The nominations for the 2022 Emmy Awards have been announced. Streaming providers are again strongly represented, especially Netflix. The big competitor Disney+, on the other hand, is far behind.
The counterpart to the Oscars, which is awarded for films, are the Emmy Awards for series. The nominees for the prestigious award have now been announced. A trend has been evident there for several years: streaming productions are increasingly prominent. A few years ago it was still a hotly debated rarity for series to be nominated by streaming providers, but these are now in the majority. However, the nominations also reflect the actual picture of viewing habits. And streaming services in particular are increasingly producing series. Netflix and Co. are also strongly represented at the Emmy Awards 2022. Only Disney+ gets far fewer nominations than expected. TECHBOOK provides an overview of the nominees and assesses their chances.
These are the nominees for the 2022 Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards – or “Emmys” for short – are being presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) for the 74th time this year. We will find out who the winners are on September 12, 2022. Alongside the Oscars and Academy Awards for films, the Grammy Awards for music and the Tony Awards for theater, it is one of the four major prizes in the US entertainment industry. There are now more than 90 categories in which series, actors, directors and co. can win the coveted trophy.
In this article, we only list the nominees in the main categories comedy, drama and mini or anthology series. The full list is available on the official website.
The best comedy series and actors in this category
Comedy series is an important category at the Emmys. This year’s leader is “Abbott Elementary”, a series that has so far only been shown in the USA. Another hot contender is “Ted Lasso,” an Apple TV+ production.
- Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- Barry (HBO / HBO Max)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO / HBO Max)
- Hacks (HBO / HBO Max)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
- Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
- What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Best Actress:
- Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
- Quinta Brunson in Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- Kaley Cuoco in The Flight Attendant (HBO / HBO Max)
- Elle Fanning in The Great (Hulu)
- Issa Rae in “Insecure” (HBO / HBO Max)
- Jean Smart in “Hacks” (HBO / HBO Max)
Best Actor:
- Donald Glover in “Atlanta” (FX)
- Bill Hader in “Barry” (HBO / HBO Max)
- Nicholas Hoult on The Great (Hulu)
- Steve Martin in Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- Martin Short in Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- Jason Sudeikis in Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Best Supporting Actress:
- Alex Borstein in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
- Hannah Einbinder in “Hacks” (HBO / HBO Max)
- Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- Kate McKinnon on Saturday Night (NBC)
- Sarah Niles in Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
- Sheryl Lee Ralph in Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- Juno Temple in Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
- Hannah Waddingham in Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Best Supporting Actor:
- Anthony Carrigan in “Barry” (HBO / HBO Max)
- Brett Goldstein in Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
- Toheeb Jimoh in Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
- Nick Mohammed in Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
- Tony Shalhoub in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
- Tyler James Williams in Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- Henry Winkler in “Barry” (HBO / HBO Max)
- Bowen Yang on Saturday Night (NBC)
The best drama series and actors in this category
Even more prestigious, however, is the “Drama” category. By the way, the most successful series when it comes to Emmys is “Game of Thrones”. The series was able to win this award a total of 57 times, including various times for the best drama series. Since the final season, however, this category has become much more exciting again – including the Emmy Awards 2022. Striking in this prominent segment: Netflix is represented three times and thus ahead of the long-term leader HBO (+ HBO Max). The latest season “Stranger Things” is also nominated, the finale of which was only shown on Netflix in early July. Season 5 should then be a hot candidate in the coming years – you can find all the information about it in the linked article.
The Best Drama Series:
- Better Call Saul (AMC)
- Euphoria (HBO / HBO Max)
- Ozark (Netflix)
- Severance (Apple TV+)
- Squid Game (Netflix)
- Stranger Things (Netflix)
- Succession (HBO / HBO Max)
- Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Best Actress:
- Jodie Comer in “Killing Eve” (BBC America)
- Laura Linney in Ozark as Wendy (Netflix)
- Melanie Lynskey in “Yellowjackets” (Showtime)
- Sandra Oh in “Killing Eve” (BBC America)
- Reese Witherspoon on The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Zendaya in “Euphoria” (HBO / HBO Max)
Best Actor:
- Jason Bateman in “Ozark” (Netflix)
- Brian Cox in “Succession” (HBO / HBO Max)
- Lee Jung-jae in “Squid Game” (Netflix)
- Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (AMC)
- Adam Scott in Severance (Apple TV+)
- Jeremy Strong in “Succession” (HBO / HBO Max)
Best Supporting Actress:
- Patricia Arquette in Severance Cobel (Apple TV+)
- Julia Garner in “Ozark” (Netflix)
- HoYeon Jung in “Squid Game” (Netflix)
- Christina Ricci in “Yellowjackets” (Showtime)
- Rhea Seehorn in Better Call Saul (AMC)
- J. Smith-Cameron in “Succession” (HBO / HBO Max)
- Sarah Snook in “Succession” (HBO / HBO Max)
- Sydney Sweeney in “Euphoria” (HBO / HBO Max)
Best Supporting Actor:
- Nicholas Braun in “Succession” (HBO / HBO Max)
- Billy Crudup on The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Kieran Culkin in “Succession” (HBO / HBO Max)
- Matthew Macfadyen in “Succession” (HBO / HBO Max)
- O Yeong-su in “Squid Game” (Netflix)
- Park Hae-soo in “Squid Game” (Netflix)
- John Turturro in Severance (Apple TV+)
- Christopher Walken in Severance (Apple TV+)
Also interesting: All information about “Squid Game” Season 2
The best mini-series and actors in this category
Also not to be underestimated is the category for mini or anthology series. A lot of shows are designed to last just one season from the start, so the competition in that space is particularly fierce. This is also evident from this year’s nomination list, which includes major productions such as “Dopesick” or “Inventing Anna”.
