The 2023 Emmy nominations have been announced, with Succession making history ahead of the ceremony.
Yvette Nicole Brown was on hand to name those in the mix for the trophies earlier today, with the awards due to take place on September 18.
Unsurprisingly, the gritty HBO Max drama came out on top with a whopping 27 nods in total, including the coveted best drama.
For the first time in history, the outstanding actor category is packed with three stars from the same series – with Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong all in the running.
They will be going up against Bob Odenkirk for Better Call Saul, Pedro Pascal for The Last of Us and The Old Man’s Jeff Bridges.
It’s a standoff between the White Lotus and Succession for the outstanding supporting actor award with Matthew MacFadyen, Alan Ruck, Alexander Skarsgard and Nicholas Braun handed nods, beside Theo James, Michael Imperioli, F Murray Abraham and Will Sharpe.
Sarah Snook was commended for her efforts as Shiv Roy in the outstanding actress category and will battle it out against Keri Russell for the Diplomat, Elisabeth Moss for The Handmaid’s Tale, The Last of Us’ Bella Ramsey, Yellowjackets star Melanie Lynskey and Sharon Horgan for Bad Sisters.
Meanwhile, J. Smith-Cameron has been named as a contender in the running for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series, alongside Jennifer Coolidge, Aubrey Plaza, Sabrina Impacciatore, Simona Tabasco and Meghann Fahy for the White Lotus, Rhea Seehorn for Better Call Saul and The Crown’s Elizabeth Debicki.
Jenna Ortega racked up her first Emmy nomination for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series thanks to her efforts as Wednesday in the hugely popular Netflix series.
Christina Applegate, Rachel Brosnahan, Quinta Brunson and Natasha Lyonne have also been named in the same category.
There is some stiff competition in the battle for the actor in a comedy series gong, with Jason Sudeikis going up against Bill Hader, Jason Segel, Martin Short and Jeremy White Allen.
There was more success for Netflix as Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story was tipped for best limited series, while Evan Peters was nominated for lead actor in a limited series or movie.
Daniel Radcliffe was nominated for the same trophy for his hilarious stint in Weird: The Al Yankovic story, alongside Black Bird star Taron Egerton, Beef’s Steven Yeun, George & Tammy star Michael Shannon and Kumail Nanjiani for Welcome to Chippendales.
Steven’s Beef co-star, Ali Wong, was named in the category for lead actress in a limited series or movie, beside Lizzy Caplan for Fleishman is in Trouble, George & Tammy’s Jessica Chastain, Kathryn Hahn’s Tiny Beautiful Things, Swarm star Dominique Fishback and Riley Keough for Daisy Jones & The Six.
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The 75th annual Emmy awards will take place on September 18, 2023.
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