From Rhea Seehorn (yay!)
to Reservation Dogs (noo!
), EW’s TV critics explore the highs and lows of the TV awards race.
Rhea Seehorn on ‘Better Call Saul’.Greg Lewis/AMC/Sony Pictures Television
The2022 Emmy nominationswere announced on Tuesday morning.
As usual, the sheer scope of shows and categories was overwhelming.
And still, there is so much to complain about!
Tyler James Williams, Quinta Brunson, Chris Perfetti, Lisa Ann Walter, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Janelle James, and William Stanford Davis on ABC’s ‘Abbott Elementary.'.Temma Hankin/ABC
(NoHamish LinklaterforMidnight Mass?
NoJon BernthalforWe Own This City?
year of Peak TV also left some masterpieces with zero nominations.
Christina Ricci as Misty in ‘Yellowjackets.'.Paul Sarkis/SHOWTIME
Here’s a rundown of the best shocks and worst snubs.
attorney Kim Wexler is an absolute wonder.
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Outstanding Drama Series:YellowjacketsThe writers know.
Murray Bartlett, Jolene Purdy, Natasha Rothwell, and Lukas Gage in ‘The White Lotus’ season 1.Mario Perez/HBO
(Relatable and gleefully psychotic, respectively.)
comedy from an Emmy nomination.
Most of the performers in the Limited Series category were doing impressions, bringing familiar scandal icons to life.
Himesh Patel on ‘Station Eleven’.Ian Watson/HBO Max
Patel did something much harder: He showed you what it looks like when an actor becomes a star.
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Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program:Below Deck MediterraneanHoly wow,Below Deckgot nominated!
I’ve been waitingyearsfor Bravo’s seafaring upstairs-downstairs docu-comedy to get recognized by the Academy!
Katie Flood on ‘Below Deck Mediterranean’.Laurent Basset/Bravo via Getty Images
They nominated theMedseason with the chef who kept quitting and the stew who was mean to the deckhands?
Not the amazing just-completedSailing Yachtseason where everyone slept with Gary and the anchor dragged?
Well, look,MedChief Stew Katie was cool.
Youn Yuh-Jung as older Sunja ‘Pachinko’.Media Res/Blue Marble Pictures/Apple TV+
Anyhow, this is good news!
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black-ish(ABC)This is, perhaps, the most puzzling snub of the year.
Emmy voters loveblack-ish; it’s been nominated 27 times over the course of its eight-season run.
Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross on ‘black-ish’.Richard Cartwright/ABC
Even so,black-ishwill remain a new classic.
MaiselandCurbmore knee-jerk nominations overDogs.
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Dr. Death(Peacock)I’m sorry, what?
Paulina Alexis, Lane Factor, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, and Devery Jacobs on ‘Reservation Dogs’.Shane Brown/FX
Man, Peacock cannot catch a break.
(But hey, congrats on those three costume and makeup nominations forAngelyne.)
Instead, it got zilch, while life-support seasons ofCurb Your EnthusiasmandMarvelous Mrs. Maiselcrowd out the Comedy lineup.
Joshua Jackson as Dr. Christopher Duntsch on ‘Dr. Death’.Scott McDermott/Peacock
I’m very sad that the spectacular performances of co-creatorsAnna KonkleandMaya Erskinewill never be recognized by the Academy.
Let’s yo discuss this in an AOL chat room.
Still, I was shocked Goldberg didn’t earn a repeat nomination for her stunning work in season 3. to an acidic downward spiral.
Anna Konkle and Maya Erskine on ‘Pen15’.Hulu
Sarah Goldberg as Sally Reed in ‘Barry’.Merrick Morton/HBO
