‘The Last of Us’ sweeps the 2023 Emmy nominations: since 1993, a new series has never accumulated so many

No less than 24 Emmy nominations this year has accumulated ‘The Last of Us’, in a milestone that places it almost on a par with the acclaimed ‘Succession’, with 27 nominations. However, there is a difference: ‘The Last of us’ is a new series, still in its first season, while the overwhelming nominations for ‘Succession’ are due to the farewell to the series about the misadventures of the Roy family, which has just closed its last season. In any case, it’s an unequivocal triumph for HBO (which also has garnered 23 nominations for ‘The White Lotus’).

We are in a difficult year, with the actors’ strike looming over the industry (at the time of writing these lines there has not yet been a vote on whether to start the strike, but seems imminent, could doubt that the gala will finally be held on September 18). In any case, the rest of the nominations have given shine to series like ‘Ted Lasso’ (21), ‘Dahmer’ (13), or ‘Wednesday’ (12), among others. Although ‘Star Wars’ series like ‘Andor’ or ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ have received their corresponding share of nominations, riskier bets like ‘Separation’ have not been so lucky.

What the 24 nominations for ‘The Last of Us’ have achieved (among which are Best Drama Series, Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as main performers, seven nominations for actors and actresses invited and a good number of technical awards) is touching a record that remained unbroken since 1993, the most nominations in a new seriesto. At the moment, the podium continues to be occupied by a production from that year, ‘New York Police Officers’, with 30 nominations, but ‘The Last of Us’ is in second place.

In this way, ‘The Last of Us’ is confirmed as one of the great recent productions of the fantastic genre. It far surpasses the much more publicized ‘House of the Dragon’ (9) and ‘The Rings of Power’ (6) and ushers in a decidedly new age of triumph for video game adaptations.

These are some of the most relevant categories this year.

best series

Best Leading Actor

• Jeff Bridges (‘The Old Man‘)
• Brian Cox (‘Succession’)
• Kieran Culkin (‘Succession’)
• Bob Odenkirk (‘Better Call Saul’)
• Pedro Pascal (‘The Last of Us’)
• Jeremy Strong (‘Succession’)

Best Leading Actress

• Sharon Horgan (‘Sisters Until Death’)
• Melanie Lynskey (‘Yellowjackets’)
• Elisabeth Moss (‘The Handmaid’s Tale’)
• Bella Ramsey (‘The Last of Us’)
• Keri Russell (‘The Diplomat’)
• Sarah Snook (‘Succession’)

best series

Best Leading Actor

• Bill Hader (‘Barry’)
• Jeremy Allen White (‘The Bear’)
• Jason Segel (‘Unfiltered Therapy’)
• Martin Short (‘Only Building Murders’)
• Jason Sudeikis (‘Ted Lasso’)

Best Leading Actress

• Christina Applegate (‘Dead to Me’)
• Rachel Brosnahan (‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’)
• Fifth Brunson (‘Abbott College’)
• Natasha Lyonne (poker face)
• Jenna Ortega (‘Wednesday’)

best direction

• ‘Wow’ from ‘Barry’, directed by Bill Hader
• ‘Review’ of ‘The Bear’, directed by Christopher Storer
• ‘Four minutes’ from ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’, directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino
• ‘Don’t Touch My Hair’ from ‘The Ms. Pat Show’, directed by Mary Lou Belli
• ‘So Long, Farewell’ by ‘Ted Lasso’, directed by Declan Lowney
• ‘Wednesday’s Child Is Full Of Woe’ from ‘Wednesday’, directed by Tim Burton

Miniseries and TV Movies

best miniseries

Best Leading Actor

• Taron Egerton (‘Black Bird’)
• Kumail Nanjiani (‘Welcome to Chippendales’)
• Evan Peters (‘Dahmer’)
• Daniel Radcliffe (‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story‘)
• Michael Shannon (‘George & Tammy’)
• Steven Yeun (‘Bronca’)

Best Leading Actress

• Lizzy Caplan (‘Fleishman’s in Trouble’)
• Jessica Chastain (‘George & Tammy’)
• Dominique Fishback (‘Swarm’)
• Kathryn Hahn (‘Tiny Beautiful Things’)
• Riley Keough (‘Daisy Jones & the Six’)
• Ali Wong (‘Battle’)

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