Disney Nominated For 137 Emmy Awards
The nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards have been revealed today and Disney has picked up 137 nominations across its content brands and studios, including ABC, Disney Branded Television, Disney’s FX, Disney+, Disney Television Studios (20th Television Animation and 20th Television), FX Productions, Hulu, Hulu Originals, National Geographic, and Onyx Collective; and The Walt Disney Studios’ Lucasfilm, Marvel Animation, Marvel Television, Searchlight Pictures, and Walt Disney Pictures.
Of those 137 nominations, 128 are for shows and films that are available to stream on Disney+.
ABC received 38 nominations, the most of any broadcast network. 20th Television’s Abbott Elementary received its fourth consecutive nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series, while Jimmy Kimmel Live received its 14th nod for Outstanding Talk Series. ABC dominated the game show categories, receiving four of the five nominations for both Outstanding Game Show and Outstanding Host for Game Show, including Elizabeth Banks’ and Jimmy Kimmel’s first in this category for “Press Your Luck” and “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”, respectively. 20th Television’s “Will Trent” also earned its first nomination for Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming.
Disney’s FX garnered 35 nominations, of which five are for Outstanding Program – Comedy Series (two), Limited Series, Documentary Series, and Unstructured Reality Series. Limited Series nominee “Dying for Sex” (20th Television) earned nine nominations, including Series, Lead Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Writing, and Directing. In its sixth and final season, beloved “What We Do in the Shadows” received six total nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series.
The Walt Disney Studios is home to 25 nominations, including Lucasfilm’s “Andor”, which earned a series-high of 14 nominations for its final season, and the studio received additional recognition for “Music by John Williams” and “The Acolyte”. Marvel Television earned nominations for “Agatha All Along”, and Marvel Animation received recognition for “What If…?”. Additionally, Walt Disney Pictures received recognition for “Beatles ’64”.
Hulu Originals earned 22 total nominations. 20th Television’s freshman drama series Paradise from Dan Fogelman garnered four nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series and performance nominations for Sterling K. Brown, James Marsden, and Julianne Nicholson. Breakout social sensations “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” swung into the Emmys with its first nomination for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program. Hulu also received its first stand-up comedy nominations for “Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years”, and 20th Television’s “Only Murders in the Building” received its fourth consecutive nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series. Additionally, Searchlight Pictures was nominated for “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat”.
National Geographic garners five nominations, including Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special for “Tucci in Italy”, Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program for “Life Below Zero”, the 11th consecutive nomination for the Series in that Category, as well as Outstanding Narrator for “Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Color” with Idris Elba.
Disney Branded Television continued its recent Emmy success with four nominations; three for live concert special “The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl”, including Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming, and a nomination for the long-running action-adventure series “Doctor Who”.
Onyx Collective picked up a nomination for its documentary “Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)”, which was nominated for the Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special award.
Disney Television Studios’ 45 Emmy nominations include six Outstanding Program nominations, including 20th Television Animation’s “Bob’s Burgers” and “The Simpsons” for Outstanding Animated Program. Additionally, 20th Television’s Outstanding Drama Series nomination for “Paradise” (Hulu Originals) and Outstanding Comedy Series nomination for “Only Murders in the Building “(Hulu Originals) make creator and executive producer Dan Fogelman a double nominee across both Outstanding Series categories in the same year. 20th Television’s “Abbott Elementary” and “Nobody Wants This” were also recognised with Outstanding Comedy Series nominations.
