Emmy Awards 2022 nominations: TV fan-favorites like Euphoria, Ted Lasso, Squid Game, & more score big

The nominations have been unveiled for the 74th Emmy Awards in 2022, and TV fan-favorites like Euphoria, Ted Lasso, Squid Game, Only Murders in the Building, and more scored big nods.

The nominations were announced by Curb Your Enthusiasm actor JB Smoove and Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Melissa Fumero. They were joined by Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma to help reveal the nominations, which saw many buzzworthy shows earning nods.

Euphoria scored an Outstanding Drama Series nomination, a first for the HBO hit, while Zendaya becomes the youngest two-time Emmy acting nominee for her role on the show. Currently 25, the actress previously set the record with her first win for the show back in 2020, making her the youngest to win in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category. Zendaya is also the youngest producing nominee with the show’s nomination for Outstanding Drama Series.

Succession was the most recognized series overall with 25 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, while The White Lotus was the most acknowledged limited series with 20 nominations. Some might call into question it being a limited series since it’s getting a second season, but it was submitted as such before the season two renewal.

Let’s give it up for network TV as the incredibly hilarious Abbott Elementary scored an Outstanding Comedy Series nomination, and the series star and creator, Quinta Brunson, also earned a nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. If you haven’t started watching Abbott Elementary, do yourself a favor and get familiar because it’s one of the funniest shows on TV right now.

Another comedy worth noting is Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, recently picked up for season three by the streamer. The show earned an Outstanding Comedy Series nomination, while Steve Martin and Martin Short both earned nominations in the Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for their roles. Selena Gomez, who more than holds her own alongside those comedic heavyweights, was snubbed in the Lead Actress in a Comedy category, but as an executive producer on the show, the 29-year-old is now the second Latina that has ever been among the producing nominees in the 74-year history of the Emmys. The first was Salma Hayek back in 2007 for Ugly Betty.

Ted Lasso scored 20 nominations total as it matched its record-breaking 2021 Emmy nominations. That was the most ever for a freshman comedy in TV history, and the Apple TV+ series came back to show that was no fluke. The show was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, and while it could be an early frontrunner, it is facing some stiff competition from other favorites.

Squid Game became the first non-English language show to get a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series, and it scored an acting nomination for Lee Jung-Jae for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Netflix is behind Squid Game, and they were behind some other big nominees as well. They also saw Stranger Things and Ozark land Outstanding Drama Series nominations, while Jason Bateman and Laura Linney represented Ozark in the Lead Actor and Actress Drama Series category. Netflix also saw their Inventing Anna limited series score in that category, while Julia Garner also received a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Or Anthology Series or Movie for her role in the fan-favorite hit.

Now that the nominations are out, the 2022 Emmy Awards are set to broadcast live on Monday, September 12, 2022, at 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT on NBC and will stream live for the first time on Peacock.

2022 EMMY NOMINATIONS FULL LIST:

Outstanding Drama Series:

Euphoria

Better Call Saul

Ozark

Severance

Squid Game

Stranger Things

Succession

Yellowjackets

Outstanding Lead 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)

Outstanding Lead 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)

Outstanding Comedy Series:

Abbot Elementary

Barry

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Hacks

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Only Murders in the Building

Ted Lasso

What We Do In The Shadows

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Or Anthology Series or Movie:

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)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Or Anthology Series or Movie:

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)

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series:

Dopesick

The Dropout

Inventing Anna

Pam & Tommy

The White Lotus

Outstanding Lead 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)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:

Jason Bateman (Ozark)
Brian Cox (Succession)
Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game)
Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Adam Scott (Severance)
Jeremy Strong (Succession)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:

Patricia Arquette (Severance)

Julia Garner (Ozark)

Jung Ho-yeon (Squid Game)

Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets)

Rhea Seehorn (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 (Severance)

Christopher Walken (Severance)

Oh Yeong-su (Squid Game)

Outstanding 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)

Outstanding 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 Yang (Saturday Night Live)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:

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)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:

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)

Outstanding 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)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series:

Adrien Brody (Succession)

James Cromwell (Succession)

Colman Domingo (Euphoria)

Arian Moayed (Succession)

Tom Pelphrey (Ozark)

Alexander Skarsgård (Succession)

Outstanding 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)

Outstanding Guest 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)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series:

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

Late Night With Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Outstanding Competition Program:

The Amazing Race

Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Girls

Nailed It

Rupaul’s Drag Race

Top Chef

The Voice

Outstanding Television Movie:

Chip ‘n’Dale: Rescue Rangers (Disney+)

Ray Donovan: The Movie (Showtime)

Reno 911!: The Hunt For QAnon (Paramount+)

The Survivor (HBO/HBO Max)

Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas (The Roku Channel)

How do you feel about the Emmy nominations for 2022? Did some of your favorites make the cut?