The nominations for the 78th edition of the Emmy Awards arrived in Los Angeles, establishing the contenders for the highest honors in American television according to coverage published by Le Journal de Montréal. The field of contenders features major dramatic series, comedies, and limited series competing across the top categories ahead of the upcoming ceremony.
Leading Contenders in Drama and Comedy
Leading the overall pack of nominees is the television production The Pitt, which secured a total of 25 nominations according to Le Journal de Montréal. Close behind in the nomination count is Hacks with 24 nods, followed by Widow’s Bay with 19 nominations, Pluribus with 18, and Acharnés with 16.
In the category for Best Drama Series, the nominees include La Diplomate, The Gilded Age, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Paradise, The Pitt, Pluribus, Slow Horses, and Vrais voisins, faux amis as reported by Le Journal de Montréal. The Best Comedy Series category features Abbott Elementary, The Bear: sur place ou à emporter, Hacks, Margo a des problèmes d’argent, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, Shrinking, and Widow’s Bay.
Top Acting Nominees
The race for Best Actor in a Drama Series includes Sterling K. Brown for Paradise, Gary Oldman for Slow Horses, Mark Ruffalo for Task, Rufus Sewell for La Diplomate, and Noah Wyle for The Pitt, according to Le Journal de Montréal. The Best Actress in a Drama Series category features Carrie Coon for The Gilded Age, Chase Infiniti for The Testaments, Keri Russell for La Diplomate, Rhea Seehorn for Pluribus, and Zendaya for Euphoria.
For comedy acting categories, the Best Actor nominees are Yahya Abdul-Mateen II for Wonder Man, Steve Carell for Rooster, Matthew Rhys for Widow’s Bay, Jason Segel for Shrinking, and Martin Short for Only Murders in the Building. The Best Actress in a Comedy Series nominees include Quinta Brunson for Abbott Elementary, Ayo Edebiri for The Bear: sur place ou à emporter, Elle Fanning for Margo a des problèmes d’argent, Lisa Kudrow for Mon Comeback, and Jean Smart for Hacks, as detailed by Le Journal de Montréal.
Limited Series and Anthology Contenders
The competition for Best Limited Series or Anthology highlights All Her Fault, The Beast in Me, Acharnés, DTF St. Louis, and Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette. Individual acting recognition in limited series categories includes Best Actor nominees Riz Ahmed for Coupez!, Jason Bateman for Black Rabbit, Charlie Hunnam for Monstre: l’histoire d’Ed Gein, Oscar Isaac for Acharnés, and Matthew Rhys for The Beast in Me. The Best Actress in a Limited Series field lists Claire Danes for The Beast in Me, Sally Field for De si remarquables créatures, Carey Mulligan for Acharnés, Sarah Pidgeon for Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, and Sarah Snook for All Her Fault, according to Le Journal de Montréal.
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