2023 Emmy Nominations: Biggest Snubs & Surprises

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Shrinking star Harrison Ford missed out twice in this year’s Emmy nominations Much of the 2023 Emmy nominations were as predictable as a TV trope.
Befitting the late media oligarch Logan Roy (lead actor in a drama nominee Brian Cox), the final season of HBO’s Succession wiped the floor with everyone and scored 27 nominations — a move that seems appropriate because last season’s best drama series winner really is both a comedy and a drama.
And there were 21 biscuits for the comedy boss that is Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso. Last year’s best comedy series winner is nominated again...

Shrinking star Harrison Ford missed out twice in this year’s Emmy nominations Much of the 2023 Emmy nominations were as predictable as a TV trope.
Befitting the late media oligarch Logan Roy (lead actor in a drama nominee Brian Cox), the final season of HBO’s Succession wiped the floor with everyone and scored 27 nominations — a move that seems appropriate because last season’s best drama series winner really is both a comedy and a drama.
And there were 21 biscuits for the comedy boss that is Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso. Last year’s best comedy series winner is nominated again in that category and also has many repeat acting nominations. Hulu’s grittier newcomer The Bear didn’t even come close to reaching Ted Lasso heights, with only 13 nominations including best comedy series and some acting shout-outs — that’s what you get when you’re a drama competing in the comedy categories.
Even some of the snubs have been done before. Barry’s Sarah Goldberg, who was last nominated in 2019 for supporting actress in a comedy for the HBO series, was shut out again this year (the show was nominated for best comedy and there were nominations for lead actor Bill Hader, among others). The final season of FX’s Atlanta was almost entirely absent from this list (carry that torch, cinematography for a series nominee Christian Sprenger). And creator Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount Network series Yellowstone and its Paramount+ prequel 1923 were also MIA.
But there were still some 2023 Emmy nominations snubs and surprises that are worth noting. Surprise: Pedro Pascal Is Daddy Pedro Pascal in The Last of Us on HBO. (Photo by Liane Hentscher/HBO) Fulfilling the prophecy set forth by his Saturday Night Live hosting stint, Famcam favorite Pascal received three nominations this year: One for lead actor in a drama for playing de facto parent Joel in HBO’s zombie thriller The Last of Us, one in the guest actor in a comedy category for hosting SNL, and one for narrating the CNN series Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World. Snub: Best Comedy Can’t Read My Poker Face Natasha Lyonne in Poker Face on Peacock. (Photo by Peacock) Poker Face star Natasha Lyonne is nominated for lead actress in a comedy and Peacock’s tongue-in-cheek murder mystery series also has nominations for stunts, production design, and a guest actress in a comedy (for Judith Light). But the Academy folded on giving the Rian Johnson–created program a spot in the best comedy series category. Surprise: Jury Duty Is in Session Ronald Gladden and James Marsden in Jury Duty on Amazon Freevee. (Photo by Amazon Freevee) Amazon Freevee’s twist on the hidden-camera format was convicted of four nominations. These include best comedy series and best supporting actor in a comedy for James Marsden. The Westworld actor plays a heightened version of himself, or at least an extreme version of a “celebrity,” in this show about a fake trial where everyone knows it’s fake except for one guy (the non-actor Ronald Gladden). Snub: Melanie Lynskey is Yellowjackets’ Sole Acting Survivor Melanie Lynskey in Yellowjackets on Showtime. (Photo by Colin Bentley/Showtime) While Showtime’s horror drama about starving teens trapped in a forest earned three Emmy nominations this year, including best drama series, almost all of its extensive cast was shut out in the cold. But this is the second consecutive lead actress in a drama nominee for Lynskey, who plays the adult version of survivor Shauna, for the show. She’s also nominated for guest actress in a drama for appearing in HBO’s The Last of Us.
Last year, Lynskey’s Yellowjackets co-star Christina Ricci was nominated in the supporting actress in a drama category. Neither actress won that year. Surprise: Ms. Pat Show Gets Another Directing Nod Some awards forecasters were taken aback last year when Mary Lou Belli received a best comedy directing nom...