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# And the Emmy Nominees Are...
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/and-the-emmy-nominees-are-07-2023/
- Published: 2023-07-12T17:00:28.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-13T00:53:27.000Z
- Description: LET'S DISCUSS. I have many thoughts.
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: fugs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:24

So the Emmys are ALLEGEDLY going to happen on September 18th. But last I heard, if the writer's strike wasn't sorted by like...this week? Or something?....they were going to push them to November. And, of course, SAG might decide to strike as early as today (I believe). So here are your nominations but the ceremony itself feels very up in the air. YET WE SOLDIER ON!

Additionally, I hope Jessica Chastain buys this photo and frames it in her home.

With no further ado:

**Outstanding Drama Series**  
*Andor* 
*Better Call Saul* 
*The Crown* 
*House of the Dragon* 
*The Last of Us* 
*Succession* 
*The White Lotus* 
*Yellowjackets*

This is a pretty strong slate of dramas and also reminds me that the Emmys are VERY much the final awards show on the circuit, which is why you're going to keep thinking things like "I thought we did this for *Better Call Saul* already." Anyway, I'd be happy with at least half of these winning although I am sure it will be *Succession* or *The White Lotus*, both of which are on the list of ones I'd be happy about. (But *Andor* might deserve it?) *The Crown* is totally in the "we always nominate this one and it's expensive and British so this feels right" slot nowadays, and *House of the Dragon* feels like the "they spent *how much?"* nominee.

**Outstanding Comedy Series**  
*Abbott Elementary* 
*Barry* 
*The Bear* 
*Jury Duty* 
*The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* 
*Only Murders In The Building* 
*Ted Lasso* 
*Wednesday*

I enjoy all of these that I've seen, although several of them are past their best-buy dates. (I saw someone on Twitter yelping that *Lasso* is so tired, but....it's the Emmys. They are notorious for getting stuck in a nomination rut.) I will note that I truly do not think *Barry* is a comedy anymore and this seems like a good place to note that I actually hated its final season! (Although it was very well done on a technical level.)

**Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series**  
*Beef* 
*Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story* 
*Daisy Jones & the Six* 
*Fleishman Is In Trouble* 
*Obi-Wan Kenobi*

This is a real melange! It *has* to be *Fleishman*, right? (Which I admittedly have not seen simply because I didn't get around to it. My hot take is that there is too much TV for either the business or our bodies to sustain.)

**Lead Actor in a Drama Series**  
Jeff Bridges*, The Old Man*  
Brian Cox*, Succession*  
Kieran Culkin*, Succession*  
Bob Odenkirk*, Better Call Saul*  
Pedro Pascal, *The Last of Us*  
Jeremy Strong*, Succession*

This is a hot category and also I just realized I told my boyfriend as he headed out the door this morning that Pedro Pascal got nominated for *The Mandalorian,* which DID seem unlikely.

**Lead Actress in a Drama Series**  
Melanie Lynskey, *Yellowjackets*  
Elisabeth Moss, *The Handmaid’s Tale*  
Bella Ramsey, *The Last of Us*  
Keri Russell, *The Diplomat*  
Sarah Snook, *Succession*

I forgot *The Handmaid's Tale* was still happening, no disrespect to my beloved Peggy Olsen.

**Lead Actor in a Comedy Series**  
Bill Hader, *Barry*  
Jason Segel, *Shrinking*  
Martin Short, *Only Murders in the Building*  
Jason Sudeikis, *Ted Lasso*  
Jeremy Allen White, *The Bear*

I presume Jeremy Allen White will continue his triumphant circuit here and also good for him! I haven't watched that yet, but I was at a bar the other weekend, where a lot of Youthful Hipsters hang out and I heard one girl say to the other that he's very hot in it and she Google Image searched him and showed a photo. The Other Hipster Girl literally said, "THAT guy?" and the first girl yelped, "you just HAVE TO WATCH IT OKAY?"

**Lead Actress in a Comedy Series**  
Christine Applegate, *Dead to Me*   
Rachel Brosnahan, *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*  
Quinta Brunson, *Abbott Elementary*  
Natasha Lyonne, *Poker Face*  
Jenna Ortega, *Wednesday*

I feel like Quinta can probably just make room on her mantel right now, yes?

**Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie**  
Taron Egerton, *Black Bird*  
Kumail Nanjiani, *Welcome to Chippendales*  
Evan Peters, *Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story*  
Daniel Radcliffe, *Weird: The Al Yankovic Story*  
Michael Shannon, *George & Tammy*  
Steven Yeun, *Beef* 

Please join me and Heather in lighting a candle for DanRad and the DELIGHTFUL DELIGHT that was *Weird.*

**Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie**  
Lizzy Caplan, *Fleishman Is In Trouble*  
Jessica Chastain, *George & Tammy*  
Dominique Fishback, *Swarm*  
Kathryn Hahn, *Tiny Beautiful Things*  
Riley Keough, *Daisy Jones & the Six*  
Ali Wong, *Beef* 

I'm pulling for Dominique Fishback to upset because I just saw the new *Transformers* movie (leave me alone) and she's so charming in it; also props to the *Transformers* people for making another movie where the girl lead doesn't have a heaving bosom the entire time or in fact at all. I assume the leader here is Lizzy Caplan unless people do the "eh, Jessica Chastain is always good" routine. This is exciting for Riley Keough, also -- she's had a tough year on the personal front.

**Supporting Actor in a Drama Series**  
F. Murray Abraham, *The White Lotus*  
Nicholas Braun, *Succession*  
Michael Imperioli, *The White Lotus*  
Theo James, *The White Lotus*  
Matthew Macfayden, *Succession*  
Alan Ruck, *Succession*  
Will Sharpe, *The White Lotus*  
Alexander Skarsgård, *Succession* 

There are only two drama series on TV in which men support. In all seriousness, all these people were excellent, although I'd note that I don't think Nicholas Braun had very much to do in this season of *Succession.* I'd honestly be tempted to give this to A.Skars, who was so *weird* and skittery and good in *Succession,* but it's got to go to Macfayden, right? (Who is honestly almost a lead in *Succession* to me but I bet he submitted in Supporting because he thinks he has a better chance of winning here, and I suspect that's right.)

**Supporting Actress in a Drama Series**  
Jennifer Coolidge, *The White Lotus*  
Elizabeth Debicki, *The Crown*  
Meghann Fahy, *The White Lotus*  
Sabrina Impacciatore, *The White Lotus*  
Aubrey Plaza, *The White Lotus*  
Rhea Seehorn, *Better Call Saul*  
J. Smith-Cameron, *Succession*  
Simona Tabasco, *The White Lotus*

Look, Coolidge is absolutely winning this. I *love* her in that part, and in general, and I don't have an issue with it but technically I think Meghann Fahy is better in *White Lotus* and also Rhea Seehorn probably deserves it over both of them.

**Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series**  
Anthony Carrigan, *Barry*  
Phil Dunster, *Ted Lasso*  
Brett Goldstein, *Ted Lasso*  
James Marsden, *Jury Duty*  
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, *The Bear*  
Tyler James Williams, *Abbott Elementary*  
Henry Winkler, *Barry* 

LET IT BE MARSDEN!!!

**Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series**  
Alex Borstein, *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*  
Ayo Edebiri, *The Bear*  
Janelle James, *Abbott Elementary*  
Sheryl Lee Ralph, *Abbott Elementary*  
Juno Temple, *Ted Lasso*  
Hannah Waddingham, *Ted Lasso*  
Jessica Williams, *Shrinking*

I truly believe this should go to Janelle James, who is a comedic genius and whose scenes on *Abbott* I regularly rewind immediately to watch twice. (SLR is also obviously a goddess, but she won last year.)

**Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie**  
Murray Bartlett, *Welcome to Chippendales*  
Paul Walter Hauser, *Black Bird*  
Richard Jenkins, *Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story*  
Joseph Lee, *Beef*  
Ray Liotta, *Black Bird*  
Young Mazino, *Beef*  
Jesse Plemons, *Love & Death*

I have seen none of these! Paul Walter Hauser has taken all of these thus far, though -- although giving a posthumous award to Ray Liotta might be tough for voters to resist.

**Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie**  
Annaleigh Ashford, *Welcome to Chippendales*  
Maria Bello, *Beef*  
Claire Danes, *Fleishman is in Trouble*  
Juliette Lewis, *Welcome to Chippendales*  
Camila Morrone, *Daisy Jones & the Six*  
Niecy Nash-Betts *Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story*  
Merritt Wever: *Tiny Beautiful Things*

I assume this is Claire Danes's to take, although it would be delightful to see Camila Morrone, who *is* wonderful in DJ&T6 sneak off with it. I am also a Niecy Nash-Betts stan -- although maybe not much of one given that I did not know she was in that Dahmer miniseries -- and always support her success.

**Guest Actor in a Drama Series**  
Murray Barlett, *The Last of Us*  
James Cromwell, *Succession*  
Lamar Johnson, *The Last of Us*  
Arian Moayed, *Succession*  
Nick Offerman, *The Last of Us*  
Keivonn Montreal Woodward, *The Last of Us* 

This has to be going to Murray Barlett, right? (I will note that I love Arian Moayed and think he is very hot but he did *nothing* in *Succession* this last season and even he has to be like, "really?!?!?!? Well, thanks!!" about this.)

**Guest Actress in a Drama Series**  
Hiam Abbass, *Succession*  
Cherry Jones, *Succession*  
Melanie Lynskey, *The Last of Us*  
Storm Reid, *The Last of Us*  
Anna Torv, *The Last of Us*  
Harriet Walter, *Succession*

If you are in *Succession,* you WILL be nominated for an Emmy. Anyone in *Succession* who didn't get nominated for an Emmy is making an angry phone call to their agent right now. I haven't seen *The Last of Us* but YAY MELANIE LYNSKEY for getting TWO nominations this year.

**Guest Actor in a Comedy Series**  
Jon Bernthal, *The Bear*  
Luke Kirby, *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*  
Nathan Lane, *Only Murders in the Building*  
Pedro Pascal, *Saturday Night Live*  
Oliver Platt, *The Bear*  
Sam Richardson, *Ted Lasso* 

This season of *Ted Lasso* was uneven and I'd actually have given it to Sam Richardson for the *first* time he was on it, but I might actually vote for him here if I were a voter. I might also vote for Jon Bernthal simply because he is hot, and Nathan Lane just because I love *Only Murders* and none of the other actors snuck in. (WAIT I LIED, Martin Short made it; Steve Martin did not. My bad!!) Congrats to Pedro Pascal ALSO for nabbing two noms!

**Guest Actress in a Comedy Series**  
Becky Ann Baker, *Ted Lasso*  
Quinta Brunson, *Saturday Night Live*  
Taraji P. Henson, *Abbott Elementary*  
Judith Light, *Poker Face*  
Sarah Niles, *Ted Lasso*  
Harriet Walter, *Ted Lasso*

Congrats to Harriet Walter ALSO ALSO for getting two nominations! I truly think Harriet Walter is perfect in everything and should be cast in everything. Make her the new host of *The Bachelorette*. Having said that, Taraji P. Henson was sooooooo funny on *Abbott* this season.

**Outstanding Competition Program**  
*The Amazing Race* 
*RuPaul’s Drag Race* 
*Survivor* 
*Top Chef* 
*The Voice*

Somehow, I've ONLY seen *Survivor* and *Amazing Race* of these; I have like 10000 T*op Chefs* on my DVR right now. I haven't watched *Drag Race* in ages but would probably vote for it, just to stick it to the far right. (It appears my voting strategy, if I were an Academy member, would be kind of all over the place.) All of these seem fine to me; even *The Voice* is probably deserving for being a live show and ergo tricksy to produce every week.

**Host for a Competition Program**  
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, *Queer Eye*  
Nicole Byer, *Nailed It!*  
Amy Pohler, Maya Rudolph, *Baking It*  
RuPaul, *RuPaul’s Drag Race*

I do love Nicole Byer.

