The Television Academy has announced nominations for the upcoming 76th edition of the Primetime Emmy Awards. The list of nominations includes historic choices and several critically-acclaimed titles that had been overdue for recognition, reports 'Variety'.
'Shogun' leads the pack with a total of 25 nominations (including limited series). The historical drama is based on James Clavell's 1975 book of the same name. The show, starring Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai, became the first Japanese-language show to be nominated for an Emmy in the Oustanding Drama series. It also scored first-time acting nominations for stars Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai.
As per 'Variety', the television network FX landed 93 nominations altogether -- helped also by the record-breaking 23 nominations (the most in Emmy history) for its comedy series 'The Bear'. It was already an Emmy superstar, having landed 10 wins in 2023 -- making it the most Emmys won by a series in its first season. This time, 'The Bear' stars Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Lionel Boyce and Liza Colon-Zayas all received acting nods.
Besides 'Shogun' and 'The Bear', FX pulled off a comedy series nomination for 'Reservation Dogs', something that fans and TV critics had been pushing for years. In its third season, 'Only Murders in the Building' finally landed an acting nomination for star Selena Gomez.
The most-nominated limited/anthology series this year was HBO's 'True Detective: Night Country', with 19. NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' was the most-recognized broadcast entry, with 17 nominations. The 76th Emmy Awards will air live on September 15. Indian audiences can stream the award ceremony on Lionsgate Play.
