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Shōgun leads Emmy nominations with 25 nods

Jul 19, 2024

This year’s Emmy Award nominations are out! Check whether your favourite show made it on the list

Photo: Instagram @shogunfx

With 25 nominations, Shōgun leads the Emmys race, including one for best drama series. . The predominantly Japanese language historical drama is only the second ever non-English show to be nominated as such, after the Korean-language Squid Game.

Coming a close second is The Bear with 23 nominations, including for best comedy series. It garnered an impressive 10 acting nominations, for both its regular cast members like Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri, as well as British guest actor Will Poulter.

Photo: Instagram @thebearfx

Coming third, fourth and fifth in the Emmys nomination race are Only Murders in the Building (21), True Detective: Night Country (19) and The Crown (18).

Internet favourite Baby Reindeer also pulled in 7 nominations, of which four are acting nominations.

Here is the full list of 2024 Emmy award nominations:

Best drama series

The Crown
Fallout
The Gilded Age
The Morning Show
Mr & Mrs Smith
Shōgun
Slow Horses
3 Body Problem

Best comedy series

Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Palm Royale
Reservation Dogs
What We Do in the Shadows

Best limited or anthology series

Baby Reindeer
Fargo
Lessons in Chemistry
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country

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 & Mrs Smith
Anna Sawai – Shōgun
Imelda Staunton – The Crown
Reese Witherspoon – The Morning Show

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

Lead actor in a limited or anthology series

Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers
Jon Hamm – Fargo
Tom Hollander – Feud: Capote vs The Swans
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer
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
Sophia Vergara – Griselda
Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote vs The Swans

Supporting actor in a drama series

Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun
Jon Hamm – The Morning Show
Mark Duplass – The Morning Show
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
Takehiro Hira – Shōgun
Jack Lowden – Slow Horses
Jonathan Pryce – The Crown

Supporting actress in a drama series

Christine Baranski – The Gilded Age
Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
Greta Lee – The Morning Show
Lesley Manville – The Crown
Karen Pittman – The Morning Show
Holland Taylor – The Morning Show

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 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 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

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

Television Movie

Mr Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie
Quiz Lady
Red, White & Royal Blue
Scoop
Unfrosted

Scripted variety series

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saturday Night Live

Talk series

The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Variety special (live)

The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show Starring Usher
66th Grammy Awards
The Greatest Roast Of All Time: Tom Brady
The Oscars
The 76th Annual Tony Awards

Variety Special (pre-recorded)

Billy Joel: The 100th Live at Madison Square Garden
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer
Dick Van Dyke 98 Years Of Magic
Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die
Trevor Noah: Where Was I

Directing for a drama series

Stephen Daldry – The Crown
Mimi Leder – The Morning Show
Hiro Murai – Mr & Mrs Smith
Frederick EO Toye – Shōgun
Saul Metzstein – Slow Horses
Salli Richardson-Whitfield – Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

Directing for a comedy series

Randall Einhorn – Abbott Elementary
Christopher Storer – The Bear
Ramy Youssef – The Bear
Guy Ritchie – The Gentlemen
Lucia Aniello – Hacks
Mary Lou Belli – The Ms Pat Show

Directing for a limited or anthology series

Weronika Tofilska – Baby Reindeer
Noah Hawley – Fargo
Gus Van Sant – Feud: Capote vs The Swans
Millicent Shelton: Lessons in Chemistry
Steven Zaillian – Ripley
Issa López – True Detective: Night Country

Photo: Instagram @shogunfx

Writing for a drama series

Peter Morgan and Meriel Sheibani-Clare – The Crown
Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner – Fallout
Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover – Mr & Mrs Smith
Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks – Shōgun
Rachel Kondo and Caillin Puente – Shōgun
Will Smith – Slow Horses

Writing for a comedy series

Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Christopher Storer – The Bear
Meredith Scardino and Sam Means – Girls5eva
Lucia Aniello, Paul W Downs and Jen Statsky – Hacks
Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider – The Other Two
Jake Bender and Zach Dunn – What We Do in the Shadows

Writing for a limited or anthology series

Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer
Charlie Brooker – Black Mirror
Noah Hawley – Fargo
Ron Nyswaner – Fellow Travelers
Steven Zaillian – Ripley
Issa López – True Detective: Night Country

Writing for a variety series

The Daily Show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding reality competition program

The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Traitors
The Voice

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