


Quinta Brunson and her Abbott Elementary family (eight), Better Call Saul (seven), and The Marvelous Mrs.
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The old guard was out in full force, with shows like Succession (leading the pack with 27 nods), The White Lotus (23), and Ted Lasso (21) retaining their intense grip on Emmy voters. Audiences and critics alike seemed relatively cool on the very expensive Rings of Power and House of the Dragon in comparison to their respective predecessors, but perhaps voters might find room for them within a more wide-open playing field.Ī couple of shows that on their surface seem ripe for Emmy attention also found themselves battling public relations crises following their release: The ridiculously titled Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which was called out for being exploitative of a real-life nightmare, and Beef, which was called out for hiring a cast member who's made abhorrent remarks in the past.Īnd now, we've got some answers. Would voters care about the big-budget franchise dramas?Īs my colleague Linda Holmes has noted, the drama category is in shake-up mode in the absence of several hit shows that were nominated last year (including Ozark and Euphoria). The debuts of shows like Poker Face, The Last of Us, and of course, The Bear – which would almost certainly benefit from recency bias thanks to the premiere of its widely acclaimed second season during the Emmy voting period – seemed poised for recognition. While Emmy voters tend to latch on to certain shows and never let go until the end, they also love to honor fresh meat. What newcomers could see their stocks rise? (And, more specifically, just how ferocious of a competitor will The Bear be?) I had a few questions going into today's Emmy nominations:
