"If you look and see nothing, you must simply look harder." - Lady Kiku
One of the many trippy concepts in profound
Shogun which deservedly headlines the 76th Emmy Awards with 25 nominations across the main and creative categories.
It's followed by
The Bear (Behind you chef!) and
Only Murders in the Building with 23 each, including nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series for both. How do you possibly choose between them?
If we were forced into a choice against our will, then it has to go to Only Murders. Why?
If we count the laughs in each, we laughed more. Also, The Bear
won last year and Only Murders hasn't won the category before so it's time.
But enough of this competitiveness, let's forget we said that and move on to the other nominees in this second Emmys event of the year.
The delayed 2023 awards happened in January this year because of the Tinseltown Troubles and this year's ceremony takes place at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on 15 September.
It airs live on M-Net on Monday 16 September at 02h00, with a rebroadcast at 21h00.
The creative arts categories will be awarded the week before and won't be airing on TV.
As you pour over the nominees, please note: we've included the original American broadcaster for each series in brackets which may differ from the South African broadcaster or streamer e.g. in the case of The Bear, Only Murders and Shogun, they're on Hulu and FX in the US but on Disney+ here.
Here's a wrap of the key category nominees with a selection of nominations that interest us specifically, including three nominations for Trevor Noah related specials (overall tallies at the end):
Outstanding Drama Series
The Crown (Netflix)
Fallout (Prime Video)
The Gilded Age (HBO)
The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Prime Video)
Shogun (FX)
Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
3 Body Problem (Netflix)
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Hacks (Max)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Palm Royale (Apple TV+)
Reservation Dogs (FX)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
Fargo (FX)
Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)
Ripley (Netflix)
True Detective: Night Country (HBO)
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Billy Joel: The 100th - Live At Madison Square Garden (CBS)
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer (Netflix)
Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die (HBO)
>> Trevor Noah: Where Was I (Netflix)
Dick Van Dyke 98 Years Of Magic (CBS)
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show Starring Usher (CBS)
>> 66th Grammy Awards (CBS) - Hosted by Trevor Noah who was also a producer.
The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady (Netflix)
The Oscars (ABC)
76th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race (CBS)
RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Traitors (Peacock)
The Voice (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston in The Morning Show as Alexandra "Alex" Levy (Apple TV+)
Carrie Coon in The Gilded Age as Bertha Russell (HBO)
Maya Erskine in Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Jane Smith / Alana (Prime Video)
Anna Sawai in Shogun as Toda Mariko (FX)
Imelda Staunton in The Crown as Queen Elizabeth II (Netflix)
Reese Witherspoon in The Morning Show as Bradley Jackson (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Idris Elba in Hijack as Sam Nelson (Apple TV+)
Donald Glover in Mr. & Mrs. Smith as John Smith / Michael (Prime Video)
Walton Goggins in Fallout as the Ghoul / Cooper Howard (Prime Video)
Gary Oldman in Slow Horses as Jackson Lamb (Apple TV+)
Hiroyuki Sanada in Shogun as Lord Yoshii Toranaga (FX)
Dominic West in The Crown as Prince Charles (Netflix)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson in Abbott Elementary as Janine Teagues (ABC)
Ayo Edebiri in The Bear as Sydney Adamu (FX)
Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building as Mabel Mora (Hulu)
Maya Rudolph in Loot as Molly Novak (Apple TV+)
Jean Smart in Hacks as Deborah Vance (Max)
Kristen Wiig in Palm Royale as Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Matt Berry in What We Do in the Shadows as Laszlo Cravensworth (FX)
Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm as Larry David (HBO)
Steve Martin in Only Murders in the Building as Charles-Haden Savage (Hulu)
Martin Short in Only Murders in the Building as Oliver Putnam (Hulu)
Jeremy Allen White in The Bear as Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto (FX)
D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai in Reservation Dogs as Bear Smallhill (FX)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jodie Foster in True Detective: Night Country as Liz Danvers (HBO)
Brie Larson in Lessons in Chemistry as Elizabeth Zott (Apple TV+)
Juno Temple in Fargo as Dorothy "Dot" Lyon (FX)
Sofía Vergara in Griselda as Griselda Blanco (Netflix)
