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'Squid Game' Makes History in the 2022 Emmy Nominations

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by Shanee Edwards - updated on May 10, 2023

The 2022 Emmy nominations were announced yesterday morning and the biggest surprise was Netflix’s South Korean survival drama, Squid Game, which not only made history as the first non-English-language show to be nominated in the Outstanding Drama Series category but also received a whopping 14 noms.

Series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk was also nominated in the Outstanding Writing category, which is also a first. It is truly a new era in television when HBO’s popular dramas like Succession which earned the most nominations today – 25, and Euphoria, which earned 16, are competing against a foreign-language streamer like Squid Game. It just proves that audiences are hungry for multicultural stories on a variety of platforms.

When it comes to comedy, it’s perhaps no surprise that HBO’s The White Lotus and Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso each earned 20 nominations and will likely duke it out for top comedy winner. But with Ted Lasso’s strong acting performances from Jason Sudeikis (Best Actor) and Brett Goldstein, Toheeb Jimoh Nick Mohammed (Best Supporting Actor); Juno Temple and 

Hannah Waddingham (Best Supporting Actress), it’s likely the feel-good sports comedy will again be the big winner this year.  

But what about the nominations for best writing? While Succession and Squid Game are top contenders, Showtime’s Yellowjackets is nominated twice for Best Writing for a Drama Series so don’t rule out the female-driven show. While the comedy writing winner is likely to be either Ted Lasso or Hacks, FX’s vampire satire What We Do in the Shadows is nominated for an impressive two Emmys in the Best Writing for a Comedy Series category, and will likely give last year’s big winners a neck-biting run for their money. 

Take a look at our list of the top 2022 Emmy nominations below. For a full list, visit emmys.com. NBC and streamer Peacock will air the live Emmy Awards on Monday, September 12th. The host has yet to be announced.  

2022 Emmy Nominations

Best Comedy

“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

“Barry” (HBO)

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)

“Hacks” (HBO Max)

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)

“Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)

“What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)

Best Drama

“Better Call Saul” (AMC)

“Euphoria” (HBO Max)

“Ozark” (Netflix)

“Severance” (Apple TV+)

“Squid Game” (Netflix)

“Stranger Things” (Netflix)

“Succession” (HBO)

“Yellowjackets” (Showtime)

Best Limited Series

“Dopesick” (Hulu)

“The Dropout” (Hulu)

“Inventing Anna” (Netflix)

“Pam & Tommy” (Hulu)

“The White Lotus” (HBO)

Best Actress, Comedy

Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

 Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”

Kaley Cuoco, “The Flight Attendant”

Elle Fanning, “The Great”

Issa Rae, “Insecure”

Jean Smart, “Hacks”

Best Actor, Comedy

Donald Glover, “Atlanta”

Bill Hader, “Barry”

Nicholas Hoult, “The Great”

Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building

Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”

Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”

Best Actress, Drama

Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve”

Laura Linney, “Ozark”

Melanie Lynskey, “Yellowjackets”

Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve”

Reese Witherspoon, “The Morning Show”

Zendaya, “Euphoria”

Best Actor, Drama

Jason Bateman, “Ozark”

Brian Cox, “Succession”

Lee Jung-jae, “Squid Game”

Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”

Adam Scott, “Severance”

Jeremy Strong, “Succession”

Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie

Toni Collette, “The Staircase”

Julia Garner, “Inventing Anna”

Lily James, “Pam & Tommy”

Sarah Paulson, “Impeachment”

Margaret Qualley, “Maid”

Amanda Seyfried, “The Dropout”

Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie

Colin Firth, “The Staircase”

Andrew Garfield, “Under the Banner of Heaven”

Oscar Isaac, “Scenes from a Marriage”

Michael Keaton, “Dopesick”

Himesh Patel, “Station Eleven”

Sebastian Stan, “Pam & Tommy”

Supporting Actress, Comedy

Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”

Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”

Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary”

Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”

Sarah Niles, “Ted Lasso”

Juno Temple, “Ted Lasso”

Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso”

Supporting Actor, Comedy

Anthony Carrigan, “Barry”

Brett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso”

Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary”

Toheeb Jimoh, “Ted Lasso”

Nick Mohammed, “Ted Lasso”

Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

Henry Winkler, “Barry”

Bowen Yang, “Saturday Night Live”

