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“Succession,” HBO’s thrilling drama about a very wealthy, dysfunctional family running a media empire, garnered the most nominations at the 74th Emmy Awards Tuesday morning, for a total of 25.
The series won nominations for Best Drama, as well as a large number of acting nominations for almost its entire lead cast, including Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Nicholas Braun, Matthew Macfadyen, Sarah Snook and J. Smith. -Cameron.
Nearby, with 20 nominations, were “Ted Lasso,” the Apple TV Plus comedy starring Jason Sudeikis as the serious American coach of a Premier League football team, as well as “The White Lotus.” the acclaimed limited HBO series centered on a group of miserables. Rich people vacation in a resort complex in Hawaii.
As usual, HBO (and HBO Max) continued to dominate with a total of 140 nominations, including praise for the comic-focused comedy “Hacks” and the teen nightmare fuel “Euphoria” with 17 and 16 nominations, respectively. . But in a win for Hulu, the comedy and mystery streaming service “Only Murders in the Building” also garnered 17 nominations, with acting names for Steve Martin and Martin Short, though the Academy of Television curiously missed co-star Selena Gomez.
Netflix, of course, had a major presence among 105 nominees, including a creator of the story: “Squid Game,” the popular Korean series about indebted people who sign up to compete in deadly games for money, is now the first non-English language show to compete in the Best Drama category, along with “Succession,” “Euphoria,” “Better Call Saul,” “Ozark,” “Severance,” “Stranger Things” and “Yellowjackets.”
And while the network’s programs are increasingly drawn from the Emmys, ABC’s acclaimed freshman success, “Abbott Elementary,” set in a low-funding Philadelphia public school, garnered seven nominations. including nominations for Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tyler James Williams and creator and star Quinta Brunson.
NBC’s unconditional variety cartoon series “Saturday Night Live” featured nine nominations, with Kate McKinnon getting a hat tip for the supporting actress in her farewell season, as well as Bowen Yang for the cast. cast actor. Jerrod Carmichael was the only guest host to receive a nomination, for his memorable episode shortly after the infamous Oscars slap.
The Emmy Awards will air on Monday, September 12 on NBC.
Read on for a list of 2022 nominees with our analysis.
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“Better Call Saul” (AMC)
“Dismissal” (Apple TV Plus)
“Squid Game” (Netflix)
“Strange Things” (Netflix)
“Yellow Jackets” (Showtime)
Analysis: “Squid Game,” the Korean-language Netflix masterpiece, makes history here, but has strong competition in the category between outgoing academy favorites (“Better Call Saul” and “Ozark”) and newcomers (” Yellowjackets “and” Severance “). the same. HBO’s “Euphoria” is a pleasant surprise, but only to a certain extent given Zendaya’s big win at the 2020 ceremony. Note the lack of networking programs, however, there was apparently no love for “This Is Us” in its final season.
Best Comedy Series
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“Abbott Primary” (ABC)
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)
“The Wonderful Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime Video)
“Only Killed in the Building” (Hulu)
“Ted Lasso” (Apple TV Plus)
“What we do in the shadows” (FX)
Analysis: Fans of newcomers “Abbott Elementary” and “Only Murders in the Building” will be delighted to see critically acclaimed shows appear in this category alongside a large number of nominees. The other series has a good chance of bringing the Emmy home: “Hacks,” for example, got a successful second-year season, but if the academy has its finger on the pulse, it’ll probably go with “Abbott “or” Only “. Murdered ”at the end.
Leading actress in a drama series
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Laura Linney, “Ozark” (Netflix)
Melanie Lynskey, “Yellow Jackets” (Showtime)
Zendaya, “Euphoria” (HBO)
Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve” (AMC)
Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve” (AMC)
Reese Witherspoon, “The Morning Show” (Apple TV Plus)
Analysis: This is the 13th Emmy nomination for Sandra Oh, who has yet to win a trophy. That could finally be your year? The awards season veteran faces stiff competition from her own co-star, Jodie Comer, who won that category three years ago, and Laura Linney, who has four Emmys to her name. Melanie Lynskey, Critics ’Choice winner, getting another award for“ Yellow Jackets ”would be a good conclusion to a long-awaited year of attention; Zendaya, who won the year after Comer, usually gets tons of attention, but she really put it all in this last season of Euphoria. It doesn’t look likely to win Reese Witherspoon, who beat co-star Jennifer Aniston for a “Morning Show” this year.
