With the official ceremony to take place on Monday, September 12 on NBC, the 2022 Emmy Awards just announced its nominations, recognizing the best in television and streaming. The nominations acknowledged several worthy and fan-favorite shows with multiple nominations across several categories, but now it is the matter of who will take the prestigious prizes of the night.
Critical darlings like Euphoria earned an impressive number of nominations as well.
Squid Game - 14 Nominations
Netflix's massive hit Squid Game made history by becoming the first non-English series to receive an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama. The show follows a group of people in financial hardship competing in a series of children's games with deadly twists.
Squid Game received fourteen Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series. Lead actor Lee Jung-jae and ing performers Park Hae-soo, Oh Yeong-su, and Jung Ho-yeon also received richly deserved nominations. The show also scored two writing nods and several mentions in the technical categories.
Severance - 14 Nominations
Severance is one of the best-rated new shows of 2022, and the Emmys certainly agree. The Apple TV+ show follows Mark, an employee who uncovers a potentially dangerous conspiracy after choosing to separate his work memories from his non-work ones.
The Emmys embraced the show's first season. Severance received fourteen Emmy nominations, including acknowledgments for leading actor Adam Scott and ing performers like Patricia Arquette, Christopher Walken, and John Turturro. The show also secured a coveted slot in the competitive Outstanding Drama Series category.
Dopesick - 14 Nominations
Hulu came in strong thanks to shows like Dopesick, which scored an impressive fourteen nominations across different categories. The limited series focuses on several stories with the US's struggle with opioid addiction serving as the backdrop.
Dopesick is full of intelligent characters played by amazing performers, many of whom received Emmy nominations. Michael Keaton, Kaitlyn Dever, Will Poulter, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Mare Winningham all secured nominations for their work. Dopesick also received a nod for Outstanding Limited Series, plus one for writing and one for directing.
Barry - 14 Nominations
Bill Hader's dark comedy Barry returned for its highly-anticipated third chapter and delivered one of the most compelling seasons in recent memory. The show follows an assassin who seeks to abandon his former life by starting a new path as an actor; logically, things don't go as planned.
Barry received rave reviews for its wild third season, and the Television Academy rewarded it accordingly. The show amassed fourteen nominations, including for Outstanding Comedy Series. Bill Hader received multiple nominations for his work as an actor, writer, and director, while Henry Winkler and Anthony Carrigan also earned mentions for their ing performances.
Euphoria - 16 Nominations
Sam Levinson's jarring portrayal of adolescence and addiction has quickly become one of HBO's most successful shows. Euphoria stars Zendaya as Rue, a recovering addict, and the people around her, including her equally troubled high school friends.
Euphoria overperformed and received an impressive sixteen nominations, including for Outstanding Drama Series. Zendaya received her second Lead Actress nomination, while season 2 standout Sydney Sweeney made it into the ing Actress category. Guest performers Colman Domingo and Martha Kelly added two more nominations to the show's total tally.
Only Murders In The Building - 17 Nominations
Hulu's other major contender at the 2022 Emmys is the delightful Only Murders in the Building. Starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, the show follows a trio of amateur sleuths attempting to solve the murder of one of their neighbors and creating a podcast about their investigation.
Only Murders received an remarkable seventeen nominations, including recognitions for Martin and Short and a nod for Outstanding Comedy Series, among others. However, in one of the ceremony's most egregious snubs, Selena Gomez missed a nomination in the Lead Actress category.
Hacks - 17 Nominations
Hacks is one of the best and most acclaimed HBO Max original shows. Starring multiple Emmy winner Jean Smart, the show follows Deborah Vance, a successful stand-up comedian who teams up with a self-assured comedy writer to freshen up her act.
Hacks season 2 received rave reviews from critics and that has translated in their Emmy nominations. The Television Academy recognized them with seventeen nominations, including one for Outstanding Comedy Series. Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder also secured their second consecutive nominations in the Lead and ing Actress categories, while the show also earned nods for directing and writing.
The White Lotus - 20 Nominations
HBO's dark comedy The White Lotus made an impression on Emmy voters, and it shows. The Mike White-created series follows a group of neurotic guests staying at a prestigious Hawaiian resort. Their interactions lead to a shocking ending, leaving a mark on everyone involved.
The White Lotus received twenty Emmy nominations, including one for Outstanding Limited Series. Nearly every member of its large cast received a nomination, including Murray Bartlett and Jennifer Coolidge, considered the front-runners to win the ing Actor and Actress categories. However, The White Lotus will return for a second season, making its presence in the Limited Series category all the more puzzling.
Ted Lasso - 20 Nominations
Apple TV+'s hit Ted Lasso stars Jason Sudeikis as a happy-go-lucky American football coach, who gets hired to lead a British football team. Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, and Juno Temple co-star in ing roles.
Ted Lasso already had a strong showing at the Emmys with its first season, and it continued that trend with its sophomore effort. The show secured twenty nominations, the second-most for any show, including nominations for ten of its performers across the acting categories. Logically, Ted Lasso also received a nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series, one in directing and one in writing.
Succession - 25 Nominations
HBO's juggernaut Succession dominated this year's Emmy nominations. The show, which stars an ensemble cast led by Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong, centers on the drama and power struggle between the cunning and ruthless Roy family.
Succession received a whopping twenty-five nominations, the most of any show at the 2022 ceremony. Nearly every major performer received recognition from the Academy, including Cox, Strong, Kieran Culkin, Matthew McFadyen, Nicholas Braun, Sarah Snook, and J. Smith-Cameron. Succession also received three nominations in directing and one in writing, plus the obligatory Outstanding Drama Series mention.