The nominees for the 78th annual Emmy Awards have been announced and Apple TV has received the most nods it has ever received across all of the major categories. The streaming service scored 19 nominations for breakout horror comedy Widow’s Bay and popular sci-fi series Pluribus landed 18 nominations for its highly acclaimed first season.
Other Apple TV series receiving Emmy nominations included comedies Shrinking and Margo’s Got Money Troubles, and dramas Slow Horses and Your Friends & Neighbors.
This year’s record-breaking nominations follow Apple TV’s sweeping last year’s 77th Primetime Emmy Awards as the network led with The Studio becoming the most-winning freshman comedy in Emmy history, and Severance leading as the year’s most-winning drama. Nominations for the 78th Emmy Awards were announced today by the Television Academy, and the winners will be unveiled at a ceremony on September 14.
In total, Apple scored 89 Emmy Award nominations. They are as follows:
Widow’s Bay (19)
- Outstanding Comedy Series
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Matthew Rhys
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Kate O’Flynn
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Dale Dickey
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Stephen Root
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Hamish Linklater
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Betty Gilpin
- Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Katie Dippold
- Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Hiro Murai
- Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour)
- Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour)
- Outstanding Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series (3x)
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Outstanding Music Supervision
- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
Pluribus (18)
- Outstanding Drama Series
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Rhea Seehorn
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Carlos-Manuel Vesga
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Karolina Wydra
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Jeff Hiller
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Miriam Shor
- Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Vince Gilligan
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Vince Gilligan
- Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)
- Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)
- Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series (3x)
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
- Outstanding Music Supervision
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
Shrinking (10)
- Outstanding Comedy Series
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jason Segel
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Jessica Williams
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Harrison Ford
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Michael Urie
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Michael J. Fox
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Brett Goldstein
- Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
- Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series: Shrinking: In It Together
Slow Horses (9)
- Outstanding Drama Series
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Gary Oldman
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Jack Lowden
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Jonathan Pryce
- Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Will Smith
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Saul Metzstein
- Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)
- Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Margo’s Got Money Troubles (8)
- Outstanding Comedy Series
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Elle Fanning
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Michelle Pfeiffer
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Nick Offerman
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)
- Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series
- Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling
- Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
Palm Royale (8)
- Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
- Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming
- Outstanding Period Costumes
- Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling
- Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming
- Outstanding Stunt Performance
Murderbot (3)
- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
- Outstanding Title Design
- Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Mr. Scorsese (3)
- Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
- Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
- Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy (2)
- Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
- Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age (2)
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary/Nonfiction or Reality Program (Original Dramatic Score)
- Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or Movie
Your Friends & Neighbors (1)
- Outstanding Drama Series
The Morning Show (1)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama: Billy Crudup
Foundation (1)
- Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or Movie
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (1)
- Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or Movie
Smoke (1)
- Outstanding Title Design
Nominees for Outstanding Commercial (2)
- “A Critter Carol”
- “I’m Not Remarkable”
All titles are currently streaming on Apple TV.
