The 77th Annual Emmy Award Nominations have been announced, and Science Fiction and Fantasy series have cracked the upper levels!

SEVERANCE won the numbers game this year, with 27 nominations. Best Dramatic Series, leads Adam Scott and Britt Lower; supporting actors Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman, and John Turturro; supporting actress Patricia Arquette; guest actresses Jane Alexander, Gwendoline Christie, Merritt Wever; directors Jessica Lee Gagné [“Chikhai Bardo”] and Ben Stiller [“Cold Harbor]; Best Writing Dan Erickson [“Cold Harbor]; Outstanding Production Design; Casting; Choreography; Cinematography; Outstanding Title Design; Music Supervision; Editing; Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama, One Hour; Sound Mixing; Special Visual Effects, Single Episode [“Hello, Ms. Cobel”]; Stunt Performance.

THE PENGUIN was not far behind, with 24 nominations, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series; lead actor Colin Farrell, lead actress Cristin Milioti; supporting actress Deirdre O’Connell; director Helen Shaver [“Cent’anni”] and Jennifer Getzinger [“A Great Or Little Thing”]; writing, Lauren LeFranc [“A Great Or Little Thing”]; Outstanding Production Design; Casting; Cinematography; Contemporary Costumes; Contemporary Hairstyling; Contemporary Makeup [non-prosthetic]; Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup; Outstanding Title Design; Outstanding Music Composition (Original Dramatic Score); Editing [for three different episodes], Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie, or Special; Sound Mixing; Special Visual Effects, Single Episode [“Bliss”]; Stunt Coordination; Stunt Performance.

THE LAST OF US was nominated for Best Dramatic Series, with leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey taking acting nods, with guest actors Joe Pantoliano and Jeffrey Wright; guest actresses Kaitlyn Dever and Catherine O’Hara; Outstanding Production Design; Casting; Contemporary Makeup [non-prosthetic]; Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup; Music Supervision; Editing; Sound Editing; Sound Mixing; Special Visual Effects; Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series for “The Making Of The Last Of Us”

STAR WARS: ANDOR was nominated for Best Dramatic Series, supporting actor Forest Whitaker; Voice Over Performance by Alan Tudyk; best director Janus Metz [“Who Are You?”]; best writer Dan Gilroy [“Welcome To The Rebellion”]; Outstanding Production Design; Cinematography; Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes; Outstanding Music Composition (Original Dramatic Score); Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics [Who Are You? / We Are The Ghor]; Editing; Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama, One Hour; Sound Mixing; Special Visual Effects.

BLACK MIRROR, Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series; lead actress Rashida Jones; writing, Charlie Brooker (written by and story by) and Bisha K. Ali (story by) [“Common People”]; Casting; Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes; Outstanding Music Composition (Original Dramatic Score); Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie, or Special; Sound Mixing; Special Visual Effects, Single Episode [“USS Callister: Into Infinity].

AGATHA ALL ALONG, Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes; Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics [The Ballad of the Witches’ Road]; Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama, Half Hour.

THE BOYS, guest actor Giancarlo Esposito; Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics; Stunt Coordination; Stunt Performance.

THE HANDMAID’S TALE, guest actress Cherry Jones.

SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY, Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program, Writing; Outstanding Music Composition (Original Dramatic Score); Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program.

DUNE: PROPHECY, Outstanding Production Design; Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes; Original Main Title Theme Music; Special Visual Effects.

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, Outstanding Production Design; Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling; Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup [non-prosthetic]; Picture Editing for a Single Camera Comedy Series;

AMERICAN HORROR STORIES, Contemporary Costumes.

GAME OF THRONES: HOUSE OF THE DRAGON, Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes; Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling; Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup [non-prosthetic]; Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup; Outstanding Title Design; Special Visual Effects;

DOCTOR WHO, Choreography [“There’s Always A Twist” in episode The Devil’s Chord, the one with The Beatles]

ANNE RICE’S INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling; Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup [non-prosthetic];

DARK MATTER, Outstanding Title Design;

THE SIMPSONS, Voice Over Performance by Hank Azaria

BIG MOUTH, Voice Over Performance by Maya Rudolph

WHAT IF? Voice Over Performance by Jeffrey Wright

INVINCIBLE, Voice Over Performance by Steven Yeun

STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE, Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama, Half Hour;

STAR TREK: SECTION 31, Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie, or Special

MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS, Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program; Sound Mixing;

MARVEL STUDIOS WHAT IF…? Voice Over, Jeffrey Wright; Outstanding Sound Editing for an Animated Program

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER, Special Visual Effects;

THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY Special Visual Effects, Single Episode [“The End Of The Beginning”]

Outstanding Animated Programs: Arcane League of Legends, Bob’s Burgers, Common Side Effects, Love Death + Robots, The Simpsons

Outstanding Sound Editing for an Animated Program: Arcane League of Legends; Love Death + Robots, Secret Level, Star Trek Lower Decks, Marvel Studios What If?

Outstanding Commercial: “Batman Vs. Bateman” State Farm

We note that all the nominees in the category of Guest Actress in a Drama Series were from our genre: The Handmaid’s Tale, The Last of Us, and Severance

Jeffrey Wright is nominated in two categories: Guest Actor in THE LAST OF US, and Voice Over in WHAT IF? as The Watcher. Catherine O’Hara is nominated in two categories, Guest Actress in THE LAST OF US and Supporting Actress for THE STUDIO.

Director Helen Shaver played Supergirl in the 1984 feature of the same name.

People we know from the Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Comic Book genre, who were nominated for acting in other categories this year: Harrison Ford [Shrinking], Sir Gary Oldman [Slow Horses], Kristen Bell [Nobody Wants This], Cate Blanchett [Disclaimer], Jason Isaacs [The White Lotus], James Marsden [Paradise]; from the Marven Cinematic Universe: Ebon Moss-Bachrach [The Bear], Ruth Negga [Presumed Innocent], Alan Cumming [The Traitors], Kathryn Hahn [The Studio],

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