HBO drama Succession, the story of a conniving media mogul and his family, has topped the list of Emmy nominees with 25 nods including one for best drama series.
Jason Sudeikis, 2021 winner of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for 'Ted Lasso', has been nominated for the award again this year. File photo. Photo: 2021 Getty Images via AFP
Rivals for best drama include Netflix's Korean series Squid Game, the first non-English language show to be nominated for an Emmy. Netflix's sci-fi hit Stranger Things and HBO's Euphoria, about high school students navigating the world, also were nominated.
Ted Lasso from Apple TV+ nabbed 20 nominations and will defend its title as last year's best comedy. It will face off against Hacks, Only Murders in the Building and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel among others.
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New Zealand actress Melanie Lynskey has been nominated in the best drama actress category for her role in Yellowjackets. She is up against Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh, Killing Eve; Laura Linney, Ozark; Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show; and Zendaya for Euphoria.
Lynskey has won several acting awards including a Critics' Choice award, and has been nominated previously for the Emmys.
Winners of the Emmys, the highest honours in television, will be announced at a ceremony on 12 September.
Frank Scherma, chairman and chief executive of the Television Academy, said the group received a record number of submissions this year, a sign that production was thriving after extended shutdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic.
HBO and HBO Max received 140 nominations overall. Netflix scored 105 nods.
Fourteen of the nominations for Succession came in acting categories. Brian Cox, who stars as patriarch Logan Roy, will compete for best actor against Jeremy Strong, who plays his troubled son Kendall.
Ted Lasso co-creator and star Jason Sudeikis was nominated for best comedy actor alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short for Hulu's Only Murders in the Building.
- Reuters / RNZ