Emmys 2023: List of Nominees

Emmys 2023 List of Nominees

In a virtual event held on Wednesday, the prestigious 2023 Emmy Awards nominations showcased an array of exceptional television shows. Dominating the list were captivating series like Succession, The Last of Us, The White Lotus, and Ted Lasso, earning them significant recognition.

Among the acclaimed actors receiving nominations were Pedro Pascal for his role in The Last of Us, Jeremy Strong for his compelling performance in Succession, Quinta Brunson for her standout work in Abbott Elementary, and Jenny Ortega for her remarkable portrayal in Wednesday.

To qualify for this year’s awards, eligible TV shows aired between June 1, 2022, and May 31, 2023, adding further anticipation to the Emmy festivities. The 75th annual Emmys will be broadcast live from the Peacock Theater, formerly the Microsoft Theater, on Monday, September 18. Fox will be the network airing the ceremony, produced by Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay. The Creative Arts ceremonies are set to take place on September 9-10.

Emmys 2023: List of Nominees

Best Drama Series

Better Call Saul (AMC)
House of the Dragon (HBO/Max)
Succession (HBO/Max)
The Last of Us (HBO/Max)
The White Lotus (HBO/Max)
Andor (Disney+)
The Crown (Netflix)
Yellowjackets (Showtime)

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Brian Cox (Succession) 
Jeremy Strong (Succession)
Kieran Culkin (Succession)
Jeff Bridges (The Old Man)
Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us)

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us)
Keri Russell (The Diplomat)
Sarah Snook (Succession)
Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters)
Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets)
Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

F. Murray Abraham (The White Lotus)
Michael Imperioli (The White Lotus)
Theo James (The White Lotus)
Will Sharpe (The White Lotus)
Nicholas Braun (Succession)
Alan Ruck (Succession)
Alexander Skarsgård (Succession)
Matthew Macfadyen (Succession)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul)
Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)
Simona Tabasco (The White Lotus)
Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus)
Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus)
Aubrey Plaza (The White Lotus)
Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown)
J. Smith-Cameron (Succession)

Best Comedy Series

The Bear (FX)
Barry (HBO/Max)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Wednesday (Netflix)
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)
Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face)
Christina Applegate (Dead to Me)
Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Bill Hader (Barry)
Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)
Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
Jason Segel (Shrinking)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Carrigan (Barry)
James Marsden (Jury Duty)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear)
Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso)
Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary)
Henry Winkler (Barry)
Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
Juno Temple (Ted Lasso)
Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso)
Janelle James (Abbott Elementary)
Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary)
Jessica Williams (Shrinking)

Best Limited or Anthology Series

Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)
Beef (Netflix)
Fleishman Is in Trouble (FX)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+)

Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie

Lizzy Caplan (Fleishman Is in Trouble)
Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & the Six)
Jessica Chastain (George & Tammy)
Dominique Fishback (Swarm)
Kathryn Hahn (Tiny Beautiful Things)
Ali Wong (Beef)

Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie

Daniel Radcliffe (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story)
Taron Egerton (Black Bird)
Michael Shannon (George & Tammy)
Steven Yeun (Beef)
Kumail Nanjiani (Welcome to Chippendales)
Evan Peters (Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie

Murray Bartlett (Welcome To Chippendales)
Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird)
Jesse Plemons (Love & Death)
Richard Jenkins (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
Ray Liotta (Black Bird)
Young Mazino (Beef)
Joseph Lee (Beef)

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie

Annaleigh Ashford (Welcome To Chippendales)
Juliette Lewis (Welcome to Chippendales)
Maria Bello (Beef)
Niecy Nash-Betts (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
Merritt Wever (Tiny Beautiful Things)
Claire Danes (Fleishman Is In Trouble)
Camila Morrone (Daisy Jones & The Six)

Best Writing for a Comedy Series

Barry (HBO Max) | Bill Hader
The Bear (FX) | Christopher Storer
Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee) | Mekki Leeper
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) | John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese, Rob Turbovsky
The Other Two (HBO Max) | Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) | Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Jason Sudeikis

Best Writing for a Drama Series

Better Call Saul (AMC)
Gordon Smith, Written by

Better Call Saul (AMC)
Peter Gould, Written by

Andor (Disney+)
Beau Willimon, Written by

Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
Sharon Horgan, Teleplay by
Dave Finkel, Teleplay by
Brett Baer, Teleplay by

The Last Of Us (HBO Max)
Craig Mazin, Written for Television by

Succession (HBO Max)
Jesse Armstrong, Written by

The White Lotus (HBO Max)
Mike White, Written by

Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie

Beef (Netflix)
Lee Sung Jin, Written by

Fire Island (Hulu)
Joel Kim Booster, Written by

Fleishman Is In Trouble (FX)
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Written for Television by

Prey (Hulu)
Patrick Aison, Written by & Story by
Dan Trachtenberg, Story by

Swarm (Prime Video)
Janine Nabers, Teleplay by & Story by
Donald Glover, Story by

