Several recently departed series are getting a nice Emmy sendoff with nominations for their final seasons. The list includes two shows designed for a short run, Disney+’s Andor and Netflix’s Arcane, as well as FX veteran What We Do In the Shadows.
Andor picked up 14 nominations for its second and final season, including Outstanding Drama Series as well as Writing and Directing For a Drama Series. That that exceeds the Season 1 haul for the Star Wars offshoot, which included eight nominations, including again Outstanding Drama Series, Writing and Directing For A Drama Series.
Arcane, set in Riot’s League of Legends universe, also ended its run after two seasons. Its Season 2 nominations tally, two, is down from five noms for Season 1 but that includes another Outstanding Animated Program nomination. The series already won the top animated category in 2022, the first streaming show to do so. It was one of Arcane‘s four wins out of its 5 nominations that year.
Vampire comedy What We Do In The Shadows’ six nominations today for its sixth and final season brought its lifespan total to 35 noms. That includes four Outstanding Comedy Series mentions, for Seasons 2, 3, 5 and 6, and seven Writing For A Comedy Series noms. What We Do In the Shadows‘ sole Emmy win to date is for Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes.
Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, the first streaming title to win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series scored a single nomination for its sixth and final win, for Cherry Jones who won for her recurring role on the show in 2019. That matches the dystopian drama’s 2023 Emmy tally of one nomination for star Elisabeth Moss, a 2017 Emmy winner in the Lead Actress In a Drama Series category.
Overall, The Handmaid’s Tale is ending its run with 77 Emmy nominations. The show has 15 wins ahead of this year’s awards, including Writing and Directing for a Drama Series as well as acting trophies for four other actors besides Moss and Jones.
Netflix’s comedic murder mystery The Residence, which was recently canceled after one season, scored three Emmy nominations, including Lead Actress In A Comedy Series for its star Uzo Aduba. It is her sixth Emmy nomination; she has won for the limited series Mrs. America and twice for Orange Is The New Black.
Another series canceled after one season, Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino’s ballet drama Étoile, landed two nominations, including Outstanding Choreography.
