Shogun,' 'The Bear' and 'Baby Reindeer' Are at the Top of the Queue as the Emmys Arrive

The Comedy Landscape at the Emmys

This looks to be the year of FX, which is also in for a likely victory lap for "The Bear."

"The Bear" took most of the big comedy Emmys home in January for its first season, and is expected to do the same Sunday for its second, which includes nominations for best comedy series, best actor for Jeremy Allen White and best supporting actor for Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

Ayo Edebiri, reigning best supporting actress, moves to the lead actress category for a character who is essentially a co-lead on the culinary dramedy. That means she'll be up against Jean Smart, a two-time winner in the category for "Hacks" who is back in the competition after a year off.

Meryl Streep, among several Academy Award winners among the night's nominees, could win her fourth Emmy to go with her three Oscars. She's up for best supporting actress in a comedy for "Only Murders in the Building."

Limited Series Categories at the Emmys

Another multiple Oscar winner, Jodie Foster, could get her first Emmy for best actress in a limited series for "True Detective: Night Country."

The HBO show that features Foster as a police chief investigating mysterious deaths in the darkness of a north Alaskan winter was the top nominee among limited or anthology series. Kali Reis could become the first Indigenous woman to win an Emmy in the supporting actress category.

A few months ago it looked as though the show would vie with "Fargo" for the top prizes, but Netflix's darkly quirky "Baby Reindeer" surged on the eve of nominations and is now the popular pick for best limited series, best actor for creator and star Richard Gadd and best supporting actress for the woman who plays his tormentor, Jessica Gunning.

Gadd's category also includes Andrew Scott for Netflix's "Ripley," and Jon Hamm, who has two shots at winning his second Emmy between his nomination here for "Fargo" and for supporting actor in a drama for "The Morning Show."

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