The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2021, until May 31, 2022, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The awards ceremony was held live on September 12, 2022, and was preceded by the 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 3 and 4, at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States on NBC and Peacock. During the ceremony, Emmy Awards were handed out in 25 categories. The event was produced through Done and Dusted and Hudlin Entertainment and was directed by Hamish Hamilton. Kenan Thompson was the ceremony's host.
At the main ceremony, The White Lotus received the most awards with five, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. Ted Lasso won four awards, including its second consecutive award for Outstanding Comedy Series, while Abbott Elementary won two awards and Hacks won one. Succession led all dramas with three wins, including its second Outstanding Drama Series win; Squid Game received two awards, and Euphoria and Ozark received one each. Other winning programs include Dopesick, The Dropout, Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, and Saturday Night Live. Including Creative Arts Emmys, The White Lotus led all programs with 10 wins; HBO and HBO Max led all networks and platforms with 38 total wins.
Winners and nominees
The nominations for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on July 12, 2022, by J. B. Smoove and Melissa Fumero alongside Television Academy CEO Frank Scherma. Including nominations at the 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Succession led all programs with 25 nominations, followed by Ted Lasso and The White Lotus with 20 nominations each. HBO and HBO Max combined for 140 nominations, more than any other network or platform; HBO's 108 nominations surpassed Netflix's second-place tally of 105. Succession earned 14 nominations for acting, surpassing the previous drama series record of 12 set by The West Wing and the overall record of 13 set by Roots and Rich Man, Poor Man. Squid Game became the first non-English-language program to be nominated for Outstanding Drama Series. Quinta Brunson became the first black woman to earn three comedy nominations in a single year for Abbott Elementary. BET, through its streaming service, earned its first major scripted series nomination with The Ms. Pat Show.
The winners were announced on September 12, following the Creative Arts Emmys on September 3 and 4. HBO and HBO Max led all networks and platforms with 38 total wins, reclaiming the top spot after falling behind Netflix the previous year; the latter only won 26 after winning 44 at the previous ceremony. The White Lotus led all programs with five major wins, while Succession and Ted Lasso each won their second overall series awards. The former also led all programs when including Creative Arts Emmys with 10. For their work on Squid Game, Lee Jung-jae and Hwang Dong-hyuk became the first Asians to win for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, respectively. At age 26, for her performance in Euphoria, Zendaya became the youngest two-time winner for acting and the first black woman to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series twice. Sheryl Lee Ralph became the second black actress to win Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in Abbott Elementary, following Jackée Harry's win 35 years earlier. Abbott Elementary creator Brunson also became the second black woman to win Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, following Lena Waithe's win for Master of None in 2017.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡). For simplicity, producers who received nominations for program awards have been omitted.
