Disney Earns Unprecedented 163 Emmy Nominations

The Walt Disney Company came up big as the nominations for the 2023 Prime Time Emmy Awards were announced. Disney Entertainment boasted a whopping 163 nominations for the 75th annual television industry awards across its content brands and studios. Keep in mind the Primetime awards only has 124 categories!

Congratulations to all of the EMMY® nominations from across The Walt Disney Company: https://t.co/3cuB4fJ1lo #Emmys pic.twitter.com/2oDIRpNfXo

— Disney (@Disney) July 12, 2023

Disney’s subsidiaries that were nominated include ABC, ABC News Studios, Disney Branded Television, Disney Television Studios (20th Television Animation, 20th Television, and ABC Signature), FX, FX Productions, National Geographic, Onyx Collective, Searchlight Pictures, Searchlight Television, and Walt Disney Studios (20th Century Studios, Lucasfilm Ltd., and Marvel Studios).

Of the 163, Disney+ received 40 nominations, and Hulu received 33 nominations.

Here are some highlights from the nominations with Disney’s contributions bolded.

BEST DRAMA SERIES

• Andor (Disney+)
• Better Call Saul (AMC)
• The Crown (Netflix)
• House of the Dragon (HBO/Max)
• The Last of Us (HBO/Max)
• Succession (HBO/Max)
• The White Lotus (HBO/Max)
• Yellowjackets (Showtime)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Jeff Bridges (The Old Man)
• Brian Cox (Succession)
• Kieran Culkin (Succession)
• Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
• Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us)
• Jeremy Strong (Succession)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters)
• Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets)
• Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
• Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us)
• Keri Russell (The Diplomat)
• Sarah Snook (Succession)

BEST COMEDY SERIES

• Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Barry (HBO/Max)
• The Bear (Originally FX, Now Hulu)
• Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
• Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
• Wednesday (Netflix)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Christina Applegate (Dead to Me)
• Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
• Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
• Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face)
• Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Bill Hader (Barry)
• Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
• Jason Segel (Shrinking)
• Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)
• Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Anthony Carrigan (Barry)
• Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso)
• Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso)
• James Marsden (Jury Duty)
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear)
• Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary)
• Henry Winkler (Barry)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
• Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
• Janelle James (Abbott Elementary)
• Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary)
• Juno Temple (Ted Lasso)
• Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso)
• Jessica Williams (Shrinking)

BEST LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES

• Beef (Netflix)
• Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
• Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)
• Fleishman Is in Trouble (FX)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR TV MOVIE

• Lizzy Caplan (Fleishman Is in Trouble)
• Jessica Chastain (George & Tammy)
• Dominique Fishback (Swarm)
• Kathryn Hahn (Tiny Beautiful Things)
• Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & the Six)
• Ali Wong (Beef)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR TV MOVIE

• Taron Egerton (Black Bird)
• Kumail Nanjiani (Welcome to Chippendales)
• Evan Peters (Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
• Daniel Radcliffe (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story)
• Michael Shannon (George & Tammy)
• Steven Yeun (Beef)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

• Murray Bartlett (Welcome To Chippendales)
• Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird)
• Richard Jenkins (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
• Joseph Lee (Beef)
• Ray Liotta (Black Bird)
• Young Mazino (Beef)
• Jesse Plemons (Love & Death)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

• Annaleigh Ashford (Welcome To Chippendales)
• Maria Bello (Beef)
• Claire Danes (Fleishman Is In Trouble)
• Juliette Lewis (Welcome to Chippendales)
• Camila Morrone (Daisy Jones & The Six)
• Niecy Nash-Betts (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
• Merritt Wever (Tiny Beautiful Things)

BEST WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

• Barry (HBO Max) Bill Hader
• The Bear (FX) Christopher Storer
• Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee) Mekki Leeper
• Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese, Rob Turbovsky
• The Other Two (HBO Max) Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider
• Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Jason Sudeikis

BEST WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

• Andor (Disney+) Beau Willimon
• Bad Sisters (Apple TV+) Sharon Horgan, Dave Finkel, Brett Baer
• Better Call Saul (AMC) Gordon Smith
• Better Call Saul (AMC) Peter Gould
• The Last Of Us (HBO Max) Craig Mazin
• Succession (HBO Max) Jesse Armstrong
• The White Lotus (HBO Max) Mike White

