Apple TV+ at the Emmys
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Apple TV+ has been nominated for 11 awards at the Emmys, continuing the Television Academy’s recognition of its shows.
Six Apple TV+ series have received nominations for the 76th Emmy Awards, with shows competing in seven of the Television Academy’s categories. “The Morning Show” tops the list with three nominations, while “Slow Horses” and “Lessons in Chemistry” each took two.
For “The Morning Show,” the nominations are:
- Lead Actress in a drama series: Jennifer Aniston
- Lead Actress in a drama series: Reese Witherspoon
- Outstanding Drama Series
“Lessons in Chemistry” has been nominated for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, while its star, Brie Larson, is up for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. “Slow Horses” has nominations for Gary Oldman as Lead Actor and the show itself for Outstanding Drama Series.
The Outstanding Comedy Series nominations include “Palm Royale,” which also gets a nod for Kristin Wiig as Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
Wiig will be up against another Apple TV+ show for the latter category, though, as Maya Rudolph has also been nominated for “Loot.”
Then “Hijack” scored only one nomination, this time for Idris Elba as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
Apple’s Emmy history
In 2023, Apple TV+ celebrated its highest number of Emmy nominations, although as ever, it’s absurdly hard to quantify just how many that is. This is because the Emmys categories allow for Apple TV+ shows, co-productions where it may or may not credit Apple, and commercials for Apple products where, strictly speaking, it’s the ad production team that is nominated.
Then, last year, Apple chose not to count its Super Bowl halftime show, even though it received five nominations. Matters are further complicated by how there are multiple Emmy ceremonies, ranging from a craft and technical one to a Children’s and Family ceremony, where Apple has previously done well.
However, it’s the Emmys announced today that are considered the main ones, the most prestigious of them all. It’s the award where “Ted Lasso” consistently won across all the comedy categories, although its final episodes aired outside the eligibility period for the new Emmys.
Awards Ceremony details
The nominations for the 76th Emmy Awards were announced by actors Tony Hale and Sheryl Lee Ralph, with Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego. The awards ceremony is on September 16 and will be shown live on ABC.
