The Walt Disney Company celebrates 183 Primetime Emmy® nominations, spanning ABC, Disney TV Studios, FX, Hulu, National Geographic, and Disney Studios. Disney+ and Hulu share 181 nominations, with standout series including Shōgun, The Bear, and Only Murders in the Building.
Disney+ is home to 32 nominations, including programs from The Walt Disney Studios and Disney Branded Television. Lucasfilm Ltd.’s Ahsoka earned five nominations, Marvel Television earned nominations for Loki and Echo, and Marvel Animation secured its second nomination for Outstanding Animated Program for X-Men ’97. Additionally, Walt Disney Pictures received recognition for The Beach Boys. Disney Branded Television returned to the Emmys with Jim Henson Idea Man, securing eight nods including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Program, making it the most-nominated documentary this year. The content brand won three Emmys in 2023 for Elton John: Farewell from Dodger Stadium, which included the win for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) that secured Disney Legend Elton John his EGOT status.
FX set a new record with its highest total nominations in a single year, receiving 93 nods and surpassing its previous record of 57 in 2016. In addition to breaking the TV Academy’s record for most Comedy Series nominations, The Bear swept its categories with 23 nominations. Additionally, Shōgun is the most-nominated show of the year with 26 nods. This is also the first year FX has received program nominations in Drama, Comedy, Limited, and Unstructured Reality Series categories, including three Outstanding Comedy Series nominations.
Hulu Originals and 20th Television‘s Only Murders in the Building broke a show record securing 21 nominations including Outstanding Comedy Series, making Selena Gomez the most-nominated Latina producer in the category’s history. Additionally, Gomez was nominated for her first acting Emmy for a primetime series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, making her the fourth Latina woman ever nominated in the lead actress comedy category. 20th Century Studios followed up its first-ever nominations last year for Prey with an Outstanding Television Movie nod for Quiz Lady. Overall, Hulu Originals secured 25 total nominations.
National Geographic secured three nominations, including a third consecutive nomination for the Secrets of franchise with Outstanding Narrator for Paul Rudd. Additionally, Disney Legend Angela Bassett was nominated for Outstanding Narrator for the natural history series Queens, and Life Below Zero was nominated for Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program for the 10th year in a row.
ABC received 38 nominations, including nine nominations for 20th Television‘s Abbott Elementary, the most the comedy has received in a single season. Creator and star Quinta Brunson, who received nods again for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, made history this past year as the first Black woman since 1981 to win in this category. Jimmy Kimmel Live also received its 13th nomination for Outstanding Talk Series and received a nod in the Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series category. The Oscars received seven nominations including for best Outstanding Variety Special (Live), while The Golden Bachelor received The Bachelor franchise’s first-ever nomination for Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program.
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The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards is set to air live coast to coast from the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 15, from 8-11 p.m. ET/5-8 p.m. PT on ABC and stream the next day on Hulu. The host and producers for the telecast will be announced later.
The complete list of all The Walt Disney Company’s nominations can be found by following the link.
