'Shogun,' 'The Bear' pile up nominations for TV Emmys
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[July 18, 2024]
By Lisa Richwine and Danielle Broadway
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Historical drama "Shogun," the sweeping story of
a struggle for power in feudal Japan, racked up 25 nominations on
Wednesday to lead this year's contenders for television's Emmy Awards.
The first season of the FX network series will compete for best drama,
the top Emmy trophy, with the final installment of Netflix's British
royal saga "The Crown," "The Morning Show" from Apple TV+, among others.
Another FX show, nail-biting restaurant tale "The Bear," earned 23
nominations, a record for a comedy. Its second season - which explores
the quest to turn a Chicago sandwich shop into a world-class dining
destination - will compete again for best comedy, a category it won at
the last Emmys.
Other comedy nominees included ABC's "Abbott Elementary," set in an
underfunded Philadelphia school, and HBO's "Hacks" about a
septuagenarian comedienne and a millennial writer.
"Baby Reindeer," the Netflix series about a bartender stalked by a
customer, was nominated for best limited series, one of its 11 nods.
Creator and star Richard Gadd has said the tale reflects a true story,
though a defamation lawsuit argues its portrayal of the stalker is
exaggerated.
Competitors for limited series include Netflix's psychological thriller
"Ripley," FX's "Fargo" and HBO's "True Detective: Night Country."
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Netflix topped all networks with 107 nominations, including 18 for "The
Crown." FX followed with 93 nods, just ahead of the 91 for Warner Bros
Discovery's HBO and streaming service Max.
Winners of the Emmys, the highest honors in television, will be
announced at a red-carpet ceremony broadcast live on Walt Disney's ABC
on Sept. 15. The honorees will be chosen by the nearly 22,000
performers, directors, producers and other members of the Television
Academy.
The last Emmys were held just six months ago, in January, when strikes
by Hollywood writers and actors prompted a delay in last year's
ceremony.
DIVERSITY AMONG NOMINEES
For the upcoming awards, 36 performers vying for trophies are first-time
nominees.
They include five "Shogun" actors, including Japanese stars Hiroyuki
Sanada and Anna Sawai in the lead drama actor and actress categories.
The series, a remake of a 1980 miniseries, is set in the year 1600 with
dialogue in English and Japanese.
"We saw increases in representation across the board this year," said
Angelique Jackson, senior entertainment writer for Variety.
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A billboard for the series "The Bear" looms over Sunset Boulevard
the night before nominations are announced for the 2024 Prime Time
Emmy Awards, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 16, 2024.
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![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2024/Jul/18/images/ads/current/24ENCORE4097_070124.jpg) For the first time, women of color
dominate the comedy actress field, Jackson said. The nominees
include Quinta Brunson for "Abbott Elementary," Ayo Edebiri for "The
Bear," Selena Gomez for "Only Murders in the Building" and Maya
Rudolph for "Loot."
Indigenous actors Lily Gladstone, a supporting actress in "Under the
Bridge," and Kali Reis of "True Detective" also were nominated.
"Reservation Dogs," about four indigenous teenagers in Oklahoma,
earned a best comedy nod.
Oscar winner Jodie Foster scored her first Emmy nomination as an
actor for "True Detective," a series set in Alaska and filmed in
Iceland. Foster thanked her colleagues on the show.
"We couldn’t love and trust one another more, after holding on for
dear life through the snow, finding our way in the dark," she said
in a statement.
Carrie Coon, star of best drama nominee "The Gilded Age," praised
the crew members who brought the period drama to life.
"The industry's really been struggling since the strike," said Coon,
a best drama actress nominee. "It was hard on everybody, I would
say, especially our sort of utility players behind the scenes. The
hours they work are so unbelievable.”
Other acting nominees include "The Bear" star Jeremy Allen White,
Jean Smart for "Hacks" and Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon
for "The Morning Show."
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Larry David, who plays a curmudgeon who
delivers blunt critiques of bothersome behavior, was nominated for
lead comedy actor and the series for best comedy.
"It warms my heart to see that misanthropy is finally being
recognized as an art form," David said in a statement.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine and Danielle Broadway; Additional
reporting by Rollo Ross and Dawn Chmielewski;Editing by Mary
Milliken and Aurora Ellis)
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