Beyond the predictable sweeps, there were a handful of gems that also got love from the Television Academy.
If you check the announcement of the 2022 Emmy nominations this morning , you might think they were , candidly , moderately deadening . Succession , Ted Lasso , Hacks , The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel , and a bunch of previous achiever summate more nomination to their already sizable hauls ofyears past , while a dyad of unexampled front-runner — Abbott Elementary , Severance , Yellowjackets — also snuck in . But to get to the really curious ways the Television Academy respond to this time of year , you have to dive deepinto the full listing of nominees . Sure , you ’ll find more laudits forSuccession , which leads the pack with 25 nomination , but you ’ll also see thatI Think You Should Leaveis now an Emmy nominee and Chadwick Boseman got posthumous credit . Here are other under - the - radar 2022 Emmy nominating speech you might have miss ahead of the Emmys broadcast on Monday , September 12 .
I Think You Should Leavefor Outstanding Comedy/Drama/Variety Series
In our view , the most important nominating address of the year was in the " unforesightful Form Comedy or Drama " category . The out - of - command genius ofI intend You Should leave behind with Tim Robinsonwas honored by the television establishment as it well deserves . Robinson himself was also give a nom for Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama , because his work as " guy who is obsessed with Dan Flashes " and " miry steaks dude who used to be a real piece of shit " should not go overlooked .
Rhea Seehorn for Supporting Actress inBetter Call Saul
Ever since it debuted in 2015 , theBreaking Badspin - offBetter Call Saulhas fork out multiple acting nominations for serial lead Bob Odenkirk and his colleague Jonathan Banks , who plays retired pig - call on - repairer Mike . But standout Seehorn , who plays lawyer Kim Wexler , has never been nominated despite consistently stealing scenes and serving as the show ’s excited anchor and ethical scruples . This year , with the show winding down , the Emmys finally fix that with a nod for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series . possibly she can even ward off the challenges from a strong roll of other nominees and score the show its first Emmy acting win .
Himesh Patel for Lead Actor (Limited Series) inStation Eleven
Station Eleven , HBO Max ’s adaptation of Emily St. John Mandel ’s amazingly bright dystopian novel , was one of 2021 ’s most surprising show . make its capable matter ( a global pandemic ) and tricky feel ( melancholic yet mischievous),Station Elevenwas never a whorl for a big Emmy sweep , especially in the hyper - competitive limited - serial publication bailiwick . But it was swell to see Patel , a welcome front in flick likeTenetandDon’t bet Up , score a nomination for his sore , nuanced public presentation as Jeevan Chaudhary , an ordinary bozo tasked with caring for a young girl he barely knows in the midst of the apocalypse .
Quinta Brunson is the first Black woman to get three Comedy nominations
We were thrilled to see Quinta Brunson put forward for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy , and as emotional whenAbbott Elementarywas in the intermixture for best drollery overall . But that ’s not the extent of Brunson ’s skill . With a nod for write as well , she became , asVarietyreported , the first bleak woman to gain three nominations in the comedy family in one year .
Squid Game’s 14 nominations
Of course Netflix ’s massive South Korean hit would extort up some Emmy noms , but it ’s exciting to see how well voter respond to this show that’sjust getting start out . In add-on to Outstanding Drama Series — making it the first non - English show to collapse into the category — Squid Game ’s acting nomination include Lee Jung - jae for Lead Actor , Park Hae - soo and Oh Yeong - su for support Actor , Jung Ho - yeon for Supporting Actress , and Lee You - mi for Guest Actress . Meanwhile , Hwang Dong - hyuk fasten a nom conduct for the sequence " Red Light , Green Light , " and the series also find fault up nods for writing , production design , filming , main title report , redaction , optic personal effects , and stunt workplace .
The very chaotic Television Movie category
What does the idiom " television moving picture " even think anymore ? With the rise of cyclosis and the shift toward the special series as the proving ground for movie star , the " TV movie " feel like a puzzling subcategory . That plausibly explains why this list of nominees ( Chip ' n ' Dale , Ray Donovan : The Movie , Reno 911 ! : The Hunt for QAnon , The Survivor , andZoey ’s Extraordinary Christmas ) feels so strange and incongruous . Either way , congrats toRay Donovan : The Movie .
Sydney Sweeney is a double nominee
While herEuphoriacastmateZendayais arguably the favourite to gain ground Best Actress in a Drama for her work as the drug addict Rue , do not underestimateSydney Sweeney , the not - so - secret MVP of the show . Sweeney , a meme star , found herself with nods in two category : one for brook Actress in a Drama Series forEuphoriaand the other for supporting actress in a circumscribed serial forThe White Lotus . The era of Sweeney is upon us .
