Emmy Winners 2022

The Emmy’s Happened Recently: Here are the Nominees and Winners

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Katherine Conner, Staff Writer/ Editor

The Emmy awards ceremony was held on September 12, 2022. Here is a list of all nominees and winners for each category. The 74th Emmy Awards were held at Microsoft Theater in LA. Kenan Thompson hosted the ceremony and the ceremony was largely held in person and still reminiscent of pre-pandemic awards shows. “Succession”, “The White Lotus”, and “Ted Lasso” swept the Emmys. 

Without further ado, here are all the nominees and winners of the 74th Emmys:

Zendaya walking the Emmy’s Carpet Credit: eonline.com

The nominees for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series were Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso), Donald Glover (Atlanta), Bill Hader (Barry), Nicholas Hoult (The Great), Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building), and Martain Short (Only Muders in the Building). The award went to Jason Sudeikis for Ted Lasso.

The nominees for Outstanding Comedy Series were Ted Lasso, Abbot Elementary, Barry, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hacks, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Only Murders in the Building, and What We Do in the Shadows. The award went to Ted Lasso.

The nominees for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie were Micheal Keaton (Dopesick), Colin Firth (The Staircase), Andrew Garfield (Under the Banner of Heaven), Oscar Isacc (Scenes from a Marriage), Himesh Patel (Station Eleven), and Sebastian Stan (Pam and Tommy). The award went to Micheal Keaton for Dopesick.

The nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie were Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout), Julia (Inventing Anna), Toni Collete (The Staircase), Lily James (Pam and Tommy), Sarah Paulson (Impeachment: American Crime Story) and Margaret Qualley (MAID). The award went to Amanda Seyfried for The Dropout.

The nominees for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series were The White Lotus, Dopesick, The Dropout, Inventing Anna, and Pam and Tommy. The award went to The White Lotus

The nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama were Zendaya (Euphoria), Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), Laura Linney (Ozark), Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve), and Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show). The award went to Zendaya for Euphoria, becoming the youngest actress to win two Emmys.

The nominees for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series were Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game), Jason Bateman (Ozark), Brian Cox (Succession), Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), Adam Scott (Severance), and Jeremy Strong (Succession). The award went to Lee Jung-jae for Squid Games, becoming the first Asian person to win the award. 

The nominees for Outstanding Drama Series were Succession, Better Call Saul, Euphoria, Ozark, Severance, Squid Game, Stranger Things, and Yellowjackets. The award went to Succession

The nominees for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series were Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso), Anthony Carrigan (Barry), Toheeb Jimoh (Ted Lasso), Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso), Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Tyler James Williams (Abbot Elementary), Henry Winkler (Barry), and Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live). The award went to Brett Goldstein for Ted Lasso

The nominees for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series were Sheryl lee Ralph (Abbot Elementary), Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Hannah Einbinder (Hacks), Janelle James (Abbot Elementary), Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live), Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso), Juno Temple (Ted Lasso), and Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso). The award went to Sheryl Lee Ralph for Abbot Elementary

The nominees for Guest Actor in a Drama Series were Colman Domingo (Euphoria), Adrien Brody (Succession), James Cromwell (Succession), Arian Moayed (Succession), Tom Pelphrey (Ozark), or Alexander Skarsgard (Succession). The award went to Colman Domingo for Euphoria

The nominees for Guest Actress in a Drama Series were Lee You-mi (Squid Game), Hope Davis (Succession), Marcia Gay Harden (The Morning Show), Martha Kelly (Euphoria), Sanaa Lathan (Succession), and Harriet Walter (Succession). The award went to Lee You-mi for Squid Game.

The nominees for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series were Matthew Macfayden (Succession), Nicholas Braun (Succession), Billy Crudup (The Morning Show), Kieran Culkin (Succession), Park Hae-soo (Squid Game), John Turturro (Severance), Christopher Walken (Severance), and Oh Yeong-Su (Squid Game). The award went to Matthew Macfayden for Succession

The nominees for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series were Julia Garner (Ozark), Patricia Arquette (Severance), Jung Ho-yeon (Squid Game), Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets), Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul), J. Smith-Cameron (Succession), Sarah Snook (Succession), and Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria). The award went to Julia Garner for her work in Ozark.

The nominees for Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV movie were Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus), Jake Lacy (The White Lotus), Will Poulter (Dopesick), Seth Rogen (Pam and Tommy), Peter Skarsgard (Dopesick), Micheal Stuhlbarg (Dopesick), and Steve Zahn (The White Lotus). The award went to Murray Bartlett for his work in The White Lotus

Jason Sudeikis with his awards at the Emmys Credit: vulture.com

The nominees for Supporting Actress in a limited series or TV movie were Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus), Connie Britton (The White Lotus), Alexandra Daddario (The White Lotus), Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick), Natasha Rothwell (The White Lotus), Sydney Sweeney (The White Lotus), and Mare Winningham (Dopesick). The award went to Jennifer Coolidge for her work in The White Lotus.

