The Snubs And Surprises Of The 2024 Emmy Nominations

Ayo Edebiri on FX's "The Bear," Jean Smart on Max's "Hacks," and Quinta Brunson on ABC's "Abbott Elementary."

Do not adjust your devices. The Emmys are happening for the second time this calendar year. This time, it’s the real 2024 Emmys, as opposed to the 2023 Emmys that were actually held this January, postponed from last fall due to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.

“Veep” star Tony Hale and “Abbott Elementary” star Sheryl Lee Ralph, both Emmy winners themselves, announced the nominations Wednesday. The comedy categories are packed to the gills: reigning winner “ The Bear ” faces off against “ Hacks ” and “ Abbott Elementary .” (Cue the perennial debate over whether “The Bear” is or is not a comedy, and why 30-minute shows need not be automatically slotted into the comedy awards.)

Meanwhile, the drama series field is pretty wide open after years of dominance from HBO’s “Succession,” which ended in 2023. This year’s drama series nominees are all over the map, from critical favorite “Shōgun” to the divisive “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” to the underwhelming final season of “The Crown.”

On the limited series side, contenders comprise a mix of the new and buzzy (“Baby Reindeer”), new versions of old material (“Ripley”) and new installments of existing anthology series (“ True Detective: Night Country ” and “Fargo”).

As always, there’s a lot to discuss. Below, HuffPost’s culture team breaks down the snubs and surprises of the Emmy nominations and what we’ll be keeping an eye on at the ceremony, which airs Sept. 15 on ABC.

Stay tuned as we update this post through the afternoon.