The seventy fifth Emmy Awards revealed its nominations on July 12, and a online game adaptation is among the most nominated exhibits of the yr. HBO’s The Final of Us, starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, has 24 whole nominations, second solely to HBO’s different powerhouse present, Succession, which has 27. The third-most nominated sequence on the 2023 Emmys is The White Lotus—but one other HBO sequence. It’s a bizarre time for HBO Max, the corporate’s affiliated streaming service, to vary its title and advertising supplies, however it did, anyway.
In accordance with Selection, Succession’s notable nominations have additionally made Emmy historical past, with Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, and Jeremy Robust all incomes nods for lead actor in a drama—probably the most ever for a single sequence.
But it surely’s The Final of Us’ noms that many people will discover probably the most attention-grabbing. In any case, online game variations are not often profitable (save for the extra youth-focused ones like The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film and Sonic), and they’re nearly by no means critically acclaimed. The Final of Us, which was written by Naughty Canine’s Neil Druckmann and Chernobyl’s Craig Mazin, is each.
Notably, the episode that broke everybody’s hearts obtained nominations for the actors who play Invoice and Frank, whereas Henry and Sam, one other heartbreaking duo, had been honored as properly—and Keivonn Montreal Woodard, who performs Sam, is barely 10 years outdated. It’s a bit of irritating to see Ramsey, who’s non-binary, thrust into the “actress” class, however awards exhibits are nonetheless relatively antiquated in that regard.
Listed here are the sequence’ 24 nominations:
The Final Of Us Emmy nominations
- Excellent Drama Collection
- Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Collection, Pedro Pascal
- Excellent Lead Actress in a Drama Collection, Bella Ramsey
- Excellent Visitor Actor in a Drama Collection, Murray Bartlett
- Excellent Visitor Actor in a Drama Collection, Lamar Johnson
- Excellent Visitor Actor in a Drama Collection, Nick Offerman
- Excellent Visitor Actor in a Drama Collection, Keivonn Montreal Woodard
- Excellent Visitor Actress in a Drama Collection, Melanie Lynskey
- Excellent Visitor Actress in a Drama Collection, Anna Torv
- Excellent Visitor Actress in a Drama Collection, Storm Reid
- Excellent Manufacturing Design for a Narrative Modern Program
- Excellent Casting for a Drama Collection
- Excellent Modern Costumes for a Collection
- Excellent Directing for a Drama Collection
- Excellent Image Modifying for a Drama Collection
- Excellent Modern Hairstyling
- Excellent Most important Title Design
- Excellent Modern Make-up (Non-Prosthetic)
- Excellent Prosthetic Make-up
- Excellent Writing for a Drama Collection
- Excellent Music Composition for a Collection (Authentic Dramatic Rating)
- Excellent Sound Modifying for a Comedy or Drama Collection
- Excellent Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Collection
- Excellent Particular Visible Results in a Season or a Film
What this implies for the way forward for online game variations is unclear, however anticipate the Discourse to get spicy but once more.
Replace 07/12/2023 at 2:30 p.m. ET: Up to date title to incorporate “live-action.”