‘The Bear’ Breaks Emmys Record For Most Nominations In Comedy Category

The hit FX Original “The Bear” broke a record for a comedy series, racking up the most Emmy nominations ever in that genre. 

Nominees for the 76th Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning. The FX drama series “Shogun” led the total nominations with 25, while “The Bear” made second place overall with 23. Prior to 2024, the most Emmy nominations for a comedy series went to NBC’s “30 Rock,” which received 22 nods in 2009.

“The Bear” documents the drama of a Chicago-based sandwich shop that goes through a drastic transformation after the owner takes his life. Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) leaves the world of fine dining to run his late brother’s popular spot, then eventually transforms it into a totally different type of restaurant with the help of a supporting cast, including Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Liza Colon-Zoyas, Abby Elliot, and others.

Last year, the show earned 13 Emmy nominations and took home 10 wins.

Other projects with a large number of Emmy nominations include Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” with 21, HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country” with 19, and Netflix’s “The Crown” with 18.

The 76th Emmys will air live on ABC from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 15, from 8 to 11 p.m. ET.

Here is a full list of the nominees:

Best Drama Series

“The Crown” (Netflix)

“Fallout” (Prime Video)

“The Gilded Age” (HBO)

“The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)

“Mr. and Mrs. Smith” (Prime Video)

“Shogun” (FX)

“Slow Horses” (Apple TV+)

“3 Body Problem” (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”)

Carrie Coon (“The Gilded Age”)

Maya Erskine (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”)

Anna Sawai (“Shogun”) 

Imelda Staunton (“The Crown”)

Reese Witherspoon (“The Morning Show”)

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Idris Elba (“Hijack”)

Donald Glover (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”)

Walton Goggins (“Fallout”)

Gary Oldman (“Slow Horses”) 

Hiroyuki Sanada (“Shogun”)

Dominic West (“The Crown”)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Christine Baranski (“The Gilded Age”)

Nicole Beharie (“The Morning Show”)

Elizabeth Debicki (“The Crown”)

Greta Lee (“The Morning Show”)

Lesley Manville (“The Crown”)

Karen Pittman (“The Morning Show”)

Holland Taylor (“The Morning Show”)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Tadanobu Asano (“Shogun”)

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”)

Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Néstor Carbonell (“Shogun”)

Paul Dano (“Mr. & Mrs. Smith”)

Tracy Letts (“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”)

Jonathan Pryce (“Slow Horses”)

John Turturro (“Mr. & Mrs. Smith”)

Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Michaela Coel (“Mr. & Mrs. Smith”)

Claire Foy (“The Crown”)

Marcia Gay Harden (“The Morning Show”)

Sarah Paulson (“Mr. & Mrs. Smith”)

Parker Posey (“Mr. & Mrs. Smith”)

Best Comedy Series

“Abbott Elementary” (ABC) 

“The Bear” (FX)

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO/Max)

“Hacks” (HBO/Max)

“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)

“Palm Royale” (Apple TV+)

“Reservation Dogs” (FX)

“What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)

Best 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 (“Reservation Dogs”)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”)

Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”)

Selena Gomez (“Only Murders in the Building”) 

Maya Rudolph (“Loot”)

Jean Smart (“Hacks”)

Kristen Wiig (“Palm Royale”) 

Best 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”)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 

Carol Burnett (“Palm Royale”)

Liza Colón-Zayas (“The Bear”)

Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”)

Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary”)

Sheryl Lee Ralph (“Abbott Elementary”)

Meryl Streep (“Only Murders in the Building”)

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Jon Bernthal (“The Bear”)

Matthew Broderick (“Only Murders in the Building”)

Ryan Gosling (“Saturday Night Live”)

Christopher Lloyd (“Hacks”)

Bob Odenkirk (“The Bear”)


Will Poulter (“The Bear”)

Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Olivia Colman (“The Bear”)

Jamie Lee Curtis (“The Bear”)

Kaitlin Olson (“Hacks”)

Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“Only Murders in the Building”)

Maya Rudolph (“Saturday Night Live”)

Kristen Wiig (“Saturday Night Live”)

Best Limited or Anthology Series

“Baby Reindeer” (Netflix)

“Fargo” (FX)

“Lessons in Chemistry” (Apple TV+)

“Ripley” (Netflix)

“True Detective: Night Country” (HBO/Max)

Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Matt Bomer (“Fellow Travelers”)

Richard Gadd (“Baby Reindeer”)

Jon Hamm (“Fargo”)

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

Andrew Scott (“Ripley”)

Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Jodie Foster (“True Detective: Night Country”)

Brie Larson (“Lessons in Chemistry”) 

Juno Temple (“Fargo”)

Sofía Vergara (“Griselda”) 

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

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Jonathan Bailey (“Fellow Travelers”)

Robert Downey Jr. (“The Sympathizer”)

Tom Goodman-Hill (“Baby Reindeer”)

John Hawkes (“True Detective: Night Country”)

Lamorne Morris (“Fargo”)

Lewis Pullman (“Lessons in Chemistry”)

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

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Dakota Fanning (“Ripley”)

Lily Gladstone (“Under the Bridge”)

Jessica Gunning (“Baby Reindeer”)

Aja Naomi King (“Lessons in Chemistry”)

Diane Lane (“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”)

Nava Mau (“Baby Reindeer”)

Kali Reis (“True Detective: Night Country”)

Best Directing for a Drama Series

Stephen Daldry (“The Crown”)

Mimi Leder (“The Morning Show”)

Hiro Murai (“Mr. & Mrs. Smith”)


Frederick E.O. Toye (“Shogun”)

Saul Metzstein (“Slow Horses”)

Salli Richardson-Whitfield (“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”)

Best Directing for a Comedy Series

Randall Einhorn (“Abbott Elementary”)


Christopher Storer (“The Bear”)

Ramy Youssef (“The Bear”)


Guy Ritchie (“The Gentlemen”)

Lucia Aniello (“Hacks”)

Mary Lou Belli (“The Ms. Pat Show”)

Best Writing for a Drama Series

Peter Morgan, Meriel Sheibani-Clare (“The Crown”)


Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner (“Fallout”)

Francesca Sloane, Donald Glover (“Mr. & Mrs. Smith”)

Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks (“Shogun”)


Rachel Kondo, Caillin Puente (“Shogun”)

Will Smith (“Slow Horses”)

Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Richard Gadd (“Baby Reindeer”)

Charlie Brooker (“Black Mirror”)

Noah Hawley (“Fargo”)

Ron Nyswaner (“Fellow Travelers”)

Steven Zaillian (“Ripley”)

Issa López (“True Detective: Night Country”)

Best Writing for a Comedy Series


Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”)

Christopher Storer (“The Bear”)

Meredith Scardino, Sam Means (“Girls5eva”)

Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky (“Hacks”)

Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider (“The Other Two”)

Jake Bender, Zach Dunn (“What We Do in the Shadows”)

Best Talk Series

“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)

“Late Night With Seth Meyers” (NBC)

“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS)

Best Reality Competition Series

“The Amazing Race” (CBS)

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)

“Top Chef” (Bravo)

“The Traitors” (Peacock)

“The Voice” (NBC)