Emmy Nominees 2024: Shōgun And The Bear Lead Nominations As Baby Reindeer Lands Major Category Nods

Awards season may well be over on the film front for another year, but on the TV front, the race for golden statue glory is far from over. Earlier today at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, the nominees for the 76th Emmy Awards were announced in a live ceremony fronted by Emmy winners Tony Hale and Sheryl Lee Ralph alongside Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego. And leading the pack on the nominations front this time around? That'd be feudal Japanese epic Shōgun which, after a dramatic pivot from Limited Series to Drama after news of the series' surprise renewal, has bagged 25 nominations, including nods for stars Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai as well as shouts for Outstanding Drama, Writing, Direction, and much more besides.

Elsewhere, Jeremy Allen White starrer The Bear has proven itself to still be the hottest table in town in the comedy category (don't ask — we don't understand that category designation either), landing a category record 23 nominations, including ones for Outstanding Series as well as Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series for White and Ayo Edibiri. And Netflix's unexpected but utterly deserving global phenomenon Baby Reindeer also showed up in a big way at the nominees reveal, earning 11 nominations, including Writer, Actor, and Limited Series nods for multi-hyphenate creator Richard Gadd as well as richly deserved acting nods for all of the show's primary cast.

Usual suspects Only Murders In The Building, The Morning Show, The Crown, and Abbott Elementary all received multiple nods in their respective categories, whilst among the first-time nominees highlights include Ryan Gosling, Matt Berry, Lily Gladstone, and Jack Lowden. Gosling is up for his appearance on Saturday Night Live last year, whilst the other three are up for acting awards for their roles in What We Do In The Shadows, Under The Bridge, and Slow Horses respectively. And speaking of Slow Horses, we here at Empire HQ are particularly happy to note that this year saw Slough House's disreputable bunch of MI5 spies finally get some Emmy recognition, with the Apple TV+ show bagging a neat nine noms ahead of its imminent fourth series premiere, including a long-awaited Lead Actor nod for Gary Oldman's career best work as farting spook Jackson Lamb.

There's a lot of nominees in a lot of hotly contested categories this year to get through, and we've barely even scratched the surface with our rundown of the highlights above. (3 Body Problem! Fallout! Ripley! There's just too many great pieces of Peak TV!) So, ahead of finding out who will be the winners, losers, dark horses, and shock snubs at this year's Emmys on 15 September (fingers crossed X-Men '97 snags Outstanding Animation — Snikt! Snikt!), check out our more extensive list of the nominations below:

Outstanding Drama Series

The Crown

Fallout

The Gilded Age

The Morning Show

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Shōgun

Slow Horses

3 Body Problem

Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Hacks

Only Murders in the Building

Palm Royale

Reservation Dogs

What We Do in the Shadows

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

Baby Reindeer

Fargo

Lessons in Chemistry

Ripley

True Detective: Night Country

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Jennifer Aniston — The Morning Show

Carrie Coon — The Gilded Age

Maya Erskine — Mr. And Mrs. Smith

Anna Sawai — Shōgun

Imelda Staunton — The Crown

Reese Witherspoon — The Morning Show

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Idris Elba — Hijack

Donald Glover — Mr. And Mrs. Smith

Walton Goggins — Fallout

Gary Oldman — Slow Horses

Hiroyuki Sanada — Shōgun

Dominic West — The Crown

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson — Abbott Elementary

Ayo Edebiri  — The Bear

Selena Gomez — Only Murders in the Building

Maya Rudolph — Loot

Jean Smart  — Hacks

Kristen Wiig  — Palm Royale

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Matt Berry — What We Do in the Shadows

Larry David — Curb Your Enthusiasm

Steve Martin — Only Murders in the Building

Martin Short — Only Murders in the Building

Jeremy Allen White — The Bear

D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai — Reservation Dogs

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Jodie Foster — True Detective: Night Country

Brie Larson — Lessons in Chemistry

Juno Temple — Fargo

Sofia Vergara — Griselda

Naomi Watts — Feud: Capote vs. the Swans

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Matt Bomer — Fellow Travelers

