The Television Academy announced this year’s Emmy nominees today. The 2022 list includes several firsts and record-breaking nominations. Check out the highlights from the nomination list below.
Record-Breaking Emmy Nominations in 2022
Quinta Brunson for Abbott Elementary
Brunson received three Emmy nominations for Abbott Elementary (Outstanding Comedy Series, Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, and Writing for a Comedy Series). She is the youngest Black woman ever nominated in the comedy acting category, and the first Black woman to receive three nominations in the comedy category in the same year.
Selena Gomez for Only Murders in the Building
Though left out of the acting category, Selena Gomez still made Emmys history with her Hulu series Only Murders in the Building. The show landed an Outstanding Comedy Series nomination, making Gomez the second Latina to land a producing nomination. (The first was Salma Hayek for Ugly Betty back in 2007.)
Zendaya for Euphoria
Zendaya landed four Emmy nominations. She is the youngest woman ever nominated for producing, and the first Black woman to receive acting and songwriting nominations in the same year.
Netflix’s Squid Game
Netflix’s Korean drama Squid Game scored a total of 14 Emmy nominations. Among those? A nomination for Outstanding Drama Series. It’s the first non-English language show to receive a series nomination in Emmys history.
HBO’s Succession
HBO’s Succession tallied up a staggering 25 nominations, making it the most nominated series of the year. And with 14 of those in acting categories, that breaks the record for the most acting Emmy nominations for a drama series in a single year. (The previous record of 12 was held by The West Wing.) It also breaks the overall record for acting nominations in a series in a single year (previously held by miniseries Roots with 13 nominations.)
Other Emmys 2022 Facts & Firsts
- Former President Barack Obama landed his first Primetime Emmy nomination for narrating the Netflix docuseries Our Great National Parks.
- Both Chadwick Boseman and Jessica Walter received posthumous nominations in the Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance category for Marvel’s What If…? and Archer respectively.
- Comedian Norm Macdonald also received a posthumous nomination for his final comedy special, Nothing Special.
- Netflix’s Queer Eye is once again nominated for Outstanding Structured Reality Program. It has won the category the last four years in a row.
- Despite backlash for its inclusion of jokes targeting trans people, Dave Chappelle’s Netflix standup special The Closer landed two Emmy nominations.
- Apple TV+ comedy Ted Lasso landed 20 nominations last year, and another 20 nominations this year.
- A few big name stars landed their first Emmy nominations, including Andrew Garfield, Oscar Isaac, and Sydney Sweeney.
- After six seasons of Better Call Saul, Rhea Seehorn finally landed an Outstanding Supporting Actress nomination for playing Kim Wexler.
Emmy Nominations By Studio / Network
HBO / HBO Max: 140 nominations
Major nominees include Succession, The White Lotus, Euphoria, Hacks, and Barry
Netflix: 105 nominations
Major nominees include Squid Game, Ozark, and Stranger Things
Hulu: 58 nominations
Major nominees include Only Murders in the Building, Dopesick, and Pam & Tommy
Apple TV+: 52 nominations
Major nominees include Ted Lasso, Severance, and The Morning Show
Disney+: 34 nominations
Major nominees include Moon Knight, Loki, and Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers
Amazon Prime Video: 30 nominations
Major nominees include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
CBS: 29 nominations
NBC: 28 nominations
ABC: 23 nominations
FX: 23 nominations
Showtime: 17 nominations
Paramount+: 11 nominations
Fox: 6 nominations
Peacock: 3 nominations
Most Nominated Shows
Succession (HBO) – 25 nominations
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) – 20 nominations
The White Lotus (HBO) – 20 nominations
Hacks (HBO Max) – 17 nominations
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) – 17 nominations
Euphoria (HBO) – 16 nominations
Barry (HBO) – 14 nominations
Dopesick (Hulu) – 14 nominations
Squid Game (Netflix) – 14 nominations
Ozark (Netflix) – 13 nominations
Stranger Things (Netflix) – 13 nominations
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) – 12 nominations
Pam & Tommy (Hulu) – 10 nominations
