Quinta Brunson, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Idris Elba Among 2024 Emmy Nominees

The 2024 Emmy nominations were announced Wednesday morning, with talented Black actors receiving nominations within the categories of Outstanding Lead Actress, Outstanding Lead Actress and more.

Emmy Award winner Sheryl Lee Ralph, together with actor Tony Hale and Television Academy President Cris Abrego, announced this 12 months’s nominations on the El Capitan Theatre, which was broadcast live.

Fresh off her Emmy win on the seventy fifth Emmy Awards in January, Ayo Edebiri was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in “The Bear.” Quinta Brunson also received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in “Abbott Elementary,” as did Maya Rudolph, who was nominated for her role within the Apple TV+ series “Loot.”

Idris Elba and Donald Glover are each nominated for Emmys this 12 months. Elba is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role in “Hijack,” while Glover is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role in “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.”

“The Morning Show” stars Nicole Beharie and Karen Pittman have been nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for his or her roles within the critically acclaimed Apple TV+ show. “Abbott Elementary” continues its reign because the king of TV comedy, with stars Ralph, Janelle James and Tyler James Williams receiving nominations for Excellent Supporting Actress for his or her performances.

Aja Naomi King earned a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series for her role in “Lessons in Chemistry.” Lamorne Morris earned his first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series for his role in “Fargo.” Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who won her first Oscar earlier this 12 months, is now nominated for her first Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role within the Hulu series “Only Murders in the Building.”

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“RuPaul’s Drag Race” continues to dominate the Emmys, earning eight nominations, including Outstanding Reality Program.

The 2024 Emmy Awards will air live from the L.A. Live Peacock Theatre on Sunday, September 15 from 8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/5:00-8:00 p.m. PT on ABC.

Check out a partial list of the highest nominees below, as ranked Diversity. To see the total list, visit emmys.com.

Leading Actor in a Drama Series

Idris Elba (“Kidnapping”)

Donald Glover (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”)

Walton Goggins (“Fallout”)

Gary Oldman (“Slow Horses”)

Hiroyuki Sanada (“Shōgun”)

Dominic West (“The Crown”)

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”)

Carrie Coon (“The Golden Age”)

Maya Erskine (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”)

Anna Sawai (“Shogun”)

Imelda Staunton (“The Crown”)

Reese Witherspoon (“The Morning Show”)

Soap opera

“The Crown” (Netflix)

“Fallout” (Prime Video)

“The Gilded Age” (Max)

“The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)

“Mr. and Mrs. Smith” (Prime Video)

“Shogun” (computer graphics)

“Slow Horses” (Apple TV+)

“The 3-Body Problem” (Netflix)

Leading Actor in a Comedy Series

Matt Berry (“What We Do in the Shadows”)

Larry David (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”)

Steve Martin (“Only Murders in the Building”)

Martin Short (“Only Murders in the Building”)

Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”)

D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (“Reserve Dogs”)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary School”)

Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”)

Selena Gomez (“Only Murders in the Building”)

Maya Rudolph (“Loot”)

Jean Smart (“Hacks”)

Kristen Wiig (“Palm Royale”)

Comedy series

“Abbott Elementary School” (ABC)

“The Bear” (computer graphics)

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (Max)

“Hacks” (Max)

“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)

“Palm Royale” (Apple TV+)

“Reserve Dogs” (FX)

“What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)

Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series

Matt Bomer (“Co-Travellers”)

Richard Gadd (“The Little Reindeer”)

Jon Hamm (Fargo)

Tom Hollander (“Feud: Capote vs. Swans”)

Andrew Scott (“Ripley”)

Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series

Jodie Foster (Detective: Night Country)

Brie Larson (“The Chemistry Lessons”)

Temple of Juno (“Fargo”)

Sofia Vergara (“Griselda”)

Naomi Watts (“Feud: Capote vs. Swans”)

Limited or anthology series

“The Little Reindeer” (Netflix)

“Fargo” (computer graphics)

“Chemistry Lessons” (Apple TV+)

“Ripley” (Netflix)

“Detective: Night Country” (Max)

An outstanding series of talks

“Daily Program”

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

“Late Night with Seth Meyers”

“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”

Reality Competition Program

“Amazing Race”

“RuPaul’s Drag Race”

“Best Chef”

“Traitors”

“Voice”

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Christine Baranski (“The Golden Age”)

Nicole Beharie (“The Morning Show”)

Elizabeth Debicki (Netflix’s The Crown)

Greta Lee (“The Morning Show”)

Lesley Manville (“The Crown”)

Karen Pittman (“The Morning Show”)

Holland Taylor (“The Morning Show”)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Tadanobu Asano (“Shōgun”)

Billy Crudup (“The Morning Show”)

Mark Duplass (“The Morning Show”)

Jon Hamm (“The Morning Show”)

Takehiro Hira (“Shogun”)

Jack Lowden (“Slow Horses”)

Jonathan Pryce (“The Crown”)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Carol Burnett (Palm Royale)

Liza Colón-Zayas (“The Bear”)

Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”)

Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary School”)

Sheryl Lee Ralph (“Abbott Elementary”)

Meryl Streep (“Only Murders in the Building”)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Lionel Boyce (“The Bear”)

Paul W. Downs (“Hacks”)

Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“The Bear”)

Paul Rudd (“Only Murders in the Building”)

Tyler James Williams (“Abbott Elementary”)

Bowen Yang (“Saturday Night Live”)

Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series

Dakota Fanning (“Ripley”)

Lily Gladstone (“Under the Bridge”)

Jessica Gunning (“The Little Reindeer”)

Aja Naomi King (“The Chemistry Lessons”)

Diane Lane (“Feud: Capote vs. Swans”)

Nava Mau (“Little Reindeer”)

Kali Reis (Detective: Night Country)

Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series

Jonathan Bailey (“Co-Travellers”)

Robert Downey Jr. (“Sympathizer”)

Tom Goodman-Hill (“The Little Reindeer”)

John Hawkes (“Detective: Night Country”)

Lamorne Morris (“Fargo”)

Lewis Pullman (“The Chemistry Lessons”)

Treat Williams (“Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”)

Outstanding Animated Program

“The Blue-Eyed Samurai”

“Bob’s Burberry”

“A government of scavengers”

“The Simpsons”

“X-Men ’97”