Here is a list of all major categories nominations:
Best Drama Series
- Andor
- The Diplomat
- The Last of Us
- Paradise
- The Pitt
- Severance
- Slow Horses
- The White Lotus
Best Comedy Series
- Abbott Elementary
- The Bear
- Hacks
- Nobody Wants This
- Only Murders in the Building
- Shrinking
- The Studio
- What We Do in the Shadows
Best Limited or Anthology Series
- Adolescence
- Black Mirror
- Dying for Sex
- Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
- The Penguin
Best Television Movie
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
- The Gorge
- Mountainhead
- Nonnas
- Rebel Ridge
Best Reality Competition Program
- The Amazing Race
- RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Survivor
- Top Chef
- The Traitors
Best Talk Series
- The Daily Show
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Best Scripted Variety Series
- Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
- Saturday Night Live
Best Actor in a Drama Series
- Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
- Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
- Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
- Adam Scott, Severance
- Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Best Actress in a Drama Series
- Kathy Bates, Matlock
- Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters
- Britt Lower, Severance
- Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
- Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Zach Cherry, Severance
- Walton Goggins, The White Lotus
- Jason Isaacs, The White Lotus
- James Marsden, Paradise
- Sam Rockwell, The White Lotus
- Tramell Tillman, Severance
- John Turturro, Severance
Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Colin Farrell, The Penguin
- Stephen Graham, Adolescence
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent
- Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief
- Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Patricia Arquette, Severance
- Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
- Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
- Julianne Nicholson, Paradise
- Parker Posey, The White Lotus
- Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus
- Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Giancarlo Esposito, The Boys
- Scott Glenn, The White Lotus
- Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt
- Joe Pantoliano, The Last of Us
- Forest Whitaker, Andor
- Jeffrey Wright, The Last of Us
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Jane Alexander, Severance
- Gwendoline Christie, Severance
- Kaitlyn Dever, The Last of Us
- Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Catherine O’Hara, The Last of Us
- Merritt Wever, Severance
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
- Uzo Aduba, The Residence
- Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
- Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
- Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
- Jean Smart, Hacks
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
- Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
- Seth Rogen, The Studio
- Jason Segel, Shrinking
- Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
- Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Ike Barinholtz, The Studio
- Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons
- Harrison Ford, Shrinking
- Jeff Hiller, Somebody Somewhere
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
- Michael Urie, Shrinking
- Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
- Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
- Kathryn Hahn, The Studio
- Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
- Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
- Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
- Jessica Williams, Shrinking
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Jon Bernthal, The Bear
- Bryan Cranston, The Studio
- Dave Franco, The Studio
- Ron Howard, The Studio
- Anthony Mackie, The Studio
- Martin Scorsese, The Studio
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Olivia Colman, The Bear
- Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear
- Cynthia Erivo, Poker Face
- Robby Hoffman, Hacks
- Zoë Kravitz, The Studio
- Julianne Nicholson, Hacks
Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
- Meghann Fahy, Sirens
- Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
- Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
- Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
- Bill Camp, Presumed Innocent
- Owen Cooper, Adolescence
- Rob Delaney, Dying for Sex
- Peter Sarsgaard, Presumed Innocent
- Ashley Walters, Adolescence
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Erin Doherty, Adolescence
- Ruth Negga, Presumed Innocent
- Deirdre O’Connell, The Penguin
- Chloë Sevigny, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
- Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex
- Christine Tremarco, Adolescence
Best Writing for a Comedy Series
- Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
- Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, Hacks
- Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola, The Rehearsal
- Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, Bridget Everett, Somebody Somewhere
- Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez, The Studio
- Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis, Paul Simms, What We Do in the Shadows
Best Writing for a Drama Series
- Dan Gilroy, Andor
- Joe Sachs, The Pitt
- R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt
- Dan Erickson, Severance
- Will Smith, Slow Horses
- Mike White, The White Lotus
Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Jack Thorne, Stephen Graham, Adolescence
- Charlie Brooker, Bisha K. Ali, Black Mirror
- Kim Rosenstock, Elizabeth Meriwether, Dying for Sex
- Lauren LeFranc, The Penguin
- Joshua Zetumer, Say Nothing
Best Directing for a Comedy Series
- Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
- Lucia Aniello, Hacks
- James Burrows, Mid-Century Modern
- Nathan Fielder, The Rehearsal
- Seth Rogen, The Studio
Best Directing for a Drama Series
- Janus Metz, Andor
- Amanda Marsalis, The Pitt
- John Wells, The Pitt
- Jessica Lee Gagné, Severance
- Ben Stiller, Severance
- Adam Randall, Slow Horses
- Mike White, The White Lotus
Best Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Philip Barantini, Adolescence
- Shannon Murphy, Dying for Sex
- Helen Shaver, The Penguin
- Jennifer Getzinger, The Penguin
- Nicole Kassell, Sirens
- Lesli Linka Glatter, Zero Day
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