Emmys snubs and surprises: 'Only Murders in the Building' shut out of main category as 'hacks', Lamorne Morris surprise

Hulu's Only murder in the building Sunday night's 2024 Emmys went with 21 nominations, the third most of any series this year, with star Selena Gomez getting her first acting nod for her role on the show and Meryl Streep and Paul Rudd adding three Emmy Award nods to the glitzy season. And the show also got its first moments on Sunday night's telecast where Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short presented the first award of the evening after being introduced by hosts Dan and Eugene Levy, the latter appearing in the fourth, current season. just kill.

But when his fellow contestants topped the nominations (the shogun And the bear) picked up numerous trophies Sunday night, the star-studded murder mystery comedy failed to win an award during its ABC broadcast.

to be fair, just kill It won three awards during the non-televised Creative Arts Emmys last week, including helping composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul reach EGOT status. But could not win the trophy in the main event.

Other series to fail to win an award during ABC telecasts include multiple nominations Saturday Night LiveLosing to the only other nominee in the scripted variety series category, Last Week Tonight with John Oliverlater one SNL Reunion sketch creator Lorne Michaels jokes about losing at the Emmys (the show won six awards at the Creative Arts Emmys); 16-time nominee (same number of nods Hacks received) Fallout And Mr. and Mrs. Smith (two creative arts wins each); 11-time nominee Palm Royale (a Creative Arts winner), with the same number of nominations Baby reindeer; and 10-time nominee Feud: Capote vs. Swan And Chemistry lessons (One creative art wins each).

Likewise, despite its 18 nominations, the Onetime Emmy favorite CrownA past best drama series winner that some pundits suggested could score an upset win in the top category this year won only one award on the prime telecast, for best supporting actress for Elizabeth Debicki's portrayal of Princess Diana. This year marks the sixteenth time an Emmy has been nominated morning show The ABC telecast won only one award for supporting actor Billy Crudup.

Given the breakdown of specific categories, Hacks Shocked pundits who expected one the bear Sweep, especially after breaking its own record for most wins by a comedy series in a single season by winning the top prize for FX Series Best Comedy Series. Hacks However, the star had won twice earlier in the evening, defeating Gene Smart the bearIts lead actress nominee Ayo Edebiri and last year's best comedy actress winner Quinta Brunson, both considered by pundits to be Smart's toughest competition. Brunson's Abbott Elementary There were also no winners during this year's Emmys telecast, the first time the series has aired on ABC's home since its debut, despite nine nominations this year and multiple wins in past years.

But it was the bear That pulled off an upset in the Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series category, where Liza Colon-Zayas won Hacks' Hannah Einbinder, who pundits predicted would win. Although Emira is getting recognition for the second season of this year the bearThe show's third season recently aired on Hulu, including a standout episode that focuses on Colon-Zayas' character.

Another surprise was the Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series category FargoBeating Lamorne Morris fellow traveler' Jonathan Bailey, who was predicted by Emmy experts to be the likely winner in the category.

Reservation dog It also went winless for the third and final season after receiving more nominations this year than the previous cycle. Some pundits thought the acclaimed series about indigenous teenagers could do well in belated recognition with an Emmy win or two.