A plethora – PLETHORA! – of LGBTQ+ shows, films and actors have been nominated at the 2023 Primetime Emmy Awards.
On 12 July, Yvette Nicole Brown and Television Academy chairman and CEO Frank Scherma revealed the nominees in a live ceremony.
The Last of Us, HBO’s post-apocalyptic drama based on the video game of the same name, is up for Best Drama, Best Actor – Drama (Pedro Pascal), Best Actress – Drama (Bella Ramsey), Best Writing – Drama, and Best Directing – Drama.
Over at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, the series also picked up nods for Outstanding Guest Actor – Drama (Murray Bartlett, Nick Offerman, Lamar Johnson, Keivonn Montreal Woodard) and Outstanding Guest Actress – Drama (Melanie Lynskey, Storm Reid, Anna Torv).
Created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, The Last of Us received universal critical acclaim for its faithfulness to the source material, the chemistry between Pascal and Ramsey and the high production value.
The third episode – titled Long Long Time – was particularly lauded; shifting focus from Joel and Ellie to chronicle the love story between paranoid survivalist Bill (Offerman) and his partner Frank (Bartlett), it has since been hailed as one of the best episodes of television ever broadcast.
Fire Island received nominations for Best Television Movie and Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (Joel Kim Booster).
Hailed by critics and viewers as an instant queer classic, Fire Island follows two best friends (Booster and Bowen Yang) as they embark on their annual weeklong vacation to the titular gay hotspot.
Directed by Andrew Ahn, the Pride and Prejudice-inspired rom-com puts queer Asian-American narratives at the forefront whilst celebrating and glorifying LGBTQ+ culture like no other film before it. (GAY TIMES named Fire Island as one of the top 10 LGBTQ+ films of 2022.)
Other LGBTQ+ nominees include Yellowjackets for Best Drama and Best Actress – Drama (Lynskey, again!), RuPaul’s Drag Race for Best Reality Competition, Best Unstructured Reality Program and Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Competition Program (RuPaul).
The White Lotus’ sophomore season also continued to see success with the following nominations: Best Drama, Supporting Actor – Drama (F. Murray Abraham, Michael Imperioli, Theo James, The White Lotus) and Supporting Actress – Drama (Jennifer Coolidge, Meghann Fahy, Sabrina Impacciatore, Aubrey Plaza, Simona Tabasco).
Additionally, Ted Lasso’s final season and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story earned various nominations, while The Other Two – which recently ended with its third season – is up for Best Writing – Comedy.
Read ahead for this year’s Emmy’s nominees (in select categories). You can read the full list at Emmys.com.
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Andor (Disney+)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
The Crown (Netflix)
House of the Dragon (HBO/Max)
The Last of Us (HBO/Max)
Succession (HBO/Max)
The White Lotus (HBO/Max)
Yellowjackets (Showtime)
BEST 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)
BEST 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)
BEST 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)
BEST 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)
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Barry (HBO/Max)
The Bear (FX)
Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Wednesday (Netflix)
BEST 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)
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Bill Hader (Barry)
Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
Jason Segel (Shrinking)
Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)
Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
BEST 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)
BEST 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)
BEST LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Beef (Netflix)
Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)
Fleishman Is in Trouble (FX)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+)
BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR TV 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)
BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR TV 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)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Murray Bartlett (Welcome To Chippendales)
Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird)
Richard Jenkins (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
Joseph Lee (Beef)
Ray Liotta (Black Bird)
Young Mazino (Beef)
Jesse Plemons (Love & Death)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
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 (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
Merritt Wever (Tiny Beautiful Things)
BEST WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Barry (HBO Max) – Bill Hader
The Bear (FX) – Christopher Storer
Jury Duty (Freevee) – Mekki Leeper
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) – John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese, Rob Turbovsky
The Other Two (HBO Max)
– Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) – Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Jason Sudeikis
BEST WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Andor (Disney+) – Beau Willimon
Bad Sisters (Apple TV+) – Sharon Horgan, Dave Finkel, Brett Baer
Better Call Saul (AMC) – Gordon Smith, Peter Gould
The Last Of Us (HBO Max) – Craig Mazin
Succession (HBO Max) – Jesse Armstrong
The White Lotus (HBO Max) – Mike White
BEST WRITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Beef (Netflix) – Lee Sung Jin
Fire Island (Hulu) – Joel Kim Booster
Fleishman Is In Trouble (FX) – Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Prey (Hulu) – Patrick Aison, Dan Trachtenberg
Swarm (Prime Video) – Janine Nabers, Donald Glover
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel) – Al Yankovic, Eric Appel
BEST DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Andor (Disney+) – Benjamin Caron
Bad Sisters (Apple TV+) – Dearbhla Walsh
The Last Of Us (HBO Max) – Peter Hoar
Succession (HBO Max) – Andrij Parekh
Succession (HBO Max) – Mark Mylod,
Lorene Scafaria
The White Lotus (HBO Max) – Mike White
BEST DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Barry (HBO Max) – Bill Hader
The Bear (FX) –
Christopher Storer
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
– Amy Sherman-Palladino
The Ms. Pat Show (BET+) – Mary Lou Belli
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) – Declan Lowney
Wednesday (Netflix) – Tim Burton
BEST 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+)
BEST REALITY COMPETITION
The Amazing Race (CBS)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Survivor (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)
BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM
Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
Entergalactic (Netflix)
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal (Adult Swim)
Rick And Morty (Adult Swim)
The Simpsons (Fox)
BEST STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives (Food Network)
Love Is Blind (Netflix)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
Shark Tank (ABC)
BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
Indian Matchmaking (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked (MTV)
Selling Sunset (Netflix)
Vanderpump Rules (Bravo)
Welcome to Wrexham (FX)
BEST TELEVISION MOVIE
Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas (NBC)
Fire Island (Hulu)
Hocus Pocus 2 (Disney+)
Prey (Hulu)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)
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