Emmy Comedy Actor Race: Carell, Short Chase First Wins
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- Steve Carell brings 11 Emmy nominations over two decades without an acting win, with HBO Max's midseason "Rooster" submission signaling the network is putting full weight behind his campaign
- Martin Short is the last man standing from his "Only Murders in the Building" trio after Steve Martin and Selena Gomez were absent from the category; he submitted "Flatbush," an episode not among the Hulu show's own six submitted episodes
- Matthew Rhys earned triple nominations this season — lead comedy actor for "Widow's Bay," lead actor limited series for "The Beast in Me," and producing — with "Widow's Bay" totaling 19 nominations for Apple TV
- Jason Segel has earned three consecutive nominations for Apple TV's "Shrinking" without a win, a show whose nomination count keeps growing without converting into victories
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is the sole nominee for Marvel's "Wonder Man" after Disney+ cancelled the comedy, making his nomination the category's only recognition of the critically acclaimed show
- Final Emmy voting runs Aug. 17-26, leading into Creative Arts Awards and the Governors Gala on Sept. 5-6 and the ceremony on Sept. 14 on NBC
Why it matters: With voting closing Aug. 26 and the ceremony airing Sept. 14, two of television's longest unresolved streaks — Carell's 11 nominations over two decades and Short's decades without a lead comedy actor win — face a field where Apple TV holds three of the five spots through Rhys, Segel, and the network's broader "Widow's Bay" push.
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