‘The Bear’ Sets New Comedy Series Record With 23 Emmy Nominations
The Bear has set a new record ahead of the 2024 Emmys.
The FX series starring Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach set a new record for nominations in a single year in the comedy category with 23 noms. The record was previously held by 30 Rock with 22 nominations in 2009.
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White was nominated for best lead actor in a comedy series for his role as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto. White previously won his first Emmy in the same category for The Bear at the 2023 Emmys. He has also won two Golden Globes and a SAG Award for his performance in the series. Meanwhile, Edebiri was nominated for best lead actress in a comedy series for her portrayal of Sydney Adamu. Like White, she had her first Emmy win and nomination for her role in The Bear during last year’s ceremony.
The Bear stars Liza Colón-Zayas, Moss-Bachrach and Lionel Boyce also received Emmy noms, with Colón-Zayas nominated for supporting actress and Moss-Bachrach and Boyce for supporting actor in a comedy series.
The Bear is nominated alongside Abbott Elementary, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hacks, Palm Royale, Reservation Dogs and What We Do in the Shadows in the comedy series category.
The series, created by Christopher Storer, was the second leading show in nominations for this year’s Emmys with 23 nods, including best comedy series, writing for a comedy series, casting and guest actor noms for Jon Bernthal, Bob Odenkirk and Will Poulter, as well as Olivia Colman and Jamie Lee Curtis for guest actress in a comedy series.
FX’s Shogun leads this year’s Emmys race with 25 nominations.
The FX series recently premiered its third season, with Hulu announcing that the third season scored the show’s biggest audience yet with 5.4 million views worldwide over its first four days of release (it premiered June 27).
In order to be eligible for the 2024 Emmys, television programming had to air between June 1, 2023 and May 31, 2024.
The 76th Emmys are set to air live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 15 from 5-8 p.m. PT / 8-11 p.m. ET on ABC and stream the next day on Hulu.
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