Emmy Nominations 2023 revealed in full: Succession makes history

The nominations for the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on Wednesday morning, and Succession scored an impressive feat by landing three nominations in the coveted Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series category.

That marks a record for the award show and the series, as no other show has landed three actors in the lead actor category in the same year before.

Brian Cox, who plays series patriarch Logan Roy, will be competing against his costars Jeremy Strong, who plays his ambitious son Kendall Roy, and Kieran Culkin, who plays his more troubled younger son Roman.

The series, which was created by Jesse Armstrong, traces the fortunes of the Roy family, which owns a media and entertainment conglomerate led by the tempestuous Logan Roy. He struggles to maintain control of his empire in the darkly comic drama while his adult children vie to succeed him.

While Succession and other shows were riding high, the massively popular Kevin Costner–starring series Yellowstone was once again snubbed in the drama series and lead actor categories.

Triple crown: Brian Cox (pictured) made history along with his Succession costars Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin, as the show became the first in history to place three actors in the category; seen in March in Stockholm, Sweden

Shakespearean power grab: Kieran plays the trickster younger son of media mogul Logan Roy (Cox), while Jeremy Strong portrays his older, ambitious son who wants to succeed him in the top spot

Joining the boys' club was Sarah Snook, who plays Roy's only daughter Shiv. She earned a coveted nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama along with a stacked field.

The supporting acting categories were also stuffed with Succession regulars. Matthew Macfadyen, who plays Shiv's husband Tom Wambsgans, was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series, as was Nicholas Braun (the comical Cousin Greg), Alan Ruck (eldest son Connor Roy) and Alexander Skarsgård as the tech leader Matsson.

The show also earned numerous nominations in behind-the-scenes categories.

Succession was a major winner at last year's ceremony, where it took home four awards, including Outstanding Drama Series.

The fourth and final season of Succession will face stiff competition in the Outstanding Drama Series category against other popular HBO series, The White Lotus, The Last Of Us and the Game Of Thrones prequel House Of The Dragon.

The Bob Odenkirk–starring Breaking Bad prequel series Better Call Saul also scored a nomination in the category for its acclaimed final season. 

The show has been nominated 46 times at previous ceremonies, but has shockingly never once won an Emmy in any category despite the show's rabid fan base and nearly universal critical approval.

Other drama series nominees including Disney+'s Star Wars series Andor, Netflix's popular royals series The Crown and Showtime's breakout thriller Yellowjackets.

Dominating the categories: Joining the boys' club was Sarah Snook, who plays Roy's only daughter Shiv. She earned a coveted nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama

Sweeping the nominations: Alexander Skarsgård (second to left), Nicholas Braun (second to right) and Matthew Macfadyen (R) were all nominated for supporting actor in a drama for Succession

Strong field: Melanie Lynskey continued her acclaimed Yellowjackets run with a nod for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, while Bella Ramsey was nominated for HBO's The Last Of Us

HBO could already be one of the iconic ceremonies big winners with a jaw-dropping 74 nominations in total. 

In addition to the three Succession nominees, HBO continued to dominate the category with a nod for The Last Of Us star Pedro Pascal, while Jeff Bridges added some classic Hollywood charm with his nomination for FX's The Old Man and Odenkirk scored a nomination for his final run on Better Call Saul.

In the lead actress in a drama category, Bella Ramsey helped HBO's odds by scoring a nomination for the zombie horror series The Last Of Us.

Melanie Lynskey continued her acclaimed Yellowjackets run with a nod, while Bad Sisters' Sharon Horgan, Elisabeth Moss of The Handmaid's Tale and Keri Russell of the Netflix show The Diplomat were all nominated.

The hit comedy series Abbott Elementary was one of the big nominees in the Outstanding Comedy Series Category, and its creator, showrunner, writer and star Quinta Brunson was nominated in the lead comedy actress category for playing the neophyte grade school teacher Janine Teagues.

She also earned a nod for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her episode hosting Saturday Night Live.

Bill Hader's darkly comic HBO series Barry was also nominated for comedy series, as were FX's hit series The Bear, Amazon Freevee's Jury Duty, Amazon Prime's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Hulu's Only Murders In The Building, Apple TV+'s smash hit Ted Lasso, and Netflix's popular Wednesday. 

Natasha Lyonne was also nominated for her acclaimed Peacock detective series Poker Face, as was Christina Applegate — who has spoken recently about possibly retiring early due to her struggles with multiple sclerosis — for Netflix's Dead To Me.

Quadruple threat: Abbott Elementary was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, while its creator and star Quinta Brunson (pictured) was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress

Hit shows: Barry (L) and The Bear (R) were among the nominees for Outstanding Comedy Series

A survivor: Natasha Lyonne was also nominated for her acclaimed Peacock detective series Poker Face

Fresh face: Jenna Ortega scored a nomination for Wednesday; pictured in February in LA

Rachel Brosnahan was nominated for playing the title character in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Jenna Ortega rounded out the nominees for her title role in the Addams Family spinoff series Wednesday. 

Among the male actors, Bill Hader scored a nod for the title role in HBO's Barry, in which he plays an assassin who dreams of being an actor.

Jason Segel was nominated for playing a therapist on Apple TV+'s Shrinking, while Martin Short was nominated for Hulu's Only Murders In The Building, Jason Sudeikis was nominated for playing Ted Lasso and Jeremy Allen White received a nod for The Bear.

The Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series category featured a mix of popular shows and critical favorites.

The dark comedy Beef, which stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, was nominated, as was the chilling crime series Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.

Daisy Jones & The Six, the star-studded Fleishman Is In Trouble and the Star Wars show Obi-Wan Kenobi were also nominated.

Among the lead actress nominees in the Limited or Anthology Series category were Lizzy Caplan for Fleishman In Trouble, Jessica Chastain as Tammy Wynette in George & Tammy, Dominique Fishback in Swarm, Kathryn Hahn in Tiny Beautiful Things, Riley Keough in Daisy Jones & The Six and Ali Wong in Beef.

Her costar Steven Yeun was among the lead actor nominees in the Limited or Anthology Series category for Beef, and Taron Egerton also got a nod for Black Bird.

Showdown: Steven Yeun and Ali Wong face off in Netflix's Beef, which was nominated for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series