It turns out that television is quite geeky. Severance led all nominees with 27 total, followed by HBO’s The Penguin in second place with 24, The Last of Us in fifth place with 16, and Andor in sixth place with 14, including “Outstanding Drama Series.” That appeared to be the main takeaway from Tuesday’s announcement of the 77th annual Emmy Award nominations.
Black Mirror, Dune: Prophecy, House of the Dragon, Invincible, Paradise, Poker Face, What If, The Acolyte, Agatha All Along, The Boys, Cobra Kai, and What We Do in the Shadows were among the other genre shows that received at least one nomination. Harrison Ford, who played Han Solo in Star Wars, was also nominated for an Emmy for the first time. That’s thanks to the Apple TV+ series Shrinking,
What honours did Andor receive, then? Well, they are primarily technical, except the largest one. The list is as follows:
- Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)
- Outstanding Fantasy/sci-fi Costumes
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Outstanding Character Voice-over Performance
- Outstanding Drama Series
- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
- Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie
- Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Alan Tudyk provided the voiceover, and Forest Whitaker was cast as Saw Gerrera, earning him the guest actor role. That implies that just the Oscar winner received an Emmy nomination out of all the amazing performers who feature on the show, even if there were a very lovely 14 nominations.
The other main categories with genre shows in them are listed here.
Outstanding Drama Series
- Andor
- The Diplomat
- The Last of Us
- Paradise
- The Pitt
- Severance
- Slow Horses
- The White Lotus
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
- Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
- Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
- Adam Scott, Severance
- Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Kathy Bates, Matlock
- Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters
- Britt Lower, Severance
- Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
- Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Abbott Elementary
- The Bear
- Hacks
- Nobody Wants This
- Only Murders in the Building
- Shrinking
- The Studio
- What We Do in the Shadows
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
- Seth Rogen, The Studio
- Jason Segel, Shrinking
- Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
- Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Uzo Aduba, The Residence
- Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
- Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
- Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
- Jean Smart, Hacks
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Adolescence
- Black Mirror
- Dying for Sex
- Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
- The Penguin
Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series
- Colin Farrell, The Penguin
- Stephen Graham, Adolescence
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent
- Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief
- Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series
- Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
- Meghann Fahy, Sirens
- Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
- Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
- Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
The complete list of Emmy nominees is available here. On September 14, the show will reveal the winners.
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