Emmy nominations 2023: Biggest talking points from HBO domination to Bella Ramsey’s first nod
‘Succession’, ‘The Bear’ and ‘The Last of Us’ are among shows that dominated nominations
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Your support makes all the difference.The 2023 Emmy Award nominees have been announced.
The annual celebration of the best TV programming will take place this year on 18 September, with the nominated shows announced on Wednesday (12 July).
Shows eligible for the Primetime Emmys must have been broadcast in the US between 1 June 2022 and 31 May 2023, with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences choosing the nominees.
The nominations were announced on a livestream by Community star Yvette Nicole Brown and Television Academy chair Frank Scherma. The host of September’s awards show is yet to be announced.
The Hollywood Writers’ strike was the elephant in the room
Scherma could hardly introduce the awards without mentioning the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike, which has ground the entertainment industry to a halt. More than 11,000 screenwriters have been on strike for 72 days.
Scherma, who is also the president and co-founder of the production company RadicalMedia unsurprisingly expressed his wishes for the “ongoing guild negotiations can come to equitable and swift end”.
Succession makes history
Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong will compete against each other for the Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series category. This marks the most actors to ever be nominated from the same show in this category.
The final series of HBO’s Succession met predictions and led the nominations, earning a whopping 14 acting nominations and becoming a contender for Outstanding Drama Series (an award it has won twice before).
‘Yellowstone’, Prince Harry and Helen Mirren among snubs
Taylor Sheridan’s wildly popular cowboy drama Yellowstone was once again put out to pasture. He’ll be hoping that the arrival of Matthew McConaughey, who is set to take over from Kevin Costner as the series regenerates, will earn him more favour with the TV Academy.
Many expected awards show darling Helen Mirren to earn a nomination for her part in the Yellowstone sequel, 1923, in which she co-starred with Harrison Ford. Alas, no dice; though, Mirren holds four primetime Emmys already, so she’s unlikely to lose any sleep over the snub.
Netflix’s bombshell Harry & Meghan docuseries was also a notable abdication from the nominees. The Academy clearly did not agree with The Independent’s Jessie Thompson, who called the six-parter “intimate, self-aggrandising, and wildly entertaining” in her four-star review.
Read on for the full list of nominees and reactions:
Emmys nominations for ‘Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie'
• Ali Wong - Beef
• Dominique Fishback - Swarm
• Jessica Chastain - George & Tammy
• Kathryn Hahn - Tiny Beautiful Things
• Lizzy Caplan - Fleishman is in Trouble
• Riley Keough - Daisy Jones & the Six
Pedro Pascal earns his first Emmy nomination!
Can you believe it’s only his first?
The Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series are:
• Jeff Bridges - The Old Man
• Brian Cox - Succession
• Kieran Culkin - Succession
• Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul
• Pedro Pascal - The Last of Us
• Jeremy Strong - Succession
Emmy nominations for 'Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie’
• Taron Egerton - Black Bird
• Kumail Nanjiani - Welcome to Chippendales
• Evan Peters - Dahmer
• Daniel Radcliffe - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
• Michael Shannon - George & Tammy
• Steven Yeun - Beef
Jenna Ortega earns her first Emmy nomination
The Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series are:
• Christina Applegate - Dead to Me
• Rachel Brosnahan - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Quinta Brunson - Abbott Elementary
• Natasha Lyonne - Poker Face
• Jenna Ortega - Wednesday
Emmy nominations for ‘Outstanding Drama Series'
• Andor
• Better Call Saul
• The Crown
• House of the Dragon
• The Last of Us
• Succession
• The White Lotus
• Yellowjackets
Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett are nominated for ‘The Last of Us'
Many of the categories tonight were announced off-screen. Among them was Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, which saw nominations for Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett in their standalone episode of The Last of Us.
Huzzah!
Jeremy vs Jason
Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) and Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso) will battle it out for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. The nominees are:
• Bill Hader - Barry
• Jason Segel - Shrinking
• Martin Short - Only Murders in the Building
• Jason Sudeikis - Ted Lasso
• Jeremy Allen White - The Bear
Bella Ramsey earns their first Emmy nomination
The nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series are:
• Sharon Horgan - Bad Sisters
• Melanie Lynskey - Yellowjackets
• Elisabeth Moss - The Handmaid’s Tale
• Bella Ramsey - The Last of Us
• Keri Russell - The Diplomat
• Sarah Snook - Succession
Emmy nominations for ‘Outstanding Comedy Series'
• Abbott Elementary
• Barry
• The Bear
• Jury Duty
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Only Murders in the Building
• Ted Lasso
• Wednesday
‘The Last of Us’ reaches major milestone
The Last Of Us just became the first live-action video game adaptation to earn major awards consideration from a top Hollywood awards body, in television or film.
It didn’t just earn one nomination, though; it earned 24.
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