‘Succession’, ‘The White Lotus’, ‘Beef’, ‘Ted Lasso’ Among the Nominees for the 2023 Emmy Awards

(L to R) Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, and Kieran Culkin in season 4 of HBO's 'Succession.' Photograph by Claudette Barius/HBO.

The 2023 Emmy Award nominees were announced this morning during a virtual event hosted by actor Yvette Nicole Brown and TV Academy chair Frank Scherma.

This year’s list is the typical blend of returning favorites (‘Succession’, ‘Ted Lasso’, ‘Abbott Elementary’) and some new breakthroughs ‘Beef’, ‘Wednesday’ and two ‘Star Wars’ shows, ‘Andor’ and ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ –– the latter more of a surprise since it received mixed reviews.

Related Article: ‘Succession’, ‘Ted Lasso’, ‘Squid Game’ and More Nominated for 2022 Emmys

Steps forward for the nominee lists

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in 'Wednesday.' Photo: Courtesy of Netflix © 2022.

The biggest changes this year were positive forward movement for Asian and Latino representation, with the likes of ‘Beef’, ‘Wednesday’s Jenna Ortega and ‘The Last of Us’ Pedro Pascal breaking through in various categories.

There were, as always, surprises ––no sign of Harrison Ford for ‘Shrinking’ or anything for ‘Yellowstone’, but Keri Russell made it in for ‘The Diplomat’.

Here are the main categories. Did you favorites make the list?

Outstanding Drama Series

Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen in 'House of the Dragon.' Photograph by Ollie Upton/HBO.

• ‘Andor’
• ‘Better Call Saul’
• ‘The Crown’
• ‘House of the Dragon’
• ‘The Last of Us’
• ‘Succession’
• ‘The White Lotus’
• ‘Yellowjackets’

Outstanding Comedy Series

(L to R) Nick Mohammed and Jason Sudeikis in 'Ted Lasso,' season 3 coming soon to Apple TV+.

• ‘Abbott Elementary’
• ‘Barry’
• ‘The Bear’
• ‘Jury Duty’
• ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
• ‘Only Murders in the Building’
• ‘Ted Lasso’
• ‘Wednesday’

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

Steven Yeun as Danny in 'Beef.' Photo: Andrew Cooper/Netflix © 2023.

• ‘Beef’
• ‘Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’
• ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’
• ‘Fleishman is in Trouble’
• ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Keri Russell as Kate Wyler in 'The Diplomat.' Photo: Alex Bailey/Netflix © 2023.

• 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’)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Pedro Pascal in 'The Last of Us.' Photo: Warner Media.

• 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’)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale in Peacock's 'Poker Face.' Photo by: Karolina Wojtasik/Peacock.

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

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Jason Segel in 'Shrinking,' premiering January 27, 2023 on Apple TV+.

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

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Kathryn Hahn as Clare in Hulu's 'Tiny Beautiful Things.' Photo: Jessica Brooks/Hulu.

• 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’)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Taron Egerton in “Black Bird,” premiering globally July 8, 2022 on Apple TV+.

• 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’)

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

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

Outstanding 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’

Outstanding Scripted Variety Series

• ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’
• ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’
• ‘Saturday Night Live’

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

• ‘The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna’
• ‘Chris Rock: Selective Outrage’
• ‘Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium’
• ‘The Oscars’
• ‘75th Annual Tony Awards’

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

• ‘Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love’
• ‘John Mulaney: Baby J’
• ‘Lizzo: Live in Concert’
• ‘Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter’
• ‘Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would’
• ‘Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer’

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Brett Goldstein in 'Ted Lasso' season 2, now streaming on Apple TV+.

• 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’)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Matthew Macfadyen as Tom Wambsgans on HBO's 'Succession.' Photograph by Graeme Hunter/HBO.

