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Jul 12, 2022 6:10 PM UTC The nominations for the 2022 Emmy Awards—which will air on Sept. 12—arrived Tuesday morning in a fiercely competitive TV landscape. Prestige TV and [docudramas](https://time.com/6149027/super-pumped-inventing-anna-docudramas/) have proliferated across networks and streamers, contributing to what TIME’s TV critic Judy Berman has dubbed “[peak redundancy](https://time.com/6121212/tv-streaming-peak-redundancy/),” a phenomenon marked by tediously similar offerings on streaming services like Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, and Apple TV+. HBO, however, broke away from the pack with 25 nominations for [_Succession_](https://time.com/6105941/succession-wealth-gap-tv/) (this year’s most nominated show), 20 nominations for [_The White Lotus_](https://time.com/6076867/the-white-lotus-review/), 17 for _Hacks,_ and 16 for _Euphoria_. Netflix’s global megahit [_Squid Game_](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177760/hwang-dong-hyuk/) made history as the first non-English language nominee to receive a series nod (for best drama series). Two of its stars—[Jung Ho-yeon](https://time.com/6104461/jung-ho-yeon-squid-game/) (who played tenacious North Korean defector Kang Sae-byeok) and Lee Jung-jae (who played tough-to-love protagonist Seong Gi-hun)—became first-time acting nominees. They numbered among 50 nomination newcomers, including Jennifer Coolidge (_The White Lotus_), Elle Fanning (_The Great_), Andrew Garfield (_Under the Banner of Heaven_), Oscar Isaac (_Scenes From A Marriage_), and Lily James (_Pam & Tommy._) This year, too, stood out as a step forward for recognition of women’s work in the industry: According to a press release from the TV Academy, nearly half of the directors nominated for scripted directing categories were women, and almost 40% of the nominations in the scripted writing categories went to women. In the outstanding writing category, 34% of this year’s nominees were women. Here are the snubs, surprises, and history-making storylines of the 2022 Emmy nominations. ## **Snub: Sadie Sink and Millie Bobby Brown**  Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield, front and center Courtesy of Netflix—© 2022 Netflix, Inc. Neither Sadie Sink (who plays Max Mayfield) nor Millie Bobby Brown (who plays Eleven) were nominated for their work on _Stranger Things_—despite Sink’s recent viral scene set to Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” and Brown’s role as a face of the series since the beginning of its [four-season](https://time.com/6193891/stranger-things-season-4-series-end/) run. ## **Surprise: Melanie Lynskey**  Melanie Lynskey as Shauna in 'Yellowjackets' Paul Sarkis—Showtime New Zealand actor and all-around fan favorite Lynskey was nominated for lead actress in a drama series for her role as the adult version of Shauna in Showtime’s [_Yellowjackets_](https://time.com/6114326/yellowjackets-review-showtime/). ## **Finally: Sydney Sweeney**  Sydney Sweeney and Brittany O'Grady in 'The White Lotus' Mario Perez/HBO Contemporary acting great Sydney Sweeney finally earned her first (and second!) Emmy nominations for her roles as Cassie Howard in _Euphoria_ and terrifying judgmental teen Olivia Mossbacher in HBO’s [_The White Lotus_](https://time.com/6076867/the-white-lotus-review/). She was one of eight acting nominees from Mike White’s lauded series. ## **Snub: Selena Gomez**  Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building Craig Blankenhorn—Hulu Selena Gomez didn’t snag a nod for her turn as Mabel Mora in [_Only Murders In the Building_](https://time.com/6191622/martin-short-interview-only-murders/), which would have made her only the [third Latina ever](https://variety.com/2022/awards/actors/selena-gomez-only-murders-in-the-building-emmys-1235232063/) to be nominated in the lead actress comedy category. She did, however, get a nomination for producing the show. (According to [_Variety_](https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/selena-gomez-emmys-record-latina-only-murders-in-the-building-1235310216/), this makes her the second Latina nominated for producing a comedy—the first was Salma Hayek for _Ugly Betty_.) **Read more:** [**Only Murders in the Building** **_Season 2 Wisely Sticks to a Winning Formula_**](https://time.com/6190642/only-murders-in-the-building-season-2-review/) ## **Surprise: Barack Obama** Former president Barack Obama scored his first Emmy nomination for narrating the Netflix documentary series _Our Great National Parks_. ## **Finally: Rhea Seehorn**  Rhea Seehorn in Better Call Saul Greg Lewis—AMC/Sony Pictures Television After six seasons, Seehorn finally picked up a long overdue Emmy nomination for her role as attorney Kim Wexler in AMC’s _Better Call Saul_. The nod comes as the series nears its end—as, perhaps, does Kim Wexler, given her ominous absence from _Breaking Bad_. ## **Snub:** **_Pachinko_**  Minha Kim, Inji Jeong and Steve