Shōgun Is the Big Emmys 2024 Crafts Winner with 16 Nominations

“Shōgun,” FX’s buzzy samurai drama of feudal Japan created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, led all Emmys craft categories July 17 with 16 nominations. Next came “Fallout” (Prime Video), “True Detective: Night Country” (HBO), and “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu) with 13 noms each.

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After that it was spread out among “The Crown” (Netflix) and “The Bear” (FX) with nine; “Palm Royale” (Apple TV+), “Hacks” (Max), and “Ripley” (Netflix) with eight; “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” (Prime Video) and “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” (FX) with six; “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX), “3 Body Problem” (Netflix), “Ahsoka” (Disney+/Lucasfilm), and “Lessons in Chemistry” (Apple TV+) with five; “Baby Reindeer” (Netflix) and “The Morning Show” (Apple TV+) with four; and “The Gilded Age” (HBO), “Loki” (Disney+/Marvel), “Masters of the Air” (Apple TV+), “Slow Horses” (Apple TV+), and “Reservation Dogs” (FX) — in its third and final season — with three.

Among the craft snubs were “The Sympathizer (HBO), “Expats” (Amazon Prime Video), “The Curse” (Showtime), and “The Acolyte” (Disney+/Lucasfilm).

“Shōgun,” the Best Drama favorite (which was the overall leader with 25 noms), has the momentum to be the crafts juggernaut, bolstered by its meticulous period recreation of the Sengoku period. It scored in period/fantasy production design, casting, cinematography (two), period costumes, editing, period/fantasy hairstyling, main title design, non-prosthetic period/fantasy/sci-fi makeup, prosthetic makeup, original dramatic score, main title theme music, sound editing, sound mixing, special visual effects, and stunt performance.

“Fallout,” the post-apocalyptic video game adaptation from showrunners Graham Wagner and Robertson-Dworet and director Jonathan Nolan, poses the biggest threat to “Shōgun.” The ’40s vibe actioner was nominated for period/fantasy production design, fantasy/sci-fi costumes, editing (two), main title design, non-prosthetic period/fantasy/sci-fi makeup, prosthetic makeup, music supervision, sound editing, sound mixing, special visual effects, stunt coordination, and stunt performance. Its best opportunities are in cinematography, VFX, prosthetic makeup, sound editing, and sound mixing. (The series also got a nom for “Fallout: Vault 33,” the Emerging Media interactive experience.)

The harrowing “Night Country,” from Issa López, offered an icy focus, with cops Jodie Foster and Kali Reis trying to solve a supernatural mystery in arctic Alaska. It was nominated for production design, casting, cinematography, contemporary costumes, editing (two), contemporary non-prosthetic makeup, prosthetic makeup, original music and lyrics, music supervision, sound editing, sound mixing, and special visual effects for a single episode.

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“Only Murders in the Building” only improved its Arconia shenanigans in Season 3, garnering noms for half-hour production design, comedy casting, choreography, contemporary costumes, comedy editing (two), contemporary hairstyling, contemporary non-prothetic makeup, dramatic score, music and lyrics, music supervision, and half-hour sound editing and sound mixing.

Peter Morgan’s sixth and final season of “The Crown” could have an advantage going contemporary, grabbing nominations for production design, casting, cinematography (two), costumes, non-prosthetic period/fantasy/sci-fi makeup, original score, sound mixing, and special visual effects for an episode.

“The Bear,” the popular food grind show, which broke the overall comedy record with 23 noms in Season 2, scored for half-hour production design, comedy casting, half-hour cinematography, contemporary costumes, comedy editing, contemporary hairstyling, contemporary non-prosthetic makeup, and half-hour sound editing, and sound mixing.

Meanwhile, the nominees for animation were “Blue Eye Samurai” (Netflix), “Bob’s Burgers” (Fox), the surprising “Scavengers Reign” (Max), “The Simpsons” (Fox), and “X-Men ’97” (Disney+/Marvel), which is the consensus favorite.