Happy Wednesday, friends! The Emmy nominations are out — yes, I know it feels like we just had the Emmys; those were the rescheduled writers-strike 2023 Emmys. These are the 2024 Emmys. A plethora of Emmys! Here are your nominations. Spoiler: It’s A LOT of The Bear. (Reminder: We are recapping The Bear at Drinks With Broads.)
Outstanding 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
Cue our usual discussion about how it’s insane that Abbott and The Bear are in the same bucket. (In fact, although I love The Bear, it’s ABSOLUTELY the odd man out here, tonally. It will, however, win.)
Outstanding Drama Series
The Crown
Fallout
The Gilded Age
The Morning Show
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Shōgun
Slow Horses
3 Body Problem
I’ve made the joke many times that I have reached the part in my life where I’ll log onto Twitter (or whatever) and someone will be like, “I cannot believe those bastards cancelled Fahrvergnügen!!! It’s the GREATEST” and I’ll be like, WTF is Fahrvergnügen and I’ll Google and it will be in, like, it’s 4th season. If you’re like me: Fallout is on Amazon Prime. I guess it’s good!!!
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Baby Reindeer
Fargo
Lessons in Chemistry
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Traitors
The Voice
Outstanding Scripted Variety Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saturday Night Live
Cue the shit-talking between these two staffs!!! (The plural of that word feels like it should be staves.)
Outstanding Talk Series
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Television Movie
Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie
Quiz Lady
Red, White & Royal Blue
Scoop
Unfrosted
I heard Unfrosted was TERRIBLE. But yay for the folks at Red, White & Royal Blue — more people should make TV adaptations of books about fictional royals, I believe!! I have some suggestions! — and I’m delighted for the Quiz Lady team.
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary — “Party”
The Bear — “Fishes”
The Bear — “Honeydew”
The Gentlemen — “Refined Aggression”
Hacks — “Bulletproof”
The Ms. Pat Show — “I’m the Pappy”
The Ms. Pat Show is on BET+, in case you were wondering. The Gentleman is on Netflix and stars Theo James. I know I’ve had a lot going on lately but also where have I been?
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
The Crown — “Sleep, Dearie Sleep”
The Morning Show — “The Overview Effect”
Mr. and Mrs. Smith — “First Date”
Shōgun — “Crimson Sky”
Slow Horses — “Strange Games”
Winning Time — “Beat L.A.”
I do need to watch Shōgun badly.
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Baby Reindeer — “Episode 4”
Fargo — “The Tragedy of the Commons”
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans — “Pilot”
Lessons in Chemistry — “Poirot”
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
A reminder that we also recapped Feud and I hated it!! However: The pilot is excellent.
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
The Daily Show — “Jon Stewart Returns to the Daily Show”
Jimmy Kimmel Live! — “Trump Still Mad About Oscars Joke And Thinks Jimmy Is Al Pacino, Chris Stapleton’s Ballad For John Stamos, Guest Rob McElhenney & The Return Of Our Outdoor Stage!”
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — “December 21, 2023: GOP Wants Biden Kicked Off Ballot, Bankrupt Rudy Hawks Supplements, Elf On The Shelf For Parents; Meanwhile; Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen; Louis Cato And The Late Show Ban”
Saturday Night Live — “Host: Ryan Gosling”
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary — “Career Day”
The Bear — “Fishes”
Girls5Eva — “Orlando”
Hacks — “Bulletproof”
The Other Two — “Brooke Hosts a Night of Undeniable Good”
What We Do in the Shadows — “Pride Parade”
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
The Crown — “Ritz”
Fallout — “The End”
Mr. and Mrs. Smith — “First Date”
Shōgun — “Anjin”
Shōgun — “Crimson Sky”
Slow Horses — “Negotiating with Tigers”
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Baby Reindeer
Black Mirror — “Joan Is Awful”
Fargo — “The Tragedy of the Commons”
Fellow Travelers — “You’re Wonderful”
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country — “Part 6”
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
The Daily Show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
There will also be trash-talking between these two staffs. Staves? Staffs. Dwarves are very upsetting.
Outstanding 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
JAW will take this but all these people are good! I can’t wait to see Larry David make his curmudgeon faces there in the audience. If he even goes.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Idris Elba — Hijack
Donald Glover — Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Walton Goggins — Fallout
Gary Oldman — Slow Horses
Hiroyuki Sanada — Shōgun
Dominic West — The Crown
IDRIS ELBA ALSO HAS A SHOW OMG WHERE AM I? (It’s on AppleTV+; it is, yes, about a hijacked plane.)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Matt Bomer — Fellow Travelers
Richard Gadd — Baby Reindeer
Jon Hamm — Fargo
Tom Hollander — Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Andrew Scott — Ripley
Outstanding 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
Good for Selena for sneaking in here!
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston — The Morning Show
Carrie Coon — The Gilded Age
Maya Erskine — Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Anna Sawai — Shōgun
Imelda Staunton — The Crown
Reese Witherspoon — The Morning Show
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jodie Foster — True Detective: Night Country
Brie Larson — Lessons in Chemistry
Juno Temple — Fargo
Sofía Vergara — Griselda
Naomi Watts — Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
I will say that as much as I bitch about Feud, the performances were not the issue; Naomi Watts WAS amazing in that part.
Outstanding 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
I don’t like to see Marcus and Richie pitted against each other!!!
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano — Shōgun
Billy Crudup — The Morning Show
Mark Duplass — The Morning Show
John Hamm — The Morning Show
Takehiro Hira — Shōgun
Jack Lowden — Slow Horses
Jonathan Pryce — The Crown
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
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
Outstanding 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
Some REAL heavy hitters here. If I were Hannah Einbinder, I’d be like, “I’m up against MERYL? AND CAROL? AND SHERYL? THEY EVEN RHYME.”
Outstanding 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
I don’t THINK Baranski will win this? (Although the Crowns and Morning Shows might cancelled each other out.) But she was VERY entertaining on this season of The Gilded Age. I can only assume this was on the strength of her yelling, “don’t tell me how to speak to my own butler!!!!” I will note that while The Gilded Age is a drama, I might almost call this performance a comedy.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
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
Thoughts? Mine is that we’re at least gonna get a great red carpet come September 15th.
(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