Programs + Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) Abbott Elementary (ABC) Barry (HBO) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Hacks (HBO Max) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) What We Do in the Shadows (FX) Succession (HBO) Better Call Saul (AMC) Euphoria (HBO) Ozark (Netflix) Severance (Apple TV+) Squid Game (Netflix) Stranger Things (Netflix) Yellowjackets (Showtime) The White Lotus (HBO) Dopesick (Hulu) The Dropout (Hulu) Inventing Anna (Netflix) Pam & Tommy (Hulu) Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (Prime Video) The Amazing Race (CBS) Nailed It! (Netflix) RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1) Top Chef (Bravo) The Voice (NBC) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) Saturday Night Live (NBC) A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)
Acting
Lead performances + Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso as Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) Donald Glover – Atlanta as Earn (FX) Bill Hader – Barry as Barry Berkman / Barry Block (HBO) Nicholas Hoult – The Great as Peter / Pugachev (Hulu) Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building as Charles-Haden Savage (Hulu) Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building as Oliver Putnam (Hulu) Jean Smart – Hacks as Deborah Vance (HBO Max) Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Miriam "Midge" Maisel (Prime Video) Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary as Janine Teagues (ABC) Kaley Cuoco – The Flight Attendant as Cassie Bowden (HBO Max) Elle Fanning – The Great as Catherine the Great (Hulu) Issa Rae – Insecure as Issa (HBO) Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game as Seong Gi-hun (Netflix) Jason Bateman – Ozark as Marty Byrde (Netflix) Brian Cox – Succession as Logan Roy (HBO) Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul as Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman (AMC) Adam Scott – Severance as Mark Scout (Apple TV+) Jeremy Strong – Succession as Kendall Roy (HBO) Zendaya – Euphoria as Rue Bennett (HBO) Jodie Comer – Killing Eve as Villanelle (BBC America) Laura Linney – Ozark as Wendy Byrde (Netflix) Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets as Shauna (Showtime) Sandra Oh – Killing Eve as Eve Polastri (BBC America) Reese Witherspoon – The Morning Show as Bradley Jackson (Apple TV+) Michael Keaton – Dopesick as Dr. Samuel Finnix (Hulu) Colin Firth – The Staircase as Michael Peterson (HBO Max) Andrew Garfield – Under the Banner of Heaven as Detective Jeb Pyre (FX on Hulu) Oscar Isaac – Scenes from a Marriage as Jonathan (HBO) Himesh Patel – Station Eleven as Jeevan Chaudhary (HBO Max) Sebastian Stan – Pam & Tommy as Tommy Lee (Hulu) Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout as Elizabeth Holmes (Hulu) Toni Collette – The Staircase as Kathleen Peterson (HBO Max) Julia Garner – Inventing Anna as Anna Delvey (Netflix) Lily James – Pam & Tommy as Pamela Anderson (Hulu) Sarah Paulson – Impeachment: American Crime Story as Linda Tripp (FX) Margaret Qualley – Maid as Alex (Netflix)
Supporting performances + Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso as Roy Kent (Apple TV+) Anthony Carrigan – Barry as NoHo Hank (HBO) Toheeb Jimoh – Ted Lasso as Sam Obisanya (Apple TV+) Nick Mohammed – Ted Lasso as Nathan Shelley (Apple TV+) Tony Shalhoub – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Abe Weissman (Prime Video) Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary as Gregory Eddie (ABC) Henry Winkler – Barry as Gene Cousineau (HBO) Bowen Yang – Saturday Night Live as various characters (NBC) Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary as Barbara Howard (ABC) Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Susie Myerson (Prime Video) Hannah Einbinder – Hacks as Ava Daniels (HBO Max) Janelle James – Abbott Elementary as Ava Coleman (ABC) Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live as various characters (NBC) Sarah Niles – Ted Lasso as Dr. Sharon Fieldstone (Apple TV+) Juno Temple – Ted Lasso as Keeley Jones (Apple TV+) Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso as Rebecca Welton (Apple TV+) Matthew Macfadyen – Succession as Tom Wambsgans (HBO) Nicholas Braun – Succession as Greg Hirsch (HBO) Billy Crudup – The Morning