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Alex Edelman, Sarah Paulson, the 76th Tony Awards and more earn Emmy Award nominations

Broadway made a strong showing in many categories.

Alex Edelman in “Just for Us” on Broadway, 2023 (Credit: Matthew Murphy)

Nominations for the 2024 Emmy Awards were announced on July 17. Broadway was well-represented across multiple categories. The 2023 Tony Awards ceremony received multiple nods, while several Main Stem performers were acknowledged.

Presented by the Television Academy, the Emmys honor achievement in television. Per Academy rules, a series must have aired a minimum six episodes by May 31 to be eligible; a limited series is eligible if all episodes have aired by that date. The 76th Emmy awards will air live on ABC Sept. 15 at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PST. 

The 76th annual Tony Awards was recognized in five categories, including Outstanding Variety Special (Live). Glenn Weiss and Karla Puno Garcia were nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special and Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming, respectively. The ceremony received additional nods for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special and Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special.

Alex Edelman was nominated in the Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special category for “Just For Us,” the solo play that earned him a 2024 Special Tony Award. “Just For Us” was filmed during its summer 2023 Broadway engagement at the Hudson Theatre. Mike Birbiglia was nominated in the same category for “The Old Man & The Pool,” which played on Broadway in the 2022-2023 season. Coincidentally, Birbiglia was a producer on “Just For Us.”

Another newly minted Tony winner, Sarah Paulson, who won for her leading turn in “Appropriate,” was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.” The category also includes Marcia Gay Harden (a 2009 Tony winner for “God of Carnage”) and Parker Posey (who appeared in 2000’s “Taller Than a Dwarf”) for guest spots on “The Morning Show” and “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” respectively.

Two-time Tony winner Jonathan Pryce was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for “The Crown” and for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for “Slow Horses.” Paul Rudd received an Outstanding Narrator nomination for his work on “Secrets of the Octopus;” this category also included Broadway alum Angela Bassett for “Queens.” Rudd received an additional nod for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for “Only Murders in the Building.”

“Only Murders” received acting nominations for several other Broadway alums, including Tony winner Martin Short and Tony nominee Steve Martin for their leading performances, Tony nominee Meryl Streep for her supporting turn, as well as Tony winner Matthew Broderick and Tony nominee Da’Vine Joy Randolph for their guest appearances.

Randolph, who won an Academy Award in March for “The Holdovers,” is one of two 2024 Oscar winners to be nominated. Robert Downey, Jr, who won an Oscar for “Oppenheimer,” was nominated for his supporting turn in “The Sympathizer.” Downey is slated for a September Broadway debut in “McNeal.” 

The slate of Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nominees includes the aforementioned Streep as well as 1969 Special Tony recipient and two-time Tony nominee Carol Burnett (for “Palm Royale”), 1982 Tony nominee Sheryl Lee Ralph (in a third consecutive nomination for “Abbott Elementary”) and Main Stem alum Liza Colón-Zayas (for “The Bear”). 

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series also includes four Broadway veterans: two-time Tony winner Christine Baranski (for “The Gilded Age”), as well as Nicole Beharie, Karen Pittman and Tony nominee Holland Taylor, all of whom received nods for “The Morning Show.”

Additional performers cited include Tony winners Billy Crudup (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for “The Morning Show”) and Tracy Letts (Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Industry”), and Tony nominees Hank Azaria (Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for “The Simpsons”), Carrie Coon (Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for “The Guilded Age), ”Tom Hollander (Oustanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Anthology Series or Movie for “Feud: Truman vs. Capote”) and Jean Smart, who received a third consecutive nomination in the Oustanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category for “Hacks.”

Alan Cumming and RuPaul, both of whom won Tonys as co-producers of 2022 Best Musical winner “A Strange Loop,” were nominated in the Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program. Cumming is also a Tony-winning performer. Cumming was nominated for his hosting duties on “The Traitors” and RuPaul for “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”

The Outstanding Host for a Game Show included Broadway alums Jane Lynch, nominated for hosting “Weakest Link,” and Keke Palmer, who was acknowledged for hosting “Password.”

The full slate of nominees for each of the select categories mentioned above can be found below.

