Nicely, the 2024 Emmy Award nominations have been introduced this morning, and as regular, there have been some nice surprises (yay for Selena Gomez!) and a few upsetting snubs (nothing for The Curse?!).
Regardless of strike-shortened seasons for a lot of exhibits, it was a wonderful 12 months for TV, and the Academy had a wealth of choices from which to decide on.
So there’s actually no motive to complain about this 12 months’s crop of nominees, particularly with top-tier exhibits like The Bear and Shogun getting their due.
However hey — complaining is enjoyable, so be part of as we kvetch about this 12 months’s most surprising selections!
Snub: Kelsey Grammer for Frasier
If there’s one star the voters often can’t wait to heap with plaudits, it’s Kelsey Grammer.
The person who introduced Frasier Crane to life has received six Emmys over the course of his profession, and he’s been nominated an astonishing 18 instances.
Associated: The ten Finest Reboots We’ve Ever Seen
So the truth that he was shut out of this 12 months’s contest comes as a significant shock.
Possibly reboot fever is lastly starting to subside, or perhaps Grammer is much less of an Academy darling now that he’s grow to be extra outspoken together with his conservative political opinions.
Both manner, there will likely be no seventh statue for the nice physician this 12 months.
Shock: Selena Gomez for Solely Murders Within the Constructing
However on the flip aspect of the coin is an A-list star who simply acquired her very first Emmy nomination for performing!
Solely Murders within the Constructing has been a success for Hulu for a number of seasons, however final 12 months, Steve Martin was the one solid member to obtain a nod from the Academy.
This 12 months, he’s joined by costars Martin Quick and Gomez.
Selena has been nominated prior to now as one of many present’s govt producers, however that is the primary time that her wry efficiency as Mabel Mora has been acknowledged, making her solely the fourth Latina to be nominated within the Excellent Supporting Actress class.
She’ll have some stiff competitors within the type of Quinta Brunson, Ayo Edebiri, Jean Good, Maya Rudolph, and Kristen Wiig, however as they are saying, it’s an honor simply to be nominated!
Snub: Emma Stone for The Curse
Now, Showtime’s The Curse was hardly your typical award bait.
However coming off her Finest Actress Academy Award win for Poor Issues, Stone appeared like an odds-on favourite to at the very least get nominated for her hilarious efficiency reverse Nathan Fielder.
Associated: TV Nation: Would America Be Much less Divided If We Nonetheless Watched the Identical Reveals?
Alas, Stone was shut out of this 12 months’s Emmys.
However with two Oscar statuettes at house, she in all probability received’t be crying herself to sleep over this one.
Double-Snub: John Mulaney for All people’s in LA and The Bear
Beloved comic John Mulaney was shut out in two potential classes this 12 months:
He was extensively anticipated to obtain a nod for his Netflix selection sequence All people’s In LA.
Many additionally predicted that the comedian would earn an performing nod for his work on “Fishes,” a memorable episode from the second season of The Bear.
Like Stone, Mulaney isn’t precisely hurting for acclaim today, however the double-snub should nonetheless come as a little bit of a disappointment.
And talking of The Bear, that’s one present that’s not precisely struggling within the nominations division.
Shock: The Bear Units a New File
The Bear Season 3 could have met with combined opinions, however the present’s second season was nearly universally acclaimed.
Even after a full 12 months of rave opinions, nevertheless, the sequence’ unprecedented success on the Emmys comes as one of the best sort of shock.
People, Carmy and firm simply set a brand new document with 23 nominations, essentially the most ever for a comedy!
Associated: The Bear Solid: The place Have We Seen Them Earlier than?
Now, there’s been some debate as as to if the Chicago restaurant sequence — which tends to go to some very darkish locations — may be correctly categorized as a comedy.
However most of its episodes are within the 30-minute vary, and its acquired loads of humorous moments courtesy of Cousin Richie and the Fak brothers — so for now, at the very least, that’s the place it falls.
No nice shock there, because the FX interval piece was essentially the most lauded sequence of the 12 months, and it benefitted from the absence of final 12 months’s dominant dramas, Succession, The White Lotus, and The Final of Us.
However that’s to not take something away from Shogun, which is a very spectacular sequence in each facet and richly deserving of each award it wins.
What do you assume, TV fanatics?
Are you pleased with this 12 months’s nominees, or are you extra upset concerning the high-profile snubs?
Hit the feedback part beneath to share your ideas, and don’t overlook to tune in to the 2024 Emmy Awards, September 15 on ABC.
