Episode Submissions for the 75th Emmys Awards Find Internal Competition at its Highest in Several Categories

As the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes rage on due to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) behind the Hollywood studios and networks refusing to pay decent wages, residuals and come to the table on an agreement for AI as a tool in both guilds, submissions for the 75th Emmy Awards have begun and are now largely in place with the voting period remaining unchanged (August 17-28) even as the awards show date has officially moved off from September to a likely January 2024 date.

For a series, a network/streamer (or producer/showrunners) will submit six episodes they feel best represent their nominated show. For performers, they or their network/streamer, select a single episode for voters to consider. Lead performers in the limited series or movie category do not submit, as the entire movie or run of the limited series is their submission. Supporting performers still do (unless it’s a single “movie” but there are none this year among the 14 nominees). Guest performers in the drama and comedy categories have already submitted their episodes in the initial balloting stage and were nominated based on those episodes.

Strategy is almost always at play in the individual acting categories when two or more performers are nominated in the same category against each other (sometimes a good submission for you is also great for them) and this year has no shortage of that as nomination leaders Succession, The White Lotus, The Last of Us and Ted Lasso (among others) have several instances of internal competition. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series has an historic three actors competing side by side and all have chosen different episodes to highlight their work. Jeremy Strong, who won here two years ago, submitted the series finale “With Open Eyes,” Kieran Culkin submitted “Church and State,” where Roman breaks down at his father’s funeral, and Brian Cox submitted the second episode of the final season, “Rehearsal,” one of the very few in which he had any actual screen time.

The Drama Guest categories are completely comprised of performers from only two shows: The Last of Us and Succession, both from HBO. While the Succession actors and actresses all amazingly have different episodes (as do the actresses from The Last of Us), the internal competition for the four guest actors of The Last of Us have but two episodes among them; Murray Bartlett and Nick Offerman with “Long, Long Time” while Lamar Johnson and Keivonn Montreal Woodard have “Endure and Survive.” It’s going to be one of the most hotly contested categories with prevailing belief that the race is between Bartlett and Offerman.

Bookmark this page as it will be updated as new submissions for the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards come in. How do you think these submissions will help or hurt their chances? Will they even matter? Sound off in the comments.

Drama Series

• Andor (“Announcement,” “Narkina 5,” “Nobody’s Listening,” “One Way Out,” “Daughter of Ferrix,” “Rix Road”)
• Better Call Saul (“Point and Shoot,” “Fun and Games,” “Nippy,” “Breaking Bad,” “Waterworks,” “Saul Gone”)
• The Crown (“Mou Mou,” “Annus Horribillis,” “The Way Ahead,” “Gunpowder,” “Couple 31,” “Decommissioned”)
• House of the Dragon (“The Heirs of the Dragon,” “The Princess and the Queen,” “Driftmark,” “The Lord of the Tides,” “The Green Council,” “The Black Queen”)
• The Last of Us (“When You’re Lost in the Darkness,” “Infected,” “Long, Long Time,” “Endure and Survive,” “When We Are in Need,” “Look for the Light”)
• Succession (“The Munsters,” “Rehearsal,” “Connor’s Wedding,” “America Decides,” “Church and State,” “With Open Eyes”)
• The White Lotus (“Ciao,” “Bull Elephants,” “In the Sandbox,” “That’s Amore,” “Abductions,” “Arrivederci”)
• Yellowjackets (“Friends, Romans, Countrymen,” “Edible Complex,” “Qui,” “Burial,” “It Chooses,” “Storytelling”)

Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary (“Development Day,” “Teachers Conference,” “Holiday Hookah,” “Read-a-Thon,” “Egg Drop,” “Educator of the Year.”)
• Barry (“you’re charming,” “it takes a psycho,” “tricky legacies,” “the wizard,” “a nice meal,” “wow”)
• The Bear (“System,” “Hands,” “Dogs,” “Ceres,” “Review,” “Braciole”)
• Jury Duty (“Voir Dire,” “Foreperson,” “Field Trip,” “Ineffective Assistance,” “Deliberations,” “The Verdict”)
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (“Go Forward,” “Susan,” “The Testi-Roastial,” “A House Full of Extremely Lame Horses,” “The Princess and the Plea,” “Four Minutes”)
• Only Murders in the Building (“Persons of Interest,” “The Last Day of Bunny Folger,” “Performance Review,” “Hello Darkness,” “Sparring Partners,” “I Know Who Did It”)
• Ted Lasso (“Chelsea,” “Sunflowers,” “La Locker Room Aux Follies,” “International Break,” “Mom City,” “So Long, Farewell”)
• Wednesday (“Wednesday’s Child Is Full of Woe,” “Woe Is the Loneliest Number,” “Friend of Woe,” “Woe What a Night,” “You Reap What You Woe,” “Quid Pro Woe”)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Jeff Bridges – The Old Man (“I”)
• Brian Cox – Succession (“Rehearsal”)
• Kieran Culkin – Succession (“Church and State”)
• Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (“Saul Gone”)
• Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us (“Kin”)
• Jeremy Strong – Succession (“With Open Eyes”)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Sharon Horgan – Bad Sisters (“Saving Grace”
• Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets (“Burial”)
• Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale (“Safe”)
• Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (“When We Are In Need”)
• Keri Russell – The Diplomat (“Lambs in the Dark”)
• Sarah Snook – Succession (“Tailgate Party”)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• F. Murray Abraham – The White Lotus (“Abductions”)
• Nicholas Braun – Succession (“America Decides”)
• Michael Imperioli – The White Lotus (“That’s Amore”)
• Theo James – The White Lotus (“That’s Amore”)
• Matthew Macfadyen – Succession (“Tailgate Party”)
• Alan Ruck – Succession (“Rehearsal”)
• Will Sharpe – The White Lotus (“Arrivederci”)
• Alexander Skarsgård – Succession (“Kill List”)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus (“Arrivederci”)
• Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown (“Couple 31”)
• Meghann Fahy – The White Lotus (“Arrivederci”)
• Sabrina Impacciatore – The White Lotus (“Abductions”)
• Aubrey Plaza – The White Lotus (“That’s Amore”)
• Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul (“Waterworks”)
• J. Smith-Cameron – Succession (“Living+”)
• Simona Tabasco – The White Lotus (“That’s Amore”)

