2024 Emmy Nominations: 'Shogun' Could Soar, 'The Bear' Could Party

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The bear” went on a tear on Wednesday morning Emmy nominations with a comedy series record of 23, and “Shogun” led all nominees with 25 in a dominant year across all categories for FX.

Nominations for “The Bear,” which is in its second season and sees his motley crew of sandwich makers attempt to create an elite restaurant, include best comedy series and best actor in a comedy series for Jeremy Allen White — both awards it won at The January strike ceremony was postponed — together with best actress for Hello Edebiriwho last won the award for Best Supporting Actress.

There were also a slew of guest actor nominations, including Jamie Lee Curtis and Olivia Colman, two of the many Oscar winners who received 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 drama and FX, with 93 nominations total, delivering the kind of strong year often reserved for HBO, which received 91 nominations even in this “bad” year.

Are nominations including Best Drama Series, Best Actress in a Drama Series for Anna Sawai and Best Actor for Hiroyuki Sanada.

The series shook up the drama race when its creators announced in May that, despite having reached the end of James Clavell’s novel about political machinations in early 17th-century Japan, they would consider making more than one season, moving the critical darling from the limited series category to the more prestigious drama series.

“Real Detective: Nightland” was a bright spot for HBO, which lost “Succession” to retirement and is between seasons of “The White Lotus” and “The Last of Us.”

The show, a semi-spinoff of the “True Detective” franchise, topped all limited series and anthology series nominees with 19, including a best actress nomination for Jodie Foster for her role as a police chief investigating mysterious deaths in the darkness of a Northern Alaskan winter.

Kali Reis, who plays Foster’s investigative partner and rival on the series and is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Short Series, joins Lily Gladstonein the same category for “Under the Bridge,” as the first Indigenous woman to receive an Emmy nomination for acting. D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai of “Reservation Dogs” becomes the first Indigenous actor to be recognized for leading role with his nomination for best actor in a comedy.

The only previously nominated indigenous actor, according to Varietywas August Schellenberg, who received an Emmy nomination in 2007 for his role as Sitting Bull in the HBO TV movie “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.”

“True Detective” is expected to compete for the Emmy for best limited series with “Fargo,” which had 15 nominations and gives FX a shot at a triple crown if its drama and comedy series favorites win.

Netflix has its own two contenders in the category. “Baby Reindeer” became a minor cultural phenomenon and Emmy newcomer in recent months, earning 11 nominations, including best actor for star and creator Richard Gadd. “Ripley,” a black-and-white retelling of Patricia Highsmith’s novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” earned 13 nominations, including acting nods for Andrew Scott and Dakota Fanning. The shows, along with dozens of nods in the craft and comedy categories, helped Netflix lead all outlets with 107 nominations.

Foster was another Academy Award winner to receive an Emmy nomination, along with fellow multiple Oscar winner Meryl Streep, nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for “Only Murders in the Building;” reigning Best Supporting Actor winner Robert Downey Jr., nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for playing several characters in “The Sympathizer;” and Gary Oldman, nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series for “Slow Horses.”

“Only Murders,” a regular Emmy nominee for Hulu with few wins, outdid itself this year with 21, trailing only “Shogun” and “The Bear.” Lead actors Steve Martin and Martin Short were nominated for best actor, and in her first Emmy nomination as a performer, Selena Gomez earned a nod for best actress.

Old Emmy favorites also returned. Jon Hamm, who had one Emmy from 16 previous nominations, most of them for “Mad Men,” received two nominations, one for actor in a limited or anthology series for “Fargo” and another for supporting actor in a drama for “The Morning Show.” His “Morning Show” castmate Jennifer Aniston is widely considered the favorite to win the Emmy for best drama actress, along with the comedy actress trophy she won for “Friends.”

And four-time Emmy winner Tony Shalhoub is up for his fifth for reprising his role as Adrian Monk in “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie.”

Former “Saturday Night Live” and “Bridesmaids” co-stars Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph both received nominations for best actress in a comedy for Apple TV+ shows about wealthy women: Wiig for “Palm Royale” and Rudolph for “Loot.” They were also both nominated for their return as hosts of “SNL.”

The show will take place on September 15 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and will air on ABC.

This image released by Netflix shows Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales, in a scene from “The Crown.” (Keith Bernstein/Netflix via AP)

This image released by FX shows Eita Okuno as Saeki Nobutatsu, left to right, Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko, Hiromoto Ida as Kiyama Ukon Sadanaga in a scene from “Shogun.” (Katie Yu/FX via AP)

Many still-airing shows did not fall into the June 2023 through May 2024 window, either due to streaming and elite cable calendar quirks or because of the strikes — including “House of the Dragon,” “Bridgerton,” “Yellowjackets” and “Severance.”

And just like last year, “The Bear” has been given a full new season following the season it was nominated for on Hulu, FX’s streaming partner that has been a major driver of viewership and voting for its shows.

“The Crown” with 19 nominations and “Hacks” with 16 each make triumphant returns to the Emmys after their own years of absence. Both had highly praised seasons.

Elizabeth Debicki is seen as the one who will come closest to winning Best Supporting Actress in a Drama at these Emmys, for her role as Princess Diana in the final days before her death in the sixth and final season of “The Crown.”

And Jean Smart will compete with Edebiri for the award for best actress in a comedy for the third season of “Hacks,” in which her comedienne Deborah Vance tries to land a late-night show.

Quinta Brunson was also nominated in the category. ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” which she also created, continues to be a catalyst for Emmy diversity with another slate of Black acting nominees, including Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tyler James Williams. And it remains the lone bright spot in the major categories for shows from traditional broadcast networks.

Ralph and fellow Emmy winner Tony Hale announced the nominations on Wednesday morning.