Naomi Watts in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans as Babe Paley (FX)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Matt Bomer in Fellow Travelers as Hawkins "Hawk" Fuller (Showtime)
Richard Gadd in Baby Reindeer as Donny Dunn (Netflix)
Jon Hamm in Fargo as Sheriff Roy Tillman (FX)
Tom Hollander in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans as Truman Capote (FX)
Andrew Scott in Ripley as Tom Ripley (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Christine Baranski in The Gilded Age as Agnes van Rhijn (HBO)
Nicole Beharie in The Morning Show as Christina Hunter (Apple TV+)
Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown as Princess Diana (Netflix)
Greta Lee in The Morning Show as Stella Bak (Apple TV+)
Lesley Manville in The Crown as Princess Margaret (Netflix)
Karen Pittman in The Morning Show as Mia Jordan (Apple TV+)
Holland Taylor in The Morning Show as Cybil Richards (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano in Shogun as Kashigi Yabushige (FX)
Billy Crudup in The Morning Show as Cory Ellison (Apple TV+)
Mark Duplass in The Morning Show as Charlie "Chip" Black (Apple TV+)
Jon Hamm in The Morning Show as Paul Marks (Apple TV+)
Takehiro Hira in Shogun as Ishido Kazunari (FX)
Jack Lowden in Slow Horses as River Cartwright (Apple TV+)
Jonathan Pryce in The Crown as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Carol Burnett in Palm Royale as Norma Dellacorte (Apple TV+)
Liza Colón-Zayas in The Bear as Tina Marrero (FX)
Hannah Einbinder in Hacks as Ava Daniels (Max)
Janelle James in Abbott Elementary as Ava Coleman (ABC)
Sheryl Lee Ralph in Abbott Elementary as Barbara Howard (ABC)
Meryl Streep in Only Murders in the Building as Loretta Durkin (Hulu)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Lionel Boyce in The Bear as Marcus Brooks (FX)
Paul W. Downs in Hacks as Jimmy Lusaque, Jr. (Max)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach in The Bear as Richard "Richie" Jerimovich (FX)
Paul Rudd in Only Murders in the Building as Ben Glenroy (Hulu)
Tyler James Williams in Abbott Elementary as Gregory Eddie (ABC)
Bowen Yang in Saturday Night Live as Various Characters (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Dakota Fanning in Ripley as Marjorie "Marge" Sherwood (Netflix)
Lily Gladstone in Under the Bridge as Officer Cam Bentland (Hulu)
Jessica Gunning in Baby Reindeer as Martha (Netflix)
Aja Naomi King in Lessons in Chemistry as Harriet Sloane (Apple TV+)
Diane Lane – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans as Slim Keith
Nava Mau in Baby Reindeer as Teri (Netflix)
Kali Reis in True Detective: Night Country as Detective Evangeline Navarro (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jonathan Bailey in Fellow Travelers as Timothy "Tim" Laughlin (Showtime)
Robert Downey Jr. in The Sympathizer as Ned Godwin / Robert Hammer / Niko Damianos / The Priest (HBO)
Tom Goodman-Hill in Baby Reindeer as Darrien O'Connor (Netflix)
John Hawkes in True Detective: Night Country as Hank Prior (HBO)
Lamorne Morris in Fargo as Deputy Wittley "Witt" Farr (FX)
Lewis Pullman in Lessons in Chemistry as Calvin Evans (Apple TV+)
Treat Williams in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans as Bill Paley (FX) (posthumous)
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality Competition Program
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV) - RuPaul Charles
Shark Tank (ABC) - Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O'Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec and Daymond John
The Traitors (Peacock) - Alan Cumming
Top Chef (Bravo) - Kristen Kish
Survivor (CBS) - Jeff Probst
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives (Food Network)
Love Is Blind (Netflix)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
Shark Tank (ABC)
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Below Deck Down Under (Bravo)
Love On The Spectrum U.S. (Netflix)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (MTV)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (MTV)
Vanderpump Rules (Bravo)
Welcome To Wrexham (FX)
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race (CBS)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Traitors (Peacock)
The Voice (NBC)
Outstanding Main Title Design
Fallout (Prime Video)
Lessons In Chemistry (Apple TV+)
Palm Royale (Apple TV+)
Shoogun (FX)
Silo (Apple TV+)
3 Body Problem (Netflix)
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (FX) - Thomas Newman
Lessons In Chemistry (Apple TV+) - Carlos Rafael Rivera
Masters Of The Air (Apple TV+) - Blake Neely
Palm Royale (Apple TV+) - Jeff Toyne
Shogun (FX) - Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross and Nick Chuba
Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)
The Crown (Netflix) - Sleep, Dearie Sleep - Martin Phipps
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Prime Video) - First Date - David Fleming
