Stranger Things Season 4 And Marvel Studios Land Emmy Nominations While Squid Game Makes History
The 74th Emmy nominations were announced today and fan-favorite shows like Stranger Things and Marvel Studios' Disney Plus series scored multiple nods. Meanwhile, Squid Game continued it's record-breaking streak by making history with a major nomination.
Netflix's Squid Game debuted to record-breaking viewership numbers last year, becoming the streamer's first series to cross 1 billion hours viewed. Now, Squid Game has earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Series, making history by becoming the first non-English-language show to land a nomination in said category. The series earned a total of 14 nominations, including one for actor Lee Jung-jae.
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Squid Game will face competition for Outstanding Drama Series from AMC'sBetter Call Saul, HBO's Euphoria andSuccession, Netflix's Ozark, Apple TV Plus' Severance, and Showtime's Yellowjackets. Also competing for Outstanding Drama Series is Stranger Things season 4, which earned a total of 13 nominations. Unfortunately, Stranger Things season 4 did not receive any acting nominations despite there being early buzz for Sadie Sink in particular. Star Wars was also present at the Emmys, with Star Wars: Vision earning an Outstanding Short Form Animated Program nomination while The Book of Boba Fett scored 4 technical nods.
Marvel Studios also scored multiple Emmy nominations this year thanks to Moon Knight (8 nominations), Loki (6 nominations), Hawkeye (2 nominations), and the animated What If...? series (3 nominations). While most of these nominations were in technical categories, the late Chadwick Boseman earned a posthumous nomination for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for his work as Star Lord/T'Challa in What If...?,
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