“Shogun”, a fresco on feudal Japan, is the big favorite, with twenty-five nominations.

The fresco on feudal Japan Shogun The big favorite, with twenty-five nominations, for the Emmy Awards, the Oscars of television, where it could become, on Sunday September 15, the first non-English-language soap opera to win the award for best drama series.

Only a few months after the 75^e edition, postponed due to the strikes that blocked Hollywood last year, the 76th^e The ceremony, hosted by actor Eugene Levy and his son, Daniel, will begin late this afternoon in Los Angeles (2 a.m. in Paris on Monday). The temporary industry shutdown has caused production to plummet, reducing the number of submissions by a third of what it usually does.

The adaptation of James Clavell’s 1970s best-selling novel that explores feudal power struggles in the Land of the Rising Sun has been a hit in the United States despite its many subtitled dialogues. Produced by Disney-owned FX, Shogun is the second non-English soap opera nominated in the Best Drama Series category, after the South Korean series Squid Game two years ago.

Beyond the top award, actors Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai are also expected to win. Tadanobu Asano, who plays a bloodthirsty lord, could also win the award for best supporting actor. The fourteen awards won in the supporting categories even before the ceremony are already Shogun the most awarded drama series for a single season.

Princess Diana’s incarnation

Its main rival is the final season of the series The Crownfrom Netflix. The conclusion of this saga about the British royal family has received mixed critical reception, but Elizabeth Debicki is up for best supporting actress, thanks to her portrayal of Princess Diana.

After the recent end of the saga Successionwhich outrageously dominated the Emmy Awards every year, new series like Fallout or Mr. & Mrs. Smith could benefit from it.

In the best mini-series or anthology category, it’s the Netflix series My little reindeer which dominates the forecasts. Presented as a “true story” by its creator, Scottish comedian Richard Gadd, it has sparked controversy: a British woman who is said to have inspired the character of the stalker was stalked on social media and filed a defamation suit against Netflix. She is demanding $170 million in compensation.

The Scottish actor faces two heavyweights for the best actor award: Andrew Scott for Ripleya black and white adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s famous novel (The Talented Mr. Ripley), and the star of Mad MenJon Hamm, for Fargo.

Exhausting dive into a back kitchen

On the actress side, the 2024 selection was no exception to the rule, with top Hollywood stars like Jodie Foster (True Detective : Night Country), Brie Larson (True Detective : Night Country) ou Naomi Watts (Feud : Capote vs the Swans).

Finally, for the second consecutive year, The Bear: eat in or take away tops the comedy nominations, despite its darker themes, with a record 23 categories. This grueling dive into the back kitchen of a Chicago restaurant won over a second season that saw the early sandwich shop transform into a Michelin-star-chasing establishment.

Jeremy Allen White and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who play childhood friends turned chefs, are expected to pick up more awards. The series has already won seven supporting Emmys, including best guest star for actress Jamie Lee Curtis.

Among the competition, Hacks HBO’s The Last Stand should see Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder scoop up acting awards for their unlikely duo between an aging stand-up star and a young comedian tasked with refreshing his jokes.