The Television Academy announced the slate of nominees for the 74th annual Emmy Awards on July 12 and the competition is stacked! While many actors who snagged nominations this year were elated to see their respective TV shows among the bunch, others were overjoyed to be honoured for the very first time.
Stars like Sydney Sweeney, Andrew Garfield, Oscar Isaac, and Lizzo earned their inaugural Emmy nods this year for their outstanding work, and they’ve already begun celebrating. “What a morning!” Sweeney wrote on Instagram of her accolades for both “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus.” “. . . I’m so proud of both these shows and grateful to everybody that’s been a part of them.”
Other names fans were pleasantly surprised to see on the 2022 nominations list include former President Barack Obama, Sebastian Stan, the cast of “Squid Game,” “Abbott Elementary” stars Janelle James and Sheryl Lee Ralph, and the late Chadwick Boseman – who was honoured with a posthumous nod for his role as T-Challa. James Lance, Jacinte Blankenship, Ikechukwu Ufomadu, and Sydnee Washington also earned their first-ever nominations.
Read ahead to see who else joined the Emmy nominees club this year.
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Andrew Garfield
The “Under the Banner of Heaven” star was nominated for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie.
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Sydney Sweeney
The “Euphoria” actor was nominated for both outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for the second season of her HBO show and outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie for “The White Lotus.”
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Chadwick Boseman
The late actor was nominated posthumously for outstanding character voiceover performance for reprising his role as T’Challa in Disney+’s “What If?” series.
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Oscar Isaac
Isaac received his first-ever Emmy nod for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie for “Scenes From a Marriage.”
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Former President Barack Obama
The former president snagged an outstanding narrator nomination for his Netflix documentary series, “Our Great National Parks.”
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Lizzo
The “Special” singer earned her first (six) Emmy nominations for her Prime Video series “Watch Out For the Big Grrrls.” Her nods include an outstanding competition program and outstanding casting for a reality program.
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Lee Jung-jae
The “Squid Game” star scored a nomination for outstanding lead actor in a drama series.
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Park Hae-soo
The actor snagged his first nomination for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for “Squid Game.”
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Lee You-Mi
The actress received a nomination for outstanding guest actress in a drama series for starring in “Squid Game.”
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Jung Ho-yeon
The “Squid Game” actor landed an Emmy nod for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series.
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Oh Yeong-su
“Squid Game“‘s Oh Yeong-su received a first-time nomination for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series.
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Quinta Brunson
The “Abbott Elementary” creator/star received a whopping three nominations for herself and her ABC sitcom: outstanding comedy series, outstanding lead actress in a comedy series, and outstanding writing in a comedy series. She’s the first Black woman to earn all three comedy nominations in the same year, and she’s also the youngest Black woman ever nominated in the comedy acting category, Variety reported.
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Tyler James Williams
The “Abbott Elementary” star received an outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series nod for his role as Gregory Eddie.
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Janelle James
“Abbott Elementary” phenom Janelle James scored a nomination for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series.
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Sheryl Lee Ralph
Veteran actor Ralph joins her “Abbott Elementary” costar James with a first-time nomination for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series.
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Sebastian Stan
The “Pam & Tommy” star earned his first-ever Emmy nod for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie for starring in the Hulu show.
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Lily James
James snagged her first-ever nom for outstanding lead actress in a limited series or movie for her performance in “Pam & Tommy.”
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Colman Domingo
“Euphoria“‘s Colman Domingo earned his first Emmy nomination for outstanding guest actor in a drama series for his standout role.
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Amanda Seyfried
“The Dropout” star snagged a nomination for outstanding lead actress in a limited series or movie for her onscreen portrayal of Elizabeth Holmes.
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Elle Fanning
Fanning earned the first-time nom for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for her role in “The Great.”
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Nicholas Hoult
“The Great” star Nicholas Hoult earned his first Emmy nom for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series.
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Jerrod Carmichael
The comedian snagged three Emmy nominations for both his HBO special “Rothaniel” and a guest appearance during his “Saturday Night Live” hosting gig. His noms include outstanding guest actor in a comedy series, outstanding directing for a variety special, and outstanding writing for a variety special.
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Rhea Seehorn
The “Better Call Saul” actor earned a first-time nomination for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for starring in the AMC show. She also snagged a nom for outstanding actress in a short-form comedy or drama series for YouTube’s “Cooper’s Bar.”
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Melanie Lynskey
“Yellowjackets” star Melanie Lynskey received her first-ever Emmy nom for outstanding lead actress in a drama series.
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Sanaa Lathan
Seasoned actress Lathan earned her first-ever Emmy nomination for outstanding guest actress in a drama series for appearing in “Succession.”
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Desi Lydic
The comedian earned her first-ever Emmy nomination for outstanding actress in a short-form comedy or drama series for YouTube’s “Desi Lydic Foxsplains.”
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Anthony Anderson
“Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson earned his first outstanding actor in a short-form comedy or drama series Emmy nomination for “Anacostia.”
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Steve Zahn
Zahn earned a first-time nomination for outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or movie for “The White Lotus.”
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Jake Lacy
“The White Lotus“‘s Jake Lacy also earned a nomination for outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or movie for his role in the HBO series.
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Harriet Sansom Harris
Harris snagged a first-time nomination for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for starring in “Hacks.”
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Bill Burr
Burr earned his first-ever Emmy nomination for outstanding actor in a short-form comedy or drama series for “Immoral Compass.”
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Jennifer Coolidge
Coolidge got a nom for outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie for “The White Lotus.”
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Sarah Niles
“Ted Lasso” actor Sarah Niles received her first Emmy nom for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series.
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Himesh Patel
The “Station Eleven” star snagged a first-time nomination for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie.
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Tom Pelphrey
Pelphrey earned his first Emmy nomination for outstanding guest actor in a drama series for “Ozark.”
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Murray Bartlett
“The White Lotus” actor Murray Bartlett earned a nom for outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or movie.
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Alexandra Daddario
“The White Lotus“‘s Alexandra Daddario also earned a first-time Emmy nomination for outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie.
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Adam Scott
The “Severance” actor earned a first-time Emmy nod for outstanding lead actor in a drama series.
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Arian Moayed
Moayed earned his first Emmy nom for outstanding guest actor in a drama series for “Succession.”
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Will Poulter
The “Dopesick” actor snagged a first-time Emmy nod for outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or movie.
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Martha Kelly
Martha Kelly earned her nomination this year for outstanding guest actress in a drama series for “Euphoria.”
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Christopher McDonald
McDonald received his inaugural Emmy nomination for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for “Hacks.”
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Peter Sarsgaard
Sarsgaard snagged a nom for outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or movie for “Dopesick.”
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J. Smith-Cameron
Smith-Cameron earned her first Emmy nom for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for “Succession.”
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Sam Richardson
Richardson snagged his first-ever nomination for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for starring in “Ted Lasso.”
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Kaitlyn Dever
The “Dopesick” star snagged a nom for outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie.
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Toheeb Jimoh
“Ted Lasso“‘s Toheeb Jimoh earned a first-time nomination for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series.
