Bill Hader's 'Barry' to James Marsden in 'Jury Duty,' Oklahomans contend for Emmy Awards

HBO's media drama "Succession," FX's restaurant romp "The Bear" and Netflix's road rage-fueled limited series "Beef" dominated the long-delayed 75th Primetime Emmy Awards as they aired Monday night on Fox.

Honoring excellence in television and emerging media, the telecast boasted nostalgic cast reunions of beloved shows like "Cheers," "The Sopranos," "Grey's Anatomy," "Ally McBeal" and "Martin," with the latter featuring Oklahoma City-born star Tisha Campbell.

Hosted by Anthony Anderson, the Emmys ceremony, which will be available to stream Tuesday on Hulu, also saw a few Oklahoma stars and shows among the nominees largely left off the winners list.

Why were the Emmys delayed?

The Primetime Emmy Awards typically air in September, but they were postponed to January because of last year's writers and actors strikes.

The two nights of Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which honor outstanding artistic and technical achievements in television, took place on Jan. 6 and 7.

'Succession,' 'The Bear' top Primetime Emmy winners

When the Primetime Emmy nominees were announced back in July, HBO's powerhouse series "Succession," which ended with its fourth season finale in May, led the field with 27 nominations. The media saga earned six Emmys Monday, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Kieran Culkin, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for Sarah Snook and Outstanding Supporting actor in a Drama for Matthew Macfadyen.

Another HBO series, "The Last of Us," followed with 24 nods (including one for honorary Oklahoman Nick Offerman, husband of OKC's own Emmy-winning actress Megan Mullally, who won for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards), while Apple TV+'s "Ted Lasso" scored 21 nominations to lead the comedy field.

But the first season of "The Bear," which was nominated for 13 awards, proved the hot dish Monday night among the comedies, with six wins including Outstanding Comedy Series,Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Jeremy Allen White, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy for Ayo Edebiri and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy for Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

"Beef" followed with five wins Monday night, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and trophies for its lead performers, Steven Yeun and Ali Wong.

Here's a look at the people and shows from Oklahoma who were in the running for TV's highest honors:

Bill Hader earns more Emmy nominations for 'Barry'

Tulsa native Bill Hader's acclaimed HBO black comedy "Barry" earned 11 more Emmy nominations for its fourth and final season, which ended in May.

Hader was the executive producer, co-creator (with Alec Berg), writer and star of the show, and he directed all the finale season's episodes. For the last season, the "Barry" mastermind was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.

Hader has received three career Emmy Awards, including two for his acting work on "Barry," about a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest who falls in love with acting while on a job in Los Angeles. But the Oklahoma native was shut out of this year's Emmys, with "The Bear" leaving few scraps for the hitman saga's farewell season or any other comedy.

James Marsden garners first Emmy nomination

Film and TV actor James Marsden (the "X-Men" movies, "Westworld"), a Stillwater native who graduated from Putnam City North High School, now has his first Emmy nomination, for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He earned the nod for playing an exaggerated version of himself in Amazon FreeVee's innovative show "Jury Duty."

The half-scripted, half-improvised show follows one real, unsuspecting person, contractor Ronald Gladden, who believes he is taking part in a documentary about the experience of being a juror. He doesn't realize the whole trial is fake and that he is surrounded by hidden cameras and actors.

The sleeper series received four Emmy nominations, including for top comedy series, but didn't score any wins.

'Reservation Dogs' shut out of main categories but gets one Emmy nod

After it was snubbed entirely last year, the trailblazing made-in-Oklahoma series "Reservation Dogs" was again shut out of the major Primetime Emmy categories ahead of the the premiere last summer of its third and final season.

The coming-of-age comedy — co-created and executive produced by Taika Waititi, an Oscar-winning New Zealand moviemaker who is of Maori ancestry, and Tulsa-based Sterlin Harjo, a native Oklahoman and longtime indie filmmaker who is Seminole and Muscogee — managed to secure one Emmy nod in the technical categories.

"Reservation Dogs" was nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation. But the prize went to "The Bear" during the Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies.

Filmed primarily in and around Okmulgee, the FX series, which streams on Hulu, follows the misadventures of four Native American teens growing up in a reservation town in rural Oklahoma.

Comanche producer from Oklahoma earns Emmy nod for 'Predator' prequel 'Prey'

The latest prequel in the long-running "Predator" film series, "Prey" earned six Emmy nods, including Outstanding Television Movie.

That means producer Jhane Myers, a Comanche and Blackfeet artist, dancer and filmmaker who hails from Oklahoma, is now a Primetime Emmy nominee after previously earning two regional Emmys.

"I can't believe it," she told The Oklahoman in a July message.

Released on Hulu, "Prey" is set in the 1700s and follows Naru (Indigenous actress Amber Midthunder, who is Sahiya Nakoda), a skilled Comanche warrior who fights to protect her people from one of the first formidable alien trophy hunters known as Predators to land on Earth.

Hailing from the Penneduckah (sugar eater) and Yappaducah (root eater) bands of the Comanche Nation in Oklahoma, Myers tapped into her Sooner State upbringing and tribal heritage to help bring authenticity to the horror prequel.

During the Creative Arts awards, "Prey" won the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special.

It lost out in the Outstanding Television Movie category to "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story."

'Tulsa King' lands Emmy nomination for stunt coordination

Paramount+'s hit freshman series "Tulsa King," which filmed its first season primarily in the Sooner State, landed an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program. Freddie Poole worked as stunt coordinator on the Sylvester Stallone-starring series, which was created by "Yellowstone" mastermind Taylor Sheridan.

During the Creative Arts ceremonies, though, the stunt coordination award went to "Barry," ultimately providing the HBO show with its only win this year.

Filming for "Tulsa King's" first season largely took place in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Bethany and the surrounding areas over the course of nearly six months in 2022.

'Schmigadoon!' receives Emmy nominations, but not for its actors, including Kristin Chenoweth

The second season of the musical comedy series "Schmigadoon!" received three Emmy nominations for its production design, choreography and cinematography. It ultimately didn't win any prizes during the Creative Arts ceremonies.

But the show also was left out of the acting and major categories, which means scene-stealing Broken Arrow native Kristin Chenoweth didn't get a nod for her 2023 work. (She already has one career Emmy win, for the beloved but short-lived series "Pushing Daisies.")

Contributing: Cheyenne Derksen, The Oklahoman

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