‘Succession’, ‘The White Lotus’ and More Lead the 2023 Emmy Nominees

The 2023 Emmy Award nominees were announced this morning during a virtual event hosted by actor Yvette Nicole Brown and TV Academy chair Frank Scherma.

This year’s list is the typical blend of returning favorites (‘Succession’, ‘Ted Lasso’, ‘Abbott Elementary’) and some new breakthroughs ‘Beef’, ‘Wednesday’ and two ‘Star Wars’ shows, ‘Andor’ and ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ –– the latter more of a surprise since it received mixed reviews.

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Steps forward for the nominee lists

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in ‘Wednesday.’ Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2022.

The biggest changes this year were positive forward movement for Asian and Latino representation, with the likes of ‘Beef’, ‘Wednesday’s Jenna Ortega and ‘The Last of Us’ Pedro Pascal breaking through in various categories.

There were, as always, surprises ––no sign of Harrison Ford for ‘Shrinking’ or anything for ‘Yellowstone’, but Keri Russell made it in for ‘The Diplomat’.

Here are the main categories. Did you favorites make the list?

Outstanding Drama Series

Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen in ‘House of the Dragon.’ Photograph by Ollie Upton/HBO.

• ‘Andor’
• ‘Better Call Saul’
• ‘The Crown’
• ‘House of the Dragon’
• ‘The Last of Us’
• ‘Succession’
• ‘The White Lotus’
• ‘Yellowjackets’

Outstanding Comedy Series

(L to R) Nick Mohammed and Jason Sudeikis in ‘Ted Lasso,’ season 3 coming soon to Apple TV+.

• ‘Abbott Elementary’
• ‘Barry’
• ‘The Bear’
• ‘Jury Duty’
• ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
• ‘Only Murders in the Building’
• ‘Ted Lasso’
• ‘Wednesday’

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

Steven Yeun as Danny in ‘Beef.’ Photo: Andrew Cooper/Netflix © 2023.

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Keri Russell as Kate Wyler in ‘The Diplomat.’ Photo: Alex Bailey/Netflix © 2023.

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Pedro Pascal in ‘The Last of Us.’ Photo: Warner Media.

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale in Peacock’s ‘Poker Face.’ Photo by: Karolina Wojtasik/Peacock.

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Jason Segel in ‘Shrinking,’ premiering January 27, 2023 on Apple TV+.

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Kathryn Hahn as Clare in Hulu’s ‘Tiny Beautiful Things.’ Photo: Jessica Brooks/Hulu.

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Taron Egerton in “Black Bird,” premiering globally July 8, 2022 on Apple TV+.

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

• ‘The Amazing Race’
• ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
• ‘Survivor’
• ‘Top Chef’
• ‘The Voice’

Outstanding Talk Series

• ‘The Daily Show With Trevor Noah’
• ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
• ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’
• ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’
• ‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’

Outstanding Scripted Variety Series

• ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’
• ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’
• ‘Saturday Night Live’

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

• ‘Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love’
• ‘John Mulaney: Baby J’
• ‘Lizzo: Live in Concert’
• ‘Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter’
• ‘Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would’
• ‘Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer’

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Brett Goldstein in ‘Ted Lasso’ season 2, now streaming on Apple TV+.

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Matthew Macfadyen as Tom Wambsgans on HBO’s ‘Succession.’ Photograph by Graeme Hunter/HBO.

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Paul Walter Hauser in ‘Black Bird,’ now streaming on Apple TV+.

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Hannah Waddingham in “Ted Lasso” season two, now streaming on Apple TV+.

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Jennifer Coolidge in HBO’s ‘The White Lotus.’ Photograph by Fabio Lovino/HBO.

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Claire Danes as Rachel in FX on Hulu’s ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble.’ Photo courtesy of Hulu.

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

(L to R) Charles (Steve Martin), Mabel (Selena Gomez) and Oliver (Martin Short) on Hulu’s ‘Only Murders In The Building’. Photo: Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu.

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) in Lucasfilm’s ‘Andor,’ exclusively on Disney+. ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

(L to R) Quinta Brunson as Oprah Winfrey, and Daniel Radcliffe as “Weird Al” Yankovic in The Roku Channel’s ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.’

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Rachel Brosnahan in Amazon Prime Video’s ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’

• Bill Hader (‘Barry’)
• Christopher Storer (‘The Bear’)
• Amy Sherman-Palladino (‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’)
• Mary Lou Belli (‘The Ms. Pat Show’)
• Declan Lowney (‘Ted Lasso’)
• Tim Burton (‘Wednesday’)

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

(L to R) Pedro Pascal and Anna Torv in ‘The Last of Us.’ Photo: Warner Media.

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

(L-R): Dane DiLiegro as the Predator and Amber Midthunder as Naru in 20th Century Studios’ ‘Prey,’ exclusively on Hulu. Photo by David Bukach. © 2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

• Lee Sung Jin (‘Beef’)
• Jake Schreier (‘Beef’)
• Carl Franklin (‘Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’)
• Paris Barclay (‘Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’)
• Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton (‘Fleishman is in Trouble’)
• Dan Trachtenberg (‘Prey’)

For the Emmy Academy’s complete list,  click here. The awards ceremony is scheduled for September 18th, the ongoing writers’ strike and a potential actors’ strike may well result in a delay.