Former shows The Morning Show and Gilded Age become new nominees

Many awards prognosticators expected the drama categories at this year’s Emmy Awards to feature an odd assortment of nominated titles. Think of it as a perfect storm of sorts: With the end of HBO’s TV series Succession (which won the top prize for three of its four seasons) and AMC Call Saul instead (which racked up an impressive 53 nominations in its six seasons without a single win) — plus the fact that last year’s strikes forced shows like those nominated in last year’s drama category The Last of Us, Strange things, The White Lotus And Yellow jackets to delay production — this year’s contenders for best drama series include only one previous nominee The Crownwho won the award in 2021.

While Netflix’s royal drama may be the reigning champ, it’s FX that Shogun which stands as the strongest frontrunner — a claim it couldn’t make until the network renewed the series, forcing a smart move from the limited series category to the drama category. But even though the drama category’s top prize is a foregone conclusion, the category managed to offer a few surprises beyond its new entries in Netflix’s drama category. 3-body problem and Prime Video To fall And Mr. and Mrs. SmithHBO is also entering the race for the first time. The Golden Age and Apple TV+ The Morning Show And Slow horses — and all three series are nominated for the first time despite having aired several seasons.

There are few strategic rules when it comes to Emmy campaigning, but a new hit series certainly has its advantages, especially when it can rack up consecutive Emmy nominations (and wins) for multiple seasons. But just as shows build ratings over multiple seasons, they can also manage to grab the attention of Academy voters in less competitive years—and while rare, it’s happened at least twice in the past decade: FX The Americans earned its first of two nominations for best drama series for its fourth season in 2016, while Prime Video The boys landed one for his second season in 2021.

Even The Golden Age Star Carrie Coon, who earned a best actress nomination as well as Christine Baranski’s for best supporting actress, had a theory about why the HBO drama’s second season is more successful than the first. “One of the things that happens with a second season is you’ve got all the exposition out of the way, so you can jump right into the story,” Coon said. THR the day the appointments are announced.

While The Golden Age is HBO’s only contender for best drama (somewhat surprising given the network’s typical Emmy dominance), the cabler’s absence was welcome news for the Apple TV+ mainstay. The Morning ShowThe star-studded drama was one of the streamer’s early hits, premiering alongside Apple’s November 2019 launch, and many of those stars — including Jennifer Aniston, Steve Carell, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass and Martin Short — were nominated for Emmy Awards for their performances in the first season in 2020 (Crudup won for best supporting actor)….