We are going to replace this text all through the season, together with all our predictions, so make sure that to maintain checking IndieWire for the newest information from the 2024 Emmys race. The nomination spherical of voting takes place from June 13 to June 24, with the official Emmy nominations introduced Wednesday, July 17. Afterwards, last voting commences on August 15 and ends the night time of August 26. The 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to happen on Sunday, September 15, and air dwell on ABC at 8:00 p.m. ET/ 5:00 p.m. PT.
This 12 months, Excellent Animated Program is arguably essentially the most aggressive of the extra recognizable Emmys classes. As confirmed by final 12 months, with “The Simpsons” successful for its thirty fourth season, it is among the solely classes the place a number of exhibits which were on the air for many years stay tremendous aggressive year-to-year (not like the Selection classes, which give the identical two exhibits Emmys each September.)
Along with the aforementioned longest-running Fox present is fellow previous winner for the community, “Bob’s Burgers.” On air for much less time, however nonetheless very a lot veterans to the class are Grownup Swim’s “Rick and Morty,” Max’s “Journey Time: Fionna and Cake” (a continuation of the Emmy-winning Cartoon Community sequence), and Netflix’s “Huge Mouth.”
Although the latter has acquired a number of Excellent Animated Program nominations by way of its seven seasons, its streaming service residence truly has an excellent greater Emmys contender on its slate. “Blue Eye Samurai,” from Oscar-nominated screenwriter Michael Inexperienced and Amber Noizumi, swept the 51st Annie Awards in February, which bodes extremely effectively for the anime-inspired motion sequence’ Emmy probabilities. The final time that occurred for an animated sequence was “Arcane: League of Legends,” one other Netflix present that went on to develop into the primary streaming sequence to win Excellent Animated Program on the 2022 Emmys. Netflix boasts “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off” as effectively, which was one of the extremely publicized and effectively reviewed animated premieres of the season.
General, it does look like streaming companies are making the most important push into the class. Max additionally has “Harley Quinn” and the just lately canceled “Scavengers Reign,” which each acquired some love from the Annie Awards, in addition to “Younger Love,” an extension of the favored Oscar-winning Animated Quick “Hair Love.” Similar could possibly be stated of “Star Trek: Decrease Decks” on Paramount+.
However the true darkish horses are on Amazon Prime Video, with superhero sequence “Invincible” and animated musical “Hazbin Lodge” being a few of the streaming networks most watched sequence. After which there’s Disney+, which has “What If…?” Season 2, however is greater than probably receiving a nomination for in all probability the most important animated hit of the 12 months, “X-Males ’97.”
Present Contenders (In Alphabetical Order):
“Journey Time: Fionna and Cake” (Max)
“Huge Mouth” (Netflix)
“Blue Eye Samurai” (Netflix)
“Bob’s Burgers” (Fox)
“Harley Quinn” (Max)
“Hazbin Lodge” (Prime Video)
“Invincible” (Prime Video)
“Rick and Morty” (Grownup Swim)
“Scavengers Reign” (Max)
“Scott Pilgrim Takes Off” (Netflix)
“Star Trek: Decrease Decks” (Paramount+)
“The Simpsons” (Fox)
“What If…?” (Disney+)
“X-Males ’97” (Disney+)
“Younger Love” (Max)
Extra Class Predictions:
Excellent Discuss Sequence
Excellent Scripted Selection Sequence
Excellent Documentary or Nonfiction Sequence
Excellent Documentary or Nonfiction Particular
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Final Yr’s Winner: “The Simpsons”
Nonetheless Eligible: Sure.
Sizzling Streak: “The Simpsons” is much and away essentially the most awarded present within the class’s historical past with 12 wins (second is “South Park” with 5), so one other win would additional its document. Ought to a Netflix sequence win although, it might make Netflix the primary streaming service to win the class twice. For another streaming service, it might be its first ever win for Excellent Animated Program.
Notable Ineligible Sequence: “South Park” (Season 27 shouldn’t be eligible); “Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal” (Season 2 shouldn’t be eligible); “Arcane: League of Legends” (Season 2 shouldn’t be eligible); “Human Assets” (Season 2 shouldn’t be eligible); “Entergalactic” (Season 2 shouldn’t be eligible)
