The upcomingEmmy Awardsinclude a handful of record-breaking and historic nominations.
On July 12, the Television Academy announcedthe nominations for the upcoming 2022 ceremony, withSuccession,Ted Lasso, andThe White Lotusleading the pack of nominees.
While some stars and shows were notably snubbed from this year’s ceremony — including the multi-award-winning seriesThis Is Us,whichreceived zero nominationsforits final season— others made history for their nods.
Though she didn’t score a nomination for outstanding actress in a comedy series,Selena Gomezmakes history as a Latina producer for her work on Hulu’sOnly Murders in the Building.
Additionally, Quinta Brunson, whose fan-favorite ABC seriesAbbott Elementaryscored seven nods, makes history as the first Black woman to receive three comedy Emmy nominations.
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Plus, Zendaya has once again made Emmys history with her multiple nods forEuphoria.
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Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez in ‘Only Murders in the Building’.Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu
WithOnly Murders in the Building’s nomination for outstanding comedy series, Gomez — who serves as an executive producer for the show alongsidecostars Steve Martin and Martin Short— becomesthe second Latina to be nominated in the categoryas a producer,Varietyreports. The first was Salma Hayek for Fox’sUgly Bettyin 2007.
Nathan Lane
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Gomez isn’t theOnly Murders in the Buildingstar who scored a historic Emmy nomination this year. With his recent nod, Nathan Lane has become the most-nominated actor in the history of the comedic guest actor category,per the show’s official Twitter.
Quinta Brunson
Quinta Brunson on Abbott Elementary.ABC
Quinta Brunson and her showAbbott Elementaryscored a handful of Emmy nominations this year, helping the actress and writer make history. With three nominations for outstanding comedy series, lead actress in a comedy, and writing for a comedy series, Brunson is thefirst Black woman to earn three nominationsin the comedy categories in the same year, according toVariety.
Zendaya
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In 2020, Zendaya made history asthe youngest actress to win outstanding lead actressin a drama series for her performance inEuphoria, and she recently made history again for her 2022 nominations.
With her nomination for outstanding lead actress in a drama series onEuphoria, she becomesthe youngest two-time lead acting nominee ever,Variety reports. She also becomes the youngest woman ever nominated for producing at the Emmys as Euphoria is up for outstanding drama series.
As if that wasn’t exciting enough, she is now the first Black woman (and second Black person) to be nominated for acting and songwriting in the same year at the Emmys; in addition to her lead actress nomination,twoEuphoriasongs that she co-wrote, “Elliot’s Song” and “I’m Tired,” are nominated for outstanding original music and lyrics.
Squid Game
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The show’s star contributed tothe record number of Asian actorswho received nominations this year (among them are Sandra Oh and Bowen Yang).
Succession
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Not only isSuccessionthe most-nominated show at the 2022 ceremony with 25 nods, but it also breaks the record formost acting nominations at the Emmyswith a total of 14, perVariety. The previous record-holder wasThe West Wingwith 12 nominations.
It also breaks the record for most acting nominations for a show in a single year, with the previous record-holder being the miniseriesRoots, which had 13 nominations.
Acting nominations forSuccessioninclude Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong in the outstanding actor in a drama series category, J. Smith Cameron and Sarah Snook in the outstanding supporting actress in a drama, and Nicholas Braun, Kieran Culkin, and Matthew McFayden in the outstanding supporting actor in a drama series.
Saturday Night Live
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With nine new nods,Saturday Night Livebreaks its own record asthe most Emmy-nominated show in history. The show has received a total of 306 overall nominations since it premiered in 1975.
Among the nominations for the weekly sketch show areKate McKinnonfor outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series andBowen Yangfor outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series.Jerrod Carmichael, who hosted an episode filled withjokes about the Oscars' slap, was also nominated in the guest actor category.
The show was also nominated for outstanding variety sketch series, a category it has won for the past five years, as well as nods for production design, directing, music direction, short form nonfiction series and sound mixing.
source: people.com
