Television, it turns out, is geeky as hell. That seemed to be the major takeaway as the 77th annual Emmy Award nominations were announced Tuesday, with Severance leading all nominees with 27 total, HBO’s The Penguin coming in second with 24, The Last of Us in fifth with 16, and Andor coming in sixth with 14, including Outstanding Drama Series.
Other genre shows, such as The Acolyte, Agatha All Along, Black Mirror, The Boys, Cobra Kai, Dune: Prophecy, House of the Dragon, Invincible, Paradise, Poker Face, What If, and What We Do in the Shadows all each got at least one nomination. And, for the first time ever, Han Solo himself, Harrison Ford, got an Emmy nomination for his work on the Apple TV+ show Shrinking.
So which awards did Andor get? Well, besides the biggest one, they are mostly technical. Here’s the list:
And that guest actor spot went to Forest Whitaker for playing Saw Gerrera, and the voice-over performance went to Alan Tudyk. So, that means, despite a very nice 14 nominations, of all the incredible actors who appear on the show, only the Oscar winner got an Emmy nomination.
Here’s a list of the other major categories with genre shows in them.
Outstanding Drama Series
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Outstanding Comedy Series
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series
Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series
You can see the full list of nominees here. Winners will be announced at the show on September 14.
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Source: Gizmodo