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)
Al Yankovic, Written by
Eric Appel, Written by

Best Directing for a Drama Series

Andor (Disney+)
Benjamin Caron, Directed by

Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
Dearbhla Walsh, Directed by

The Last Of Us (HBO Max)
Peter Hoar, Directed by

Succession (HBO Max)
Andrij Parekh, Directed by

Succession (HBO Max)
Mark Mylod, Directed by

Succession (HBO Max)
Lorene Scafaria, Directed by

The White Lotus (HBO Max)
Mike White, Directed by

Best Directing for a Comedy Series

Barry (HBO Max)
Bill Hader, Directed by

The Bear (FX)
Christopher Storer, Directed by

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Amy Sherman-Palladino, Directed by

The Ms. Pat Show (BET+)
Mary Lou Belli, Directed by

Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Declan Lowney, Directed by

Wednesday (Netflix)
Tim Burton, Directed by

Best Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie

Beef (Netflix)
Lee Sung Jin, Directed by

Beef (Netflix)
Jake Schreier, Directed by

Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
Carl Franklin, Directed by

Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
Paris Barclay, Directed by

Fleishman Is In Trouble (FX)
Valerie Faris, Directed by
Jonathan Dayton, Directed by

Prey (Hulu)
Dan Trachtenberg, Directed by

Best Talk Series

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC)
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)
The Problem With Jon Stewart (Apple TV+)

Best Reality Competition

The Amazing Race (CBS)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
Survivor (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)

Best Animated Program

Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
Entergalactic (Netflix)
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal (Adult Swim)
Rick And Morty (Adult Swim)
The Simpsons (Fox)

Best Structured Reality Program

Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives (Food Network)
Love Is Blind (Netflix)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
Shark Tank (ABC)

Best Unstructured Reality Program

Indian Matchmaking (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked (MTV)
Selling Sunset (Netflix)
Vanderpump Rules (Bravo)
Welcome to Wrexham (FX)

Best Television Movie

Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas (NBC)
Fire Island (Hulu)
Hocus Pocus 2 (Disney+)
Prey (Hulu)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)

Best Game Show

Family Feud (ABC)
Jeopardy! (ABC)
The Price Is Right (CBS)
That’s My Jam (NBC)
Wheel of Fortune (ABC)

Best Scripted Variety Series

A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO Max)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO Max)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Best Variety Special (Live)

The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna (Fox)
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Netflix)
Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium (Disney+)
The Oscars (ABC)
75th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)

Best Variety Special (Pre-recorded)

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (NBC)
John Mulaney: Baby J (Netflix)
Lizzo: Live In Concert (HBO Max)
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter (ABC)
Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would (Netflix)
Wanda Sykes: I’m An Entertainer (Netflix)

Best Host for a Reality or Competition Program

Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness (Queer Eye)
Nicole Byer (Nailed It!)
Padma Lakshmi (Top Chef)
Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph (Baking It)
RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race)

Best Host for a Game Show

Mayim Bialik (Jeopardy!)
Steve Harvey (Family Feud)
Ken Jennings (Jeopardy!)
Keke Palmer (Password)
Pat Sajak (Wheel of Fortune)

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Jon Bernthal (The Bear)
Luke Kirby (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Nathan Lane (Only Murders in the Building)
Pedro Pascal (Saturday Night Live)
Oliver Platt (The Bear)
Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso)

Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Murray Bartlett (The Last of Us)
James Cromwell (Succession)
Lamar Johnson (The Last of Us)
Arian Moayed (Succession)
Nick Offerman (The Last of Us)
Keivonn Montreal Woodard (The Last of Us)

Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Becky Ann Baker (Ted Lasso)
Quinta Brunson (Saturday Night Live)
Taraji P. Henson (Abbott Elementary)
Judith Light (Poker Face)
Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso)
Harriet Walter (Ted Lasso)

Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Hiam Abbass (Succession)
Cherry Jones (Succession)
Melanie Lynskey (The Last of Us)
Storm Reid (The Last of Us)
Anna Torv (The Last of Us)
Harriet Walter (Succession)

Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special

Being Mary Tyler Moore (HBO Max)
Judy Blume Forever (Prime Video)
My Transparent Life (Prime Video)
Pamela, A Love Story (Netflix)
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple TV+)

Best Documentary or Nonfiction Series

Dear Mama (FX)
100 Foot Wave (HBO Max)
Secrets of the Elephants (National Geographic)
The 1619 Project (Hulu)
The U.S. and the Holocaust (PBS)

Best Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special

The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama & Oprah Winfrey (Netflix)
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman (Netflix)
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (CNN)
Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi (Hulu)
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell (CNN)

Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking

The Accused: Damned Or Devoted? (PBS)
Aftershock (Hulu)
Last Flight Home (Paramount+)
The Territory (National Geographic)