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
“The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show Starring Usher” • CBS • Jesse Collins Entertainment, DPS and Roc Nation
Shawn Carter, executive producer
Desiree Perez, executive producer
Jesse Collins, executive producer
Dionne Harmon, co-executive producer
Dave Meyers, co-executive producer
Aaron B. Cooke, supervising producer
Phil Sino-Cruz, line producer
Chelsea Gonnering, line producer
Usher, performer

“66th Grammy Awards” • CBS • Fulwell 73
Ben Winston, executive producer
Raj Kapoor, executive producer
Jesse Collins, executive producer
Eric Cook, co-executive producer
Patrick Menton, co-executive producer
Jeannae Rouzan-Clay, co-executive producer
Trevor Noah, producer/host
Hamish Hamilton, producer
David Wild, producer
Tabitha Dumo, producer
Alexandra Papa, producer
Rita Maye Bland, producer
Hilary Gladstein, line producer

“The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady” • Netflix • Casey Patterson Entertainment, 199 Productions and Hartbeat Productions for Netflix
Casey Patterson, executive producer
Tom Brady, executive producer
Kevin Hart, executive producer/host
Jeff Clanagan, executive producer
Jeff Ross, executive producer
Carol Donovan, executive producer
Mike Gibbons, co-executive producer
Rob Paine, co-executive producer
Barbra Dannov, supervising producer
Pete Diobilda, supervising producer
Steven Kaplan, line producer

“The Oscars” • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Raj Kapoor, executive producer
Molly McNearney, executive producer
Katy Mullan, executive producer
Rob Paine, co-executive producer
Taryn Hurd Bleckner, producer
Sarah Levine Hall, producer
Jimmy Kimmel, host

“76th Annual Tony Awards” • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment in association with Tony Award Productions
Ricky Kirshner, executive producer
Glenn Weiss, executive producer
Jesse Craine, supervising producer
Sarah Levine Hall, produced by
Ariana DeBose, host

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
Stan Lathan, “Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer” 
Russell Norman, “Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic” 
Hamish Hamilton, “The Oscars” 
Stephanie Allynne, “Tig Notaro: Hello Again” 
Glenn Weiss, “76th Annual Tony Awards"
David Paul Meyer, “Trevor Noah: Where Was I” 

Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming
Valentin Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson, “Dancing with the Stars”
Alison Faulk and Kiki Nyemchek, “Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic” 
Mandy Moore, “The Oscars” 
Jamal Sims, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” 
Karla Puno Garcia, “76th Annual Tony Awards” 

Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special
“Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic”
Steve Morden, production designer
James Yarnell, production designer
John Sparano, set decorator

“66th Grammy Awards” 
Julio Himede, production designer
Kristen Merlino, art director
Gloria Lamb, art director
Ellen Jaworski, art director
Kaydee Lavorin Friel, set decorator

“Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas” 
Misty Buckley, production designer
Laura Woodroffe, art director
Richard Olivieri, set decorator

“The Oscars” 
Misty Buckley, production designer
Alana Billingsley, production designer
John Zuiker, art director
Margaux Lapresle, art director

“76th Annual Tony Awards” 
Steve Bass, production designer
Aaron Black, art director
Star Theodos Kahn, art director

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special
“The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show Starring Usher” 
Al Gurdon, lighting designer
Ben Green, lighting director
Harry Forster, lighting director
Mark Humphrey, lighting director
Eric Marchwinski, lighting director
Alen Sisul, gaffer

“Billy Joel: The 100th - Live at Madison Square Garden” 
Steve Cohen, lighting designer
Mark Foffano, lighting consultant
Justin Cheatham, lighting director
Tad Inferrera, lighting director
Adrian Bassett, chief lighting technician

“66th Grammy Awards” 
Noah Mitz, lighting designer
Andy O'Reilly, lighting director
Patrick Boozer, lighting directorRyan Tanker, lighting director
Madigan Stehly, lighting director
Bryan Klunder, lighting director
Matt Benson, lighting director 
Will Gossett, lighting director
Erin Anderson, lighting director
Terrance Ho, video control
Guy Jones, video control
Matt Cotter, media server programmer

“2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony” 
Allen Branton, lighting designer
Kevin Lawson, lighting director
Felix Peralta, lighting director
George Gountas, lighting director
Alex Flores, gaffer
Billy Steinberg, video control
JC Castro, video control
Bianca Moncada, media server programmer

