FX’s Shogun and The Bear lead the pack with 25 and 23 nominations, respectively. Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building is not too far behind with 21.
Emmy nominations for this year are out! And I’m thrilled that two of my favorite series bagged the most nods: FX’s Shogun with 25 and The Bear (though I have yet to finish watching season 3) with a comedy series category-breaking 23 noms, as per a report on the Associated Press.
The nominees for the 2024 Emmy Awards were announced by Tony Hale and Sheryl Lee Ralph, both Emmy winners,
Shogun, a series that takes place in a Japan ruled by powerful lords (daimyō) and their fearless and loyal samurai in the 1600s, is led by iconic Japanese actor Hiyoyuki Sanada (Lord Yoshii Toranaga) and the beautiful Anna Sawai (Lady Mariko Toda) in her breakout role. Both Sanada and Sawai get the nod for best actor and best actress in a drama respectively.
The series was met with near-universal acclaim during its nine-episode run, scoring a 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s no surprise then that Shogun bagged the most number of Emmy nominations this year, especially with HBO having a downtime of sorts, with Succession ending and the absence of The White Lotus and The Last of Us which are still to air their latest seasons. Shogun’s impressive showing gives FX, with 93 overall nominations, the kind of strong year often reserved for HBO, which even in this “off” year received 91.
The series is not very much talked about here, I guess, so now’s the best time for you to pick it up if you haven’t yet and see for yourself why this show is getting all the love—even comparisons to the earlier seasons of Game of Thrones.
And for fans such as myself, some good news: showrunners are exploring the possibility of making more than one season, shifting the “critical darling” from the limited series category to the more prestigious drama one, despite reaching the end of the story of James Clavell’s novel about political machinations in early 17th century Japan.
Moving on to the comedy series category, nominations for the Jeremy Allen White- and Ayo Edibiri-headlined The Bear included best comedy series and best actor in a comedy series for White – both awards it won at January’s strike-delayed ceremony — along with best actress for Edebiri, who won best supporting actress previously, her very first Emmy.
The series, with its beloved motley crew of sandwich makers trying to create an elite restaurant, got a boost from its guest acting nominations that included Jamie Lee Curtis and Olivia Colman, two of many Oscar winners who landed nominations.
You can watch both Shogun and The Bear on Disney+ here in the Philippines.
True Detective: Night Country is HBO’s torchbearer at the this year’s Emmys. The entertainment giant last year bade farewell to Succession and is between seasons of 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 nods, 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, is nominated for best supporting actress in a limited series. She 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 slug it out for the best limited series Emmy against Fargo, which had 15 nominations and gives FX a shot at a triple crown if its favorites win drama and comedy series.
Streaming giant 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, as per the AP. 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.
Baby Reindeer and Ripley, together with nominations in craft and comedy special categories, helped Netflix lead all outlets with an impressive 107 nominations.
The indefatigable 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.
Hulu’s Only Murders, a perennial Emmy nominee but only with a few wins (still a personal favorite just the same), outdid itself this year with 21 nominations, putting it 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 much deserved nod for best actress.
Old Emmy favorites have also returned, as per the Associated Press report, with 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.
Hamm’s Morning Show co-actor Jennifer Aniston is the favorite to win the best drama actress Emmy to go with the comedy actress trophy she won for Friends.
Then there’s four-time Emmy winner Tony Shalhoub who might win 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.
The Crown with 19 nominations and Hacks with 16 each make triumphant returns to the Emmys after their own years off. Each had critically acclaimed seasons.
The statuesque Elizabeth Debicki is considered the favorite to win best supporting actress in a drama for her compelling portrayal of Princess Diana in the last days before her death in the sixth and final season of The Crown.
Jean Smart, meanwhile, will battle it out with Edebiri for best actress in a comedy for the third season of Hacks.
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.
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.
This year’s Emmys is easing back into its traditional schedule. The show, the second of the year, will be held Sept. 15 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The writers’ and actors’ strikes resulted in the 2023 ceremony being held in January, delayed from its original date in September.
You may check out the full list of nominees here.
