Overview
It's happening again, awards fans. 2024 has already delivered one Emmys ceremony, after Hollywood's 2023 TV accolades were delayed until January due to last year's strikes, and now it's time for the official 2024 event. With the nominees freshly announced on Thursday, July 18 Australian and New Zealand time, absent are some of the shows that notched up big wins or nominations last time around, such as Succession, Beef, The Last of Us and The White Lotus. In their place, Shōgun, True Detective: Night Country and Baby Reindeer have earned a whole lot of affection — plus returnees The Bear and Only Murders in the Building, of course.
The Bear is sure to feature when 2025 nominees come around as well, because 2024's contenders span the hit culinary dramedy's second season, not its just-dropped third season. So, it might make history again next year, as it has this year. Who now holds the record for the most amount of nominations by a comedy in a single year? This stellar series with 23, beating 30 Rock with 22 in 2009.
Historical Japanese drama Shogun — one of the year's best new TV show so far — topped the full list of nominations with 25, with Only Murders in the Building notching up 21, the long-awaited True Detective: Night Country picking up 19 and The Crown nabbing 18. Mere months after getting the world obsessed with its true tale, Baby Reindeer collected 11 nominations. Other shows tallying up plenty of love include The Morning Show and Mr & Mrs Smith in the drama fields; Abbott Elementary and Hacks among the comedies; and Fargo, Lessons in Chemistry and Ripley from the limited series.
After finishing up with its third season in 2023, the sublime Reservation Dogs finally received the Emmys' attention in the Best Comedy category, with D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai also nominated for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy. Lily Gladstone and Kali Reis' nominations for Under the Bridge and True Detective: Night Country, respectively, saw them become the first Indigenous women recognised in the acting categories by the awards.
Other standout noms include Matt Berry for What We Do in the Shadows, Walton Goggins for Fallout, Slow Horses picking up its first nods, Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig for not only Loot and Palm Royale but for guest-hosting Saturday Night Live, Ryan Gosling for the same gig, Bowen Yang for his cast role on the famous sketch series, True Detective: Night Country's Jodie Foster and John Hawkes also collecting nominations, and Robert Downey Jr recognised for playing multiple roles in The Sympathizer. On the Australian front, Elizabeth Debicki and Naomi Watts picked up nods for The Crown and Feud: Capote vs The Swans.
Downey Jr, like Da'Vine Joy Randolph for Only Murders in the Building, scored Emmy affection just months after each winning Oscars for Oppenheimer and The Holdovers. Sadly, because not all excellent shows win gongs — or even noms — Poor Things' Emma Stone hasn't done the same with The Curse. But that omission sparks the usual reminder: if a show is excellent, as the also-ignored Tokyo Vice is, shiny trophies are just a bonus.
The 2024 Emmy winners will be revealed on Monday, September 16, Australian and New Zealand time, so you've got a couple of months to predict who'll emerge victorious. Here's a rundown of the nominations in the major categories:
Emmy Nominees 2024:
Outstanding Drama Series
The Crown
Fallout
The Gilded Age
The Morning Show
Mr & Mrs Smith
Shōgun
Slow Horses
3 Body Problem
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
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Baby Reindeer
Fargo
Lessons in Chemistry
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
Outstanding Television Movie
Mr Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
Quiz Lady
Red, White & Royal Blue
Scoop
Unfrosted
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Idris Elba, Hijack
Donald Glover, Mr & Mrs Smith
Walton Goggins, Fallout
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun
Dominic West, The Crown
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age
Maya Erskine, Mr & Mrs Smith
Anna Sawai, Shōgun
Imelda Staunton, The Crown
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show
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
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
Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers
Jon Hamm, Fargo
Tom Hollander, Feud: Capote vs The Swans
Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer
Andrew Scott, Ripley
Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country
Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry
Juno Temple, Fargo
Sophia Vergara, Griselda
Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs The Swans
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun
Jon Hamm, The Morning Show
Mark Duplass, The Morning Show
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Takehiro Hira, Shōgun
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
Jonathan Pryce, The Crown
Supporting Actress in a Actor 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
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
Supporting Actress in a Actor 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
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
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
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Néstor Carbonell, Shogun
Paul Dano, Mr & Mrs Smith
Tracy Letts, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Jonathan Pryce, Slow Horses
John Turturro, Mr & Mrs Smith
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Michaela Coel, Mr & Mrs Smith
Claire Foy, The Crown
Marcia Gay Harden, The Morning Show
Sarah Paulson, Mr & Mrs Smith
Parker Posey, Mr & Mrs Smith
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Jon Bernthal, The Bear
Matthew Broderick, Only Murders in the Building
Ryan Gosling, Saturday Night Live
Christopher Lloyd, Hacks
Bob Odenkirk, The Bear
Will Poulter, The Bear
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Olivia Colman, The Bear
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear
Kaitlin Olson, Hacks
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Only Murders in the Building
Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
The 2024 Emmy Awards will take place on Monday, September 16, Australian time. For further details, head to the Emmys' website.