Emmy Awards 2024: ‘Shogun’, ‘The Bear’ and ‘Baby Reindeer’ Top Row as Emmys Arrive

Stills from ‘Shogun’, ‘The Bear’ and ‘Baby Reindeer’

the shogun May be for an epic night, the bear Can clear a second time in less than a year, and Baby reindeer As the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards approach on Sunday, the dark horse has turned into a contender. Returning to their traditional venue in mid-September after a single strike-delayed edition in January, the Emmys will be broadcast live on ABC from the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Eugene and Dan Levy, the father-son duo, are the winning stars of the 2020 Emmys with their show Sheets Creekwill host

Here’s a look at how the evening might play out across the major categories.

How to watch and stream the Emmys:

The show begins at 8 p.m. Eastern and is being shown live on ABC, available through an antenna or cable and satellite provider.

The Emmys can also be streamed live through live TV streaming services that include ABC in their lineup, such as Hulu+ Live TV, YouTube TV, and FuboTV. For those without a live TV streaming service, the show will be streaming on Hulu on Monday

Who’s Nominated for Drama Series at the Emmys:

Its roll may be impossible to slow the shogun. With 14 wins at the previous Creative Arts Emmy Awards last weekend, the FX series about lordly politicking in feudal Japan has already set the record for the most Emmys in a single season of a series. On Sunday night, it could extend its record to six, and industry forecasters are predicting it will get them all.

The show moved from the limited series to the drama category in May, grabbing all the Emmy power in the top category as it began developing more seasons. And it was Emmy royalty in some ways from the beginning. During the golden age of the miniseries, the original 1980s the shogunWon three, including Best Limited Series, based on James Clavell’s historical novel.

If it faces any competition at all for the best drama award, it may come from the sixth and final season CrownAmong the nominees is the only show to have previously won in a category dominated by recent retirees legacy. Veteran screen stars Hiroyuki Sanada, for Best Actor, and Anna Sawai, for Best Actress, are in position to become the first Japanese actors to win Emmys.

Sanda may face a challenge from Gary Oldman, who is quietly developing one of his career-defining roles as schlubby spy chief Jackson Lamb on Apple TV+. slow horse.

Sawai’s competition comes from Emmy luminary Jennifer Aniston morning showWho has previously won once out of 10 nominations Imelda Staunton could win her first for playing Queen Elizabeth II Crown.

The Comedy Landscape at the Emmys:

This seems to be FX’s year, which is also in for a potential victory the bear.
the bear It took home most of the big comedy Emmys for its first season in January and is expected to do the same Sunday for the second time, including nominations for best comedy series, best actor for Jeremy Allen White and best supporting actor for Ebon Moss-Bachrach. .

Ayo Edebiri, the reigning Best Supporting Actress, walks into the lead actress category for a role that is essentially the co-lead in a culinary drama. That means he will be up against Gene Smart, a two-time winner in the division Hacks who returned to the competition after a year off.

Meryl Streep, a multiple Academy Award winner among the night’s nominees, could win her fourth Emmy to go along with her three Oscars. She is up for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Only murder in the building.

Limited Series Category at the Emmys:

Another multiple Oscar winner, Jodie Foster, may receive her first Emmy for Best Actress in a Limited Series True Detective: The Night Country. The HBO show featured Foster as a police chief investigating a mysterious death in the dark of a northern Alaskan winter as the top nominee in a limited or anthology series. Kali Reis becomes the first Native American woman to win an Emmy in the supporting actress category.

A few months ago it looked like the show would struggle fargo For the top prize, but Netflix’s bleak Baby reindeer The nominations are up on the eve and are now popular picks for Best Limited Series, Best Actor for creator and star Richard Gadd, and Best Supporting Actress for the woman who plays his tormented Jessica Gunning.

Gad’s category also includes Andrew Scott for Netflix RipleyAnd Jon Hamm, who has two shots at winning his second Emmy between his nominations here Fargo and for Supporting Actor in a Drama morning show.