Leading actor in a dramatic series
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Jason Bateman, “Ozark” (Netflix)
Brian Cox, “Succession” (HBO)
Lee Jung-jae, “The Squid Game” (Netflix)
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul” (AMC)
Adam Scott, “Severance” (Apple TV Plus)
Jeremy Strong, “Succession” (HBO)
Analysis: The Television Academy loves “Ozark” as much as it acknowledges a series from its final season, so Jason Bateman’s nomination was a sure bet. “Succession” stars Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong have appeared in this category before – Strong won in 2020 – as well as Bob Odenkirk, who has been nominated for “Better Call Saul” almost every year since 2015. most interesting here are “Severance”. Adam Scott, best known for his comedies, and Critics’ Choice winner Lee Jung-jae of “Squid Game.”
Leading actress in a comedy series
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Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime Video)
Fifth Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Now Rae, “Insecure” (HBO)
Jean Smart, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
Kaley Cuoco, “The Flight Attendant” (HBO Max)
Elle Fanning, “The Great” (Hulu)
Analysis: Three applause for first-time nominees for Emmy Elle Fanning and Quinta Brunson, whose comic talent shines in their revolutionary sitcom series. This is a (well-deserved) farewell nomination for Issa Rae, previously nominated in 2018 for “Insecure,” which she concluded late last year, and a “keep doing what you’re doing” for Rachel Brosnahan, Jean Smart and Kaley Cook. all of them have been nominated and the first two have won before for these roles. It’s a tight race that pits newcomers against comedy veterans; We would love to see Brunson bring a trophy home.
Leading actor in a comedy series
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Donald Glover, “Atlanta” (FX)
Bill Hader, “Barry” (HBO)
Nicholas Hoult, “The Great One” (Hulu)
Steve Martin, “Only Killed in the Building” (Hulu)
Martin Short, “Murder Only in the Building” (Hulu)
Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV Plus)
Analysis: The last season of “Atlanta” went under the radar compared to the others, which made Donald Glover’s gesture a bit of a surprise. The ones we expected to see? Bill Hader and Jason Sudeikis, both have won for the same roles in recent years, as well as the dynamic duo “Only Murders” Steve Martin and Martin Short, whose complementary performances drive the quirky series. Nicholas Hoult is a welcome addition, though he is unlikely to win.
Exceptional limited series
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“The White Lotus” (HBO)
“Inventing Anna” (Netflix)
Analysis: Well, hello Hulu. Academy voters clearly loved “Dopesick,” the streamer’s full (and very heartbreaking) series about the opioid epidemic. They also showed love for “The Dropout,” which follows the rise and fall of Theranos (and Amanda Seyfried’s vocal cords). “Inventing Anna” and “Pam & Tommy” are the weird wildcards here. But HBO’s “The White Lotus” can be enough of a love clock to hate the characters to outdo them all. We’re a little surprised not to see “The Staircase,” which won the best acting spirits, or the well-reviewed “Maid,” which made Margaret Qualley a nominated lead actress in the mix.
Leading actress in a limited series or film
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Toni Collette, “The Staircase” (HBO Max)
Julia Garner, “Inventing Anna” (Netflix)
Lily James, “Pam & Tommy” (Hulu)
Sarah Paulson, “Impeachment: An American Crime Story” (FX)
Margaret Qualley, “Maid” (Netflix)
Amanda Seyfried, “The Dropout” (Hulu)
Analysis: The talent in this category is top notch, and several actresses – Colette, Garner and Paulson – have garnered multiple accolades from the academy during her career. Seyfried and James are newcomers to the Emmy career, and Qualley gets her most visible nomination (after a cast actress name in 2019 for “Fosse / Verdon”). Who will win is a guess, but there is a strong argument that the Emmy is what Seyfried must lose after rave reviews for her turn as Elizabeth Holmes.
Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or film
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Colin Firth, “The Staircase” (HBO Max)
Andrew Garfield, “Under the Flag of Heaven” (Hulu)
Oscar Isaac, “Scenes from a Marriage” (HBO)
Michael Keaton, “Dopesick” (Hulu)
Himesh Patel, “Station Eleven” (HBO Max)
Sebastian Stan, “Pam & Tommy” (Hulu)
Analysis: Colin Firth and Sebastian Stan are Emmy-nominated classics, known for tackling real-life characters known to the public (convicted killer Michael Peterson and musician Tommy Lee, respectively). Andrew Garfield and Michael Keaton are halfway through, playing fictional characters in real, creepy situations (the first a detective investigating a murder apparently tied to the Mormon faith, and the second a doctor who unwittingly contributes to the opioid epidemic in its early days). ). “Scenes From a Marriage” was performed entirely by the main performances of Juilliard’s classmates, Jessica Chastain and …