RuPaul’s Drag Race, Euphoria and Hacks are amongst the LGBTQ+ shows nominated at this year’s upcoming Primetime Emmy Awards.
The television academy continued to recognise Drag Race with a nomination for Outstanding Competition Program, where it faces stiff opposition from The Amazing Race, Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, Nailed It!, Top Chef and The Voice.
RuPaul’s drag empire has won four consecutive awards in this category.
Zendaya earned a second nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her lauded portrayal of Rue on HBO’s Euphoria. After becoming the youngest recipient of the award in 2020, she makes history again as the youngest ever two-time acting nominee.
Euphoria also landed nominations under Drama Series, Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Sydney Sweeney, Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Martha Kelly and Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Colman Domingo.
Following its loss to Ted Lasso last year, Hacks has received its second consecutive nomination for Best Comedy Series. Its leading stars, Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, are in contention for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, respectively.
Smart won the award in 2021, while Einbinder lost out to Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham.
The latter once again faces strong competition from Waddingham, as well as Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Janelle James (Abbott Elementary), Kate McKinnon (SNL), Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary) and Juno Temple (Ted Lasso).
With four out of six nominations, Hacks also conquers the Guest Actress in a Comedy Series field. The nominated stars include Jane Adams, Harriet Sansom Harris, Laurie Metcalf and Kaitlin Olson.
Although the final season of Killing Eve failed to receive a nomination under Drama Series, lead stars Jodie Comer and Sarah Oh are both up for Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Following her universally-acclaimed performance as Linda Tripp in the third season of American Crime Story, titled Impeachment, Sarah Paulson has been nominated for Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
The White Lotus earned an incredible nine nominations: Limited Series, Supporting Actress in a Limited Series (Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, Natasha Rothwell, Sydney Sweeney) and Supporting Actor in a Limited Series (Murray Bartlett, Jake Lacy, Steve Zahn).
HBO Max’s satirical comedy was met with universal acclaim last year, particularly for the performances of Coolidge and Bartlett and its LGBTQ+ inclusivity.
Elsewhere, Reese Witherspoon has been nominated under Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Apple TV’s The Morning Show.
The second season of the drama saw her character, Bradley Jackson, struggle with her sexuality after becoming romantically involved with fellow news anchor Laura Peterson (Julianna Margulies).
For their work on Saturday Night Live, Bowen Yang and Kate McKinnon have landed nods for Supporting Actor/Actress in a Comedy Series.
See the full list of nominations for the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards below.
Drama Series
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Euphoria (HBO)
Ozark (Netflix)
Severance (Apple TV+)
Squid Game (Netflix)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Succession (HBO)
Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Barry (HBO)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Hacks (HBO)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime Video)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Limited Series
Dopesick (Hulu)
The Dropout (Hulu)
Inventing Anna (Netflix)
Pam and Tommy (Hulu)
The White Lotus (HBO)
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 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 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 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 Limited Series or Movie
Colin Firth (The Staircase)
Andrew Garfield (Under the Banner of Heaven)
Oscar Isaac (Scenes From a Marriage)
Michael Keaton (Dopesick)
Himesh Patel (Station Eleven)
Sebastian Stan (Pam and Tommy)
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Toni Collette (The Staircase)
Julia Garner (Inventing Anna)
Lily James (Pam and Tommy)
Sarah Paulson (Impeachment: American Crime Story)
Margaret Qualley (Maid)
Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout)
Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)
Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC)
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Competition Program
The Amazing Race (CBS)
Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (Amazon Prime Video)
Nailed It! (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)
Television Movie
Chip ‘n’Dale: Rescue Rangers (Disney+)
Ray Donovan: The Movie (Showtime)
Reno 911!: The Hunt For QAnon (Paramount+)
The Survivor (HBO/HBO Max)
Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas (The Roku Channel)
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)
Oh Yeong-su (Squid Game)
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)
Steve Zahn (The White Lotus)
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)
Variety Sketch Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO/HBO Max)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Variety Special (Live)
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)
Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: The Facts Of Life and Diff’rent Strokes (ABC)
The Oscars (ABC)
Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent (NBC)
Tony Awards Presents: Broadway’s Back! (CBS)