The best mini-series:
- Dopesick (Hulu)
- The Dropout (Hulu)
- Inventing Anna (Netflix)
- Pam & Tommy (Hulu)
- The White Lotus (HBO / HBO Max)
Best Actress:
- Toni Collette in The Staircase (HBO / HBO Max)
- Julia Garner in Inventing Anna (Netflix)
- Lily James in Pam & Tommy (Hulu)
- Sarah Paulson in “Impeachment: American Crime Story” (FX)
- Margaret Qualley in Maid (Netflix)
- Amanda Seyfried in The Dropout (Hulu)
Best Actor:
- Colin Firth in The Staircase (HBO / HBO Max)
- Andrew Garfield in “Under the Banner of Heaven” (FX)
- Oscar Isaac in “Scenes from a Marriage” (HBO / HBO Max)
- Michael Keaton in “Dopesick” (Hulu)
- Himesh Patel in Station Eleven (HBO / HBO Max)
- Sebastian Stan in Pam & Tommy (Hulu)
Best Supporting Actress:
- Connie Britton in The White Lotus (HBO / HBO Max)
- Jennifer Coolidge in The White Lotus (HBO / HBO Max)
- Alexandra Daddario in “The White Lotus” (HBO / HBO Max)
- Kaitlyn Dever in “Dopesick” (Hulu)
- Natasha Rothwell in “He White Lotus” (HBO / HBO Max)
- Sydney Sweeney in The White Lotus (HBO / HBO Max)
- Mare Winningham in “Dopesick” (Hulu)
Best Supporting Actor:
- Murray Bartlett in The White Lotus (HBO / HBO Max)
- Jake Lacy in The White Lotus (HBO / HBO Max)
- Will Poulter in “Dopesick” (Hulu)
- Seth Rogen in Pam & Tommy (Hulu)
- Peter Sarsgaard in “Dopesick” (Hulu)
- Michael Stuhlbarg in “Dopesick” (Hulu)
- Steve Zahn in The White Lotus (HBO / HBO Max)
These series come out on top at the 2022 Emmy Awards
Probably the most promising series at this year’s Emmys are “Succession” from HBO and the surprising Netflix hit “Squid Game”. The HBO series was able to collect 25 nominations via a media module and its family intrigues, “Squid Game” still has 14 nominations. The South Korean drama about social inequality is considered the most likely candidate for one of the really big prizes. Even higher in the number of nominations is the HBO drama Euphoria, also starring the nominated Zendaya. However, the series “Severance” from Apple TV+ also surprisingly received 14 nominations.
Last year, Netflix claimed the title of Best Drama Series with the fourth season of The Crown. The series is not among the nominees this year as there is no new season released. Accordingly, at the Emmy Awards 2022, it should be the claim of the streaming service to defend the title with “Squid Game”, “Ozark” or even the 4th season of the dark fantasy hit “Stranger Things”.
In the comedy series, “Abbott Elementary” and “Ted Lasso” are the big favorites. The HBO production “The White Lotus” is considered the most promising candidate for the mini-series. Competition comes mainly from Netflix and Hulu in the form of the series “Inventing Anna” and “Dopesick”.
Netflix vs. Disney+ – no rivals at the 2022 Emmy Awards
While streaming leader Netflix was able to place itself in the nominations with numerous productions and Prime Video and Co. also appear frequently, it stands out that one big name is missing in the main categories: Disney+.
On the one hand, this is because the streaming service has so far produced few series of its own that could appear at the Emmy Awards 2022. The provider buys nominated formats such as “Pam & Tommy” from the US service Hulu and shows them exclusively here in Germany. The same applies to “Only Murders in the Building” and “The Dropout”. Most of the “real” Disney+ originals so far are aimed at a younger audience. The exceptions are “Star Wars” and Marvel, the two big brands at Disney. At least “WandaVision” was able to record nominations last year, although the series then went largely empty-handed at the award ceremony. Those responsible should not like the fact that none of the Disney + series has been nominated in the important categories this Emmy season.
Because there would have been a few candidates, including the Marvel series “Hawkeye” and “Moon Knight”. The biggest favorite at Disney + was actually “Loki” with Tom Hiddleston. Although, among other things, “What if…?” was still taken into account in the later nomination rounds, that shouldn’t change much in the overall picture.