Emmy 2022: the nominations, the surprises and the disappearance of traditional TV

Emmy 2022

The 2022 Emmy nominations have been revealed in the past few hours and TV fans have a lot to think about. In fact, as never before this year, these nominations can tell a lot about the state of American television, but also about the TV Academy that has formulated these shortlists. First of all, it is striking how, in the over 500 series produced last year, we focused on a very small handful of titles: Succession (back after a year off), Ted Lasso and The White Lotus were the most nominated, with 25 , 20 and 20 nominations respectively. Hacks, Only Muders in the Building, Euphoria, Barry, Dopesick, Scissione and of course Squid Game (with five of his nominees in the main actor categories) were also stocked up.

All these titles, none excluded, they come either from cable TV like Hbo, but above all from streaming like Apple Tv +, Hulu / Disney + and Netflix. The only series that this year comes from the so-called network television, or those traditional channels that are a decade ago still dominated this type of awards, is Abbott Elementary, which airs on ABC in the United States (instead we debuted directly on Disney +). This sunset of the dear old national networks then speaks eloquently also through absences considered by many to be inexplicable, such as the last season of This Is Us, broadcast in the United States on Nbc, completely snubbed (together with his actress Mandy Moore, who many they gave as certain among the best actresses). The same fate befell ABC's Black-ish, one of the most acclaimed and appreciated series overseas.

Many superhero series, such as Loki, Moon Knight and Peacemaker were considered for technical aspects but ignored in the main categories, and the same happened to The Book of Boba Fett. Another excellent absence is also surprising, that of Yellowstone, one of the most sensational TV successes of the stars and stripes. In other cases, many have reiterated how often, and also in these Emmys 2022, the members of the Tv Academy vote on automatic pilot: despite being crushed by critics, the last season of Killing Eve managed to secure nominations for its protagonists Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh; In the best of variety shows, Dave LaChapelle received his fifth consecutive nomination despite the furious controversy surrounding his stand up comedy. Then one wonders how it is possible that actresses like Selena Gomez (Only Murders), Kelly Reilly (Yellowstone) or Sadie Sink (Stranger Things) have remained without nominations, and the same goes for series like The Good Fight, Atlanta or Reservation Dogs.

But on the other hand this is the Emmys game every year, baby. Here are the main nominations for the 2022 edition:

Best Drama Series

Better Call Saul

Euphoria

Ozark

Scissione

Squid Game - Stranger Things

Succession

Yellowjackets

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Jodie Comer (Killing Eve)

Laura Linney (Ozark)

Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets)

Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)

Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show )

Zendaya (Euphoria)

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Jason Bateman (Ozark)

Brian Cox (Succession)

Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game)

Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)

Adam Scott (Splitting)

Jeremy Strong (Succession)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Patricia Arquette (Split)

Julia Garner (Ozark)

Jung Ho-yeon (Squid Game)

Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets) - Rhea S eehorn (Better Call Saul)

J. Smith-Cameron (Succession)

Sarah Snook (Succession)

Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Nicholas Braun (Succession)

Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)

Kieran Culkin (Succession)

Park Hae-soo (Squid Game)

Matthew Macfadyen ( Succession)

John Turturro (Splitting)

Christopher Walken (Splitting)

Oh Yeong-soo (Squid Game)

Best Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary

Barry

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Hacks
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Only Murders in the Building

Ted Lasso

What We Do in the Shadows

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)

Kaley Cuoco (The Flight Attendant)

Elle Fanning (The Great)

Issa Rae (Insecure)
Jean Smart
(Hacks)

Best actor in a comedy series

Donald Glover (Atlanta)

Bill Hader (Barry)

Nicholas Hoult (The Great)

Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)

Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)

Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Hannah Einbinder (Hacks)

Janelle James (Abbott Elementary)

Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)

Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso)

Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary)

Juno Temple (Ted Lasso)

Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Carrigan (Barry)

Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso)

Toheeb Jimoh (Ted Lasso)

Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso)

Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary)

Henry Winkler (Barry)

Bowen Y ang (Saturday Night Live)

Best Miniseries or Anthological Series
Dopesick

The Dropout

Inventing Anna

Pam & Tommy

The White Lotus

Best Actress in Miniseries or Anthological Series

Toni Collette (The Staircase)

Julia Garner (Inventing Anna)

Lily James (Pam & Tommy)

Sarah Paulson (Impeachment: American Crime Story)

Margaret Qualley (Maid)

Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout)

Best Actor in Miniseries or Anthology Series

Colin Firth (The Staircase)

Andrew Garfield (Under the Banner of Heaven)

Oscar Isaac (Scenes From a Marriage)

Michael Keaton (Dopesick)

Himesh Patel (Station Eleven)

Sebastian Stan (Pam & Tommy)

Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Series anthology - Connie Britton (The White Lotus)

Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)

Alexandra Daddario (The White Lotus)

Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick)

Natasha Rothwell (The White Lotus)

Sydney Sweeney (The White Lotus)

Mare Winningham (Dopesick)

Best Supporting actor in miniseries or anthology series

Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus)

Jake Lacy (The White Lotus)

Will Poulter (Dopesick)

Seth Rogen (Pam & Tommy)

Peter Sarsgaard (Dopesick)

Michael Stuhlbarg (Dopesick)

Steve Zahn (The White Lotus)

Best tv movie
Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers

Ray Donovan: The Movie

Reno 911 !: The Hunt for QAnon

The Survivor

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Hope Davis (Succession)

Marcia Gay Harden (The Morning Show)
Martha Kelly (Euphoria)

Sanaa Lathan (Succession)

Harriet Walter (Succession)

Lee You-mi (Squid Game)

Best Guest Actor in a Ser ie dramatic

Adrien Brody (Succession)

James Cromwell (Succession)

Colman Domingo (Euphoria)

Arian Moayed (Succession)

Tom Pelphrey (Ozark)

Alexander Skarsgard (Succession)

Best Guest Star Actress in a Comedy Series

Jane Adams (Hacks)

Harriet Sansom Harris (Hacks)

Jane Lynch (Only Murders in the Building)

Laurie Metcalf (Hacks)

Kaitlin Olson (Hacks)

Harriet Walter (Ted Lasso)

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Jerrod Carmichael (Saturday Night Live)

Bill Hader (Curb Your Enthusiasm)

James Lance (Ted Lasso)

Nathan Lane (Only Murders in the Building)

Christopher McDonald (Hacks)

Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso)