What a batting order !
We’ve been blessed with so many amazing series in the last decade, and it’s almost time to celebrate some of the newest ones on TV’s biggest night: the 2024 Emmys!
The nominations were announced on Wednesday. Being the Black culture editor, I’d be remiss if I didn’t highlight all of the talented Black actors, writers, and directors nominated this year.
Here ’s the full inclination :
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Idris Elba ( Hijack , Apple TV+)Donald Glover ( Mr. and Mrs. Smith , Prime Video)Walton Goggins ( Fallout , Prime Video)Gary Oldman ( Slow Horses , Apple)Hiroyuki Sanada ( Shogun , FX)Dominic West ( The Crown , Netflix )
Idris Elba
Donald Glover
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Christine Baranski ( The Gilded Age , HBO / Max)Nicole Beharie ( The Morning Show , Apple TV+)Elizabeth Debicki ( The Crown , Netflix)Greta Lee ( The Morning Show , Apple TV+)Lesley Manville ( The Crown , Netflix)Karen Pittman ( The Morning Show , Apple TV+)Holland Taylor ( The Morning Show , Apple TV+ )
Nicole Beharie
Karen Pittman
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Michaela Coel ( Mr. & Mrs. Smith , Prime Video)Claire Foy ( The Crown , Netflix)Marcia Gay Harden ( The Morning Show , Apple TV+)Sarah Paulson ( Mr. & Mrs. Smith , Prime Video)Parker Posey ( Mr. & Mrs. Smith , Prime Video )
Michaela Coel
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson ( Abbott Elementary , ABC)Ayo Edebiri ( The Bear , FX)Selena Gomez ( Only Murders in the Building , Hulu)Maya Rudolph ( Loot , Apple TV+)Jean Smart ( Hacks , HBO / Max)Kristen Wiig ( Palm Royale , Apple TV+ )
Quinta Brunson
Ayo Edebiri
Maya Rudolph
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Lionel Boyce ( The Bear , FX)Paul W. Downs ( Hacks , HBO / Max)Ebon Moss - Bachrach ( The Bear , FX)Paul Rudd ( Only slaying in the Building , Hulu)Tyler James Williams ( Abbott Elementary , ABC)Bowen Yang ( Saturday Night Live , NBC )
Lionel Boyce
Tyler James Williams
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Carol Burnett ( Palm Royale , Apple TV+)Liza Colón - Zayas(The Bear , FX)Hannah Einbinder ( Hacks , HBO / Max)Janelle James ( Abbott Elementary , ABC)Sheryl Lee Ralph ( Abbott Elementary , ABC)Meryl Streep ( Only Murders in the Building , Hulu )
Janelle James
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Olivia Colman ( The Bear , FX)Jamie Lee Curtis ( The Bear , FX)Kaitlin Olson ( Hacks , HBO / Max)Da’Vine Joy Randolph ( Only execution in the Building , Hulu)Maya Rudolph ( Saturday Night Live , NBC)Kristen Wiig ( Saturday Night Live , NBC )
Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jonathan Bailey ( Fellow Travelers , Showtime)Robert Downey Jr. ( The Sympathizer , HBO / Max)Tom Goodman - Hill ( Baby Reindeer , Netflix)John Hawkes ( True Detective : Night Country , HBO / Max)Lamorne Morris ( Fargo , FX)Lewis Pullman ( Lessons in Chemistry , Apple TV+)Treat Williams ( Feud : Capote vs. The Swans , FX )
Lamorne Morris
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Dakota Fanning ( Ripley , Netflix)Lily Gladstone ( Under the Bridge , Hulu)Jessica Gunning ( Baby Reindeer , Netflix)Aja Naomi King ( Lessons in Chemistry , Apple TV+)Diane Lane ( Feud : Capote vs. The Swans , FX)Nava Mau ( Baby Reindeer , Netflix)Kali Reis ( True Detective : Night Country , HBO / Max )
Aja Naomi King
Kali Reis
Best Directing for a Drama Series
Stephen Daldry ( The Crown , Netflix)Mimi Leder ( The Morning Show , Apple TV+)Hiro Murai ( Mr. & Mrs. Smith , Prime Video)Frederick E.O. Toye ( Shogun , FX)Saul Metzstein ( Slow Horses , Apple TV+)Salli Richardson - Whitfield ( Winning prison term : The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty , HBO / Max )
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Best Writing for a Drama Series
Peter Morgan , Meriel Sheibani - Clare ( The Crown , Netflix)Geneva Robertson - Dworet , Graham Wagner ( Fallout , Prime Video)Francesca Sloane , Donald Glover ( Mr. & Mrs. Smith , Prime Video)Rachel Kondo , Justin Marks ( Shogun , FX)Rachel Kondo , Caillin Puente ( Shogun , FX)Will Smith ( dull Horses , Apple TV+ )
Best Writing for a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson ( Abbott Elementary , ABC)Christopher Storer ( The Bear , FX)Meredith Scardino , Sam Means ( Girls5eva , Netflix)Lucia Aniello , Paul W. Downs , Jen Statsky ( Hacks , HBO / Max)Chris Kelly , Sarah Schneider ( The Other Two , HBO / Max)Jake Bender , Zach Dunn ( What We Do in the Shadows , FX )
Be sure to tune up into the 76th Emmys on Sunday , Sept. 15 , at 8 p.m. ET on ABC . you could also check out the full list of nomineeshere .
chastening : An earliest version of this place listed the wrong Will Smith as the writer for the Apple TV+ seriesSlow Horses . The British spy thriller was write by comic and screenwriter Will Smith , not Will Smith , the actor and doorknocker .
What a lineup!
Correction:An earlier version of this post listed the wrong Will Smith as the writer for the Apple TV+ seriesSlow Horses. The British spy thriller was written by comedian and screenwriter Will Smith, not Will Smith, the actor and rapper.
