Among 11 nominations for Baby Reindeer

Richard Gadd has been nominated for two Emmys for writing and starring in Baby Reindeer, in shortlists dominated by The Bear.

Gadd’s hit Netflix series was also shortlisted for outstanding limited or anthology series, with the comedian nominated for best actor and writer  in the same category.

There were also supporting actor nominations for his co-stars Jessica Gunning, who played stalker Martha, Nava Mau who played Terri, the girlfriend of Gadd’s character Donny,  and  Tom Goodman-Hill who portrayed abuser Darrien.

Baby Reindeer was also nominated for direction, costume design, casting, editing and music supervision, making a total of 11 nominations

The Bear received a record 23 Emmy nominations – a record of the second series of any comedy season, beating previous holder 30 Rock’s 22. 

It was nominated for outstanding comedy series with acting nods for leads Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri and a guest appearance nod for Olivia Colman.

The main comedy shortlists are: 

Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Only Murders in the Building
Palm Royale
Reservation Dogs
What We Do in the Shadows

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson for Abbott Elementary"
Ayo Edebiri for The Bear
Maya Rudolph for Loot
Selena Gomez for Only Murders in the Building
Jean Smart for Hacks
Kristen Wiig for Palm Royale

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Matt Berry for What We Do in the Shadows
Larry David for Curb Your Enthusiasm
Steve Martin for Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short or Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White for The Bear
D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai for Reservation Dogs

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Lionel Boyce in The Bear
Paul W. Downs in Hacks
Ebon Moss-Bachrach in The Bear
Paul Rudd in Only Murders In The Building
Tyler James Williams in Abbott Elementary
Bowen Yang in Saturday Night Live  

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Carol Burnett  in Palm Royale
Liza Colón-Zayas in The Bear
Janelle James  in Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph in Abbott Elementary • ABC • Delicious Non-Meryl Streep  in Only Murders In The Building 

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Jon Bernthal  in The Bear
Matthew Broderick in Only Murders In The Building
Ryan Gosling  in Saturday Night Live
Christopher Lloyd in Hacks
Bob Odenkirk  in The Bear
Will Poulter in  The Bear  

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Olivia Colman in The Bear
Jamie Lee Curtis in The Bear
Kaitlin Olson  in Hacks
Da’Vine Joy Randolph  in Only Murders In The Building
Maya Rudolph  in Saturday Night Live
 Kristen Wiig  in Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson for Abbott Elementary
Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo for The Bear
Meredith Scardino, Sam Means, for Girls5eva
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky for Hacks
Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider for The Other Two
Jake Bender, Zach Dunn for What We Do In The Shadows 

Outstanding Talk Series

The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 

Outstanding Animated Program

Blue Eye Samurai
Bob’s Burgers
Scavengers Reign
The Simpsons
X-Men ‘97
Beau DeM

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary  - Randall Einhorn
The Bear – Christopher Storer
The Bear  – Ramy Youssef
The Gentlemen – Guy Ritchie
Hacks – Lucia Aniello,
The Ms. Pat Show – Mary Lou Bell

Outstanding Talk Series

The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Stephen Colber

Outstanding Scripted Variety Series

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Billy Joel: The 100th – Live At Madison Square Garden
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer
Dick Van Dyke 98 Years Of Magic
Trevor Noah: Where Was I

Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama Or Variety Series

Carpool Karaoke
The Eric Andre Show
Late Night With Seth Meyers Corrections
Only Murders In The Building: One Killer Question
Real Time With Bill Maher: Overtime 

Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series
After The Cut – The Daily Show
The Crown: Farewell To A Royal Epic
Saturday Night Live Presents: Behind The Sketch
Shōgun – The Making Of Shōgun 

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
Alex Edelman: Just For Us
Jacqueline Novak: Get On Your Knees
John Early: Now More Than Ever
Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man And The Pool
The Oscars writing team

Published: 17 Jul 2024