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Pop Base: What Shows Dominated this Year's Emmy Nominations?

July 25, 2024

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On September 15th, the best in acting, directing, writing, and other creative fields will gather to celebrate the year's(June 1, 2023, until May 31, 2024) best in television. The 76th Emmy Awards will be broadcasting on ABC. The event dates back to 1949 and the prestigious show honorsshows in various categories like drama, comedy, reality, variety, and documentary programming.

Being nominated for an Emmy (voted on by actors, directors, writers, producers, and others in television production) has the possibility to fully elevate an actor's career, revive a show, lead to higher salaries, amplify work, and leads to extensive media coverage.

On July 17th, dozens of shows got nominations, among those shows, 10 stick out by having over 15 nominations. These shows include “Shogun,” “The Bear,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “True Detective: Night Country,” “The Crown,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Fallout,” “Hacks,” “The Morning Show,” “Mr. And Mrs. Smith.”

 

FX’s “Shōgun”- 25 nominations

The most nominated show this year at the 76th EmmyAwards is FX’s Shōgun. The show is a historical drama set in the later years of the Sengoku period (1467-1600) in Japan. Filming for the show began in Vancouver, British Columbia in September 2021 and lasted for ten months. The show premiered its first two episodes on February 27, 2024, with the last eight episodes dropping weekly on Hulu and FX.

Shōgun is based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell, and it comes after the 1980 miniseries adaptation. The showfollows three main characters, Cosmo Jarvis (John Blackthorn), Hiroyuki Sanada (Lord Toranaga), and Anna Sawai (Lady Mariko). Blackthorn is an English sailor who ends up shipwrecked in Japan. Toranaga is a daimyo at odds with his political rivals and Mariko is someoneneeding to prove her value. The series features a mostly Japanese cast and much of the dialogue is in Japanese. The cast also includes Tadanobu Asano (Kashigi Yabushige), Takehiro Hira (Ishido Kazunari), Tommy Bastow (Father Martin Alvito, SJ / "Tsuji"), Fumi Nikaido(Ochiba no Kata / Ruri).

The show was highly praised with critics loving every aspect of the show. This comes as no surprise as the show is reportedly one of the most ambitious productionsin the history of FX. Every costume piece was handmade, and sets, locations, décor, props, and construction builds were made to be as authentic as possible to 1600s Japan.

These things led the show to become the first Japanese-language series to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. Within one week of release, the show drew 9 million views across Hulu, Disney+, and Star+. On Metacritic, the series has an 85 out of 100, while on Rotten Tomatoes, the average rating is 8.7/10. The success and acclaim have led to a second and third season starting development.

FX’s “The Bear”- 23 nominations

The second most nominated show this year is FX’s The Bear. The Bear, which is an American comedy-drama series, follows Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) a Michelin star chef who returns to Chicago to take over his recently deceased brother’s (Michael) sandwich shop. The show was created by Christopher Storer and also stars Ebon Moss -Bachrach as Richie and Ayo Edebiri as Sydney.

 

The show was a major success from the beginning, as the first season received ten awards at the 75th Annual Primetime Emmy’s. This achievement broke the record for the most awards won by a debut season. The secondseason filmed between February 21 and April 28, 2023,followed in success. This season broke the record for most nominations for a comedy series at 23. It was released on Hulu on June 22, 2023, and this season saw Carmy partner with fellow chef Sydney, his sister Natalie (Abby Elliott), and family friend Richie to reopen the sandwich shop as a fine-dining restaurant.

The show, which films in Chicago and surrounding areas,had a 70 percent increase in viewership during season two. The show's second season holds a 99 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and on Metacritic the season holds a 92 metascore. Fans love the show for many reasons including its vibrant characters. Although they may bicker, the love radiates through the screen. The show also veers into drama in a bold way with hand-held cameras following the chaos in the kitchen. To prepare for the show, Jeremy Allen White went to cooking school for two weeks and worked in restaurants before the show started filming. During the food prep scenes there are no doubles, and theactors do all the chopping and prepping.

