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HBO Max’s ‘Succession’ is nominated for 25 Emmy Awards. Image via Twitter @IndieWire

2022 Emmy Awards: ‘Succession’ leads the pack with 25 nominations

HBO Max’s dark comedy series ‘Succession’ is nominated for 25 Emmy Awards. Take a look at the full list of nominees here.

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HBO Max’s ‘Succession’ is nominated for 25 Emmy Awards. Image via Twitter @IndieWire

The 2022 Emmy nominations were announced on 12 July by Hollywood stars Melissa Fumero and JB Smoove. HBO Max’s Succession has topped the 2022 Emmy nominations list with 25 nods. Following closely behind is the comedy-drama series, Ted Lasso with 20 nominations. 

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‘SUCCESSION’ LEADS PACK OF EMMY NOMINATIONS 

Succession is a dark comedy series that premiered on HBO in June 2018. Since then, the series has dominated the Golden Globes, the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs) and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. 

This year, Succession is the frontrunner for the 2022 Emmy Awards with 25 nominations and has scored nominations in the Outstanding Drama Series category, Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Brian Cox) and Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Sarah Snook). 

The popular series scored 12 nominations at the 2021 Emmy Awards. 

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FULL LIST OF EMMY NOMINEES 

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

  • Better Call Saul
  • Euphoria
  • Ozark
  • Severance
  • Squid Game
  • Stranger Things
  • Succession
  • Yellowjackets

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

  • Abbott Elementary
  • Barry
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Hacks
  • The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
  • Only Murders in the Building
  • Ted Lasso
  • What We Do in the Shadows

OUTSTANDING LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES

  • Dopesick
  • The Dropout
  • Inventing Anna
  • Pam & Tommy
  • The White Lotus

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES 

  • Jodie Comer –Killing Eve
  • Laura Linney – Ozark
  • Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets
  • Sandra Oh – Killing Eve
  • Reese Witherspoon – The Morning Show
  • Zendaya – Euphoria

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Jason Bateman – Ozark
  • Brian Cox – Succession
  • Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game
  • Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
  • Adam Scott – Severance
  • Jeremy Strong – Succession

LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
  • Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
  • Kaley Cuoco – The Flight Attendant
  • Elle Fanning – The Great
  • Issa Rae – Insecure
  • Jean Smart – Hacks

LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Donald Glover – Atlanta
  • Bill Hader – Barry
  • Nicholas Hoult – The Great
  • Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
  • Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
  • Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso

LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

  • Toni Collette – The Staircase
  • Julia Garner – Inventing Anna
  • Lily James – Pam & Tommy
  • Sarah Paulson – Impeachment: American Crime Story
  • Margaret Qualley – Maid
  • Amanda Seyfried –The Dropout

LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OF MOVIE

  • Colin Firth – The Staircase
  • Andrew Garfield – Under Banner of Heaven
  • Oscar Isaac – Scenes from a Marriage
  • Himesh Patel – Station Eleven
  • Sebastian Stan – Pam & Tommy
  • Michael Keaton – Dopesick

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SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Patricia Arquette – Severance
  • Julia Garner – Ozark
  • Jung Ho-yeon – Squid Game
  • Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets
  • Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul
  • J Smith-Cameron – Succession
  • Sarah Snook – Succession
  • Sydney Sweeney – Euphoria

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Nicholas Braun – Succession
  • Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
  • Kieran Culkin – Succession
  • Park Hae-soo – Squid Game
  • Matthew Macfadyen – Succession
  • John Turturro – Severance
  • Christopher Walken – Severance

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
  • Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
  • Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
  • Sarah Niles – Ted Lasso
  • Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
  • Juno Temple – Ted Lasso
  • Hannah Waddingham –Ted Lasso

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Anthony Carrigan – Barry
  • Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso
  • Toheeb Jimoh – Ted Lasso
  • Nick Mohammed– Ted Lasso
  • Tony Shalhoub – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
  • Henry Winkler – Barry
  • Bowen Yang –Saturday Night Live

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

  • Connie Britton – The White Lotus
  • Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus
  • Alexandra Daddario – The White Lotus
  • Kaitlyn Dever– Dopesick
  • Natasha Rothwell –The White Lotus
  • Sydney Sweeney – The White Lotus
  • Mare Winningham – Dopesick

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

  • Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus
  • Jake Lacy – The White Lotus
  • Will Poulter – Dopesick
  • Seth Rogen – Pam & Tommy
  • Peter Sarsgaard – Dopesick
  • Michael Stuhlbarg – Dopesick

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Hope Davis – Succession
  • Marcia Gay Harden –The Morning Show
  • Martha Kelly – Euphoria
  • Sanaa Lathan – Succession
  • Harriet Walter– Succession
  • Lee You-mi – Squid Game

GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Adrien Brody – Succession
  • James Cromwell – Succession
  • Colman Domingo – Euphoria
  • Arian Moayed– Succession
  • Tom Pelphrey – Ozark
  • Alexander Skarsgård – Succession

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Jane Adams – Hacks
  • Harriet Sansom Harris – Hacks
  • Jane Lynch – Only Murders in the Building
  • Laurie Metcalf – Hacks
  • Kaitlin Olson – Hacks
  • Harriet Walter –Ted Lasso

GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Jerrod Carmichael – Saturday Night Live
  • Bill Hader– Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • James Lance – Ted Lasso
  • Nathan Lane – Only Murders in the Building
  • Christopher McDonald – Hacks
  • Sam Richardson – Ted Lasso

OUTSTANDING COMPETITION PROGRAMME

  • The Amazing Race
  • Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
  • Nailed It!
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race
  • Top Chef
  • The Voice

OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES

  • The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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