‘Succession,’ ‘The Last of Us,’ ‘White Lotus’ lead Emmy nominations

Even in the midst of a writers’ strike and the looming threat of an actors’ strike as soon as tomorrow, the Emmy nominations for the best in TV and streaming were announced as planned. Just don’t hold your breath that the current Sept. 18 date for the 75th Annual Emmy Awards telecast will hold.

HBO’s “Succession” topped all programs with 27 Emmy nominations followed by HBO’s “The Last of Us” (24 noms), HBO’s “The White Lotus” (23 noms) and Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” (21 noms).

There were not a lot of Western Pennsylvania ties in this year’s Emmy nominations. Filmed-in-Pittsburgh “A League of Their Own” was completely snubbed. If we really stretch the definition of local ties, the idea for “The Last of Us” was conceived by series creator Neil Druckmann while he was a student at Carnegie Mellon University. “Last of Us” is the first video game adaptation to ever earn major Emmy awards consideration.

Receiving his third Emmy nomination for supporting actor in a comedy series for “Barry” is 2006 CMU grad Anthony Carrigan. And 1978 CMU grad Cherry Jones received a best guest actress nomination for her role in “Succession.” Judith Light, a 1970 CMU grad, received a nomination for best guest actress in a comedy for her turn in “Poker Face.” Amazon Prime Video’s “Daisy Jones & the Six,” which features members of a band from Pittsburgh, received nine nominations including outstanding limited series.

Some noteworthy nominations:

• “Succession” made Emmy history with the most lead actor nominations ever for a single program for stars Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong.

• Deserving “Star Wars” series “Andor” was nominated in the best drama category while undeserving “Obi Wan Kenobi” received a nomination in the limited series category over the far more deserving Amazon Prime Video show “Swarm.”

• HBO’s “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon” received a best drama Emmy nomination while Prime Video’s “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” was snubbed in that top category.

• “1923” and “Yellowstone” were snubbed in major categories. “1923” star Harrison Ford wasn’t nominated for “1923” or comedy series “Shrinking.”

As for when viewers will learn the winners of this year’s Emmys, that remains unclear.

While Emmy officials in conjunction with broadcast partner Fox are taking a wait-and-see approach for now, it’s expected that the awards won’t be given out on Sept. 18 as planned due to the current strike.

Per Variety, the TV Academy wants to move the telecast to November, in hopes any and all work stoppages will have concluded by then, while Fox favors a January 2024 airdate.

Emmy nominations

Drama series: “Andor” (Disney+), “Better Call Saul” (AMC), “The Crown” (Netflix), “House of the Dragon” (HBO), “The Last of Us” (HBO), “Succession” (HBO), “The White Lotus” (HBO), “Yellowjackets” (Showtime)

Comedy Series: “Abbott Elementary” (ABC), “Barry” (HBO), “The Bear” (FX), “Jury Duty” (Amazon Freevee), “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime Video), “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu), “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+), “Wednesday” (Netflix)

Limited Series: “Beef” (Netflix), “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (Netflix), “Daisy Jones & the Six” (Amazon Prime Video), “Fleishman Is in Trouble” (FX), “Obi-Wan Kenobi” (Disney+)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series: 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”)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Sharon Horgan (“Bad Sisters”), Melanie Lynskey (“Yellowjackets”), Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Bella Ramsey (“The Last of Us”), Keri Russell (“The Diplomat”), Sarah Snook (“Succession”)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Bill Hader (“Barry”), Jason Segel (“Shrinking”), Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building”), Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso”), Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Christina Applegate (“Dead to Me”), Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”), Natasha Lyonne (“Poker Face”), Jenna Ortega (“Wednesday”)

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: Taron Egerton (“Black Bird”), Kumail Nanjiani (“Welcome to Chippendales”), Evan Peters (“Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”), Daniel Radcliffe (“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”), Michael Shannon (“George Tammy”), Steven Yeun (“Beef”)