• F. Murray Abraham (‘The White Lotus’)
• Nicholas Braun (‘Succession’)
• Michael Imperioli (‘The White Lotus’)
• Theo James (‘The White Lotus’)
• Matthew Macfadyen (‘Succession’)
• Alan Ruck (‘Succession’)
• Will Sharpe (‘The White Lotus’)
• Alexander Skarsgård (‘Succession’)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Paul Walter Hauser in 'Black Bird,' now streaming on Apple TV+.

• 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’)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Hannah Waddingham in “Ted Lasso” season two, now streaming on Apple TV+.

• 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’)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Jennifer Coolidge in HBO's 'The White Lotus.' Photograph by Fabio Lovino/HBO.

• Jennifer Coolidge (‘The White Lotus’)
• Elizabeth Debicki (‘The Crown’)
• Meghann Fahy (‘The White Lotus’)
• Sabrina Impacciatore (‘The White Lotus’)
• Aubrey Plaza (‘The White Lotus’)
• Rhea Seehorn (‘Better Call Saul’)
• J. Smith-Cameron (‘Succession’)
• Simona Tabasco (‘The White Lotus’)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Claire Danes as Rachel in FX on Hulu's 'Fleishman Is in Trouble.' Photo courtesy of Hulu.

• 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’)

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

(L to R) Charles (Steve Martin), Mabel (Selena Gomez) and Oliver (Martin Short) on Hulu's 'Only Murders In The Building'. Photo: Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu.

• Bill Hader (‘Barry’)
• Christopher Storer (‘The Bear’)
• Mekki Leeper (‘Jury Duty’)
• John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese, Rob Turbovsky (‘Only Murders in the Building’)
• Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider (‘The Other Two’)
• Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Jason Sudeikis (‘Ted Lasso’)

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly) in Lucasfilm's 'Andor,' exclusively on Disney+. ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

• Beau Willimon (‘Andor’)
• Sharon Horgan, Dave Finkel, Brett Baer (‘Bad Sisters’)
• Gordon Smith (‘Better Call Saul’)
• Peter Gould (‘Better Call Saul’)
• Craig Mazin (‘The Last of Us’)
• Jesse Armstrong (‘Succession’)
• Mike White (‘The White Lotus’)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

(L to R) Quinta Brunson as Oprah Winfrey, and Daniel Radcliffe as "Weird Al" Yankovic in The Roku Channel's 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.'

• Lee Sung Jin (‘Beef’)
• Joel Kim Booster (‘Fire Island’)
• Taffy Brodesser-Akner (‘Fleishman is in Trouble’)
• Patrick Aison, Dan Trachtenberg (‘Prey’)
• Janine Nabers, Donald Glover (‘Swarm’)
• Al Yankovic, Eric Appel (‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Rachel Brosnahan in Amazon Prime Video's 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'

• Bill Hader (‘Barry’)
• Christopher Storer (‘The Bear’)
• Amy Sherman-Palladino (‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’)
• Mary Lou Belli (‘The Ms. Pat Show’)
• Declan Lowney (‘Ted Lasso’)
• Tim Burton (‘Wednesday’)

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

(L to R) Pedro Pascal and Anna Torv in 'The Last of Us.' Photo: Warner Media.

• Benjamin Caron (‘Andor’)
• Dearbhla Walsh (‘Bad Sisters’)
• Peter Hoar (‘The Last of Us’)
• Andrij Parekh (‘Succession’)
• Mark Mylod (‘Succession’)
• Lorene Scafaria (‘Succession’)
• Mike White (‘The White Lotus’)

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

(L-R): Dane DiLiegro as the Predator and Amber Midthunder as Naru in 20th Century Studios' 'Prey,' exclusively on Hulu. Photo by David Bukach. © 2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

• Lee Sung Jin (‘Beef’)
• Jake Schreier (‘Beef’)
• Carl Franklin (‘Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’)
• Paris Barclay (‘Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’)
• Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton (‘Fleishman is in Trouble’)
• Dan Trachtenberg (‘Prey’)

For the Emmy Academy's complete list,  click here. The awards ceremony is scheduled for September 18th, the ongoing writers' strike and a potential actors' strike may well result in a delay.