Emmy nominees: ‘Succession’ leads with 27 nominations

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HBO dominated Wednesday morning’s Emmy nominations, with the elite trio of “Succession,” “The White Lotus,” and “The Last of Us” combining for a whopping 74, but the dominant theme obscuring the scene is the ongoing writers’ strike and the looming possibility that actors could join them within a day.

“Succession” and its deeply dysfunctional one percent dynasty led all Emmy nominees in its fourth and final season with 27, including Best Drama, which it has won two of the past three years. It got three Best Actor in a Drama nominations, with Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin all getting nods for playing men from the Roy clan, and Sarah Snook getting a Best Actress nomination. It also received four nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama.

The cursed vacationers at a Sicilian resort from the second movie of “The White Lotus” really dominated the supporting categories, but garnered five nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama — including nods for Jennifer Coolidge and Aubrey Plaza — and four more for best supporting actor.

Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal, the duo on a fungus-filled quest in “The Last of Us,” each received lead actor nominations. The show, an adaptation of the hit Playstation video game, came second behind “Succession” with 24 nominations. “De Witte Lotus” had 23.

“Ted Lasso” was the number one comedian with 21 nominations, including Best Comedy Series and Best Actor for Jason Sudeikis.

The nominations suggested HBO can still dominate, even as streaming-only outlets have taken over so much of elite TV — though the distinction is becoming increasingly blurred, with a huge segment of viewers watching “Succession” and its other offerings. cable channel on the streaming. service now known as Max.

Cox, 77, got his best actor in a drama nod despite appearing in less than half of this season’s “Succession” episodes, though as patriarch of the Roy family he loomed just as big in the episodes where he did not appear. A win would have been his first in three nominations for the role, though he won an Emmy in 2001 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a TV Movie.

Strong won in 2020 for playing “oldest boy” Kendall Roy. Culkin received his first Best Actor nomination after two previous nominations in the supporting category.

The nominees for drama series are: “Andor”; “You’d Better Call Saul”; “The crown”; “House of the Dragon”; “The last of us”; “Succession”; “The White Lotus”; “Yellow jackets.”

The nominees for Outstanding Comedy Series are: “Abbott Elementary”; “Berry”; “The bear”; “jury duty”; “The Wonderful Mrs. Maisel”; “Only Kills in the Building”; “Ted Lasso”; “Wednesday.”

The nominees for limited or anthology series are: “Beef”; “Dahmer – Monster: The Story of Jeffrey Dahmer”; “Daisy Jones & the Six”; “Fleishman’s in Trouble”; “Obi Wan Kenobi.”

The nominees for Best Actress in a Drama Series are: Sharon Horgan, “Bad Sisters”; Melanie Lynskey, “Yellow Jackets”; Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”; Bella Ramsey, “The Last of Us”; Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”; Sarah Snook, “Succession.”

The nominees for Best Actor in a Drama Series are: Jeremy Strong, “Succession”; Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”; Kieran Culkin, “Succession”; Pedro Pascal, “The Last of Us”; Brian Cox, “Succession”; Jeff Bridges, “The Old Man.”

The nominees for Best Actor in a Comedy Series are: Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”; Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”; Bill Hader, “Barry”; Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”; Jason Segel, “Shrink.”

The nominees for Best Actress in a Comedy Series are: Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”; Rachel Brosnahan, “The Wonderful Mrs. Maisel”; Christina Applegate, “Dead to Me”; Jenna Ortega, “Wednesday”; Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face.”

The nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series are: Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary”; Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”; Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary School”; Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso”; Juno Temple, “Ted Lasso”; Jessica Williams, “Shrink.”

The nominees for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series are: Anthony Carrigan, “Barry”; Brett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso”; Phil Dunster, “Ted Lasso”; Henry Winkler, “Barry”; James Marsden, “jury service”; Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary School”; Ebon Moss-Bachrach, “The Bear.”

The nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series are: F. Murray Abraham, “The White Lotus”; Nicholas Braun, “Succession”; Michael Imperioli, “The White Lotus”; Theo James, “The White Lotus”; Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession”; Alan Ruck, “Succession”; Will Sharpe, “The White Lotus”; Alexander Skarsg├Ñrd, “Succession.”

The nominees for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series are: Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus”; Elizabeth Debicki, “The Crown”; Meghann Fahy, “The White Lotus”; Sabrina Impacciatore, “The White Lotus”; Aubrey Plaza, “The White Lotus”; Rhea Seehorn, “You Better Call Saul”; J. Smith-Cameron, “Succession”; Simona Tabasco, “The White Lotus.”

Actors going on strike with film and television writers would further shut down the industry and mark the first time since 1960 that two Hollywood unions have gone on strike. While show and movie releases will continue, work on upcoming projects will cease and promotional interviews and actor appearances in support of the projects will cease.

The possibility of an industry being weakened by two strikes could dampen the nominees’ joy, and dampen the ceremony scheduled for Sept. 18 on the Fox network.

The nominations were announced by “Community” star Yvette Nicole Brown and Television Academy CEO Frank Scherma, who previously referenced the labor disputes at the top of Wednesday’s livestream.

“We hope that the ongoing guild negotiations can reach a fair and speedy resolution. We are committed to supporting a television industry strong in fairness and where we can continue to honor all the incredible work you do,” said Scherma.