Hulu’s Solely Murders within the Constructing went into Sunday night time’s 2024 Emmys with 21 nominations, the third most of any collection this 12 months, with star Selena Gomez touchdown her first performing nod for her function on the present and Meryl Streep and Paul Rudd among the many glitzy season three additions up for Emmy awards. And the present even received an early second in Sunday night time’s telecast with Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Quick presenting the primary award of the night after being launched by hosts Dan and Eugene Levy, the latter showing within the fourth, present season of Solely Murders.
However whereas its fellow contenders on the prime of the nominees peak (Shogun and The Bear) picked up quite a few trophies on Sunday night time, the star-studded homicide thriller comedy did not win a single award throughout the ABC telecast.
To be honest, Solely Murders did win three awards throughout the non-televised Artistic Arts Emmys final week, together with serving to composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul attain EGOT standing. Nevertheless it did not win a trophy throughout the principle occasion.
Different collection that did not win a single award throughout the ABC telecast regardless of touchdown a number of nominations embrace Saturday Night time Reside, dropping to the one different nominee within the scripted selection collection class, Final Week Tonight With John Oliver, after an SNL reunion sketch joking about creator Lorne Michaels dropping on the Emmys (the present received six awards on the Artistic Arts Emmys); 16-time nominees (the identical variety of nods Hacks obtained) Fallout and Mr. and Mrs. Smith (two Artistic Arts wins every); 11-time nominee Palm Royale (one Artistic Arts win), with the identical variety of nominations as Child Reindeer; and 10-time nominees Feud: Capote vs. The Swans and Classes in Chemistry (one Artistic Arts win every).
Equally, regardless of its 18 nominations, onetime Emmy favourite The Crown, a previous finest drama collection winner that some pundits recommended might rating an upset win within the prime class this 12 months, received just one award in the principle telecast, for finest supporting actress for Elizabeth Debicki’s portrayal of Princess Diana. Sixteen-time Emmy nominee this 12 months The Morning Present additionally received just one award within the ABC telecast for supporting actor Billy Crudup.
By way of particular class upsets, Hacks shocked pundits who had anticipated a Bear sweep, significantly after the FX collection broke its personal document for many wins by a comedy collection in a single season, by profitable the highest prize for finest comedy collection. Hacks had, nevertheless, received twice beforehand within the night, with star Jean Sensible beating out The Bear‘s lead actress nominee Ayo Edebiri and final 12 months’s finest comedy actress winner Quinta Brunson, each of whom pundits thought-about Sensible’s hardest competitors. Brunson’s Abbott Elementary additionally went winless throughout this 12 months’s Emmys telecast, airing for the primary time for the reason that collection’ debut on the collection’ residence of ABC, regardless of 9 nominations this 12 months and a number of wins in previous years.
Nevertheless it was The Bear that pulled off an upset in one of the best supporting actress in a comedy collection class, with Liza Colón-Zayas triumphing over Hacks‘ Hannah Einbinder, whom pundits had predicted would win. Although this 12 months’s Emmys are recognizing the second season of The Bear, the present’s third season not too long ago aired on Hulu, together with a standout episode targeted on Colón-Zayas’ character.
One other shock occurred in one of the best supporting actor in a restricted collection class, with Fargo‘s Lamorne Morris beating Fellow Vacationers‘ Jonathan Bailey, whom Emmys specialists predicted as more likely to win the class.
Reservation Canine additionally went winless for its third and ultimate season after receiving extra nominations this 12 months than it had in earlier cycles. Some pundits thought the acclaimed collection about Indigenous teenagers may make good on its delayed recognition with an Emmy win or two.