a scene from “Baby Reindeer.” (Ed Miller/Netflix via AP)
This image released by Hulu shows Martin Short in a scene from “Only Murders in the Building.” (Patrick Harbron/Hulu via AP)
This image released by Hulu shows Steve Martin in a scene from “Only Murders in the Building.” (Patrick Harbron/Hulu via AP)
This image released by Hulu shows Selena Gomez in a scene from “Only Murders in the Building.” (Patrick Harbron/Hulu via AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Bear” went on a tear at Wednesday morning’s Emmy nominations with a comedy-series record 23, and “Shogun” led all nominees with 25 in a dominant year across categories for FX.
Nominations for the “The Bear,” up for its second season in which its rag-tag band of sandwich makers tries to create an elite restaurant, included best comedy series and best actor in a comedy series for Jeremy Allen White – both awards it won at January’s strike-delayed ceremony — along with best actress for Ayo Edebiri, who won best supporting actress last time around.
It was also boosted by a bounty of guest acting nominations, including Jamie Lee Curtis and Olivia Colman, two of many Oscar winners who landed nominations.
“Shogun” took full advantage of the absence of last year’s top three nominees – “Succession,” “The White Lotus” and “The Last of Us” – to dominate in drama and give FX, with 93 overall nominations, the kind of strong year often reserved for HBO, which even in this “off” year received 91.
Its nominations included 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 makers said in May that despite reaching the end of the story of James Clavell’s novel about political machinations in early 17th century Japan, they would explore making more than one season, shifting the critical darling from the limited series category to the more prestigious drama one.
“True Detective: Night Country” was a bright spot for HBO, which lost “Succession” to retirement and is between seasons on “The White Lotus” and “The Last of Us.”
The show, a semi-spinoff of the “True Detective” franchise, led all limited or anthology series nominees with 19, including a best actress nomination for Jodie Foster for playing a police chief investigating mysterious deaths in the darkness of a north Alaskan winter.
Kali Reis, who plays Foster’s investigating partner and rival on the show and is nominated for best supporting actress in a limited series, joins Lily Gladstone, in the same category for “Under the Bridge,” as the first Indigenous women to get Emmy acting nominations. D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai of “Reservation Dogs” becomes the first Indigenous actor to be recognized for lead with his best actor in a comedy nom.
The only previous Indigenous acting nominee, according to Variety, was August Schellenberg, who received an Emmy nomination in 2007 for his performance as Sitting Bull in the HBO TV movie “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.”
“True Detective” is expected to vie for the best limited series Emmy with “Fargo,” which had 15 nominations and gives FX a shot at a triple crown if its favorites win drama and comedy series.
Netflix has its own pair of contenders in the category. “Baby Reindeer” became a minor cultural phenomenon and Emmy upstart in recent months. It got 11 nominations, including best actor for star and creator Richard Gadd. “Ripley,” a black-and-white retelling of Patricia Highsmith’s novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” got 13 nominations including acting nods for Andrew Scott and Dakota Fanning. The shows along dozens of acknowledgements in craft and comedy special categories, helped Netflix lead all outlets with 107 nominations.
Foster was another of the Academy Award winners to get Emmy nods, along with fellow multiple Oscar winner Meryl Streep, up for best supporting actress in a comedy for “Only Murders in the Building;” reigning best supporting actor winner Robert Downey Jr., up for best supporting actor in a limited series for playing several characters in “The Sympathizer;” and Gary Oldman, up for best actor in a drama series for “Slow Horses.”
“Only Murders,” a perennial Emmy nominee for Hulu with few wins, outdid itself this year with 21, behind only “Shogun” and “The Bear.” Leads Steve Martin and Martin Short were nominated for best actor, and, in her first Emmy nomination as a performer, Selena Gomez got a nod for best actress.
Old Emmy favorites also returned. Jon Hamm, who had one Emmy from 16 previous nominations, most of them for “Mad Men,” got two nominations, one for actor in a limited or anthology series for “Fargo” and another for supporting actor in a drama for “The Morning Show.” His “Morning Show” castmate Jennifer Aniston is considered by many the favorite to win the best drama actress Emmy to go with the comedy actress trophy she won for “Friends.”
And four-time Emmy winner Tony Shalhoub has a shot at his fifth for reprising his role 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 each landed best actress in a comedy noms for Apple TV+ shows about wealthy women: Wiig for “Palm Royale” and Rudolph for “Loot.” Each also were nominated for their returns to host “SNL.”
Getting back to its traditional schedule, the show will be held Sept. 15 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and air on ABC.
Many still-airing shows didn’t fall into this year’s eligibility window of June 2023 through May 2024, whether because of streaming and elite cable calendar quirks or the strikes – including “House of the Dragon,” “Bridgerton,” “Yellowjackets” and “Severance.”
And, as happened last year, “The Bear” has had an entire new season drop after the one that it’s nominated for on Hulu, the FX streaming partner that was a major driver of viewers and voters for its shows.
“The Crown” with 19 nominations and “Hacks” with 16 each make triumphant returns to the Emmys after their own years off. Each had especially acclaimed seasons.
Elizabeth Debicki is considered the closest thing in these Emmys to a lock to win best supporting actress in a drama for playing Princess Diana in the last days before her death in the sixth and final season of “The Crown.”
And Jean Smart will vie 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 also was nominated in the category. ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” which she also created, remains a driver of Emmy diversity with another slate of Black acting nominees, including Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tyler James Williams. And it remains the lone bright spot in the major categories for shows from traditional broadcast networks.
Ralph and fellow Emmy winner Tony Hale 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 nominations, not FX with 93.
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