Donald Glover, Stranger Things, Netflix’s Kanye Documentary, Adele: One Night Only, and More Nominated for 2022 Emmys
The 2022 Emmy Awards will air September 22 on ABC, and, today, the nominations have been announced. In addition to the categories honoring some of the best TV series, actors, writers, and directors of the past year, the awards celebrate technical achievements. Donald Glover, Adele, Lizzo, and Stranger Things are among this year’s honorees.
Donald Glover was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Atlanta, putting him against Ted Lasso’s Jason Sudeikis, Barry’s Bill Hader, and The Great’s Nicholas Hoult, plus Steve Martin and Martin Short for their roles on The Only Murders in the Building. Atlanta earned two more nominations for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series.
Among the nominees for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special is this year’s Super Bowl halftime show with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, and 50 Cent. Other nominees in that category include Adele: One Night Only, the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The halftime show picked up additional nominations for Outstanding Music Direction, Outstanding Variety Special (Live), and Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special. In the latter category, it’s up against the Oscars, the Grammys, and Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3. Read Pitchfork’s review, “The Super Bowl’s First Hip-Hop Halftime Show Was an Exercise in Easy Nostalgia.”
In addition to the sound mixing nomination, Adele’s One Night Only special was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special, Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special, Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded), and Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Special. The special was broadcast around the release of her new album 30 and featured conversations between Adele and Oprah.
Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls series was nominated for six Emmys in all, including one for Outstanding Competition Program category against Ru Paul’s Drag Race, Top Chef, The Voice and more. In the Reality Program field, the show was also nominated for Outstanding Casting, Outstanding Cinematography, Outstanding Directing. It earned additional nods for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program, as well as Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program.
