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overdue acknowledgement for critical favorites like FX's 鈥淩eservation Dogs鈥� and 鈥淲hat We Do in the Shadows鈥� and fresh competition, including 鈥淪hogun鈥� actors Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada.
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The Emmy Awards show will be held Sept. 15 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and air on ABC.
Here are other talking points, 鈥渟nubs鈥� and surprises from the Emmy nominations:
Competition for HBO
This year, HBO didn't have 鈥淪uccession鈥� or 鈥淭he White Lotus鈥� to bolster its Emmy nominations count, giving Netflix and FX an edge. Netflix leads with 107 nominations for programs including 鈥淏aby Reindeer鈥� and 鈥淩ipley." FX comes in second, thanks in part to the continued roar of 鈥淭he Bear鈥� and newcomer 鈥淪hogun.鈥� HBO has 91 nominations. Even without 鈥淭ed Lasso,鈥� Apple TV+ also did well with 70 nods including for 鈥淭he Morning Show鈥� and 鈥淪low Horses.鈥�
Justice for Selena
Hulu's 鈥淥nly Murders in the Building鈥� is a three-hander comedic mystery starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez. Until now, Emmy voters have acknowledged only Martin and Short in the best actor category. That changed Wednesday morning, with Gomez receiving a best actress nomination. She will compete against Quinta Brunson, Ayo Edebiri, Maya Rudolph, Jean Smart and Kristin Wiig.
鈥淭he Morning Show鈥� wakes up Emmy voters
鈥淭he Morning Show鈥� on Apple TV+ has always included , but the series about behind-the-scenes drama at a TV network took it up a notch with its third season, earning it its first Emmy nomination for outstanding drama.
The show's 10 episodes tackled topics including the hacking of a corporation, a media merger and fallout from the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington.
Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon are both up for lead actress. Jon Hamm joins 2020 winner Billy Crudup and previous nominee Mark Duplass in the supporting actor category. 鈥淭he Morning Show鈥� also dominates the supporting actress field with nominations for Nicole Beharie, Greta Lee, Karen Pittman and Holland Taylor.
Emmy nods and a snub for Oscar winners
Emma Stone, the for 鈥淧oor Things,鈥� did not get nominated for Showtime's 鈥淭he Curse.鈥� Stone was mentioned in a number of predictions as a possible lead actress contender. The show itself was also overlooked in the drama series category.
Her fellow 2024 Oscar winners had better luck.
Robert Downey, Jr., who won the is nominated in the supporting actor category for He plays four characters in the spy drama.
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, who took home the is also now an Emmy nominee. Randolph is nominated in the guest actress category for an appearance on 鈥淥nly Murders in the Building.鈥�
2 out of 3 Queen Elizabeths get a nomination
Claire Foy, whose portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in "The Crown'' earned her a lead actress Emmy Award in 2018 and a guest actress Emmy in 2021, is now nominated again for a guest spot. Foy appeared in the final episode of the series as Imelda Staunton's Queen Elizabeth II pondered abdicating the throne. Olivia Colman, who portrayed the queen in the third and fourth seasons, also made an appearance in the same episode but was not nominated. This isn't due to a snub, however, but a technicality where Colman didn't meet the nomination qualifications. She wasn't on camera long enough. Staunton, by the way, is nominated for best actress.
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Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press
