David Farnor | On 20, Jul 2024

The 2024 Emmy nominations have officially been unveiled, and Shogun and The Bear are top of the menu.

The awards, which are now in their 76th year, have long been a barometer of success in the TV world, still dividing shows into categories – comedy, drama, limited series, and so on – in a landscape that has shifted dramatically in a digital age. In recent years, Netflix and HBO/Max have battled it out for dominance of the awards. The streaming giant won out this year, with 107 nods ahead of HBO/Max’s 91 (a reverse of last year, when HBO/Max had 127 and Netflix had 103). But it’s FX that has really stolen the show, with 91 nominations – the highest number it has ever received. That’s in no small part thanks to two big hitters: Shogun, an old-school period epic with 25 nods, and The Bear, a half-hour culinary sensation that has enjoyed popularity primarily through Hulu in the USA.

The Bear belonging in the comedy category is a dubious and controversial situation, but it set a new record for the most nods in that category in one year, with 23 (topping 30 Rock’s record of 22 in 2009). Other most-nominated shows include Only Murders in the Building (21), True Detective: Night Country (19), The Crown (18), Saturday Night Live (17), Fallout, Hacks, The Morning Show, Mr and Mrs Smith (all 16), Fargo (15), Ripley (13) and Baby Reindeer and Palm Royale (both 11).

The Crown, Baby Reindeer and Ripley fuelled Netflix’s success, with Amazon Prime Video’s lower haul of 37 relying primarily on two shows: Fallout and Mr and Mrs Smith. Apple TV+, on the other hand, continues to build its clout and reputation with a spread of shows – including Lessons in Chemistry, The Morning Show, Palm Royale and Slow Horses – taking its total nominations up from 50 last year to 70 this year.

In the Best Drama category, Shogun will compete will The Crown, Fallout, The Gilded Age, The Morning Show, Mr & Mrs Smith, Slow Horses and 3 Body Problem. In the Best Comedy category, The Bear will face off with Abbott Elementary, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hacks, Only Murders in the Building, Palm Royale, Reservation Dogs and What We Do in the Shadows. In the Best Limited Series category, Baby Reindeer will be up against Fargo, Lessons in Chemistry, Ripley and True Detective: Night Country.

The Primetime Emmy winners will be announced on Sunday 15th September, with the Creative Arts Emmy Awards handed out the weekend before.

Here’s the list of nominees:

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

TV 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

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 programme

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

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