A scene from ‘The Bear’
“The Bear” earned a record 23 comedy-series nominations at Wednesday morning’s Emmy Awards, and “Shogun” led all nominations with 25 in a dominant year in the FX categories.
Nominations for acclaimed culinary phenomenon “The Bear” included best comedy series and best actor in a comedy series for Jeremy Allen White — both awards won at January’s strike-delayed ceremony, as well as a best actress award for Ayo Edebiri, who won best supporting actress last time out.
It was also boosted by guest star nominations, including for Jamie Lee Curtis and Olivia Colman, two of multiple Oscar winners to receive nominations.
“Shogun” took full advantage of the absence of last year’s top three nominees — “Succession,” “The White Lotus” and “The Last of Us” — to dominate in drama and give FX the kind of strong year often reserved for HBO.
Its nominations included Best Drama Series, Best Actress in a Drama Series (Anna Sawai), and Best Actor (Hiroyuki Sanada).
The series caused a stir in the drama race when its producers said in May that they would consider making more than one season despite the adaptation of James Clavell’s historical novel about political intrigues in early 17th century Japan reaching an end, moving the critic-darling from the limited series category to the more prestigious drama category.
The nominees for drama series are: “The Crown”; “Fallout”; “The Gilded Age”; “The Morning Show”; “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”; “Shogun”; “Slow Horses” and “3 Body Problem.”
The nominees for best actress in a drama series are: Jennifer Aniston, “The Morning Show”; Carrie Coon, “The Gilded Age”; Maya Erskine, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”; Anna Sawai, “Shogun”; Imelda Staunton, “The Crown” and Reese Witherspoon, “The Morning Show.”
The nominees for best actor in a drama series are: Idris Elba, “Hijack”; Donald Glover, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”; Walter Goggins, “Fallout”; Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses”; Hiroyuki Sanada, “Shogun”; Dominic West, “The Crown.”
The nominees for best comedy series are: “Abbott Elementary”; “The Bears”; “Curb Your Enthusiasm”; “Hacks”; “Only Murders in the Building”; “Palme”; “Reservation Dogs”; “What We Do in the Shadows.”
The nominees for best limited or anthology series are: “Baby Reindeer”; “Fargo”; “Lessons in Chemistry”; “Ripley” and “True Detective: Night Country.”
The nominees for outstanding reality competition show are: “The Amazing Race”; “RuPaul’s Drag Race”; “Top Chef”; “The Traitors” and “The Voice.”
The nominees are being announced six months after the last Emmy Awards, which were delayed last year because of a writers and actors strike.
Reverting to its traditional schedule, the show will be held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on September 15 and will air on ABC.
None of last year’s top three nominees — “Succession,” “The White Lotus” and “The Last of Us” — all from HBO, are in the competition. “Succession,” a major winner three times in the past four years, has ended and the other two are series in between seasons.
