Emmys 2022: Succession Gets Most Nominations, Squid Game Creates History

Emmys 2022: Squid Game became the first non-English-language drama series shortlisted for glory for television's equivalent of the Oscars

HBO's Succession topped this year's Emmy nominations, earning 25 nods on Tuesday, as Squid Game became the first non-English-language drama series shortlisted for glory for television's equivalent of the Oscars. Succession, which follows a rich, powerful family vying to inherit a media empire, led the drama nominees, while Ted Lasso topped the comedy and limited series categories with 20 nominations each.

Two other comedies - HBO's Hacks and Hulu's Only Murders in the Building - each racked up 17 nominations for the 74th Emmy Awards, to be handed out at a glitzy ceremony in Los Angeles on September 12.

"With production at a historic high, the Academy has received a record number of Emmy submissions this season," said Television Academy CEO Frank Scherma, praising "this platinum age of television."

Television productions have ramped back up, after being shuttered or scaled back in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.