TV streaming platform Showmax is now a host of the three most-nominated shows overall at the 75th Emmy Awards: Succession S04 (27 nominations), The Last Of Us S01 (24) and The White Lotus S02 (23).
All three shows are from HBO, who received 127 Emmy nominations – the 21st time in history they received the most Primetime Emmy nominations of any network or platform in a single year.
The White Lotus S1, which the admin of this site has watched and can vouch for, won Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series in 2022, when Succession S03 was named Outstanding Drama.
This year, both are competing for Best Drama, where Showmax has five of the eight nominees, including The Last of Us, HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon (8 nominations), and Showtime’s survival horror Yellowjackets (3 nominations).
Alan Ruck picked up his first-ever Emmy nomination as Connor in the fourth and final season of Succession, which made Emmy history with three nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
As Joel and Ellie, The Last Of Us leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey both received their first-ever Emmy nominations, with Melanie Lynskey nominated as Guest Actress for The Last of Us as Kathleen, as well as Lead Actress for Yellowjackets as Shauna.
Showmax’s positioning as an aggregator of international content for African audiences is paying off, with the African streamer home to 16 Emmy-nominated shows from six networks and platforms, up for a combined 113 awards.
A Black Lady Sketch Show (3 nominations, including Outstanding Scripted Variety Series) premieres on Showmax on 9 August 2023, with more 2023 Emmy nominees expected to follow.
There are more than 20,000 voting members of the Academy and this year’s nominations marked the highest voter participation in Emmy history.
The complete list of Emmy nominations is available here at Emmys.com.
The 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Awards will take place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles over two consecutive nights on Saturday, September 9, and Sunday, September 10, with the 75th Emmy Awards held on 18 September 2023.