Only Murders In The Building (Hulu) - Sitzprobe - Siddhartha Khosla
Palm Royale (Apple TV+) - Maxine Saves A Cat - Jeff Toyne
Shoogun (FX) - Servants Of Two Masters - Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross and Nick Chuba
Silo (Apple TV+) - Freedom Day - Atli Örvarsson
Slow Horses (Apple TV+) - Strange Games - Daniel Pemberton and Toydrum
Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
All The Light We Cannot See (Netflix) - Episode 4 - James Newton Howard
Fargo (FX) - Blanket - Jeff Russo
Lawmen: Bass Reeves (Paramount+) - Part I - Chanda Dancy
Lessons In Chemistry (Apple TV+) - Book Of Calvin - Carlos Rafael Rivera
The Tattooist Of Auschwitz (Peacock) - Episode 1 - Kara Talve and Hans Zimmer
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
*The inverted commas reflect the episode title
The Crown: "Sleep, Dearie Sleep" - Stephen Daldry (Netflix)
The Morning Show: "The Overview Effect" - Mimi Leder (Apple TV+)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith: "First Date" - Hiro Murai (Prime Video)
Shogun: "Crimson Sky" - Frederick E. O. Toye (FX)
Slow Horses: "Strange Games" - Saul Metzstein (Apple TV+)
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty: "Beat L.A." - Salli Richardson (HBO)
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary: "Party" - Randall Einhorn (ABC)
The Bear: "Fishes" - Christopher Storer (FX)
The Bear: "Honeydew" - Ramy Youssef (FX)
The Gentlemen: "Refined Aggression" - Guy Ritchie (Netflix)
Hacks: "Bulletproof" - Lucia Aniello (Max)
The Ms. Pat Show: "I'm the Pappy" - Mary Lou Belli (BET+)
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Baby Reindeer: "Episode 4" - Weronika Tofilska (Netflix)
Fargo: "The Tragedy of the Commons" - Noah Hawley (FX)
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans: "Pilot" - Gus Van Sant (FX)
Lessons in Chemistry: "Poirot" - Millicent Shelton (Apple TV+)
Ripley - Steven Zaillian (Netflix)
True Detective: Night Country - Issa López (HBO)
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer (Netflix) - Stan Lathan
Dick Van Dyke 98 Years Of Magic (CBS) - Russell Norman
The Oscars (ABC) Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Hamish Hamilton
76th Annual Tony Awards (CBS) - Glenn Weiss
>> Trevor Noah: Where Was I (Netflix) - David Paul Meyer
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
The Crown: "Ritz" - Peter Morgan and Meriel Sheibani-Clare (Netflix)
Fallout: "The End" - Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner (Prime Video)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith: "First Date" -– Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover (Prime Video)
Shogun: "Anjin" - Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks (FX)
Shogun: "Crimson Sky" - Rachel Kondo and Caillin Puente (FX)
Slow Horses: "Negotiating with Tigers" - Will Smith (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary: "Career Day" - Quinta Brunson (ABC)
The Bear: "Fishes" - Christopher Storer and Joanna Calo (FX)
Girls5eva: "Orlando" - Meredith Scardino and Sam Means (Netflix)
Hacks: "Bulletproof" - Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky (Max)
The Other Two: "Brooke Hosts a Night of Undeniable Good" - Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider (Max)
What We Do in the Shadows: "Pride Parade" - Jake Bender and Zach Dunn (FX)
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Baby Reindeer - Richard Gadd (Netflix)
Black Mirror: "Joan Is Awful" - Charlie Brooker (Netflix)
Fargo: "The Tragedy of the Commons" - Noah Hawley (FX)
Fellow Travelers: "You're Wonderful" - Ron Nyswaner (Showtime)
Ripley - Steven Zaillian (Netflix)
True Detective: Night Country - "Part 6" - Issa López (HBO)
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
TALLIES
These are the tallies for shows that received five nominations or more across all categories, including the Creative Awards:
25 nominations
Shogun
23 nominations
The Bear
Only Murders In The Building
21 nominations
True Detective: Night Country
19 nominations
The Crown
18 nominations
Saturday Night Live
17 nominations
Fallout
16 nominations
Hacks
The Morning Show
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Fargo
15 nominations
Ripley
13 nominations
Baby Reindeer
11 nominations
Palm Royale
Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans
10 nominations
Lessons In Chemistry
Abbott Elementary
9 nominations
Slow Horses
Jim Henson Idea Man
8 nominations
RuPaul's Drag Race
What We Do In The Shadows
The Oscars
7 nominations
The Gilded Age
6 nominations
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
3 Body Problem
Welcome To Wrexham
Ahsoka
5 nominations
The Amazing Race
Beckham
Dancing With The Stars
66th Grammy Awards (Hosted by Trevor Noah)
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Planet Earth III
Steve! (Martin) A Documentary In 2 Pieces
76th Annual Tony Awards
The Voice 5 Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty