The largest evening in tv! The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards is returning to its typical residence in Los Angeles this 12 months — however there are some main adjustments afoot.
The 2022 Emmys will air reside from the Microsoft Theater on Monday, September 12, after two years wherein the coronavirus pandemic necessitated that the present was held elsewhere. Earlier than 2020, the Primetime Emmys had been held on the downtown L.A. theater since 2008.
Whereas the venue will look acquainted, the behind-the-scenes guidelines have undergone a serious shift. In December 2021, the Academy of Tv Arts & Sciences introduced that “Daytime” and “Primetime” classes could be readjusted to align with the way in which streaming has upended conventional concepts of air time.
Speak reveals, for instance, will likely be break up between the 2 classes primarily based on “format and magnificence traits reflective of present programming within the daytime or late evening house.” Classes for morning reveals have been moved from the Daytime Emmys to the Information & Documentary Emmy Awards, or to daytime speak present classes, relying on the format.
Some issues, nonetheless, will stay the identical — like HBO’s full dominance of the nominees record. The community and its HBO Max streaming counterpart scored 140 nods throughout all of the classes, marking the twentieth time that the HBO model has earned essentially the most nominations of any platform in a single 12 months. (Netflix got here in second place with 104 nominations.)
A significant contribution to HBO’s large nomination whole is Succession, which is up for 25 awards. The drama additionally broke the file for many performing nominations — 14 — in a single 12 months. The earlier file for a drama sequence was held by The West Wing, which earned 12 nods in 2002, whereas the miniseries Roots held the general file with 23 nominations in 1977.
Two of Succession’s nominations are within the Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Collection, however Jeremy Sturdy and Brian Cox are up towards some stiff competitors. Each Jason Bateman and Bob Odenkirk acquired nods for his or her work within the remaining seasons of their respective reveals, Ozark and Higher Name Saul.
Each actors have beforehand gained Emmys in different classes, however neither has ever prevailed as a drama actor. Whereas the Mr. Present alum has been nominated for Saul a complete of 5 instances, he’s mentioned that listening to the information is at all times a shock.
“I by no means took it without any consideration. It was at all times a shock,” the Breaking Unhealthy veteran instructed The New York Occasions in July 2022. “Definitely the primary two years, I couldn’t imagine it. However I feel [the latest nomination] means extra. I’ve a richer appreciation for the folks, the extent of high quality that the writers have introduced and the present has saved up.”
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