The nominees for Television Movie were Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Ray Donovan: The Movie, Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon, The Survivor, and Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas. The award went to Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers.

The nominees for Guest Actor in a Comedy Series were Nathan Lane (Only Murders in the Building), Jerrod Carmicheal (Saturday Night Live), Bill Hader (Curb Your Enthusiasm), James Lance (Ted Lasso), Christopher McDonald (Hacks), and Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso). The award went to Nathan Lane for his appearance in Only Murders in the Building

The nominees for Guest Actress in a Comedy Series were Laurie Metcalf (Hacks), Jane Adams (Hacks), Harriet Sansom Harris (Hacks), Jane Lynch (Only Murders in the Building), Kaitlin Olson (Hacks), and Harriet Walter (Ted Lasso). The award went to Laurie Metcalf for her appearance in Hacks.

The nominees for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series were Abbott Elementary, (Quinta Brunson), Barry (Duffy Boudreau), Barry (Bill Hader and Alec Berg), Hacks (Jen Statsky), Only Murders in the Building (John Hoffman), Ted Lasso (Jane Becker), What We Do in the Shadows (Sarah Naftalis) and What We Do in the Shadows (Stefani Robinson). The award went to Quinta Brunson for her writing in Abbot Elementary.

The nominees for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series were Succession (Jesse Armstrong), Better Call Saul (Thomas Schnauz), Ozark (Chris Mundy), Severance (Dan Erickson), Squid Game (Hwang Dong-hyuk), Yellowjackets (Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, and Bart Nickerson), and Yellowjackets (Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson). The award went to Jesse Armstrong for his writing in Succession.

The nominees for Outstanding Writing in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie were The White Lotus (Mike White), Dopesick (Danny Strong), The Dropout (Elizabeth Meriwether), Impeachment: American Crime Story (Sarah Burgess), MAID (Smith Metzler), and Station Eleven (Patrick Somerville). The award went to Mike White for his writing in The White Lotus.

The nominees for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series were Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, A Black Lady Sketch Show, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and Saturday Night Live. The award went to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

The nominees for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special were Jerrod Carmicheal: Rothaniel, Ali Wong: Don Wong, The Daily Show with Trever Noah presents; Jordan Klepper Fingers the Globe (Hungary for Democracy), Nicole Byer: BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo) and Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special. The award went to Jerrod Carmicheal for his writing in Rothaniel.

The nominees for Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program were Lucy and Desi, The Andy Warhol Diaries, How to With John Wilson: How to Appreciate Wine, The Problem with John Stewart, and The Tinder Swindler. The award went to Lucy and Desi

The nominees for Outstanding Variety Talk Series were Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and The Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert. The award went to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

The nominees for Outstanding Competition Program were Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, The Amazing Race, Nailed It, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Top Chef, and The Voice. The award went to Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls.

Lizzo at the Emmys Credit: W Magazine

The nominees for Structured Reality Program were Queer Eye, Antiques Roadshow, Fixer Upper: Welcome Home, Love is Blind, and Shark Tank. The award went to Queer Eye.

The nominees for Unstructured Reality Program were Love on the Spectrum, Below Deck Mediterranean, Cheer, RuPaul’s Drag Race Untucked, and Selling Sunset. The award went to Love on the Spectrum.

The nominees for Host for a Reality or Competition Program were RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness (Queer Eye), Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman (Making It), Nicole Byer (Nailed It), Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, and Kevin O’Leary (Shark Tank), and Padma Lakshmi (Top Chef). The award went to RuPaul for hosting RuPaul’s Drag Race

The nominees for Variety Sketch Show were Saturday Night Live and A Black Lady Sketch Show. The award went to Saturday Night Live.

The nominees for Variety Special (Live) were The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show, The 64th Annual Grammy Awards, The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes, The Oscars, and The Tony Awards. The award went to the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show, featuring Snoop Dog, Dr. Dre, Mary J Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent.

The nominees for Variety Special (Pre-recorded) were Adele: One Night Only, Dave Chappelle: The Closer, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts, Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special, and One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennet and Lady Gaga. The award went to Adele: One Night Only

The nominees for Short Form Comedy, Drama, or Variety Show were Carpool Karaoke: The Series, I Think You Should Leave with Tom Robinson, Late Night with Seth Meyers CORRECTIONS, The Randy Rainbow Show, and Stephen Colbert Presents: Tooning Out The News. The award went to Carpool Karaoke with James Corden.

The nominees for Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series were Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Once Upon A Time in Late Night, Between the Scenes- The Daily Show, RuPaul’s Drag Show Whatcha Packin’ With Michelle Visage, Saturday Night Live Presents: Stories From the Show, and Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen. The award went to Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Once Upon A Time in Late Night.

