Jason Sudeikis and ‘Ted Lasso’ score 21 Emmy nominations, topping the comedy field
“Ted Lasso,” the comedy series created by Kansas City’s Jason Sudeikis, scored 21 Emmy nominations Wednesday for its third and possibly final season on Apple TV+, the most since the show debuted.
Sudeikis, who portrays affable soccer coach Ted Lasso, scored his third nomination for best actor in a comedy series. The show also grabbed its third nomination for best comedy series.
“Succession” earned the most nominations with 27 and made history as the first show to earn three nominations for lead actor in a drama — for Brian Cox, who played media mogul Logan Roy, and Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong, who played two of his sons.
“Ted Lasso” had the most nominations of any comedy and the fourth most overall, behind drama nominees “The Last of Us” with 24 and “The White Lotus” with 23 nominations.
The awards show is scheduled to air at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 on Fox.
“Ted Lasso,” the show that Vanity Fair once called “the nicest show on television,” has been an Emmy juggernaut since its inception, dominating the comedy category for two years and so far winning 11 Emmys out of 40 nominations.
The show finds itself in a competitive comedy category this year, nominated alongside “Abbot Elementary,” “Barry,” “The Bear,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Only Murders in the Building,” and “Wednesday.”
In the lead actor in a comedy category, Sudeikis will square off against a fellow “Saturday Night Live” alum, Bill Hader (“Barry”), Jason Segel (“Shrinking”), Martin Short (“Only Murders in the Building”) and Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”).
The show scored several comedy series acting nominations:
▪ Supporting actor: Phil Dunster as Jamie Tartt and Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent. Goldstein won in this category twice before.
▪ Supporting actress: Juno Temple as Keeley Jones and Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca Welton. Waddingham won the category in 2021.
▪ Guest actor: Sam Richardson as Edwin Akufo.
▪ Guest actress: Becky Ann Baker as Dottie Lasso, Sarah Niles as Dr. Sharon Fieldstone and Harriet Walter as Deborah Welton.
Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly were nominated for writing. Other categories the show was nominated in include production design, visual effects, comedy series casting, editing and music.
From the get-go, viewers embraced the character Sudeikis created, a football coach from the Kansas City area who leaves his job at Wichita State University to coach British premier soccer, which he knows nothing about.
In 2021, the show scored 20 Emmy nominations, a record for a comedy series in its first season. The previous record was 19, set by “Glee” in 2010.
Sudeikis, who had never been nominated, won for best actor in a comedy series, one of seven Emmys the show picked up that year. Sudeikis was widely lauded for the role, winning best actor at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards.
Last year, the show received 20 Emmy nominations and won best comedy series, actor (Sudeikis), supporting actor (Goldstein) and directing.
“I didn’t think I had a chance,” a surprised Sudeikis said in accepting that acting award.
Sudeikis, who grew up in Overland Park, injected Kansas City references into the show, particularly in the first season.
Ted received Arthur Bryant’s barbecue sauce in a care package from home, referenced his Overland Park grade school (Brookridge Elementary), wore KC T-shirts and name-checked a former teacher (Sally Shipley of Shawnee Mission West High School).
Sudeikis told The Star that his character grew up in the area.
“I believe he grew up in unknown parts of Kansas City. We’ll say on the Kansas side because I know it better,” he said.
The show’s Twitter account has been more specific.
Ted Lasso is from Merriam.
The Emmy nominations
Drama series: “Succession”; “The White Lotus”; “The Last of Us”; “Better Call Saul”; “The Crown”; “Yellowjackets”; “House of the Dragon” and “Andor.”
Comedy series: “Abbott Elementary”; “Barry”; “The Bear”; “Jury Duty”; “Ted Lasso”; “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”; “Only Murders in the Building” and “Wednesday.”
Limited or anthology series: “Beef”; “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”; “Daisy Jones & The Six”; “Fleishman Is in Trouble” and “Obi-Wan Kenobi.”
