2022 Emmy Nominations Revealed   

►Ensembles assemble. Succession leads the nominations for the 2022 Emmy Awards, which were announced Tuesday morning. HBO’s drama series landed a total of 25 noms, followed by Apple’s Ted Lasso and HBO’s The White Lotus, which each earned 20.

Other series with double-digit noms include Hacks (17), Only Murders in the Building (17), Euphoria (16), Barry (14), Dopesick (14), Severance (14), Squid Game (14), Ozark (13), Stranger Things (13), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (12) and Pam & Tommy (10). The nominees. 

—Snubs, shutouts and surprises. Despite award prognosticators predicting it would land multiple noms, Yellowstone was shut out of the Emmy nominations, failing to earn a single nod, even for acclaimed stars Kevin Costner and Kelly Reilly. Other series that notably failed to land any Emmy noms this year, include The Afterparty, Better Things, Ghosts, Grace and Frankie, Reservation Dogs, We Own This City, And Just Like That and WeCrashed. The snubs. 

—The Bloys are back in town. The 2022 Emmy noms had a familiar feel as HBO topped Netflix yet again, and this year it wasn't even close once you included HBO Max. HBO proper earned 108 total nominations, edging Netflix’s 105. Combined with the streaming platform — which like the cabler is overseen by Casey Bloys — HBO/HBO Max tallied a leading 140 Emmy nominations to lead all conglomerates. The corporate scorecard.

—Going global, finally. Two years ago, Netflix broke ground for the Emmys with eight noms for Unorthodox, its German-American limited series that was told in English, Yiddish and German. Now in 2022, Netflix's Squid Game became the first series solely produced outside a Western country and completely not in English to score major-category nominations at the Emmys, with 14, including best drama series. The story. 

—"There’s always the question of ‘Should we have more nominees?’"After the Emmy noms dropped, THR's Mikey O'Connell spoke to TV Academy president Maury McIntyre about the concentration of recognition to a few prestige ensemble projects, with McIntyre acknowledging the substantial showings from a few shows. The story.

Feinberg: A Deep-Dive Into What's Working and What's Not

►Lots of questions. THR's awards columnist Scott Feinberg dissects the Emmy nominations, writing that a small rule change in 2017 is leading to "group think" amongst TV Academy voters, with noms still being spread amongst a small handful of “prestige shows,” benefitting the likes of Succession and Ted Lasso and shutting out hugely popular series like Yellowstone. The analysis.  

—"Every show has got to work harder." Everything was coming up Milhouse for Casey Bloys on Tuesday. THR's Lesley Goldberg spoke to the HBO chief about storming ahead of its rivals when it came to total Emmy noms. Bloys also opened up about the futures of Succession and Westworld as well as what shows could be the talk of the Emmys 2023 including the highly anticipated take on The Last of Us. The interview.

—"Great stories are great stories, regardless of the platform." Lesley also spoke to Warner Bros. Television chief Channing Dungey who had cause to celebrate the Emmy noms success of ABC's Abbott Elementary and the juggernaut that is Apple's Ted Lasso. Dungey opens up about Quinta Brunson’s history-making nominations as well as if the Apple favorite will truly end with season three. The interview.

—Not great. THR's eagle-eyed diversity and inclusion editor Rebecca Sun found that half of this year’s Emmy-nominated actors of color came from three shows. Cast members from ABC's Abbott Elementary, Netflix's Squid Game and Apple's Ted Lasso comprised 13 of the 26 nonwhite acting nominees for the 74th Emmy Awards. The diversity scorecard. 

—Double dipping. Jerrod Carmichael, Julia Garner, Bill Hader, Sydney Sweeney, Nicole Byer and Amy Poehler are among the stars who earned Emmy nominations for multiple projects. Of particular note is Sweeney earning her first ever nominations, first for best supporting actress in a drama series for HBO’s Euphoria and best supporting actress in a limited series for HBO’s The White Lotus. The story. 

THR Critics: Emmy Noms a Mix of Inspired and Inane

►"It’s a 550+ show universe, but Emmy voters very much get fixated on just a small corner of that diverse landscape." THR's TV critics Dan Fienberg and Angie Han rejoice in recognition for Squid Game, Rhea Seehorn, Severance and more, but bemoan a range of oversights and shut-outs from Reservation Dogs to Better Things and beyond. The critics' conversation. 

—Working towards that EGOT. Barack Obama is now an Emmy nominee. The 44th President of the United States scored a nomination for narrating the Netflix docuseries Our Great National Parks. The story.

