The 2024 Emmy Awards will air Sunday, September 15, on ABC, and, at the moment, the nominations have been introduced. The awards honor the perfect TV collection, actors, writers, and administrators of the previous 12 months, in addition to varied technical achievements. Donald Glover earned two nods for his work on Mr. & Mrs. Smith: Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Collection and Excellent Writing for a Drama Collection (with co-writer Francesca Sloane). Mr. & Mrs. Smith scooped up 16 nominations in whole.
A handful of different musicians are honorees this 12 months as properly. Because of their work on the Tremendous Bowl LVIII halftime present, Jay-Z and Usher, amongst others, are nominated for an Emmy Award for Excellent Selection Particular (Dwell). (Final 12 months, Jay-Z ended up successful that very same award for his co-direction of Rihanna’s Tremendous Bowl efficiency.) Atticus Ross and fellow composers Leopold Ross and Nick Chuba are additionally nominated for each Excellent Music Composition for a Collection (Unique Dramatic Rating) and Excellent Unique Primary Title Theme Music for his or her joint work on Shōgun. Plus, Selena Gomez acquired a nod for Excellent Lead Actress in a Comedy Collection due to Solely Murders within the Constructing.
Notably, The Bear set a brand new report for many Comedy nominations in a single 12 months with 23 nods, beating the earlier report held by 30 Rock in 2009 with 22 nominations. A kind of nominations goes to Lionel “L-Boy” Boyce for Excellent Supporting Actor in a Comedy Collection. Boyce was previously a hypeman in Odd Future and actor on Loiter Squad, the rap group’s Grownup Swim sketch comedy present.
“Tv delivers tales that join us, uplift us, problem us, and all the time entertain us. At present, I’m honored to rejoice the excellent work of our terribly proficient and hardworking artistic neighborhood,” mentioned Tv Academy chair Cris Abrego in a press launch. “This morning’s Emmy nominations are a testomony to their contributions and spotlight the unbelievable programming that has risen to the highest of an distinctive 12 months in TV.”
If it feels just like the 2023 Emmy Awards simply occurred, know that you just’re not dreaming. The actors’ and writers’ strikes of final summer time postponed the awards present from its authentic date of September 18, 2023 on to January 15 of this 12 months. Noteworthy music winners included “Bizarre Al” Yankovic, The White Lotus, and Elton John attaining EGOT standing due to his Disney+ present Elton John Dwell: Farewell From Dodger Stadium successful Excellent Selection Particular.
