Five takeaways from the 2022 Emmy nominations
NPRFive takeaways from the 2022 Emmy nominations Enlarge this image toggle caption Macall Polay/HBO Macall Polay/HBO When introducing the nominations for this year's Emmy awards, Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma crowed about the number of entries, citing a record amount of TV production and lots of high-quality programs. Sponsor Message This year, HBO's comedic drama Succession topped the list of most-nominated shows, with 25 nominations, including best drama series. Enlarge this image toggle caption Bonnie Osborne/ABC Bonnie Osborne/ABC Emmy voters did make room for a few new shows among major nominations, with ABC's breakout comedy Abbott Elementary scoring seven nominations, including best comedy series and best actress in a comedy for star/creator Quinta Brunson. Sponsor Message Epic snubs, especially for shows on broadcast and cable TV Enlarge this image toggle caption Ron Batzdorff/NBC Ron Batzdorff/NBC It was disappointing to see that series finale seasons for broadcast shows like ABC's Black-ish and NBC's This Is Us didn't get major nominations – especially because they were past Emmy darlings. Other stars who didn't fare so well: Jennifer Aniston, who saw co-star Reese Witherspoon snatch up the only best actress in a drama nomination for Apple TV+'s confused The Morning Show; Saturday Night Live stalwart Kenan Thompson ; David Hyde Pierce, who was so wonderful as Julia Child's husband on HBO Max's Julia; Samuel L. Jackson, who had a shot as star of Apple TV+'s The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey; Selena Gomez, who was the only one of the three stars from Hulu's Only Murders in the Building who wasn't nominated in an acting category; movie stars Sean Penn and Julia Roberts, who appeared as Martha and John Mitchell in Starz's Gaslit.
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