—Lasting legacy. Chadwick Boseman, Norm Macdonald and Jessica Walter each received posthumous Emmy nominations. Boseman earned a best character voice-over nod for the Disney+ series What If…?. Macdonald’s nom comes from his final comedy special, Nothing Special, which debuted on Netflix. Walter was nominated for her voice work on the animated series Archer. The story. 

—History maker. Zendaya has made Emmys nomination history again with her work on HBO’s Euphoria. The Emmy-winning actress becomes the youngest acting nominee for the second year in a row with her dual 2022 nod for acting and executive producing. The story. 

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Beckham Doc Series in Works at Netflix 

►Doc and Becks. David Beckham is getting the documentary treatment at Netflix. The new series is set to explore the retired soccer star’s working-class beginnings in London and meteoric rise to becoming one of the most recognized athletes of his generation. Oscar winner Fisher Stevens (The Cove) will direct and serve as executive producer alongside John Battsek (Searching for Sugar Man). The story. 

—5D chess, or something. Twitter has sued Elon Musk over his decision to scrap a $44 billion takeover of the social media company, arguing he’s required to consummate the deal in accordance with the merger agreement. A court in Delaware will now decide whether Musk must purchase Twitter. The story. 

—Stretching its lead. On Tuesday, in its first subscriber number update since November 2020, YouTube TV revealed it had surpassed 5m paying and free trial subscribers. YouTube TV’s latest figures top online rivals such as Hulu’s 4.1m live TV tier subscribers and Sling TV’s 2.25m. The story.

—Paradise lost. Actors’ Equity and the union representing theatrical designers are separately taking Broadway musical Paradise Square to court for close to $350,000 total in owed benefit contributions, wages and other fees. However, the money may be difficult to come by as Paradise Square announced Monday that it would close July 17, following several weeks of low box office sales. The story. 

—New development. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is no longer opposing a request to unseal a former prosecutor’s testimony that Roman Polanski claims will reveal misconduct from a judge, thus warranting dismissal of the decades-old case against him. The ruling could lead to Polanski being allowed to return to the U.S. without serving prison time for his underlying criminal case. He may face time in prison for fleeing the country. The story.

Film Review: 'Where the Crawdads Sing' 

►"A muddled moral fantasy." THR critic Lovia Gyarkye reviews Olivia Newman's Where the Crawdads Sing. A young woman raised in the North Carolina marshes becomes the subject of investigation after a grisly murder in this film adaptation of Delia Owens’ best-selling novel. The review.

—"Easygoing and endearing." THR TV critic Angie Han reviews Freeform's Everything's Trash. Phoebe Robinson executive produces and stars in a series about a 30something podcaster who tries to get her act together when her older brother (Jordan Carlos) decides to run for office. The review. 

—This Week in TV. THR's Rick Porter runs down the TV premieres, returns and specials over the next seven days. Among the things to look out for over the coming week include Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, the debut of Netflix's Resident Evil series and Nathan Fielder's new show The Rehearsal on HBO. There's also the return of HBO Max’s FBoy Island for a second season and Hulu's Solar Opposites for a third season. The full guide.

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—Don Graham, music promotion pioneer, dies at 87

What else we're reading...

—Olivia Craighead handily recaps all the Funny Girl drama [Gawker]

—Dave Itzkoff's interview with Only Murders in the Building stars, friends and now Emmy nominees Steve Martin and Martin Short is a fun read [NYT]

—Critic Nick Schager believes the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 4 has been a total train wreck [Daily Beast]

—AA Dowd ask if we've gone from Marvel fatigue to Marvel exhaustion? [Guardian]

—Shrayana Bhattacharya on the enduring appeal of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who celebrates 30 years at the top this year [BBC]

Today...  

...in 2001, MGM brought a breezy comedy to moviegoers nationwide, Legally Blonde. The film went on to gross more than $140 million globally and spawn a sequel. The original review.

Today's birthdays: Patrick Stewart (82), Harrison Ford (80), Sharon Horgan (52), Ken Jeong (53), Michael Mando (41), Aya Cash (40), Kenny Johnson (59), Tom Kenny (60), Kari Wahlgren (45), Colton Haynes (34), Cameron Crowe (65), Didi Conn (71), Fran Kranz (41), Cheech Marin (76), Philip Barantini (42), Daphne Reid (74), Rosemary Dunsmore (69), Catherine Breillat (74), Shari Springer Berman (59), David X. Cohen (56)