‘The Bear’ Breaks Comedy Series Record With 23 Emmy Nominations

The Bear broke a record with its whopping 23 Emmy nominations for Season 2 on Wednesday.

The FX series now holds the most nominations ever by a comedy series for its sophomore season. The previous record was 30 Rock with 22 — which had been held by the NBC series since 2009.

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The Bear received another nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series, and series leads Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri also picked up acting nominations again.

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“Fishes” was the standout episode of the season, racking up three guest actor nods for Jamie Lee Curtis, Bob Odenkirk and Jon Bernthal, as well as a directing nod for the show’s creator Christopher Storer. The episode also managed several crafts nominations.

Episode 4, titled “Honeydew” also received quite a bit of love, with an Outstanding Supporting Actor nomination for Lionel Boyce, who leads the episode that follows his character Marcus as he trains to be a pastry chef. The episode also picked up a nod for guest actor Will Poulter, as well as director Ramy Youssef.

Here is the full list of The Bear‘s Season 2 nominations at the 76th Emmy Awards:

Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Production Design – “Omelette”
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series – “Forks”
Outstanding Contemporary Costumes For A Series – “Fishes”
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series – Christopher Storer, “Fishes”; Ramy Youssef, “Honeydew”
Outstanding Picture Editing For A Single-Camera Comedy Series – “Fishes”
Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling – “Fishes”
Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) – “Fishes”
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series – Jeremy Allen White
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series – Ayo Edebiri
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series – Lionel Boyce; Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series – Liza Colón-Zayas
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series – Jon Bernthal; Bob Odenkirk; Will Poulter
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series – Olivia Colman; Jamie Lee Curtis
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series – Christopher Storer and Joanna Calo for “Fishes”

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