Rotten Tomatoes’ best series of 2022 (so far) got nominated for 14 Emmys
Squid Game became the first non-English-language drama series shortlisted for glory for television's equivalent of the Oscars.
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Succession led the way in Tuesday’s Emmy nominations, which saw the Television Academy’s 20,000 voters sift through record submissions as production ramped back up from the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Squid Game became the first non-English-language drama series shortlisted for glory for television’s equivalent of the Oscars.
Two other comedies – HBO’s Hacks and Hulu’s and Only Murders in the Building – each racked up 17 nominations for the 74th Emmy Awards.
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Season 3 of Barry, Rotten Tomatoes’ Best Series of 2022 (so far) was nominated for 14 Emmys, including Outstanding Comedy, Directing, Cinematography, Editing, Casting and Stunt Coordination.
co-creator Bill Hader is again nominated for Outstanding Leading Actor as Barry, having won in 2018 and 2019. He’s also again nominated for Directing and Writing Emmys this year.
Henry Winkler earned his third Emmy nomination for Supporting Actor as Gene Cousineau, after winning in 2018. Winkler faces stiff competition this year from co-star Anthony Carrigan, nominated for the second time as fan favourite NoHo Hank.