As soon as the 2024 Emmy nominations were announced on Wednesday morning, our forum posters – many of whom are industry insiders shielded by clever screen names – jumped at the chance to share their thoughts on which contenders did and did not make the cut.
Below is just a sampling of our readers’ brutally honest reactions to the nominees in 20 Emmy Awards categories. The TV academy’s 76th annual honors are set to air live on ABC on Sunday, September 15. No host has yet been announced. Gold Derby’s predictions center is open, so make your first picks right now.
COMEDY
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Almond: “RESERVATION DOGS” MADE IT AHHH
coldover: Wait, they skipped “The Gentlemen”?
Benjamonster86: “Palm Royale” is such a bad Comedy Series nominee.
BEST COMEDY ACTOR
Incarille: MATT BERRY OMG FINALLY
surejan: MATT BERRY WHOA!?!?!?
PennsylvanianV: “Reservation Dogs” in acting, yes!!!
BEST COMEDY ACTRESS
lenatroid: EMMY NOMINATED ACTRESS SELENA GOMEZ.
forwardswill: KRISTEN WIIIIIIIIIIIIIG SLAY
dante: Devery Jacobs deserved Maya Rudolph’s slot
surejan: SELENA MADE IT IN (for her weakest season yet).
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
JV: Bowen Yang is the new Kate McKinnon.
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
coldover: “Only Murders in the Building” is kinda having a resurgence because why is it racking up so many acting noms just now?
BEST COMEDY DIRECTING
coldover: “Abbott Elementary” finally broke through!
BEST COMEDY WRITING
jarg: “Girls5eva” AND “The Other Two”??? OKAYYY
akyanks: The writing branch continuing to work overtime for “Girls5Eva” to get that renewal, we have to stan.
DRAMA
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Paul Mua’Sweep: “The Crown” is as strong as ever.
Victor: “SLOW HORSES” YAY YAY YAY YAY YAAAAAAAY
DvirBA: “3 BODY PROBLEM” BABY!! Yes!
Bridgian: “The Curse” snub makes sense but hurts my heart.
drkrglw: “Slow Horses” is the big drama winner of the day.
BEST DRAMA ACTOR
wolfali: IDRIS ELBA???
akyanks: Wow, no Cosmo Jarvis!
eddie: Jarvis was rightfully snubbed. I’m satisfied.
BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
Victor: CARRIE PRESTON NOOOOOOOO. YOU WERE ROBBED.
rainstorm: EMMA STONE?? HELLO??
Bridgian: Emma Stone snub is wild!!!!
Benjamonster86: LOL at Reese Witherspoon getting in over Emma Stone. Come on.
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
forwardswill: Jonathan Pryce over Khalid Abdalla and Salim Daw. Disappointing laziness.
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
LionSimba: Emmys said NO to the “Shōgun” supporting actresses (and rightly so!).
wolfali: Not them nominating four “The Morning Show” women and still ignoring Julianna Margulies.
BEST DRAMA DIRECTING
drkrglw: “Fallout” really underperformed. No directing, no Ella Purnell, no guests!!!!!
BEST DRAMA WRITING
wolfali: The serve of them snubbing “Sleep Dearie Sleep.”
MOVIE/LIMITED
BEST LIMITED SERIES
rainstorm: “BABY REINDEER” GANG RISE UP
Benjamonster86: So happy “Ripley” didn’t miss. I was very worried about that.
BEST TV MOVIE
braydenfitzsimmons: “Unfrosted.” Yuck.
BEST MOVIE/LIMITED ACTOR
forwardswill: MATT BOMER WOOOOOHOOOOOOO
wolfali: BOO TONY SHALHOUB SNUBBED
Bridgian: Hoa Xuande snub was inevitable but this is also the worst news ever.
BEST MOVIE/LIMITED ACTRESS
Almond: Sofia Vergara and Naomi Watts made it!
coldover: Oh wow, they watched “Feud.”
BEST MOVIE/LIMITED SUPPORTING ACTOR
Victor: Robert Downey Jr. being the sole nominee from “The Sympathizer” irks me.
akyanks: Lamorne Morris being the only “Fargo” supporting actor is wild. But I don’t hate it!
BEST MOVIE/LIMITED SUPPORTING ACTRESS
evilstyless: Emmy Nominee Lily Gladstone!!!
Nate: No Jennifer Jason Leigh for “Fargo” truly shocks me.
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