10 Highlights of the 74th Emmy Nominations
This morning at 8:30am PDT/11:30am EDT, J.B. Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) announced the nominations in the top categories for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards in a presentation that was streamed live. On Sunday, I posted my predictions in 16 top categories and reviewed what the Emmys are and how they work. (Click here to read that article.)
Given the onslaught of acclaimed new series and the return of numerous high-profile series that were not eligible last year, this year’s nominations announcement was bound to be full of surprises. And it certainly was.
Below I highlight some of the most notable trends and themes of this year’s Emmy nominations. Given the gigantic number of categories, I have certainly missed a few interesting tidbits and I opted not to list out all of the major nominations. (I recommend finding the nominations here on the Emmys website, where there are tons of different options to sort through them.)
In just under two months, I will be back take a deep dive into who will and should win and review the telecast, which will air on September 12th on NBC and stream live on Peacock.
10 Highlights of the 74th Emmy Nominations
#1) The expected series dominated in the Drama, Comedy, and Limited Series categories. As I…