**Outstanding Variety 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*

Sure! Whatever! I don't watch late night shows anymore but my friend Marissa loves Seth and I assume everyone else is still good!!

**Outstanding Variety Sketch Series**  
*A Black Lady Sketch Show* 
*Last Week Tonight with John Oliver* 
*Saturday Night Live*

I mean, it's always SNL, right?

**Outstanding Variety Special (Live)**  
*The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna* 
*Chris Rock: Selective Outrage* 
*Elton John: Farewell from Dodger Stadium* 
*The Oscars* 
*75th Annual Tony Awards*

It's always funny to me when The Oscars win an Emmy because it just feels like the snake eating itself. (I do think all of these seem like they were tough to pull off well!)

**Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-recorded)**  
*Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter* 
*John Mulaney: Baby J* 
*Lizzo: Live in Concert* 
*Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music* 
*Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would* 
*Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer*

I'd like to go to a dinner party with all these people.

**Outstanding Animated Program**  
*Bob’s Burgers* 
*Intergalactic* 
*Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal* 
*Rick and Morty* 
*The Simpsons*

I do not watch any animated programing but I welcome your takes here.

**Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program**  
*Indian Matchmaking* 
*RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked* 
*Selling Sunset* 
*Vanderpump Rules* 
*Welcome to Wrexham*

SERIOUSLY JUSTICE FOR VANDERPUMP RULES. I am not kidding, VPR *absolutely* deserves it this season for turning on a dime, last minute, and covering a major breaking real life scandal after their cameras and production had already gone down. They were also nominated for editing and also deserve that one.

**Outstanding Television Movie**  
*Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas* 
*Fire Island* 
*Hocus Pocus 2* 
*Prey*

I am sure it wasn't the best of these but don't we want Dolly to thrive in all things?

**Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special** 
*Being Mary Tyler Moore* 
*Judy Blume Forever* 
*My Transparent Life* 
*Pamela, A Love Story* 
*Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie*

I heard all of these were good! We are running into areas where I have no opinion that I can back up with having seen things!

**Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series** 
*Dear Mama* 
*100 Foot Wave* 
*Secrets of the Elephants* 
*The 1619 Project* 
*The U.S. and the Holocaust*

What I just said about documentary specials!

**Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series**  
Beau Willimon, “One Way Out,” *Andor*  
Sharon Horgan, Dave Finkel, Brett Baer, “The Prick,” *Bad Sisters*  
Gordon Smith, “Point and Shoot,” *Better Call Saul*  
Peter Gould, “Saul Gone,” *Better Call Saul*  
Jesse Armstrong, “Connor’s Wedding,” *Succession*  
Mike White, “Arrivederci,” *The White Lotus*

These are all very deserving; I actually think *Andor* should take this one. That episode was exceptional.

**Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series**  
Bill Hader, “wow,” *Barry*  
Christopher Storer, “System,” *The Bear*  
Mekki Leeper, “Ineffective Assistance,” *Jury Duty*  
John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese, Rob Turbovsky, “I Know Who Did It,” *Only Murders in the Building*  
Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, “Cary & Brooke Go To An AIDS Play,” *The Other Two*  
Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Jason Sudeikis, “So Long, Farewell,” *Ted Lasso*

AGAIN BARRY IS REALLY NOT COMEDIC ANYMORE. I'm surprised *Abbott* didn't get in here.

**Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Anthology Series or Movie**  
Lee Sung Jin, “The Birds Don’t Sing, They Screech in Pain,” *Beef*   
Joel Kim Booster, *Fire Island*  
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, “Me-Time,” *Fleishman Is In Trouble*  
Patrick Aison, Dan Trachtenberg, *Prey*  
Janine Nabers, Donald Glover, *Swarm*  
Al Yankovic, Eric Appel, *Weird: The Al Yankovic Story*

Good for Taffy B-A -- I assume that's the episode where Claire Danes is doing her primal screaming. But yet again WEIRD AL IS A TREAT.

[You can see the rest of the nominations, like casting and whatnot, here at Deadline.](https://deadline.com/2023/07/2023-emmy-nominations-list-1235434253/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Let's discuss!

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