Sanghyun Noh in “Pachinko" on Apple TV+ Apple TV+ [_Pachinko_](https://time.com/6160244/pachinko-review-apple/), Apple TV+’s heartrending adaptation of Min Jin Lee’s 2017 novel of the same name, only received one nomination, for main title design, though it stood to match _Squid Game_’s non-English language feat. **Read more:** [_How Apple TV+ Made_ ](https://time.com/6157906/pachinko-apple-tv/)[Pachinko](https://time.com/6157906/pachinko-apple-tv/)[_, One of the Biggest Multilingual Shows Ever_](https://time.com/6157906/pachinko-apple-tv/) ## **Surprise: Bill Hader’s multiple noms** [Hader](https://time.com/5210517/bill-hader-on-playing-a-hit-man-anxiety-and-avoiding-social-media/) was nominated twice for acting—once for lead actor in a comedy series in _Barry_ and once for guest actor in a comedy series in _Curb Your Enthusiasm_. (He was also nominated for writing and directing for a comedy series for _Barry_.) ## **Emmys record: Zendaya**  Zendaya as Rue Bennett in HBO's Euphoria Eddy Chen—HBO/WarnerMedia Multi-hyphenate star Zendaya topped off her resume with a new achievement: She became the [youngest woman](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/zendaya-emmys-record-euphoria-youngest-1235310214/#recipient%5Fhashed=3b97744c9bc8d1f40e513ca59576a7374f35aae59fb7d7c6b6f3b9c0a2eef562) ever nominated for a producing Emmy, for her work on _Euphoria_. (Zendaya is now also the youngest two-time lead acting nominee. She won at 2020’s virtual Emmys.) ## **Snub:** **_Station Eleven_** The post-apocalyptic dystopian fiction masterpiece based on [Emily St. John Mandel’s novel](https://time.com/5804007/emily-st-john-mandel-station-eleven-coronavirus/) was shut out of the best drama race. (It was, however, nominated for acting, cinematography, editing and directing, among others.) ## **Surprise: Himesh Patel** Despite fans’ disappointment that the miniseries itself was snubbed, _Station Eleven_’s Patel was nominated for lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for his role as Jeevan Chaudhary_._ ## **Emmys record: Quinta Brunson**  Janelle James, left, and Quinta Brunson in 'Abbott Elementary' ABC/Gilles Mingasson _Abbott Elementary_ creator and star Brunson, at the [top of her game](https://time.com/6145151/quinta-brunson-abbott-elementary-interview/), sealed the deal: She became the [first Black woman](https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/quinta-brunson-emmy-nominations-abbott-elementary-1235310207/) to earn three comedy Emmy nominations. (While she was at it, she also became the youngest Black woman to be nominated in the comedy acting category.) Her beautiful show about an underfunded Philadelphia elementary school (and, really, so much more) was nominated seven times, including for best comedy series. **Read more:** [_Quinta Brunson on Using Comedy to Address America’s Education Problems in_ ](https://time.com/6145151/quinta-brunson-abbott-elementary-interview/)[Abbott Elementary](https://time.com/6145151/quinta-brunson-abbott-elementary-interview/) ## **Snub:** **_Yellowstone_** [_Yellowstone_](https://time.com/6159345/tv-shows-watch-after-yellowstone/), the wildly popular Kevin Costner-led show about family and conflict in the modern American West, was also boxed out of best drama. The Paramount Network series has earned just one nomination, for production design, in four seasons, despite drawing [9.3 million viewers](https://deadline.com/2022/01/yellowstone-season-4-finale-ratings-highs-record-kevin-costner-paramount-network-1234904529/) to its most recent season finale. ## **Surprise: Dave Chappelle**  Dave Chappelle: The Closer. c. Mathieu Bitton Mathieu Bitton—Netflix Dave Chappelle’s _The Closer_ was nominated for pre-recorded variety special, in spite of the outrage surrounding Chappelle’s transphobic remarks in the special. **Read more:** [_Breaking Down the Controversy Around Dave Chappelle’s Netflix Special_ The Closer](https://time.com/6105951/dave-chappelle-netflix-controversy/) ## **Noteworthy nod: Kate McKinnon** Kate McKinnon was nominated as a supporting actress in a comedy series for her last (eleventh) season on _SNL._ Coming up in her post-_SNL_ career: a role in Greta Gerwig’s _Barbie_ movie ## **Noteworthy nod:** **Lizzo** Pop star Lizzo scored her first Emmy nomination for her Amazon Prime Video competition program _Watch Out For the Big Grrrls._ (The show itself tallied up six nominations.) ## **Noteworthy nods: Chadwick Boseman, Jessica Walter and Norm Macdonald** A few posthumous nominations were announced today: Chadwick Boseman for his voiceover work as T’Challa/Black Panther in the animated series _​​“What If…?”_ (this marks Boseman’s first Emmy nomination), Jessica Walter for her voiceover work as Malory Archer in the animated series _Archer_ and [Norm Macdonald](https://time.com/6098035/norm-macdonald-comedy/) for his final stand-up special, _Nothing Special_ (this was also Macdonald’s first Emmy nomination). 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