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Apple TV+ Shows ‘The Morning Show,’ Defending Jacob,’ and More Score Emmy Nominations

Apple TV+ scored its first Emmy nominations today, earning over a dozen nominations for shows including “The Morning Show,” “Central Park,” “Defending Jacob,” “The Beastie Boys Story,” and more.

Apple TV+ launched last fall, so this is the first time Apple’s shows have been eligible for Emmy nominations.

Apple TV+ received 18 total nominations for the 72nd Annual Emmy Awards, including:

  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Steve Carell in “The Morning Show”
  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Jennifer Aniston in “The Morning Show”
  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Billy Crudup in “The Morning Show”
  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Mark Duplass in “The Morning Show”
  • Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series – Martin Short in “The Morning Show”
  • Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series – Mimi Leder for “The Morning Show”
  • Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program – “The Morning Show”
  • Outstanding Main Title Design – “The Morning Show”
  • Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special – “Beastie Boys Story”
  • Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program – “Beastie Boys Story”
  • Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program – “Beastie Boys Story”
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program – “Beastie Boys Story”
  • Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program – “Beastie Boys Story”
  • Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie – “Defending Jacob”
  • Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music – “Defending Jacob”
  • Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Leslie Odom Jr. in “Central Park”
  • Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special – “Home”
  • Outstanding Narrator – Chiwetel Ejiofor in “The Elephant Queen”

Today’s nominations follow Apple TV+’s first-ever Daytime Emmy Award wins for Outstanding Children’s or Family Viewing Programming for “Ghostwriter” and Outstanding Single Camera Editing for “Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10.” The awards made Apple TV+ the first streaming service to win a Daytime Emmy in its first year.

The 72nd Emmy Awards will be held on Sunday, September 20 on ABC. A full list of Emmy nominations is available on the Television Academy’s website.

(Via MacRumors)

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