Wisconsin edition of 'Top Chef' earns 3 Emmy nominations; 'The Bear,' 'Shogun' lead field

The recently concluded season of "Top Chef" — set mostly in Wisconsin, and with Milwaukee chef Dan Jacobs as one of the finalists — received three Primetime Emmy nominations Wednesday, including for outstanding reality competition show and for outstanding host of a reality or reality competition program, for Kristen Kish in her debut season.

The nominations for the 76th annual Primetime Emmys had a slight Wisconsin accent in other categories as well.

Carrie Coon — who after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison performed with the Madison Repertory Theatre, American Players Theatre and Renaissance Theaterworks before moving to Chicago — was nominated for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for "The Gilded Age." It was her second Emmy nomination; her first was in 2017, for outstanding lead actress in a limited series or movie for "Fargo."

Green Bay native Tony Shalhoub was nominated for "Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie" — not for playing idiosyncratic detective Adrian Monk but as one of the executive producers of the made-for-streaming movie, which was nominated for outstanding television movie. Shalhoub's previous 12 Emmy nominations (eight for "Monk," four for "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel") were for acting; he's won four times (three times for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for "Monk," once for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for "Maisel").

Lighting designer Noah Mitz, a Milwaukee native who went to Nicolet High School, received four shared nominations this year: two in the category of outstanding lighting design/lighting direction for a variety series, for "America's Got Talent" and "Dancing With the Stars," respectively; and two more for outstanding lighting design/lighting direction for a variety special, for lighting design on "The 66th Grammy Awards" and for lighting direction on "The 76th Annual Tony Awards."

At the strike-delayed 75th Primetime Emmys held in January, Mitz won his second Emmy for outstanding lighting design/lighting direction for a variety series, for "Dancing With the Stars." He won his first in 2022; in all, he's been nominated 31 times.

'The Bear' and 'Shōgun' lead Primetime Emmys nominees

"Top Chef" wasn't the only cooking-centric show to make a splash at the Primetime Emmys. "The Bear," the critically acclaimed dramedy set in a Chicago restaurant, received 23 nominations — a record in the Emmys' comedy category — while "Shōgun" led all dramas with 25 nominations.

In addition to "The Bear," the nominees for outstanding comedy series were: "Abbott Elementary," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Hacks," "Only Murders in the Building," "Palm Royale," "Reservation Dogs" and "What We Do in the Shadows."

Joining "Shōgun" in the outstanding drama series category: "The Crown," "Fallout," "The Gilded Age," "The Morning Show," "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," "Slow Horses" and "3 Body Problem."

Nominees in other major categories included:

• Outstanding lead 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."

• Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series: Matt Berry, "What We Do in the Shadows"; Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"; Steve Martin and Martin Short, both for "Only Murders in the Building"; Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear"; D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, "Reservation Dogs."

• Outstanding lead actor in a drama series: Idris Elba, "Hijack"; Donald Glover, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"; Walton Goggins, "Fallout"; Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses"; Hiroyuki Sanada, "Sho?gun"; Dominic West, "The Crown."

• Outstanding lead actress in a drama series: Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, both for "The Morning Show"; Carrie Coon, "The Gilded Age"; Maya Erskine, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"; Anna Sawai, "Sho?gun"; Imelda Staunton, "The Crown."

• Outstanding reality competition series: "The Amazing Race," "RuPaul's Drag Race," "Top Chef," "The Traitors," "The Voice."

• Outstanding talk series: "The Daily Show," "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", "Late Night With Seth Meyers," "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert."

• Scripted variety series: "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver," "Saturday Night Live."

The 76th Primetime Emmys will air live at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 on ABC. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards, the ceremonies when most of the technical and specialty awards are doled out, will be held Sept. 7-8, and air in an edited form on FXX on Sept. 14.

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