In all likelihood, “ The Bear ” is going to have its second big Emmy night of the year. After winning 10 Emmys at the 2023 ceremony (which was delayed until January 2024 ), Christopher Storer and Joanna Calo’s hit FX cooking series is expected to perform just as well, if not better, at September’s 76th Annual Emmy Awards. It received 13 nominations for its first season and won 10.
Now, it’s nominated 23 times across 18 categories. Math (ugh) tells us a 77 percent increase in season-to-season nominations should result in at least 17 wins, but even FX executives would admit that’s beyond apirational. No show has ever won more than 12 trophies for a single season (“Game of Thrones” in 2015), and winning 17 out of 18 categories would be an astonishing near-sweep, especially for a show that faced its first substantial backlash this summer.
This brings us to the question of the hour: Who should be winning all these Emmys ? “The Bear” certainly has an impressive resume; even better when we remember it’s currently nominated for Season 2 (which was universally praised ) and not Season 3 (which soured for a number of viewers). But what about “Only Murders in the Building,” “ Reservation Dogs ,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” and even comedies that don’t stream exclusively on Hulu? Unlike the Drama categories , Comedy nominees feature many critically respected and widely beloved contenders. The races are competitive, and the arguments over who’s most .