Show as Cory Ellison (Apple TV+) Kieran Culkin – Succession as Roman Roy (HBO) O Yeong-su – Squid Game as Oh Il-nam (Netflix) Park Hae-soo – Squid Game as Cho Sang-woo (Netflix) John Turturro – Severance as Irving Bailiff (Apple TV+) Christopher Walken – Severance as Burt Goodman (Apple TV+) Julia Garner – Ozark as Ruth Langmore (Netflix) Patricia Arquette – Severance as Harmony Cobel (Apple TV+) Jung Ho-yeon – Squid Game as Kang Sae-byeok (Netflix) Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets as Misty (Showtime) Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul as Kim Wexler (AMC) J. Smith-Cameron – Succession as Gerri Kellman (HBO) Sarah Snook – Succession as Shiv Roy (HBO) Sydney Sweeney – Euphoria as Cassie Howard (HBO) Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus as Armond (HBO) Jake Lacy – The White Lotus as Shane Patton (HBO) Will Poulter – Dopesick as Billy Cutler (Hulu) Seth Rogen – Pam & Tommy as Rand Gauthier (Hulu) Peter Sarsgaard – Dopesick as Rick Mountcastle (Hulu) Michael Stuhlbarg – Dopesick as Richard Sackler (Hulu) Steve Zahn – The White Lotus as Mark Mossbacher (HBO) Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus as Tanya (HBO) Connie Britton – The White Lotus as Nicole Mossbacher (HBO) Alexandra Daddario – The White Lotus as Rachel Patton (HBO) Kaitlyn Dever – Dopesick as Betsy Mallum (Hulu) Natasha Rothwell – The White Lotus as Belinda (HBO) Sydney Sweeney – The White Lotus as Olivia Mossbacher (HBO) Mare Winningham – Dopesick as Diane Mallum (Hulu)
Directing + Ted Lasso: "No Weddings and a Funeral" – MJ Delaney (Apple TV+) Atlanta: "New Jazz" – Hiro Murai (FX) Barry: "710N" – Bill Hader (HBO) Hacks: "There Will Be Blood" – Lucia Aniello (HBO Max) The Ms. Pat Show: "Baby Daddy Groundhog Day" – Mary Lou Belli (BET+) Only Murders in the Building: "The Boy from 6B" – Cherien Dabis (Hulu) Only Murders in the Building: "True Crime" – Jamie Babbit (Hulu) Squid Game: "Red Light, Green Light" – Hwang Dong-hyuk (Netflix) Ozark: "A Hard Way to Go" – Jason Bateman (Netflix) Severance: "The We We Are" – Ben Stiller (Apple TV+) Succession: "All the Bells Say" – Mark Mylod (HBO) Succession: "The Disruption" – Cathy Yan (HBO) Succession: "Too Much Birthday" – Lorene Scafaria (HBO) Yellowjackets: "Pilot" – Karyn Kusama (Showtime) The White Lotus – Mike White (HBO) Dopesick: "The People vs. Purdue Pharma" – Danny Strong (Hulu) The Dropout: "Green Juice" – Michael Showalter (Hulu) The Dropout: "Iron Sisters" – Francesca Gregorini (Hulu) Maid: "Sky Blue" – John Wells (Netflix) Station Eleven: "Wheel of Fire" – Hiro Murai (HBO Max)
Writing + Abbott Elementary: "Pilot" – Quinta Brunson (ABC) Barry: "710N" – Duffy Boudreau (HBO) Barry: "starting now" – Alec Berg and Bill Hader (HBO) Hacks: "The One, the Only" – Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky (HBO Max) Only Murders in the Building: "True Crime" – Steve Martin and John Hoffman (Hulu) Ted Lasso: "No Weddings and a Funeral" – Jane Becker (Apple TV+) What We Do in the Shadows: "The Casino" – Sarah Naftalis (FX) What We Do in the Shadows: "The Wellness Center" – Stefani Robinson (FX) Succession: "All the Bells Say" – Jesse Armstrong (HBO) Better Call Saul: "Plan and Execution" – Thomas Schnauz (AMC) Ozark: "A Hard Way to Go" – Chris Mundy (Netflix) Severance: "The We We Are" – Dan Erickson (Apple TV+) Squid Game: "One Lucky Day" – Hwang Dong-hyuk (Netflix) Yellowjackets: "F Sharp" – Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, and Bart Nickerson (Showtime) Yellowjackets: "Pilot" – Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson (Showtime) The White Lotus – Mike White (HBO) Dopesick: "The People vs. Purdue Pharma" – Danny Strong (Hulu) The Dropout: "I'm in a Hurry" – Elizabeth Meriwether (Hulu) Impeachment: American Crime Story: "Man Handled" – Sarah Burgess (FX) Maid: "Snaps" – Molly Smith Metzler (Netflix) Station Eleven: "Unbroken Circle" – Patrick Somerville (HBO Max) Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel – Jerrod Carmichael (HBO)