The nominees for Documentary or Nonfiction Special were George Carlin’s American Dream, Controlling Britney Spears, Lucy and Desi, The Tinder Swindler and We Feed People. The award went to George Carlin’s American Dream

The nominees for Documentary or Nonfiction Series were The Beatles: Get Back, 100 Foot Wave, jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, The Andy Warhol Diaries, and We Need to Talk About Cosby. The award went to The Beatles: Get Back.

The nominees for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking were When Claude Got Shot, Changing the Game, and Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches. The award went to When Claude Got Shot.

The nominees for Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series were Tim Robinson (I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson), Anthony A. Anderson (Anacostia), Bill Burr (Immoral Compass), Brendan Gleeson (State of the Union), Ikechukwi Ufomadu (Words With Ike). The award went to Tim Robinson for his comedy special, I Think You Should Leave

The nominees for Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series were Patricia Clarkson (State of the Union), Jacinte Blankenship (Intersection), Desi Lydic (Desi Lydic Foxplains), Rhea Seehorn (Cooper’s Bar), and Sydnee Washington (Bridesman). The award went to Patricia Clarkson for State of the Union.

The nominees for Animated Program were Arcane, Bob’s Burgers, Rick and Morty, The Simpsons, and What If…? The award went to Arcane.

The nominees for Short Form Animated Program were Love, Death + Robots, The Boys Presents: Diabolical, Robot Chicken, Star Wars: Visions, and When Billie Met Lisa. The award went to Love, Death + Robots

The nominees for Character Voice-over Performance were Chadwick Boseman (What If…?), F. Murray Abraham (Moon Knight), Julie Andrews (Bridgerton), Maya Rudolph (Big Mouth), Stanley Tucci (Central Park), Jessica Walter (Archer), and Jeffrey Wright (What If…?). The award went to Chadwick Boseman for his late work in What If…?

The nominees for Narratators were Barack Obama (Our Great National Parks), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Black Patriots: Heroes of The Civil War), David Attenborough (The Mating Game), W. Kamau Bell (We Need to Talk About Cosby), and Lupita Nyong’o (Serengeti II). The award went to Barack Obama for his narration of Our Great National Parks

The nominees for Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special were Stanley Tucci (Searching for Italy), David Letterman (My Next Guest Needs No Introduction), The Problem with Jon Stewart, The World According to Jeff Goldblum, and VICE. The award went to Stanley Tucci for Searching for Italy.

The nominees for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series were Ted Lasso (MJ Delaney), Atlanta (Hiro Murai), Barry (Bill Hader), Hacks (Lucia Aniello), The Ms. Pat Show (Mary Lou Belli), Only Murders in the Building (Cherien Dabis) and Only Murders in the Building (Jamie Babbit). The award went to MJ Delaney for their work in Ted Lasso.

The nominees for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series were Squid Game (Hwang Dong-hyuk), Ozark (Jason Bateman), Severance (Ben Stiller), Succession (Mark Mylod), Succession (Cathy Lan), Succession (Lorene Scafaria), and Yellowjackets (Karyn Kusama). The award went to Hwang Dong-hyuk for his work on Squid Game.

The nominees for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Anthology Series or Movie were The White Lotus (Mike White), Dopesick (Danny Strong), The Dropout (Micheal Showalter), The Dropout (Francesca Gregorini), MAID (John Wells) and Station Eleven (Hiro Murai). The award went to Mike White for his work on The White Lotus.

The nominees for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series were A Black Lady Sketch Show (Bridget Stokes), Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Christopher Werner), Late Night with Seth Meyers (Alexander J. Vietmeir), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Jim Hoskinson) and Saturday Night Live (Liz Patrick). The award went to Bridget Stokes for her work on A Black Lady Sketch Show.

The nominees for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special were Adele: One Night Only (Paul Dugdale), The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show (Hamish Hamilton), Dave Chappelle: The Closer (Stan Lathan), Jerrod Carmicheal: Rothaniel (Bo Burnham), and Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special (Jeff Tomsic). The award went to Paul Dugdale for his work on Adele: One Night Only

The nominees for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary or Nonfiction Program were The Beatles: Get Back (Peter Jackson), The Andy Warhol Diaries (Andrew Rossi), George Carlin’s American Dream (Micheal Bonfiglio), Lucy and Desi (Amy Poehler), Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (Ian Denyer) and We Need to Talk about Cosby (W. Kamau Bell. The award went to Peter Jackson for his work on The Beatles: Get Back.

And finally, the nominees for Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program were Lizzo’s Watch Out For the Big Grrrls (Nneka Onuorah), Cheer Daytona (Greg Whiteley), Queer Eye (Aaron Krummel), RuPaul’s Drag Race (Nick Murray), and Top Chef (Ari Boles). The award went to Nneka Onuorah for her work on Lizzo’s Watch Out For the Big Grrrls.

The list of the Emmy winners can be found on CBS and other news regarding the Emmys can be found on CNN and the New York Times.