Richard Gadd — Baby Reindeer

Jon Hamm — Fargo

Tom Hollander — Feud: Capote vs. the Swans

Andrew Scott — Ripley

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Lionel Boyce — The Bear

Paul W. Downs — Hacks

Ebon Moss-Bachrach — The Bear

Paul Rudd — Only Murders In The Building

Tyler James Williams — Abbott Elementary

Bowen Yang — Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Tadanobu Asano — Shōgun

Billy Crudup — The Morning Show

Mark Duplass — The Morning Show

Jon Hamm — The Morning Show

Takehiro Hira — Shōgun

Jack Lowden — Slow Horses

Jonathan Pryce — The Crown

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Jonathan Bailey — Fellow Travelers

Robert Downey Jr. — The Sympathizer

Tom Goodman-Hill — Baby Reindeer

John Hawkes — True Detective: Night Country

Lamorne Morris — Fargo

Lewis Pullman — Lessons In Chemistry

Treat Williams — Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Alo Edebiri — The Bear

Janelle James — Abbott Elementary

Sheryl Lee Ralph — Abbott Elementary

Carol Burnett — Palm Royale

Liza Colón-Zayas — The Bear

Hannah Einbinder — Hacks

Meryl Streep — Only Murders in the Building

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Christine Baranski — The Gilded Age

Nicole Beharie — The Morning Show

Elizabeth Debicki — The Crown

Greta Lee — The Morning Show

Lesley Manville — The Crown

Karen Pittman — The Morning Show

Holland Taylor — The Morning Show

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Lily Gladstone — Under the Bridge

Dakota Fanning — Ripley

Jessica Gunning — Baby Reindeer

Aja Naomi King — Lessons in Chemistry

Diane Lane — Feud: Capote vs The Swans

Nava Mau — Baby Reindeer

Kali Reis — True Detective: Night Country

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson — Abbott Elementary

Meredith Scardino, Sam Means — Girls5eva

Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky — Hacks

Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo — The Bear

Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider — The Other Two

Jake Bender, Zach Dunn — What We Do In The Shadows

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner — "The End", Fallout

Francesca Sloane, Donald Glover — "First Date", Mr. And Mrs. Smith

Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks — "Anjin", Shōgun

Rachel Condo, Caitlin Puente — "Crimson Sky", Shōgun

Will Smith — "Negotiating With Tigers", Slow Horses

Peter Morgan, Meriel Sheibani-Clare — "Ritz", The Crown

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Richard Gadd — Baby Reindeer

Charlie Brooker — "Joan Is Awful", Black Mirror

Noah Hawley — "The Tragedy Of The Commons", Fargo

Ron Nyswaner — "You're Wonderful", Fellow Travelers

Steven Zaillian — Ripley

Issa López — "Part Six", True Detective: Night Country

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Randall Einhorn — "Party", Abbott Elementary

Lucia Aniello — "Bulletproof", Hacks

Christopher Storer — "Fishes", The Bear

Ramy Youssef — "Honeydew", The Bear

Guy Ritchie — "Refined Aggression", The Gentlemen

Mary Lou Belli — "I'm The Pappy", The Ms. Pat Show

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Hiro Murai — "First Date", Mr. And Mrs. Smith

Frederick E. O. Toye — "Crimson Sky", Shōgun

Saul Metzstein — "Strange Games", Slow Horses

Stephen Daldry — "Sleep, Dearie Sleep", The Crown

Mimi Leder — "The Overview Effect", The Morning Show

Salli Richardson-Whitfield — "Beat L.A", Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Film

Weronika Tofilska — "Episode Four", Baby Reindeer

Noah Hawley — "The Tragedy Of The Commons", Fargo

Gus Van Sant — "Pilot", Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

Millicent Shelton — "Poirot", Lessons In Chemistry

Steven Zaillian — Ripley

Issa López — True Detective: Night Country

For a complete list of nominees for the 76th Emmy Awards, head here. The Emmy Awards are set to take place at the Peacock Theatre in LA on 15 September, 2024. And if you want to get ahead of the curve and start predicting next year's nominees, take a look at our list of the best shows of 2024 so far here.