Emmy Nominations 2023: ‘Succession,’ ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘The Last of Us’ Lead

Succession, The Last of Us, and Ted Lasso all picked up a trove of nominees for the 75th Emmy Awards, which were announced Wednesday, July 12.

As expected, Succession led all nominees with 27 after its blockbuster final season. The show is up for Outstanding Drama Series; a bunch of writing, directing, and other technical categories; and stars Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, Brian Cox, Matthew Macfadyen, Alan Ruck, Nicholas Braun, Alexander Skarsgård, and J. Smith-Cameron all earned lead or supporting actor nominations (James Cromwell, Arian Moayed, Ham Abbass, Cherry Jones, and Harriet Walter all picked up guest actor nominations, too).

While Succession will certainly go into the night as the heavy favorite, it will face stiff competition. For Outstanding Drama series, it will compete against The Last of Us, The White Lotus (which is no longer part of the Limited Series category), Better Call Saul, The Crown, Yellowjackets, House of the Dragon, and Andor.

Both The Last of Us and The White Lotus came in close behind Succession in total nominations, picking up 24 and 23, respectively. The Last of Us stars Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal were both nominated, as were many of the show’s guest performers, including Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett, who turned in memorable performances in the show’s celebrated third episode. 

Meanwhile, Jennifer Coolidge will look to win her second Emmy for The White Lotus, and the show also helped Michael Imperioli garner his first Emmy nod since the heyday of The Sopranos. He’s up for the same category he won in 2004, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, though he’ll have to compete against his co-stars F. Murray Abraham, Theo James, and Will Sharpe (in fact, that whole category only features actors from The White Lotus and Succession). 

If there’s one dark horse to upset Succession, or even The White Lotus and The Last of Us, it might be Better Call Saul. The show received seven nominations for the second half of its sixth and final season, including Outstanding Drama Series and acting nods to stars Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn. Better Call Saul has been a consistent Emmy nominee over the course of its run, racking up 48 Creative and Primetime Emmy nominations (before this year). But remarkably, the show has only won two prizes — and both were Creative Arts Emmys for promotional material (which aren’t even included on the official Emmy website). 

Over in the world of comedy, Ted Lasso led all nominees with 21 and will aim to score its third straight Outstanding Comedy Series victory for what’s largely believed to be its final season. The show has dominated the comedy category the past few years, and previous winners Jason Sudeikis, Brett Goldstein, and Hannah Waddingham are all nominated again this year. That said, reviews for Ted Lasso’s third season were rather lackluster, potentially leaving the door open for its Outstanding Comedy Series competitors: Abbott Elementary, Barry, The Bear, Jury Duty, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Only Murders in the Building, and Wednesday.

Abbott Elementary earned eight nominations after taking home its first Emmy honors last year, including memorable acting and writing wins, respectively, for Sheryl Lee Ralph and creator-star Quinta Brunson (both are nominated again this year). Both Barry and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel are former Emmy darlings that have largely been shut out in recent years but could garner voter attention for their final seasons. But popular newcomers like The Bear (13 nominations) and Wednesday (12 nominations) will likely draw plenty of attention as well. 

With The White Lotus now securely in the Drama category, the Limited or Anthology Series or Movie categories will likely be wide open this year. Beef and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story led all nominees in that category with 13 each, including noms for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, alongside Daisy Jones & the Six, Fleishman Is in Trouble, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. 

The 75th Emmy Awards are currently scheduled to take place Monday, Sept. 18. However, the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike — and the looming threat of a Screen Actors Guild strike — could delay or hamper the proceedings. As The New York Times previously reported, if the WGA strike is not over by August, there will not be enough time to prep for a September show, meaning it could be pushed to January. (The Daytime Emmys, originally scheduled for June, were already delayed.)

2023 Emmy Nominees

Outstanding Drama Series
Succession
The White Lotus
The Last of Us
Better Call Saul
The Crown
Yellowjackets
House of the Dragon
Andor

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

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Brian Cox, Succession
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Jeremy Strong, Succession
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
Jeff Bridges, The Old Man

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

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

Outstanding Comedy Series
Ted Lasso
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Jury Duty
Only Murders in the Building
Barry
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Wednesday

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

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Bill Hader, Barry
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Jason Segel, Shrinking

Outstanding 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
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Juno Temple, Ted Lasso
Jessica Williams, Shrinking

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Carrigan, Barry
Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
James Marsden, Jury Duty
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
Henry Winkler, BarryPhil Dunster, Ted Lasso

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Beef
Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Fleishman is in Trouble
Daisy Jones and the Six
Obi-Wan Kenobi

Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series, Movie or Anthology
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

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

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series, Movie or Anthology
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
Murray Bartlett, Welcome to Chippendales

Outstanding Talk Series
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Steven Colbert
The Problem With Jon Stewart

Outstanding Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Voice

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Indian Matchmaking
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
Selling Sunset
Vanderpump Rules
Welcome to Wrexham

From Rolling Stone US.