Selena Gomez, the comedy series ‘The Bear’, and the drama series ‘Shogun’ have broken records with their nominations for the 76th Emmys, announced on Wednesday.
Actress and singer Selena Gomez received her first-ever acting Emmy nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Mabel in ‘Only Murders In The Building’. Additionally, Gomez became the most Emmy-nominated Latina producer, securing a nomination for Best Comedy Series for her contributions as an executive producer on Hulu’s ‘Only Murders In The Building’. She was previously nominated twice for the same series in 2022 and 2023 in the Outstanding Comedy Series category.
‘The Bear’ set a new record for the most nominations in a single year in the comedy category, receiving 23 nods, surpassing the previous record of 22 nominations held by ’30 Rock’ in 2009.
‘Shogun’ led the Drama category with an impressive 25 nominations.
Nigerian-American actress Ayo Edebiri also earned a nomination for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She will compete with other notable stars, including Quinta Brunson, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, Jean Smart, and Selena Gomez.
Selena Gomez expressed her excitement about her 2024 Emmy nominations by sharing a picture on Instagram of herself sitting behind a cake with the inscription, “Congratulations Emmy Nominee.” She wrote, “I’m honored and insanely grateful for this. Thank you @onlymurdershulu for giving me Mabel.”
The 2024 Emmy Awards will take place on September 15 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
