Which comedy and drama shows have the most nominations?
The eight nominees for outstanding drama series are Netflix’s “The Crown,” Prime Video’s “Fallout,” HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show,” Prime Video’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” FX’s “Shōgun,” Apple TV+’s “Slow Horses” and Netflix’s “3 Body Problem.”
In the comedy series race, the eight nominees are ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” FX’s “The Bear,” HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” Max’s “Hacks,” Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” Apple TV+’s “Palm Royale,” FX’s “Reservation Dogs” and FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows.”
You can read the full slate of nominees here.
Why Mark Duplass had to make a ‘Sophie’s choice’ in the Emmys voting process
“The Morning Show” is up for 16 nominations, including best actress in a drama series nods for Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. Actor Mark Duplass called deciding which co-star to vote for a “Sophie’s choice.”
“But, yes, I made a choice,” he said, laughing, when asked to reveal who he voted for.
Duplass hopes his second acting Emmy nom — he was also nominated in 2020 for “The Morning Show” — will attract more attention to his independent projects. “It’s cool, but I’ve divorced myself from the need to be nominated,” he said. “I’ve gone to therapy. I’m a good boy. But when you get it, you realize, ‘Oh, there’s still a bit of an ego in there and it feels nice to be stroked.’
“And then the pragmatic side of me is like, ‘Oh, maybe this will open more roles for me. Maybe this means I can cast myself in my own independent projects and they’ll sell for more and more people will see them because of this,’” he continued. “It’s like a whole eco-system for me.”
Why the Emmys will have two ceremonies this year
If you feel like you already watched the Emmys this year — well, you did.
The 2023 edition of the ceremony was delayed four months by the writers’ and actors’ strikes in Hollywood, so the television academy held the ceremony in January.
The show airing tonight honors the most recent season of television, which is why the lineup of nominees includes freshman shows like “Fallout” and “3 Body Problem.”
What’s on deck for TV’s big night?
“Only Murders in the Building” stars Steve Martin and Martin Short have practiced their “losing” faces, while the women nominated in the stacked acting categories prepare for an incredible faceoff.
Who’s hosting the ceremony?
“Schitt’s Creek” fans, this is your moment. Eugene and Dan Levy are serving as this year’s emcees, four years after their sleeper hit comedy series dominated the Emmys.
Eugene, 77, and Dan, 41, are each making their Emmys hosting debuts. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Dan Levy promised to keep the show “light and bright.”
How to watch the Emmy Awards tonight
The three-hour telecast from the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles kicks off at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) on ABC. If you’re not able to follow along live, you can stream the ceremony tomorrow on Hulu. (ABC and Hulu are both units of Disney.)
FX dominates with ‘Shōgun’ and ‘The Bear’
Don’t bet against FX tonight. The cable network cruises into the show with the two leading contenders: ‘‘Shōgun” (25 nominations) and the “The Bear” (23 nominations).
‘‘Shōgun,” a lavish drama about feudal lords in 17th century Japan, looks like a lock for the best drama series prize. FX would score its first-ever victory in that category.
“The Bear,” a dark comedy about cooks trying to revitalize a Chicago sandwich shop, nabbed the best comedy series award at the previous Emmys. It’s widely expected to do so again.
FX boasts four other shows in contention tonight: “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “Reservation Dogs” and the fifth installment of “Fargo.”