Actor in a drama series: Jeremy Strong, “Succession”; Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”; Kieran Culkin, “Succession”; Pedro Pascal, “The Last of Us”; Brian Cox, “Succession” and Jeff Bridges, “The Old Man.”
Actress in a drama series: Melanie Lynskey, “Yellowjackets”; Sarah Snook, “Succession”; Bella Ramsey, “The Last of Us”: Sharon Horgan, “Bad Sisters”; Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale” and Keri Russell, “The Diplomat.”
Actor in a comedy series: Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”; Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”; Bill Hader, “Barry”; Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building” and Jason Segel, “Shrinking.”
Actress in a comedy series: Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”; Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”; Christina Applegate, “Dead to Me”; Jenna Ortega, “Wednesday”; Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face.”
Supporting actor in a comedy series: Anthony Carrigan, “Barry”; Brett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso”; Phil Dunster, “Ted Lasso”; Henry Winkler, “Barry” and James Marsden, “Jury Duty.”
Supporting actress in a comedy series: Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary”; Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”; Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”; Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso”; Juno Temple, “Ted Lasso” and Jessica Williams, “Shrinking.”
Supporting actress in a drama series: Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus”; Elizabeth Debicki, “The Crown”; Meghann Fahy, “The White Lotus”; Sabrina Impacciatore, “The White Lotus”; Aubrey Plaza, “The White Lotus”; Rhea Seehorn, “Better Call Saul”; J. Smith-Cameron, “Succession” and Simona Tabasco, “The White Lotus.”
Supporting actor in a drama series: F. Murray Abraham, “The White Lotus”; Nicholas Braun, “Succession”; Michael Imperioli, “The White Lotus”; Theo James, “The White Lotus”; Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession”; Alan Ruck, “Succession”; Will Sharpe, “The White Lotus” and Alexander Skarsgård, “Succession.”
Actress in a limited or anthology series: Lizzy Caplan, “Fleishman Is in Trouble”; Jessica Chastain, “George & Tammy”; Dominique Fishback, “Swarm”; Kathryn Hahn, “Tiny Beautiful Things”; Riley Keough, “Daisy Jones & The Six” and Ali Wong, “Beef.”
Actor in a limited or anthology series: Taron Egerton, “Black Bird”; Kumail Nanjiani, “Welcome To Chippendales”; Evan Peters, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”; Daniel Radcliffe, “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”; Michael Shannon, “George & Tammy” and Steven Yeun, “Beef.”
Talk series: “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah”; “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”; “Late Night With Seth Meyers”; “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and “The Problem With Jon Stewart.”
Television movie: “Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas”; “Fire Island”; “Hocus Pocus 2”; “Prey” and “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.”
Reality competition program: “The Amazing Race”; “RuPaul’s Drag Race”; “Survivor”; “Top Chef” and “The Voice.”
Scripted variety series: “A Black Lady Sketch Show”; “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” and “Saturday Night Live.”
Live variety special: “The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna”; “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage”; “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium”; “The Oscars” and “75th Annual Tony Awards.”
Pre-recorded variety special: “Carol Burnett: 90 Years Of Laughter + Love”; “John Mulaney: Baby J”; “Lizzo: Live in Concert”; “Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter”; “Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would” and “Wanda Sykes: I’m An Entertainer.”
Animated program: “Bob’s Burgers”; “Entergalactic”; “Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal”; “Rick and Morty” and “The Simpsons.”
Host for a reality or competition program: Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness, “Queer Eye”; Nicole Byer, “Nailed It!”; Padma Lakshmi, “Top Chef”; Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph, “Baking It” and RuPaul, “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
Host for a game show: Mayim Bialik, “Jeopardy!”; Steve Harvey, “Family Feud”; Ken Jennings, “Jeopardy!”; Keke Palmer, ”Password” and Pat Sajak, “Wheel of Fortune.”
This story was originally published July 12, 2023 at 12:09 PM.
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