Emmys 2023: Here Are All the LGBTQ+ Nominees
| 07/12/23
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Of course, shows like Ted Lasso, Succession, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, all of which ended this year, got a bulk of nominations, but even those shows gave us some queer nominees!
And while some of the best TV shows of the year (like Dead Ringers and A League of Their Own) were shut out, a lot of our other favorite shows did score plenty of nominations.
Shows with queer characters and storylines also dominated the Oustanding Comedy and Drama Series categories. In Comedy Series, Abbott Elementary, Barry, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Only Murders in the Building, and Ted Lasso all had significant queer characters in the latest season. For Dramas, Andor, The Last of Us, The White Lotus, and Yellowjackets all have good queer characters.
The Emmys are supposed to take place this September, but due to the writer’s strike and impending actor’s strike, they will likely be delayed.
Here are the queer nominees we’ll be rooting for when the 2023 Emmys eventually do happen.
The L Word: Generation Q scored its first Emmy nomination in the Song and Lyrics category for the song “All About Me” from its musical episode! The song, performed by Rosanny Zayas as the character Sophie Suarez, was written by Heather McIntosh, Taura Stinson, and Allyson Newman.
Despite the controversy surrounding the series, and its depiction of queer serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and his victims, Peters’ performance has been widely praised and he earned his second Emmy nomination.
Bella Ramsey is bringing some nonbinary representation to the Lead Actress in a Drama Series category. The young actor brought weight and character to Ellie, a teen girl trying to survive the apocalypse.
Fishback is the youngest nominee in the category for playing the complicated superfan Dre in this Beyhive-inspired show.
Barry got a ton of nominations this year, and Carrigan got nominated for the first time for playing gay mobster Noho Hank.
Bartlett is up for two Emmys this year. The first is for his role as Nick De Noia in Welcome to Chippendales. He won the Emmy in 2022 in the category for The White Lotus.
In the Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series category, Alex Borstein was nominated for playing lesbian talent manager Susie Myerson in the final season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Juno Temple picked up her third nomination for playing Keeley Jones in Ted Lasso, who had a queer romance in the final season.
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series also features multiple nominees from The White Lotus, including Jennifer Coolidge as the iconic Tanya McQuoid, queer actress Aubrey Plaza as Harper, and Sabrina Impacciatore as lesbian hotel manager Valentina.
Niecy Nash-Betts continues her brilliant career with another Emmy nomination, this time for playing Jeffrey Dahmer’s neighbor Glenda Cleveland in Dahmer.
The legendary Nathan Lane is nominated for his eighth Emmy, and for his second for playing Teddy Dimas in Only Murders in the Building.
Both Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett were nominated for their incredible performances as Bill and Frank in The Last of Us episode “Long, Long Time.” It’s Bartlett’s second nomination this year.
Succession got a ton of nominations, and one went to lesbian actor Cherry Jones for playing Nan Pierce in a Guest Actress role. Another nomination in the Guest Actress category went to Storm Reid for playing Riley, a teen girl who shares her first kiss with Bella Ramsey’s Ellie in The Last of Us.
In the Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program and Outstanding Host for a Game Show categories there are several queer nominees. The Queer Eye crew, Nailed It!’s Nicole Byer, and RuPaul’s Drag Race’s RuPaul all scored nominations in the Reality category, and Keke Palmer got a nomination in the Game Show category for hosting Password.
Joel Kim Booster’s gay update of Pride and Prejudice was nominated in the Outstanding Television Movie category where it will go against Hocus Pocus 2, Prey, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas.
The Variety Special category also filled with queer talent, including Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium, Lizzo! Live In Concert, and Wanda Sykes: I’m An Entertainer.
Each of the three Reality Program categories (Structured, Unstructured, and Competition) has one major queer show, with Queer Eye, RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked, and RuPaul’s Drag Race each getting nominated.
In the writing categories, Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider were nominated for their Other Two episode “Cary & Brooke Go to An AIDS Play” in Comedy; Mike White (last year’s winner) was nominated for writing The White Lotus in Drama, where he’ll go up against The Last of Us’ “Long, Long Time.” Finally, Joel Kim Booster got an Emmy nomination for writing Fire Island.