“Succession,” HBO’s drama about a media dynasty feud, garnered 25 nominations for this year’s Emmy Awards on Tuesday, the most of any show. The HBO series earned a nomination for best drama, the award it won in 2020, as well as several nominations in the acting categories, including Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook J. Smith-Cameron, Nicholas Braun, Kieran Culkin and Matthew Macfadyen. . HBO’s “The White Lotus,” a limited series about affluent vacationers at a Hawaiian resort, earned 20 nominations, and the Apple TV+ comedy “Ted Lasso” also received 20. “Ted Lasso” won last year for best comedy and this year will face a newcomer, “Only Murders in the Building,” the Hulu series starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez. “Only Murders in the Building” garnered 17 nominations, an impressive number for a rookie show. Netflix picked up three best drama nominations, including for the smash hit “Stranger Things,” the first season of South Korean thriller “Squid Game” and the final season of crime thriller “Ozark.” “Squid Game” earned 14 nominations, the most ever for a foreign language show. Emmy love is welcome news for Netflix executives after a rough few months that have left the streaming giant in limbo: its stock price has plunged, hundreds of employees have been laid off and it’s a week away from potentially announcing a loss of another subscriber. Brian Cox in ‘Succession’. Both the actor and the HBO series were nominated for Emmys on Tuesday. Credit…Graeme Hunter/HBO But Netflix’s arch-rival for the Emmys, HBO, and its companion streaming service, HBO Max, had a big year and came armed with a fleet of programming that garnered significant nominations, including “Succession,” “The White Lotus”, “Euphoria”, “Hacks”, “and “Barry”. HBO and HBO Max finished with 140 nominations, the most of any network or television studio. Netflix came in second with 105. It’s the second year in a row that HBO, along with its streaming service, has surpassed Netflix. Bragging rights at the Emmys were critical for Netflix, and that was before a shot in the arm was needed. Last year, when Netflix tied a 47-year-old record set by CBS for the most Emmys in a single year, its executives took a victory lap, holding a press conference to boast about their “historic” night. And when visitors enter the lobby of Netflix’s Hollywood headquarters, they’re greeted by the sight of dozens of Emmy statuettes affixed to one wall, surrounded by hundreds of flowers. The Emmy nominations were announced on Tuesday. The ceremony will take place on September 12, will be broadcast by NBC and will be broadcast live on the Peacock.
