‘Lovecraft Country,’ ‘Pose’ Among 73rd Primetime Emmy Nominations

Last calls are the theme of this year’s Emmy® Award nominations, as canceled shows lead the way.

HBO’s Lovecraft Country, which the network recently announced wouldn’t return for Season 2, received 18 nominations including, drama series, Jurnee Smollett for lead actress, Jonathan Majors for lead actor, Aunjanue Ellis for supporting actress, Michael K. Williams for supporting actor, and Courtney B. Vance for guest actor.

In the outstanding drama series category, Lovecraft Country goes up against, The Boys, Bridgerton, The Crown, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Mandalorian, This is Us, and the final season of Pose.

Mj Rodriguez makes history as the first transgender woman nominated in a lead acting category for her role as Blanca on Pose. Among the drama’s nine nominations are Billy Porter for lead actor in a drama series.

On the comedy side, Allison Janney receives one last nod for Mom, and The Kominsky Method is recognized for outstanding drama, lead actor for Michael Douglas, supporting actor for Paul Reiser, and guest actor for Morgan Freeman.

This year’s most competitive category, outstanding limited or anthology series, features fan favorites WandaVision, Mare of Easttown, The Underground Railroad, I May Destroy You, and The Queen’s Gambit. 

The nominations were announced by This is Us‘ Ron Cephas Jones and Hamilton’s Jasmine Cephas Jones, who became the first father/daughter duo to win Emmys in the same year in 2020.

The Neighborhood star Cedric the Entertainer will host the show, which will once again broadcast from the Microsoft Theatre at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles. There will be “a limited audience of nominees and their guests.”

73rd Primetime Emmy® Awards airs Sunday, Sept. 19 at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on CBS and Paramount+.

Here’s the official nomination announcement, which starts around the 30:00 minute mark.

73rd Primetime Emmy® Awards nominees:

Outstanding Drama Series

• The Boys
• Bridgerton
• The Crown
• The Handmaid’s Tale
• Lovecraft Country
• The Mandalorian
• Pose
• This is Us

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Uzo Aduba, In Treatment
• Olivia Colman, The Crown
• Emma Corrin, The Crown
• Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
• Mj Rodriguez, Pose
• Jurnee Smollett, Lovecraft Country

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Sterling K Brown, This is Us
• Jonathan Majors, Lovecraft Country
• Josh O’Connor, The Crown
• Rege-Jean Page, Bridgerton
• Billy Porter, Pose
• Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Aunjanue Ellis, Lovecraft Country
• Gillian Anderson, The Crown
• Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
• Emerald Fennell, The Crown
• Madeline Brewer, The Handmaid’s Tale
• Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
• Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale
• Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Michael K. Williams, Lovecraft Country
• John Lithgow, Perry Mason
• Tobias Menzies, The Crown
• O-T Fagbenle, The Handmaid’s Tale
• Max Minghella, The Handmaid’s Tale
• Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale
• Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian
• Chris Sullivan, This Is Us

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

• Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale
• Claire Foy, The Crown
• Mckenna Grace, The Handmaid’s Tale
• Sophie Okonedo, Ratched
• Phylicia Rashad, This Is Us

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

• Don Cheadle, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
• Charles Dance, The Crown
• Timothy Olyphant, The Mandalorian
• Courtney B. Vance, Lovecraft Country
• Carl Weathers, The Mandalorian

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Black-ish
• Cobra Kai
• Emily In Paris
• Hacks
• The Flight Attendant
• The Kominsky Method
• Pen15
• Ted Lasso

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Aidy Bryant, Shrill
• Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
• Allison Janney, Mom
• Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
• Jean Smart, Hacks

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

• Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
• Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
• William H. Macy, Shameless
• Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
• Kenan Thompson, Kenan

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
• Aidy Bryant, SNL
• Kate McKinnon, SNL
• Cecily Strong, SNL
• Juno Temple, Ted Lasso
• Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
• Rosie Perez, The Flight Attendant

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Hacks
• Kenan Thompson, SNL
• Bowen Yang, SNL
• Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
• Brendan Hunt, Ted Lasso
• Nick Mohammed, Ted Lasso
• Jeremy Swift, Ted Lasso
• Paul Reiser, The Kominsky Method

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

• Jane Adams, Hacks
• Yvette Nicole Brown, A Black Lady Sketch Show
• Bernadette Peters, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist
• Issa Rae, A Black Lady Sketch Show
• Maya Rudolph, SNL
• Kristen Wiig, SNL

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

• Alec Baldwin, SNL
• Dave Chappelle, SNL
• Morgan Freeman, The Kominsky Method
• Daniel Kaluuya, SNL
• Daniel Levy, SNL

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

• I May Destroy You
• Mare of Easttown
• The Queen’s Gambit
• The Underground Railroad
• WandaVision

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You
• Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha
• Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision
• Anya Taylor Joy, The Queen’s Gambit
• Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Paul Bettany, WandaVision
• Hugh Grant, The undoing
• Ewan McGregor, Halston
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
• Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Phillipa Soo, Hamilton
• Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
• Jean Smart, Mare of Easttown
• Julianne Nicholson, Mare of Easttown
• Moses Ingram, The Queen’s Gambit
• Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
• Jonathan Groff, Hamilton
• Anthony Ramos, Hamilton
• Paapa Essiedu, I May Destroy You
• Evan Peters, Mare of Easttown
• Thomas Brodie-Sangster, The Queen’s Gambit

Outstanding Made for Television Movie

• Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square
• Oslo
• Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
• Sylvie’s Love
• Uncle Frank

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

• Conan
• The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
• Jimmy Kimmel Live
• Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
• The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

• A Black Lady Sketch Show
• Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Competition Program

• The Amazing Race
• Nailed It!
• RuPaul’s Drag Race
• Top Chef
• The Voice

Outstanding Reality Show Host

• Nicole Byer, Nailed It!
• Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, and Jonathan Van Ness, Queer Eye
• RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race
• Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, and Kevin O’Leary, Shark Tank
• Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, and Gail Simmons, Top Chef

See the full list of nominees here.

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