Emmy Snubs and Surprises: Diego Luna and ‘Squid Game' Shut Out, Nathan Fielder, ‘Black Mirror' In
With 600 programs submitted in the Best Series categories — only 14 fewer than last year — there is still far too much TV for any voter to watch in the time allotted, which means… there will be snubs. Yes, it's time to talk about the snubs and surprises of 2025, but before we get into it, please remember:
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Here at IndieWire, a 'snub' is just industry shorthand for a series or individual who was expected to be nominated, thought to be deserving of a nomination, or both, and yet — for whatever reason — they did not receive recognition for their work. (Not today, anyway — there's always the fall awards!) Labeling any such program or person a 'snub' does not convey intent; it does't mean their peers had it out for them, or voters purposefully shunned one potential nominee in favor of another.
On the other end of the spectrum, anything dubbed a 'surprise' is a series or individual who was thought to be out of the running before nominations were announced; something or someone who was written off too early, whether it was because they didn't mount much of a campaign, didn't match up well in their category, or simply didn't get the typical plaudits heaped upon your standard Emmy nominee.
By and large, it's best if you remember, dear readers, that the very nature of competition means not everyone can win (or, in this case, be nominated), and it's only human for those invested in television to react with shock and awe, admiration and anger, to the TV Academy's picks for the season's best shows.
So, without further ado, let's dig in:
(OK, there's just one more little bit of to-do: Voting for the 2025 Emmy winners will begin August 18 and end August 27 at 10 p.m. PT. The 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set for Sunday, September 14 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.)
With additional reporting by Proma Khosla.
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