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Shogun and The Bear pile up nominations for TV’s Emmy awards
- The last Emmys were held just six months ago, after strikes by Hollywood writers and actors prompted a delay in last year’s ceremony
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Historical drama Shogun, the sweeping story of a struggle for power in feudal Japan, racked up 25 nominations on Wednesday to lead this year’s contenders for television’s Emmy Awards.
The first season of the FX network series will compete for best drama, the top Emmy trophy, with the final instalment of Netflix’s British royal saga The Crown, among others.
Another FX show, nail-biting restaurant tale The Bear, earned 23 nominations, a record for a comedy. It will compete again for best comedy, a category it won at the last Emmys.
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Other comedy nominees included ABC’s Abbott Elementary, set in an underfunded Philadelphia school, and HBO’s Hacks about a septuagenarian comedienne and a millennial writer.
Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, the story of a bartender stalked by a customer, was nominated for best limited series, one of its 11 nods. Creator and star Richard Gadd has said the tale reflects a true story, although a defamation lawsuit argues its portrayal of the stalker is exaggerated.
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