 

 

Only Murders in the Building is a murder mystery comedy-drama series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. Martin, who also stars in the show as Charles-Haden Savage plays a semi-retired actor who saw success in the 1990s as the star of a hit tv show. Martin Short and Selena Gomez also star in the series as Oliver Putnam and Mabel Mora, respectively. Putnam is an ambitious Broadway director with limited success and Mora is a young artist.

The three of them all live in an affluent Upper West Side apartment building. After a murder in the building, the three of them try to solve the case. This leads them to creating a true crime podcast titled, Only Murders in the Building. The third season, released in August 2023 saw the trio investigate the murder of Ben (Paul Rudd), the star of Oliver’s new play. The season achieved 96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, while on Metacritic the season achieved 77 percent. Fans and critics alike loved the show,especially the third season for its remarkable cast. Martin, Short, and Gomez all have very accomplished careers, and the star power became even bigger with the addition of Paul Rudd and Meryl Streep in the third season.

 

Another thing that makes the show even more realistic is the set design. Set designers worked to make the apartment building mysterious by using warm colors. The trio’s apartment buildings also help to tell their stories. Savage’s apartment, bought by him in the ‘90s, features newer appliances and art. This shows how put together the character is. The is opposite of Mora’s space as her apartment is being renovated, which could denote she isrenovating her life. The show, which already has four Emmy’s, has seen Steve Martin become the oldest nominee in the best lead actor in a comedy series category at 78 years old. He breaks his own record set during season one of the show.

 

 

True Detective: Night Country is the fourth season of HBO’s anthology crime series. This season takes a turn from previous seasons with two female detectives investigating the disappearance of eight men in the fictional town of Ennis, Alaska. The show which premiered on January 14, 2024, stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis as Detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro. The show also features Fiona Shaw (Rose Aguineau), Finn Bennett (Officer Peter Prior), Isabella Star LaBlanc (Leah Danvers), Christopher Eccleston (Captain Ted Connelly), and John Hawkes (Captain Hank Prior).

The series came with positive views and many peoplethought this season was the show's best. The season also differed itself from the others by its change in acting, writing, and direction. This can be seen in the change in setting. This season ventured into a colder and darker place. The season was filmed in Iceland and Alaska with a budget of $60 million. Filming started in November 2022 and lasted until April 2023.

The season also dips into the supernatural world, and the leads have been praised for their performances. The new changes interested viewers as the first episode saw 10.7 million viewers on HBO and Max in its first week. The fourth season has earned a 93 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is a higher critical score than season one. This is a big feat as the first season received many accolades and starred icons Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. On average, the show received 12.7 million viewers. The finale was even more successful with viewership up 57% in comparison to the premiere.

 

Netflix’s The Crown is a historical drama series followingthe reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The series, which spans over six decades through six seasons, begins in 1947 and ends with the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005. Throughout the series, the show has featured many different actors, with casting changing each two seasons to represent the spanning on time.

The final season was released on November 16th and December 14th in two parts. Season six which spans 1997 to 2005 includes events like the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II, the early relationship of Prince William and Kate Middleton, and many other events. The cast for this season included Imelda Staunton (Queen Elizabeth II), Jonathan Pryce (Prince Philip), Lesley Manville (Princess Margaret), Dominic West (Prince Charles), Elizabeth Debicki (Princess Diana), and others.

Many have praised the show over the years for its grand setting and costumes. Throughout the show’s run, the series filmed in England, Wales, Scotland, France, Spain, Hungary, and South Africa. Each season took about eight months to film and thousands of extras were used throughout the series. The show has received 21 Emmys and season six will be the series’ last.

 

The sixth most nominated show at this year Emmy’s is NBC’s Saturday Night Live. This late-night live sketch comedy variety show has been airing for more than forty years. Throughout the years, the show received 331 nominations with one honor and 84 awards. There are four shows tied for the seventh most nominated shows at the Emmy’s with 16 nominations. The shows are Prime Video’s “Fallout”, HBO’s “Hacks”, Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show”, and Prime Video’s “Mr. And Mrs. Smith.”Find out which of these shows will be receiving the most wins, when the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards come to ABC on September 15th.