The Supporting Emmy Races Are Already Stacked
Emmy nominations are still months away, but we’re already enjoying a rich time in television. I’m Rebecca Ford, and what I’m noticing is that the supporting actor races are primed to be extremely competitive this year. There are even several performers within the same show who are likely to compete against each other.
Take The White Lotus, for example. With its third season now airing, we’re seeing stand-out performances from several cast members. The first two seasons racked up a ton of nominations: eight actors from the show landed supporting nominations in 2022 (Jennifer Coolidge and Murray Bartlett won), and in 2023, nine actors got nominations (and Coolidge won again). The third season is Coolidge-less, but Natasha Rothwell, who was previously nominated in season one, is back—and new cast members like Patrick Schwarzenegger, Parker Posey, Aimee Lou Wood, and Carrie Coon are all doing incredible work. I recently spoke to Walton Goggins about the show’s fifth episode, in which his character journeys to Bangkok and meets up with an old friend (played, in a surprise twist, by one of Goggins’s real-life famous friends, Sam Rockwell). Also this week, Jason Isaacs spoke to David Canfield about all the attention he’s been getting for his performance on the show, including that full-frontal moment.
Another currently airing show likely to garner several supporting acting nominations is Severance, which just completed its second season on Thursday. That finale was a doozy, but we won’t get too much into spoilers here. So many members of the supporting cast, including Patricia Arquette, Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman, Dichen Lachman, and John Turturro got to really expand their performances this season. Several of them were also essentially playing two different characters who just happen to look the same on the outside.
It’s an embarrassment of riches in just these two drama series alone. Succession currently holds the record for the most acting nominations for a single year, with 14, including in the guest categories. We can expect both these series to land some guest nominations as well. The question will be who winds up missing out in the supporting categories because of how many strong performances we’re seeing this year. It’s not a bad problem to have, but we expect awards strategists will have to make some tough decisions—because sadly, there won’t be room for everyone.
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