The 2024 Emmy Awards will air on Sunday, September 15 on ABC, and today the nominations were announced. The awards honor the best TV series, actors, writers and directors of the past year, as well as various technical achievements. Donald Glover earned two nods for his work Mr. and Mrs. Smith: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (co-written by Francesca Sloane). Mr. and Mrs. Smith collected 16 nominations in total.
A handful of other musicians are being honored this year as well. Thanks to their work at halftime of Super Bowl LVIII, Jay-Z and Usher, among others, are nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live). (Last year, Jay-Z won the same award for co-directing Rihanna's Super Bowl.) Atticus Ross and fellow composers Leopold Ross and Nick Chuba are also nominated for Outstanding Score for a Series (Original Drama ) and Outstanding Original Main Title Score for their work together Shogun. Additionally, Selena Gomez earned the nod for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series thanks to Only murders in the building.
Especially, The bear set a new record for most comedy nominations in a single year with 23 nods, surpassing the previous record held by 30 Rock in 2009 with 22 nominations. One of those nominations goes to Lionel “L-Boy” Boyce for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Boyce was formerly a hypeman in Odd Future and an actor Loiter Squadrap group's Adult Swim sketch comedy show.
“Television broadcasts stories that connect us, uplift us, challenge us and always entertain us. Today, I am honored to celebrate the outstanding work of our extremely talented and hardworking creative community,” Television Academy President Cris Abrego said in a press release. “This morning's Emmy nominations are a testament to their contributions and highlight the incredible program that has topped off an outstanding year in television.”
If you feel like the 2023 Emmy Awards just happened, know that you're not dreaming. Last summer's actors' and writers' strikes pushed back the awards from its original date of September 18, 2023, to January 15 this year. Notable musical winners included “Weird Al” Yankovic, The White Lotusand Elton John gets EGOT status thanks to his Disney+ show Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium winning Outstanding Special Variety.