BEST WRITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

• Beef (Netflix) Lee Sung Jin
• Fire Island (Hulu) Joel Kim Booster
• Fleishman Is In Trouble (FX) Taffy Brodesser-Akner
• Prey (Hulu) Patrick Aison, Dan Trachtenberg
• Swarm (Prime Video) Janine Nabers, Donald Glover
• Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel) Al Yankovic, Eric Appel

BEST DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

• Andor (Disney+) Benjamin Caron
• Bad Sisters (Apple TV+) Dearbhla Walsh
• The Last Of Us (HBO Max) Peter Hoar
• Succession (HBO Max) Andrij Parekh
• Succession (HBO Max) Mark Mylod
• Succession (HBO Max) Lorene Scafaria
• The White Lotus (HBO Max) Mike White

BEST DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

• Barry (HBO Max) Bill Hader
• The Bear (FX) Christopher Storer
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video) Amy Sherman-Palladino
• The Ms. Pat Show (BET+) Mary Lou Belli
• Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) Declan Lowney
• Wednesday (Netflix) Tim Burton

BEST DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

• Beef (Netflix) Lee Sung Jin
• Beef (Netflix) Jake Schreier
• Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix) Carl Franklin
• Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix) Paris Barclay
• Fleishman Is In Trouble (FX) Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton
• Prey (Hulu) Dan Trachtenberg

BEST TALK SERIES

• The Daily Show With Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
• Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC)
• The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)
• The Problem With Jon Stewart (Apple TV+)

BEST STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM

• Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
• Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives (Food Network)
• Love Is Blind (Netflix)
• Queer Eye (Netflix)
• Shark Tank (ABC)

BEST TELEVISION MOVIE

• Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas (NBC)
• Fire Island (Hulu)
• Hocus Pocus 2 (Disney+)
• Prey (Hulu)
• Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)

BEST GAME SHOW

• Family Feud (ABC)
• Jeopardy! (ABC)
• The Price Is Right (CBS)
• That’s My Jam (NBC)
• Wheel of Fortune (ABC)

BEST VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE)

• The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna (Fox)
• Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Netflix)
• Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium (Disney+)
• The Oscars (ABC)
• 75th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)

BEST VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED)

• Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (NBC)
• John Mulaney: Baby J (Netflix)
• Lizzo: Live In Concert (HBO Max)
• Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter (ABC)
• Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would (Netflix)
• Wanda Sykes: I’m An Entertainer (Netflix)

BEST HOST FOR A GAME SHOW

• Mayim Bialik (Jeopardy!)
• Steve Harvey (Family Feud)
• Ken Jennings (Jeopardy!)
• Keke Palmer (Password)
• Pat Sajak (Wheel of Fortune)

BEST GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Jon Bernthal (The Bear)
• Luke Kirby (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
• Nathan Lane (Only Murders in the Building)
• Pedro Pascal (Saturday Night Live)
• Oliver Platt (The Bear)
• Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso)

BEST GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Becky Ann Baker (Ted Lasso)
• Quinta Brunson (Saturday Night Live)
• Taraji P. Henson (Abbott Elementary)
• Judith Light (Poker Face)
• Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso)
• Harriet Walter (Ted Lasso)

BEST DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES

• Dear Mama (FX)
• 100 Foot Wave (HBO Max)
• Secrets of the Elephants (National Geographic)
• The 1619 Project (Hulu)
• The U.S. and the Holocaust (PBS)

BEST HOSTED NONFICTION SERIES OR SPECIAL

• The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama & Oprah Winfrey (Netflix)
• My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman (Netflix)
• Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (CNN)
• Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi (Hulu)
• United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell (CNN)

EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING

• The Accused: Damned Or Devoted? (PBS)
• Aftershock (Hulu)
• Last Flight Home (Paramount+)
• The Territory (National Geographic)

Check out the official Emmy’s website for the full detailed list of all 124 categories.