Going into the night, the buzz was that there wasn’t going to be much of any. The winners felt like foregone conclusions, sweeps were foretold… and then they started opening the envelopes. Britt Lower! Katherine LaNasa! Jeff Hiller! Not to mention Andor’s win for writing and Slow Horses‘ win for directing.
Here are some of the biggest snubs and surprises that had us all talking.
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SURPRISE: The Pitt wins best drama
The odds might not have been in its favor, but HBO’s medical drama pulled off the upset of the night. With just 13 nominations to Severance‘s 27, history predicted that the win would have gone to the show with the most support from voters. But the Tv Academy swooned for the Noah Wyle-starrer, with its procedural-with-a-twist, which was miraculously resuscitated for the ceremony’s final award of the night.
SURPRISE: Britt Lower wins best actress in a drama
This is the one that was decreed to go to Kathy Bates — the entries had all been cemented in the industry books. But Britt Lower pulled off a shocker with her win for Severance for the dual roles of Helly R. and Helena Eagen. Despite all of the wealth of respect for Bates’ long career, as the sole nominee from Matlock, perhaps there just wasn’t enough support for the show overall — and again, there was that telling loss to Shogun‘s Anna Sawai at the SAG Awards.
SURPRISE: Katherine LaNasa wins best supporting actress
The first surprise of the night came with The Pitt actress’ win: Granted, it was a stacked category, with four White Lotus stars, each of whom could have been reasonably considered potential winners, given Carrie Coon‘s surge in popularity with The Gilded Age and Parker Posey‘s meme-worthy line readings. But the popularity of The Pitt ultimately proved undeniable, and propelled LaNasa, who’s been a working actor for 40 years, deservedly to the top.
SNUB: The White Lotus actors
Mike White‘s globe-trotting vacation drama is usually a favorite of the Acting Branch, receiving eight nominations and two wins (Jennifer Coolidge and Murray Bartlett) for its Season 1 ensemble, and nine acting bids and one win (Coolidge) for Season 2. For its most recent third cycle, set in Thailand, The White Lotus nabbed another eight noms for its performers — but for this time out, it couldn’t translate any of them to a victory, despite buzzy performance for the likes of Carrie Coon, Sam Rockwell, and Parker Posey, among others. Jennifer, come back!
SURPRISE: Jeff Hiller wins best supporting actor
His nomination was supposed to be the win, but Somebody Somewhere star Jeff Hiller pulled off the upset of the night when he rode that immense wave of goodwill to topple none less than industry icon Harrison Ford, who’d been predicted to claim the trophy. “I didn’t know someone like me could be invited to a thing like that,” he told Gold Derby when he was nominated. He was emotional when accepting the award, saying, “I feel like I’m going to cry because for the past 25 years, I’ve been, like ‘World, I want to be an actor,’ and the world’s, like, ‘Maybe computers.'”
SNUB: The Bear
Just last year, FX cooked up a new all-time record for a comedy with 11 wins for Season 2, including a shocking supporting actress triumph for Liza Colón-Zayas. Fast forward to this year, where The Bear earned 13 total nominations, but didn’t win a single one. What caused its Emmy plummet? Voters just weren’t as hungry for Season 3 — or for that matter, with Season 4, which streamed in June.
SNUB: The Last of Us
What a difference a season makes. The first season of HBO’s apocalyptic drama earned 24 nominations and 8 wins, including for its guest actors Nick Offerman and Storm Reid. And while season two still delivered an impressive double digit nomination haul with 16, The Last of Us had to settle for just one trophy this time for sound-editing.
SNUB: Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The battle between Adolescence and The Penguin for limited series dominance claimed many victims in the Emmy race — Monsters among them. The true crime drama had pulled in 11 nominations, but had to settle for just one win for picture editing.
SNUB: Black Mirror
The seventh season of Black Mirror was one of the surprises of Emmy nomination morning — earning 10 nominations, more than any of its previous seasons. But it glitched out with actual wins, going 0-for-10, despite strong reviews for performers like Rashida Jones.
SNUB: Dying for Sex
It was one of the best-reviewed series of the year (98% on Rotten Tomatoes; 83 on Metacritic) and featured powerhouse performances from its stars, including Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate, both of whom were nommed for their respective roles. But despite awards stalwart FX’s best efforts, Dying for Sex couldn’t convert any of its nine nominations into wins.
SNUB: Broadcast TV
You have to feel bad for broadcast. They’re stuck in a wheel deal — which expires next year — that has them airing an awards show where they watch their competitors get thanked in speech after speech. And with Kathy Bates‘ surprise loss, the networks went home empty-handed. Those negotiations for the Emmys are going to be… fun.
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