Supporting Actress, Drama

Patricia Arquette, “Severance”

Julia Garner, “Ozark”

Jung Ho-yeon, “Squid Game”

Christina Ricci, “Yellowjackets”

Rhea Seehorn, “Better Call Saul”

J. Smith-Cameron, “Succession”

Sarah Snook, “Succession”

Sydney Sweeney, “Euphoria”

Supporting Actor, Drama

Nicholas Braun “Succession”

Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”

Kieran Culkin, “Succession”

Park Hae-soo, “Squid Game”

Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession”

John Turturro, “Severance”

Christopher Walken, “Severance”

Oh Yeong-su, “Squid Game”

Supporting Actress, Limited Series or a Movie

Connie Britton, “The White Lotus”

Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus”

Alexandra Daddario, “The White Lotus”

Kaitlyn Dever, “Dopesick”

Natasha Rothwell, “The White Lotus”

Sydney Sweeney, “The White Lotus”

Mare Winningham, “Dopesick”

Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie

Murray Bartlett, “The White Lotus”

Jake Lacy, “The White Lotus”

Will Poulter, “Dopesick”

Seth Rogen, “Pam & Tommy”

Peter Sarsgaard, “Dopesick”

Michael Stuhlbarg, “Dopesick”

Steve Zahn, “The White Lotus”

Variety Talk Series

“Daily Show With Trevor Noah”

“Jimmy Kimmel Live”

“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”

“Late Night With Seth Meyers”

“Late Show With Stephen Colbert”

Reality Competition Program

“The Amazing Race”

“Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls”

“Nailed It”

“RuPaul’s Drag Race”

“Top Chef”

“The Voice”

Writing for a Comedy Series

Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky, “Hacks” (“The One, the Only”)

Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” (“Pilot”)

Bill Hader and Alec Berg, “Barry” (“starting now”)

Alec Berg and Duffy Boudreau, “Barry” (“710N”)

Steve Martin and John Hoffman, “Only Murders in the Building” (“True Crime”)

Jane Becker, “Ted Lasso” (“No Weddings And A Funeral”)

Sarah Naftalis, “What We Do In The Shadows” (“The Casino”)

Stefani Robinson, “What We Do In The Shadows” (“The Wellness Center”)

Writing for a Drama Series

Jesse Armstrong, “Succession” (“All the Bells Say) 

Dan Erickson, “Severance” (“The Way We Are”)

Hwang Dong-hyuk, “Squid Game” (“One Lucky Day”)

Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, “Yellowjackets” (“Pilot”)

Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, and Bart Nickerson, “Yellowjackets” (“F Sharp”)

Chris Mundy, “Ozark” (“A Hard Way to Go”)

Thomas Schnauz, “Better Call Saul” (“Plan and Execution”)

Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Drama Special

Elizabeth Meriwether, “The Dropout”

Sarah Burgess, “Impeachment: American Crime Story”

Molly Smith Metzler, “Maid”

Patrick Somerville, “Station Eleven”

Danny Strong, “Dopesick”

Mike White, “The White Lotus”

Directing for a Comedy Series

Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (“There Will Be Blood”)

Jamie Babbit, “Only Murders in the Building” (“True Crime”)

Cherien Dabis, “Only Murders in the Building” (“The Boy From 6B”)

Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (“Baby Daddy Groundhog Day”)

MJ Delaney, “Ted Lasso” (“No Weddings and a Funeral”)

Bill Hader, “Barry” (“710N”)

Hiro Murai, “Atlanta” (“New Jazz”)

Directing for a Drama Series

Jason Bateman, “Ozark” (“A Hard Way to Go”)

Hwang Dong-hyuk, “Squid Game” (“Red Light, Green Light”)

Karyn Kusama, “Yellowjackets” (“Pilot”)

Mark Mylod, “Succession” (“All the Bells Say”)

Cathy Yan, “Succession” (“The Disruption”)

Lorene Scafaria, “Succession” (“Too Much Birthday”)

Ben Stiller, “Severance” (“The We We Are”)

Directing for a Limited Series

Hiro Murai, “Station Eleven”

Michael Showalter, “The Dropout”

Francesca Gregorini, “The Dropout”

Danny Strong, “Dopesick”

John Wells, “Maid”

Mike White, “The White Lotus”

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