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Lizzy Caplan (“Fleishman Is in Trouble”), Jessica Chastain (“George Tammy”), Dominique Fishback (“Swarm”), Kathryn Hahn (“Tiny Beautiful Things”), Riley Keough (“Daisy Jones the Six”), Ali Wong (“Beef”)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: F. Murray Abraham (“The White Lotus”), Nicholas Braun (“Succession”), Michael Imperioli (“The White Lotus”), Theo James (“The White Lotus”) Matthew Macfadyen (“Succession”), Alan Ruck (“Succession”), Will Sharpe (“The White Lotus”), Alexander Skarsgård, (“Succession”)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Jennifer Coolidge (“The White Lotus”), Elizabeth Debicki (“The Crown”), Meghann Fahy (“The White Lotus”), Sabrina Impacciatore (“The White Lotus”), Aubrey Plaza (“The White Lotus”), Rhea Seehorn (“Better Call Saul”), J. Smith-Cameron (“Succession”), Simona Tabasco (“The White Lotus”)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Anthony Carrigan (“Barry”), Phil Dunster (“Ted Lasso”), Brett Goldstein (“Ted Lasso”), James Marsden (“Jury Duty”), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“The Bear”), Tyler James Williams (“Abbott Elementary”), Henry Winkler (“Barry”)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Alex Borstein (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”), Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary”), Sheryl Lee Ralph (“Abbott Elementary”), Juno Temple (“Ted Lasso”), Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”), Jessica Williams (“Shrinking”)

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie: Murray Bartlett (“Welcome to Chippendales”), Paul Walter Hauser (“Black Bird”), Richard Jenkins (“Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”), Joseph Lee (“Beef”), Ray Liotta (“Black Bird”), Young Mazino (“Beef”), Jesse Plemons (“Love and Death”)

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie: Annaleigh Ashford (“Welcome to Chippendales”), Maria Bello (“Beef”), Claire Danes (“Fleishman Is in Trouble”), Juliette Lewis (“Welcome to Chippendales”), Camila Morrone (“Daisy Jones and the Six”), Niecy Nash-Betts (“Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”), Merritt Wever (“Tiny Beautiful Things”)

Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Murray Bartlett (“The Last of Us”), James Cromwell (“Succession”), Lamar Johnson (“The Last of Us”), Arian Moayed (“Succession”), Nick Offerman (“The Last of Us”), Keivonn Montreal Woodard (“The Last of Us”)

Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Hiam Abbass (“Succession”), Cherry Jones (“Succession”), Melanie Lynskey (“The Last of Us”), Storm Reid (“The Last of Us”), Anna Torv (“The Last of Us”), Harriet Walter (“Succession”)

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Becky Ann Baker, ‘Ted Lasso”), Quinta Brunson (“Saturday Night Live”), Taraji P. Henson (“Abbott Elementary”), Judith Light (“Poker Face”), Sarah Niles (“Ted Lasso”), Harriet Walter (“Ted Lasso”)

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Jon Bernthal (“The Bear”), Luke Kirby (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Nathan Lane (“Only Murders in the Building”), Pedro Pascal (“Saturday Night Live”), Oliver Platt (“The Bear”), Sam Richardson (“Ted Lasso”)

TV Movie: “Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas” (NBC), “Fire Island” (Hulu) (“Prey” (Hulu) (“Reality” (HBO) (“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” (Roku Channel)

Variety Talk Series: “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central) (“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC), “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (NBC), “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS), “The Problem With Jon Stewart” (Apple TV+)

Reality Competition Program: “The Amazing Race” (CBS), “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV), “Survivor” (CBS), “Top Chef” (Bravo), “The Voice” (NBC)

Outstanding Animated Program: “Bob’s Burgers” (Fox), “Entergalactic” (Netflix), “Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal” (Adult Swim), “Rick And Morty” (Adult Swim), “The Simpsons” (Fox)

Host for a Reality or Competition Program: Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, and Jonathan Van Ness (“Queer Eye”), Nicole Byer (“Nailed It”), Padma Lakshmi (“Top Chef”), Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph (“Baking It”), RuPaul (“RuPauls Drag Race”)

Host for a Game Show: Mayim Bialik (“Jeopardy!” syndicated), Steve Harvey (“Family Feud” syndicated), Ken Jennings (“Jeopardy!” syndicated), Keke Palmer (“Password” NBC), Pat Sajak (“Wheel of Fortune” syndicated)

Scripted Variety Series: “A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO), “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO), “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Variety Special (Live): “The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna” (Fox), “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” (Netflix), “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium” (Disney+), “The Oscars” (ABC), “75th Annual Tony Awards” (CBS)

Variety Special (Pre-recorded): “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love” (NBC), “John Mulaney: Baby J” (Netflix), “Lizzo: Live in Concert” (HBO Max), “Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music Laughter” (ABC), “Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would” (Netflix), “Wanda Sykes: Im an Entertainer” (Netflix)

Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special: “The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama Oprah Winfrey” (Netflix), “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman And Volodymyr Zelenskyy” (Netflix), “Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy” (CNN), “Taste The Nation With Padma Lakshmi” (Hulu), “United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell” (CNN)