'Succession' tops Emmy nominations with 25; 'Squid Game' makes history
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'Succession' leads Emmy Award nominations with 25, 'Squid Game' scores a landmark best drama series nod.
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Jeremy Strong in 'Succession' (Photo: Graeme Hunter/AP)
HBO's "Succession" topped Emmy nominations for this year, getting 25 nods on Tuesday, as "Squid Game" became the number one non-English-language drama series shortlisted for glory for television's equivalent of the Oscars.
The drama nominees were led by "Succession" which shows a rich, powerful family battling to inherit a media empire, while "The White Lotus" and "Ted Lasso" topped the comedy and limited series categories with 20 nominations each.
Other comedies, HBO's "Hacks" and Hulu's "Only Murders in the Building", racked up 17 nominations each for the 74th Emmy Awards, to be handed out on September 12 at a glitzy ceremony in Los Angeles.
Television Academy CEO Frank Scherma said that "With production at a historic high, the Academy has received a record number of Emmy submissions this season," adding, "As we prepare for the entertainment industry's biggest night, we are thrilled to honor the innovators, creators, performers, and storytellers who are propelling this platinum age of television."
"Succession" and "Squid Game" will compete for best drama. "Squid Game" is a violent South Korean satire in which the society's marginalized people compete for cash in deadly versions of children's games; the series became Netflix's most-watched series ever and picked up several acting nominations, including best lead actor for Lee Jung-Jae.
The groundbreaking show is hoping to follow suit of the South Korean film "Parasite," which rocked Hollywood in 2020 by turning into the first non-English-language film to win the best picture at the Oscars.
"Euphoria," "Ozark," "Better Call Saul" and "Stranger Things" are also running for the best drama Emmy.
Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong, stars of "Succession", will be competing with Lee for best actor in a drama series.
"Euphoria" star and past winner Zendaya became the youngest acting nominee to be shortlisted twice for best actress in a drama, a category in which "The Morning Show" actress Jennifer Aniston missed out to co-star Reese Witherspoon.
