HBO dramas dominate the Emmy nominations

In a changing TV world, one thing remains solid: HBO dominates the Emmy awards, especially when it’s linked to a streaming network.
The nominations, announced today (July 12) were led by “Succession” (shown here), “The Last of Us” and “The White Lotus.” They totaled 27, 24 and 23 nominations; only Apple’s “Ted Lasso,” with 21, came close.
Those first three are all on what used to be HBO Max and is now simply Max. All three are up for best drama series, with the final season of “Succession” as the frontrunner.
(The comedy category includes the final seasons of “Ted Lasso,” Amazon Prime’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Barry.”)
How strong were the Max leaders? In one category (supporting actor), they had all eight nominations – four for “Successor” and four for “White Lotus.” In supporting actress, “White Lotus” had one and “Successor” had five. And that was after “Successor” already had three nominations for lead actor and one for lead actress.
The domination was so extreme that even past leaders were semi-ignored. “House of the Dragon” – Max’s successor to the much-honored “Game of Thrones” and Netflix’s “The Crown” were nominated for best drama, but had only eight and six nominations overall. “Crown,” which used to lead the acting nominations, this time got only a nod for Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana.
Here are the nominees in top categories, with the number of nominations :
DRAMA: “Successor,” Max, 27; “The Last of Us,” Max, 24; “White Lotus,” Max, 23; “House of the Dragon,” Max, 8; “Andor,” Disney+, 8; “Better Call Saul,” AMC, 7; “The Crown,” Netflix, 6; “Yellowjackets,” Showtime, 3.
COMEDY: “Ted Lasso,” Apple, 21; “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Amazon Prime, 14; “The Bear,” FX, 13; “Wednesday,” Netflix, 12; “Barry,” Max, 11; “Only Murders in the Building,” Hulu, 11; “Abbott Elementary,” ABC, 8; “Jury Duty,” Amazon Freevee, 4.
MINI-SERIES: “Beef,” Netflix, 13; “Dahmer,” Netflix, 13; “Daisy Jones and the Six,” Amazon Prime, 9; “Fleishman is in Trouble,” FX, 7; “Obi-won Kenobi,” Disney+, 5.