Guest Actor in a Drama Series

• Murray Bartlett – The Last of Us (“Long, Long Time”)
• James Cromwell – Succession (“Church and State”)
• Lamar Johnson – The Last of Us (“Endure and Survive”)
• Arian Moayed – Succession (“Honeymoon States”)
• Nick Offerman – The Last of Us (“Long, Long Time”)
• Keivonn Montreal Woodard – The Last of Us (“Endure and Survive”)

Guest Actress in a Drama Series

• Hiam Abbass – Succession (“Honeymoon States”)
• Cherry Jones – Succession (“The Munsters”)
• Melanie Lynskey – The Last of Us (“Endure and Survive”)
• Storm Reid – The Last of Us (“Left Behind”)
• Anna Torv – The Last of Us (“Infected”)
• Harriet Walter – Succession (“Church and State”)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

• Bill Hader – Barry (“you’re charming”)
• Jason Segel – Shrinking (“Imposter Syndrome”)
• Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (“The Tell”)
• Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso (“So Long, Farewell”)
• Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (“Braciole”)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Christina Applegate – Dead to Me (“We’ve Reached the End”)
• Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (“Four Minutes”)
• Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (“Teacher’s Conference”)
• Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face (“Dead Man’s Hand”)
• Jenna Ortega – Wednesday (“Friend or Woe”)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Anthony Carrigan – Barry (“it takes a psycho”)
• Phil Dunster – Ted Lasso (“Mom City”)
• Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso (“La Locker Room Aux Follies”)
• James Marsden – Jury Duty (“Ineffective Assistance”)
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear (“Ceres”)
• Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (“Educator of the Year”)
• Henry Winkler – Barry (“bestest place on earth”)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs, Maisel (“The Testi-Roastial”)
• Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (“Review”)
• Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (“Fundraiser”)
• Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary (“Fire”)
• Juno Temple – Ted Lasso (“We’ll Never Have Paris”)
• Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso (“International Break”)
• Jessica Williams – Shrinking (“Boop”)

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

• Jon Bernthal – The Bear (“Braciole”)
• Luke Kirby – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (“Four Minutes”)
• Nathan Lane – Only Murders In The Building (“Here’s Looking at You”)
• Pedro Pascal – Saturday Night Live (“Host: Pedro Pascal”)
• Oliver Platt – The Bear (“Dogs”)
• Sam Richardson – Ted Lasso (“International Break”)

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

• Becky Ann Baker – Ted Lasso (“Mom City”)
• Quinta Brunson – Saturday Night Live (“Host: Quinta Brunson”)
• Taraji P. Henson – Abbott Elementary (“Mom”)
• Judith Light  – Poker Face (“Time of the Monkey”)
• Sarah Niles – Ted Lasso (“Smells Like Mean Spirit”)
• Harriet Walter – Ted Lasso (“So Long, Farewell”)

Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Murray Bartlett – Welcome To Chippendales (“Leeches”)
• Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird (“You Promised”)
• Richard Jenkins – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (“Lionel”)
• Joseph Lee – BEEF (“The Drama of Original Choice”)
• Ray Liotta – Black Bird (“Hand to Mouth”)
• Young Mazino – BEEF (“Just Not All at the Same Time”)
• Jesse Plemons – Love & Death (“Do No Evil”)

Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Annaleigh Ashford – Welcome To Chippendales (“February 31”)
• Maria Bello – BEEF (“The Great Fabricator”)
• Claire Danes – Fleishman Is In Trouble (“Me-Time”)
• Juliette Lewis – Welcome To Chippendales (“Paper is Paper”)
• Camila Morrone – Daisy Jones & The Six (“Rock ‘n Roll Suicide”)
• Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (“Cassandra”)
• Merritt Wever – Tiny Beautiful Things (TBA)

Reality Competition Program

• The Amazing Race
• RuPaul’s Drag Race
• Survivor
• Top Chef
• The Voice

Variety Sketch Series

• A Black Lady Sketch Show
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
• Saturday Night Live

Variety Talk Series

• The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
• Late Night With Seth Meyers
• The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
• The Problem With Jon Stewart

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