TheWhite Lotuscast’s big day
Despite airing one whole year ago , The White Lotus ' shape cleaned up . Everyone knew MVPJennifer Coolidgeand her caftans would be nominate , but Emmy voters also agnize the magnificent work of Murray Bartlett , Connie Britton , Alexandra Daddario , Jake Lacy , Natasha Rothwell , and Steve Zahn , as well as Maker Mike White ’s authorship and directing . ( Justice forFred Hechinger . ) That make the whiplash - smart HBO satire one of the year ’s most - nominated programme , outdone only bySuccessionandTed Lasso .
Barack Obama for Narrator
Hello , Emmy nominee Barack Obama . The former United States President was nominated for narrating the Netflix docuseriesOur Great National Parks , which his production society , Higher Ground , financed . If he wins , Obama will be midway to EGOT status , as he already has two Grammys for his audiobooksDreams from My FatherandThe audaciousness of Hope .
Chadwick Boseman and Jessica Walter for Character Voice-Over Performance
hide late amid a lot of technical accolade are a couple of family for vocal performances , and one of these , Outstanding Character Voice - Over Performance , is particularly notable this year for honour two stars we lost far too soon : Chadwick Boseman , who sound his iconic character Black Panther one net fourth dimension in an episode of Marvel ’s remixedWhat If … ?series , and Jessica Walter , whose theatrical role Malory Archer find a bittersweet leave at the close ofArcher ’s twelfth season .
How To with John Wilsonfor Writing for Nonfiction Program
If we ran the Emmys , the extraordinaryHow to with John Wilsonwould be nominated in category it was n’t eligible for , but at least it got one acknowledgment from the TV Academy in Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program . Wilson and his writers , including Conner O’Malley and Susan Orlean , were recognized for " How to Appreciate Wine , " which ends with Wilson crashing a party at the home of the CEO of Bang vigor drinks .
The Righteous GemstonesandBarryfor Stunt Coordination
Danny McBride ’s Christian family sagaThe Righteous Gemstonesfeels like one of those funniness that ’s simply too funny , rude , and weird to garner much Emmy attention . His previous fad hits for HBO , Eastbound & DownandVice Principals , were n’t exactly award Darling River , either . But it was fun to see the show pick up a nomination for Stunt Coordination alongside its HBO comedy siblingBarry . Gemstones ' motorbike chase sequence in Season 2 remains one of the more exciting ( and absurd ) pieces of action filmmaking you ’ll find on television in late years .
The stacked Short Form Animated Program nominations
An underrated and often overlooked family that only became an award in 2008 , the Short Form Animated Program nominations declare oneself some excellent inclusions this twelvemonth . Notably , there are the anthologiesLove , Death + Robots , Netflix ’s R - rat sci - fi mindmelter that pull ahead in both 2020 and 2021 ; Disney+ ’s anime take on theStar Warsuniverse , Star Wars : vision ; andThe Boys ' animate spinoff , The Boys : Diabolical .
Arcanefor Animated Program
A win for the gamers : Netflix’sLeague of Legends - ground animated series nabbed itself a nomination this year , in a family that also includedBob ’s Burgers , Rick & Morty , andThe Simpsons . The mix of 2D/3D animation for the wildly democratic video - game adaptation manifestly made an impression on voter .
Pachinkofor Main Title Design
ThoughPachinkowas largely , reprehensively , cut at this year ’s Emmys , it did supervise one nom . One of the practiced part about Apple TV+ ’s wholesale geological period dramatic event ( besides all of it ) is its title sequence , which features all of the main characters letting loose and shaking it out to The Grass Roots ' " Let ’s Live for Today " amid the wandering nerve tract of a pachinko parlour , lit in bright pastel pinks , blues , and yellows and generally having an awesome clock time . give the grief and tragedy that make up much of the show ’s plot of land , the title sequence is that much more of a balm , a can’t - young woman morsel of every episode that makes run into the " Skip Intro " push button sense wrong .
Late Night with Seth Meyerswas finally nominated in Variety Talk
The Variety series categories are often improbably redundant . Last Week Tonight with John Oliverhas won every year since 2015 . It will probably win again . But this yr , it ’s up againstLate Night with Seth Meyers , which ultimately cracked the nomination after years of sit on the sidelines .
‘I Think You Should Leave’|Netflix
Netflix
Eddy Chen/HBO
Ryan Green/HBO
