Kiwis Melanie Lynskey, Parris Goebel and the Wētā FX team are among the Emmy Award nominees announced early on Thursday morning (US time).
Lynskey has been nominated for Best Actress in a Drama series for her role as Shauna in the horror series Yellowjackets. She also scored a nod for her work as Kathleen in post-apocalyptic show The Last Of Us with an Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama nomination.
Lynskey told Entertainment Weekly the double nomination was a thrill.
"I am so honoured and excited! Thank you Television Academy for these nominations for two shows I'm immensely proud to be part of. I'm so thrilled about the nominations for Best Drama for Yellowjackets, and for our amazing casting directors.
"Everyone knows I am a superfan of our cast and I am looking at my nomination as being representative of the ensemble, as every member of the cast makes the show as special as it is, especially my sweet Sophie Nélisse whose performance this season was otherworldly.
"I am incredibly happy to see all the nominations for The Last Of Us. I'm eternally grateful to the brilliant Craig Mazin for asking me to be part of the show. I'm elated that so many incredible artists and craftspeople were recognized from multiple departments, not to mention the amazing cast.
"And of course I stand in solidarity with the WGA - both of these amazing shows started with the script and we would be nothing without our writers - and as a proud member of SAG-AFTRA [the trade union Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists]."
Wētā FX also scored nominations for its work on The Last Of Us and for its digital efforts on the Amazon Prime Series The Rings of Power, which was filmed in Aotearoa.
Kiwi choreographer Parris Goebel was nominated for Outstanding Choreography For Variety Or Reality Programming for her work on Rihanna's Savage x Fenty Show Vol 4. In 2022, she won the award for her choreography on Rihanna's Savage x Fenty Show Vol 3.
Leading the nominations is Succession with a whopping 27 nods, followed closely by The Last of Us with 24. The White Lotus and Ted Lasso earned 23 and 22 nominations respectively.
Below is a list of the nominations in the key categories.
BEST DRAMA SERIES
- Andor
- Better Call Saul
- The Crown
- House of the Dragon
- The Last of Us
- Succession
- The White Lotus
- Yellowjackets
BEST COMEDY SERIES
- Abbott Elementary
- Barry
- Jury Duty
- The Bear
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Only Murders in the Building
- Ted Lasso
- Wednesday
BEST LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
- Beef
- Black Bird
- Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
- Daisy Jones & The Six
- Fleishman is in Trouble
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
BEST COMEDY ACTOR
- Bill Hader, Barry
- Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
- Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
- Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
- Jason Segel, Shrinking
BEST COMEDY ACTRESS
- Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
- Rachel Brosnahhan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
- Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
- Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
BEST DRAMA ACTOR
- Brian Cox, Succession
- Kieran Culkin, Succession
- Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
- Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
- Jeremy Strong, Succession
- Jeff Bridges, The Old Man
BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
- Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets
- Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale
- Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
- Sarah Snook, Succession
- Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters
- Keri Russell, The Diplomat
BEST ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
- Taron Egerton, Black Bird
- Evan Peters, Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
- Daniel Radcliffe, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
- Michael Shannon, George & Tammy
- Steven Yeun, Beef
- Kumail Nanjiani Welcome to Chippendales
BEST ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
- Lizzy Caplan, Fleishman Is In Trouble
- Dominique Fishback, Swarm
- Riley Keough, Daisy Jones & The Six
- Jessica Chastain, George and Tammy
- Ali Wong, Beef
- Kathryn Hahn, Tiny Beautiful Things
