The seventy fifth Emmy Awards revealed its nominations on July 12, and a online game adaptation is among the most nominated reveals of the yr. HBO’s The Final of Us, starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, has 24 complete nominations, second solely to HBO’s different powerhouse present, Succession, which has 27. The third-most nominated collection on the 2023 Emmys is The White Lotus—but one other HBO collection. It’s a bizarre time for HBO Max, the corporate’s affiliated streaming service, to vary its title and advertising and marketing supplies, however it did, anyway.
In keeping with Selection, Succession’s notable nominations have additionally made Emmy historical past, with Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, and Jeremy Sturdy all incomes nods for lead actor in a drama—essentially the most ever for a single collection.
However it’s The Final of Us’ noms that many people will discover essentially the most attention-grabbing. In spite of everything, online game diversifications are hardly ever 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 acquired nominations for the actors who play Invoice and Frank, whereas Henry and Sam, one other heartbreaking duo, have been honored as nicely—and Keivonn Montreal Woodard, who performs Sam, is just 10 years previous. It’s somewhat irritating to see Ramsey, who’s non-binary, thrust into the “actress” class, however awards reveals are nonetheless slightly antiquated in that regard.
Listed here are the collection’ 24 nominations:
The Final Of Us Emmy nominations
- Excellent Drama Sequence
- Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Sequence, Pedro Pascal
- Excellent Lead Actress in a Drama Sequence, Bella Ramsey
- Excellent Visitor Actor in a Drama Sequence, Murray Bartlett
- Excellent Visitor Actor in a Drama Sequence, Lamar Johnson
- Excellent Visitor Actor in a Drama Sequence, Nick Offerman
- Excellent Visitor Actor in a Drama Sequence, Keivonn Montreal Woodard
- Excellent Visitor Actress in a Drama Sequence, Melanie Lynskey
- Excellent Visitor Actress in a Drama Sequence, Anna Torv
- Excellent Visitor Actress in a Drama Sequence, Storm Reid
- Excellent Manufacturing Design for a Narrative Modern Program
- Excellent Casting for a Drama Sequence
- Excellent Modern Costumes for a Sequence
- Excellent Directing for a Drama Sequence
- Excellent Image Modifying for a Drama Sequence
- Excellent Modern Hairstyling
- Excellent Predominant Title Design
- Excellent Modern Make-up (Non-Prosthetic)
- Excellent Prosthetic Make-up
- Excellent Writing for a Drama Sequence
- Excellent Music Composition for a Sequence (Authentic Dramatic Rating)
- Excellent Sound Modifying for a Comedy or Drama Sequence
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Sequence
- Excellent Particular Visible Results in a Season or a Film
What this implies for the way forward for online game diversifications is unclear, however count on the Discourse to get spicy but once more.