With the 2024 nominations, the Emmy Awards has never been queerer
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences are in their queer era (finally!). On Wednesday (17 July), the full list of nominations for the upcoming 76th Primetime Emmy Awards were unveiled and its dominated by LGBTQIA+ actors and stories.
Seriously, there’s a lot of rainbow rep here. First of all, ‘Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie’ is stacked with queer talent, with four out of five nominees identifying as part of the LGBTQIA+ community: Matt Bomer (Fellow Travelers), Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer), Tom Hollander (Feud: Capote vs.
The Swans) and Andrew Scott (Ripley). They join Jon Hamm (Fargo), who is repping for the heterosexuals. Baby Reindeer, Richard Gadd’s lauded Netflix series about his experiences with sexual assault, received seven nominations including the aforementioned category and three additional for acting: Tom Goodman-Hill, Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau.
With her nomination, Mau makes history as the first trans actress to be nominated for ‘Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie’.
