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The Television Academy announced the slate of nominees for the 74th annual Emmy Awards on July 12, and now the big night has finally arrived — with some stacked competition! While many actors who snagged nominations for the 2022 awards show — airing live from Los Angeles on Sept. 12 — were elated to see their respective TV shows among the bunch, others were overjoyed to be honored for the very first time.
Stars like Sydney Sweeney, Andrew Garfield, Oscar Isaac, and Lizzo earned their inaugural Emmy nods this year for their outstanding work, and they began celebrating immediately. "What a morning!" Sweeney wrote on Instagram of her accolades for both "Euphoria" and "The White Lotus." ". . . I'm so proud of both these shows and grateful to everybody that's been apart of them."
Other names fans were pleasantly surprised to see on the 2022 nominations list include former President Barack Obama, Sebastian Stan, the cast of "Squid Game," "Abbott Elementary" stars Janelle James and Sheryl Lee Ralph, and the late Chadwick Boseman, who was honored with a posthumous early win for his role as T'Challa. James Lance, Jacinte Blankenship, Ikechukwu Ufomadu, Anthony A. Anderson, and Sydnee Washington also earned their first-ever nominations.
Read ahead to see who else joined the Emmy-nominees club this year.
The "Euphoria" actor was nominated for both outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for the second season of her HBO show and outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie for "The White Lotus."
The late actor was nominated posthumously for outstanding character voiceover performance for reprising his role as T'Challa in Disney+'s "What If?" series — and already won.
The former president snagged an outstanding narrator nomination for his Netflix documentary series, "Our Great National Parks."
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The "Special" singer earned her first (six) Emmy nominations for her Prime Video series "Watch Out For the Big Grrrls." Her nods include outstanding competition program and outstanding casting for a reality program.
The "Abbott Elementary" creator and star received a whopping three nominations for herself and her ABC sitcom: outstanding comedy series, outstanding lead actress in a comedy series, and outstanding writing in a comedy series. She's the first Black woman to earn all three comedy nominations in the same year, and she's also the youngest Black woman ever nominated in the comedy acting category, Variety reported.
The comedian snagged three Emmy nominations for both his HBO special "Rothaniel" and a guest appearance during his "Saturday Night Live" hosting gig. His noms include outstanding guest actor in a comedy series, outstanding directing for a variety special, and outstanding writing for a variety special.
The "Better Call Saul" actor earned a first-time nomination for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for starring on the AMC show. She also snagged a nom for outstanding actress in a short form comedy or drama series for YouTube's "Cooper's Bar."
The comedian earned her first-ever Emmy nomination for outstanding actress in a short form comedy or drama series for YouTube's "Desi Lydic Foxsplains."
