Succession, Ted Lasso, and Hacks lead 2022 Emmy nominations
Returning shows dominate the 74th Emmy Award nominations list, while freshmen Only Murders In The Building and Severance made strong debuts
Returning favorites Succession and Ted Lasso topped the list of nominations for the 74th annual Emmy Awards, which were announced during a livestream event on Tuesday morning. HBO’s juggernaut dramedy Succession earned a whopping 25 nominations, while Ted Lasso and The White Lotus tailed behind with 20 nominations each. Hacks, Barry, and Euphoria also came back with more than a dozen nominations each.
After some pushback last year about how the number of nominations per network/streamer was tallied, the Television Academy declined to do so this year. However, according to The Hollywood Reporter, HBO earned 108 total nominations—140 when combined with its sister streamer HBO Max. Either way, HBO beat out its rival Netflix, which earned 105 nominations. As a conglomerate, Warner Bros. Discovery came out on top with 155 nominations across all its networks.
Only Murders In The Building had the strongest showing for a freshman comedy with 17 nominations, while beloved network sitcom Abbott Elementary garnered seven nominations, including Best Comedy Series and a Lead Actress nod for creator and star Quinta Brunson. Severance also made a promising debut with 14 total nominations, including recognition for Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, and Christopher Walken.
First-time nominee Sydney Sweeney earned nods for her performance in both Euphoria and The White Lotus. Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul and Cooper’s Bar), Julia Garner (Ozark and Inventing Anna), and Harriet Walter (Ted Lasso and Succession) joined Sweeney in double-dipping in the acting categories.
Popstars made their presence known this year: Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls earned six nominations while both Adele and Lady Gaga got nods in the Variety Special category (the latter for her One Last Time special with Tony Bennett).
One popstar surprisingly missing from the list is Selena Gomez, who was expected to earn her first Emmy nomination for Lead Actress in Only Murders In The Building (her costars Steve Martin and Martin Short will be facing off in the Lead Actor category). Insecure’s final season only earned one nomination for its creator and star Issa Rae as Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Stranger Things earned 13 nominations, but was shut out of the acting categories entirely. Check back on The A.V. Club for a deep dive on all the snubs and surprises.