Television’s best work is awarded at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards
Roll out the red carpet, because it is finally time to honor the year’s best television. The 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards air live coast-to-coast on Fox, Monday, Jan. 15. Broadcast from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, this year’s long-awaited awards ceremony welcomes TV’s on-screen and behind-the-scenes stars to recognize the achievements of nominees and winners alike.
Originally set to take place in September 2023, the ceremony was postponed due to both writers and screen actors guild strikes last year. With the new submission guidelines in place for Emmy eligibility, all nominated work had to have aired in its entirety by May 31, meaning that, at the very least, it has been over seven months since these stellar TV shows, specials and movies have graced our screens.
It comes as no surprise that the most-nominated series at this year’s Emmy Awards is HBO’s “Succession,” with a staggering 27 nominations for its final season. One of the most critically lauded shows in recent memory, “Succession” started strong in 2018 and only gained momentum over its four-season run. The final season of “Succession” was appointment television with its incredible writing, directing and performances recognized with nominations this year.
In the Outstanding Drama Series category, “Succession” is nominated among fellow HBO series “House of the Dragon,” “The Last of Us” and “The White Lotus,” as well as “Andor” on Disney+, AMC’s “Better Call Saul,” Netflix’s “The Crown” and Showtime’s “Yellowjackets.” Outstanding Comedy Series nominees are ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” HBO’s “Barry,” Hulu’s “The Bear,” Amazon Freevee’s series “Jury Duty,” Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” the Hulu sitcom “Only Murders in the Building,” “Ted Lasso” from Apple TV+ and Netflix’s “Wednesday.”
Three performances from “Succession” were nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, with Brian Cox as patriarch Logan Roy, Kieran Culkin as the neurotic Roman Roy, and Jeremy Strong as eldest boy Kendall Roy, all competing in the category. Jeff Bridges in “The Old Man” on FX, Pedro Pascal in “The Last of Us” and Bob Odenkirk in “Better Call Saul” are also nominated.
The nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series spread the wealth across more series than Lead Actor, with nominations for Sharon Horgan in “Bad Sisters” on Apple TV+, Melanie Lynskey on “Yellowjackets,” Elisabeth Moss in Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Bella Ramsey in “The Last of Us,” Keri Russell in Netflix’s “The Diplomat” and Sarah Snook in “Succession.”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series nominees are Bill Hader in the final season of “Barry,” Jason Segel in the Apple TV+ series “Shrinking,” Martin Short in “Only Murders in the Building,” Jason Sudeikis in the Apple TV+ sitcom “Ted Lasso” and Jeremy Allen White in “The Bear.”
In the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category, nominations go to Christina Applegate in Netflix’s “Dead to Me,” Rachel Brosnahan in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Quinta Burnson in “Abbott Elementary,” Natasha Lyonne in Peacock’s “Poker Face” and Jenna Ortega in “Wednesday.”
Taron Egerton in the Apple TV+ miniseries “Black Bird,” Kumail Nanjiani in Hulu’s “Welcome to Chippendales,” Evan Peters in “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” Michael Shannon in Showtime’s “George & Tammy” and Steven Yeun in “Beef” are nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, while Lizzy Caplan in “Fleishman Is in Trouble,” Jessica Chastain in “George & Tammy,” Dominique Fishback in Prime Video’s “Swarm,” Kathryn Hahn in Hulu’s “Tiny Beautiful Things,” Riley Keough in “Daisy Jones & the Six” and Ali Wong in “Beef ” make up the Lead Actress nominees.