“76th Annual Tony Awards “
Robert Dickinson, lighting designer
Noah Mitz, lighting director
Ed McCarthy, lighting director
Tyler Ericson, lighting director
Harry Sangmeister, lighting director
Richie Beck, chief lighting technician
J.M. Hurley, video control
Ka Lai Wong, video control
Jason Rudolph, media server programmer

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Matt Berry, “What We Do in the Shadows” 
Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm “
Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building” 
Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”
Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear” 
D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, “Reservation Dogs” 

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Matt Bomer, “Fellow Travelers” 
Richard Gadd, “Baby Reindeer” 
Jon Hamm, “Fargo”
Tom Hollander, “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” 
Andrew Scott, “Ripley”

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” 
Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear” 
Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building” 
Maya Rudolph, “Loot”
Jean Smart, “Hacks” 
Kristen Wiig, “Palm Royale” 

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston, “The Morning Show” 
Carrie Coon, “The Gilded Age” 
Maya Ersskine, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” 
Anna Sawai, “Shōgun” 
Imelda Staunton, “The Crown” 
Reese Witherspoon, “The Morning Show” 

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Lionel Boyce, “The Bear” 
Paul W. Downs, “Hacks” 
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, “The Bear” 
Paul Rudd, “Only Murders in the Building”
Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary”
Bowen Yang, “Saturday Night Live”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano, “Shōgun” 
Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show” 
Mark Duplass, “The Morning Show” 
Jon Hamm, “The Morning Show”
Takehiro Hira, “Shōgun” 
Jack Lowden, “Slow Horses” 
Jonathan Pryce, “The Crown” 

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jonathan Bailey, “Fellow Travelers” 
Robert Downey, Jr, “The Sympathizer” 
Tom Goodman-Hill, “Baby Reindeer”
John Hawkes, “True Detective: Night Country”
Lamorne Morris, “Fargo” 
Lewis Pullman, “Lessons In Chemistry”
Treat Williams, “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” 

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Carol Burnett, “Palm Royale” 
Liza Colón-Zayas, “The Bear” 
Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”
Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”
Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary”
Meryl Streep, “Only Murders In The Building”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Christin Baranski, “The Gilded Age” 
Nicole Beharie, “The Morning Show” 
Elizabeth Debicki “The Crown” 
Greta Lee, “The Morning Show” 
Lesley Manville, “The Crown” 
Karen Pittman, “The Morning Show” 
Holland Taylor, “The Morning Show”

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Jon Bernthal, “The Bear”
Matthew Broderick, “Only Murders in the Building” 
Ryan Gosling, “Saturday Night Live”
Christopher Lloyd, “Hacks” 
Bob Odenkirk, “The Bear”
Will Poulter, “The Bear” 

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Néstor Carbonell, “Shōgun”
Paul Dano, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” 
Tracy Letts, “Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty”
Jonathan Pryce, “Slow Horses” 
John Turturro, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” 

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Olivia Colman, “The Bear” 
Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear” 
Kaitlin Olson, “Hacks” 
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, “Only Murders in the Building”
Maya Rudolph, “Saturday Night Live” 
Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live” 

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Michaela Coel, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”
Claire Foy, “The Crown” 
Marcia Gay Harden, “The Morning Show” 
Sarah Paulson, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” 
Parker Posey, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” 

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Hank Azaria, “The Simpsons” 
Alex Borstein, “Family Guy” 
Sterling K. Brown, “Invincible” 
Maya Rudolph, “Big Mouth”
Hannah Waddingham, “Krapopolis” 

Outstanding Narrator
David Attenborough, “Planet Earth III”
Angela Bassett, “Queens” 
Morgan Freeman, “Life On Our Planet”
Paul Rudd, “Secrets of the Octopus”
Octavia Spencer, “Lost Women Of Highway 20”

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program
RuPaul Charles, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” 
Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O'Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec and Daymond John, “Shark Tank”
Alan Cumming, “The Traitors”
Kristen Kish, “Top Chef” 
Jeff Probst, “Survivor”

Outstanding Host for a Game Show
Steve Harvey, “Celebrity Family Feud” 
Ken Jennings, “Jeopardy!” 
Jane Lynch, “Weakest Link” 
Keke Palmer, “Password”
Pat Sajak, “Wheel of Fortune”

A full list of the nominees can be found here.