It may not have registered on the Richter scale, but the tectonic plates under Southern California shifted a little Wednesday morning with the revelation of the 76th annual Emmy Awards nominations.
Netflix landed at No. 1 with 107 nominations, thanks to the sheer tonnage that it serves up in a year. The adventures of 16th century samurai and 21st century sous chefs allowed FX to rocket to a new personal best of 93 noms, a significant spike over its previous high of 56 in 2016.
Apple TV+ came in with 72 — a strong showing given that its awards magnet of the past few years, comedy series “Ted Lasso,” has left the scene. Season 3 of “The Morning Show” nabbed 16 noms followed by 11 for limited series “Palm Royale” and 10 for “Lessons in Chemistry.” “Slow Horses” emerged as a surprisingly strong contender with nine mentions including a shot at best drama series.
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The combo of HBO and Max added up to a total of 91 nominations, fueled by 19 for HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country” and 16 for Max’s “Hacks.” HBO has paced the race for 17 of the past 20 years — including last year when it dominated among nominations (127) and wins (31). The production delays caused by last year’s writers and actors strikes had a ripple effect that kept HBO from fielding two of its hottest properties during the 2023-24 eligibility period: “The White Lotus” and “The Last of Us.” Indeed, this year marks the first time since 2016 that HBO has weighed in with less than 100 or more bids.
ABC and CBS tied for the No. 4 spot with 38 noms apiece. Amazon Prime Video was a close No. 5 at 37 after a surprisingly strong showing from freshman drama “Fallout” (16 noms) and limited series “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” (16 noms).
Among the media conglomerates overall, it’s the Walt Disney Co.’s year to strut. The kingdom that encompasses ABC, Disney+, Hulu, FX, 20th Television, Disney Branded Television and National Geographic banners racked up an astounding 183 total noms. NBCUniversal tallied its Emmy receipts and came up with 75 total noms across NBC, Peacock, Bravo and Universal Studios Group. With 17 noms this year, “Saturday Night Live” accounted for half of NBC’s haul of 34 mentions.
Netflix remains the all-time Emmy nominations record-holder with the 160 that it racked up in 2020. The bursting of the Peak TV bubble of the past decade and the new austerity-minded leadership in Hollywood suggests that Netflix’s high-water mark will stand for some time.
Netflix’s haul was powered by 18 noms for drama series “The Crown,” 13 for limited series “Ripley” and 11 for limited series “Baby Reindeer.” All told, Netflix has 35 shows in contention while FX has nine.
“Shōgun” (25 noms) and “The Bear” (23 noms) accounted for more than half of FX’s record tally. Season 5 of anthology series “Fargo” delivered 15 and “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans” added another 10 bids. “What We Do in the Shadows” grabbed eight mentions; the final season of “Reservation Dogs” (4 noms) was a surprise entry in the top comedy series race.
For ABC it was “Abbott Elementary,” with nine bids, and the Academy Awards telecast, with seven, that propped up the tally. CBS wrangled five noms apiece from “The Amazing Race,” the Grammy Awards, the Tony Awards and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”
(Pictured: “Shōgun”)
