Emmy season has returned, and Tony Hale (“Veep”) and Sheryl Lee Ralph (“Abbott Elementary”) are announcing the 2024 Emmy nominations Wednesday morning, along with new Television Academy chair Cris Abrego.
FX had the two most-nominated shows this year: “Shogun” and “The Bear.” The Japanese drama scored a whopping 25 nominations, including acting nods for Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai, while “The Bear” is close behind with 23.” The Bear stars Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Lionel Boyce and Liza Colón-Zayas all receiving acting nods.
Wait, didn’t the 2024 Emmys already happen, back in January? Not quite. The Hollywood strikes forced the Television Academy to push the 2023 telecast to January of this year — right in the middle of Oscar season. And now, just nine months later, we’re doing it again.
With voting ending on June 24 and the 76th Emmy nominations announced Wednesday, now comes Emmy campaign Phase 2. And unlike last year, when the strikes led to months of uncertainty and a lack of talent participation, this time the nominees are primed and ready to hit the campaign trail once again.
The TV Academy’s approximately 24,000 members made their choices from a pool of 229 total series submitted in the key drama, comedy and limited/anthology series categories in 2024 — down 33% from last year’s 309. And with fewer submissions, the org’s sliding scale has led to fewer nominations in several categories (dropping to five in the lead comedy and limited/anthology/TV movie acting fields).
Some of that decrease is due to a decline in production volume, as networks and streamers pull back on original series. But last year’s strikes also delayed many productions — including series that didn’t make the cut this year but will be back in the running in 2025, like HBO’s “House of the Dragon” (and likely “The Last of Us”), Prime Video’s “The Boys” and Netflix’s “Bridgerton.”
Meanwhile, there were only a handful of major Emmy rules changes this year. Perhaps most notable was a last-minute methodology change in the scripted variety field. With so few submissions, the category was turned into a “juried” competition, with peer group members screening the entries and the top two receiving 70% approval earning a nod.
Party because of its lengthy delay, the most recent Emmys in January posted record-low ratings for the kudocast. The event faced an NFL playoff game, which didn’t help, as it delivered just 4.3 million viewers. But ironically, that little-watched telecast earned some of the strongest critical raves in years for an awards show — Emmys or otherwise. The January event, hosted by Anthony Anderson and produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment, scored high marks for its nostalgic tribute to TV hits of the past 75 years, reuniting casts of series like “Cheers” and “Martin” while paying tribute to classics by re-creating moments from shows like “I Love Lucy” and “All in the Family.” That’s why Jesse Collins Ent. is back to helm this September’s telecast as well.
The 76th Emmy Awards will be broadcast live from downtown Los Angeles’ LA Live Peacock Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 15, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET/5 p.m. to 8 p.m. PT on ABC. The broadcast will then be available to be streamed the next day on Hulu. A host has not yet been named.
See the full list of Emmy nominees below.
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Idris Elba (“Hijack”)
Donald Glover (“Mr. & Mrs. Smith”)
Walton Goggins (“Fallout”)
Gary Oldman (“Slow Horses”)
Hiroyuki Sanada (“Shōgun”)
Dominic West (“The Crown”)
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”)
Carrie Coon (“The Gilded Age”)
Maya Erskine (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”)
Anna Sawai (“Shōgun”)
Imelda Staunton (“The Crown”)
Reese Witherspoon (“The Morning Show”)
Drama Series
“The Crown” (Netflix)
“Fallout” (Prime Video)
“The Gilded Age” (Max)
“The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)
“Mr. and Mrs. Smith” (Prime Video)
“Shōgun” (FX)
“Slow Horses” (Apple TV+)
“3 Body Problem” (Netflix)
Lead 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”)
Lead 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”)
Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
“The Bear” (FX)
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (Max)
“Hacks” (Max)
“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
“Palm Royale” (Apple TV+)
“Reservation Dogs” (FX)
“What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)
Lead 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”)
Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series
Jodie Foster (“True Detective: Night Country”)
Brie Larson (“Lessons in Chemistry”)
Juno Temple (“Fargo”)
Sofia Vergara (“Griselda”)
Naomi Watts (“Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”)
Limited or Anthology Series
“Baby Reindeer” (Netflix)
“Fargo” (FX)
“Lessons in Chemistry” (Apple TV+)
“Ripley” (Netflix)
“True Detective: Night Country” (Max)
Outstanding Talk Series
“The Daily Show”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“Late Night With Seth Meyers”
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”
Reality Competition Program
“The Amazing Race”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“Top Chef”
“The Traitors”
“The Voice”
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Christine Baranski (“The Gilded Age”)
Nicole Beharie (“The Morning Show”)
Elizabeth Debicki (“The Crown Netflix”)
Greta Lee (“The Morning Show”)
Lesley Manville (“The Crown”)
Karen Pittman (“The Morning Show”)
Holland Taylor (“The Morning Show”)
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano (“Shōgun”)
Billy Crudup (“The Morning Show”)
Mark Duplass (“The Morning Show”)
Jon Hamm (“The Morning Show”)
Takehiro Hira (“Shōgun”)
Jack Lowden (“Slow Horses”)
Jonathan Pryce (“The Crown”)
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Carol Burnett (“Palm Royale”)
Liza Colón-Zayas (“The Bear”)
Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”)
Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary”)
Sheryl Lee Ralph (“Abbott Elementary”)
Meryl Streep (“Only Murders In The Building”)
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Lionel Boyce (“The Bear”)
Paul W. Downs (“Hacks”)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“The Bear”)
Paul Rudd (“Only Murders In The Building”)
Tyler James Williams (“Abbott Elementary”)
Bowen Yang (“Saturday Night Live”)
Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series
Dakota Fanning (“Ripley”)
Lily Gladstone (“Under The Bridge”)
Jessica Gunning (“Baby Reindeer”)
Aja Naomi King (“Lessons In Chemistry”)
Diane Lane (“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”)
Nava Mau (“Baby Reindeer”)
Kali Reis (“True Detective: Night Country”)
Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series
Jonathan Bailey “(Fellow Travelers”)
Robert Downey Jr. (“The Sympathizer”)
Tom Goodman-Hill (“Baby Reindeer”)
John Hawkes (“True Detective: Night Country”)
Lamorne Morris (“Fargo”)
Lewis Pullman (“Lessons In Chemistry”)
Treat Williams (“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”)
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