RuPaul, RuPaul's Drag Race
"As the basic human rights of LGBTQ+ people are being threatened once again, I want to thank our peers in the Television Academy for acknowledging the achievements of the beautiful and talented souls that work in front of and behind the cameras at RuPaul's Drag Race. Through the miracle of drag, our spectacular Season 14 queens have touched hearts and opened minds around the planet. We will never take for granted the platform we've been given to tell authentic queer stories, and pledge to do everything in our power to continue to spread light, love, and laughter. To our partners at World of Wonder, Paramount and VH1, thank you for having our backs every high-heeled step of the way."
Arian Moayed, Succession
"I'm just over the moon excited to be nominated for playing Stewy Hosseini in Succession. I'm thrilled that my first nomination came because of the brain of Jesse Armstrong and the incredible team he has assembled."
Chris Coelen, Love Is Blind
"It's so exciting when the audience finds a show that you're truly passionate about, and I'm beyond thrilled to have Love Is Blind be embraced in this way, with an Emmy nomination. All of us at Kinetic are truly excited and grateful!"
Tom Colicchio, Top Chef
I'm so thrilled Top Chef and Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen continue to be recognized by the Television Academy. I'm so grateful to our wonderful crew and fellow producers who work so hard to make both shows."
Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout
"You never know if people are going to watch what you make so the entire experience of making a movie or show exists in its own creative and crazy bubble. The Dropout was the most intense and surprisingly fun time and for it to be appreciated in this way sweetens the whole experience for me. I love celebrating this show and the brilliant people involved. I'm super happy right now."
Sydney Sweeney, Euphoria and The White Lotus
"What a morning! Thank you so much to the @televisionacad for my emmy nominations! It's an honor to know that both Olivia and Cassie have connected with so many. I'm so proud of both these shows and grateful to everybody that's been apart of them. But most importantly mom, I love you, we did it through the ups and downs! Thank you thank you!!"
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
"What an honor! SNL is the most wonderful convocation of talents and people and I share this with all the cast, writers and crew. I was on a plane watching The Real Housewives of Atlanta when I found out because I am a company man. Stream Peacock now."
Connie Britton, The White Lotus
"I am so fxxxing thrilled to have been a part of the incredible group of people who put together the amazing White Lotus! And, I've said it before but I'll say it again: Mike White, Mike White, Mike White. To be able to do a show that gets under the skin of the culture in such a creative and insightful way is an honor and a dream."
Michael Showalter, The Dropout
"I am so honored and thrilled to have been nominated for this award. I want to congratulate all my fellow nominees, especially my colleague Francesca Gregorini. I want to congratulate and thank Liz Meriwether for her incredible writing and for giving us the opportunity to direct her brilliant scripts. I also want to thank Searchlight TV, 20th TV and Hulu for their partnership and steadfast guidance throughout this process. And of course, our amazing cast and the phenomenal Amanda Seyfried whose performance was a joy to see take shape every day."
Nicholas Braun, Succession
"It's wild. It's the dream really, to have this kind of thing happen. Seeing your name on the list feels surreal, especially opposite Christopher Walken. Didn't think that me and Christopher would be versing each other at any point. So the time has come."
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
"What an honor to be nominated by the Television Academy. Creating this show has been the greatest gift and to have it recognized in this way is the dream. It's a joy we get to share with the amazing people who watched our first season. None of this would be possible without my incredible, supportive EP's Justin Halpern, Randall Einhorn & Patrick Schumacker, our incredible writers room, our insanely talented cast, and the hard-working teams at ABC and WBTV for helping to bring Abbott Elementary to life. Lastly, and most importantly, I want to thank teachers. Thanks for being our inspiration."
Jane Lynch, Only Murders in the Building
"How thrilled am I to have been a part of the best of the best? This nomination is the delicious cherry on top of a beautiful cake."
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
"I am thrilled beyond words for this nomination. Yes, I've been nominated in this category before, but this is particularly special because of the intense experience of this final season of Saul shooting, the amazing writing as Jimmy/Saul becomes yet ANOTHER iteration of himself, the wonderful work by my castmates, our amazing guest cast, and just the density of feelings in front of camera and behind in a momentous year. I am especially thrilled for my scene partner and friend Rhea Seehorn whose outstanding, wonderful, multi-facted performance is rightly being celebrated. This show is one-of-a-kind and I'll treasure each of these high points, there have been so many, and I'm thankful for everything."
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
"I am so deeply honored and completely overwhelmed with an abundance of gratitude that comes with this recognition. Thank you to the Television Academy for the delicious honor of being nominated in the Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series category, alongside the most talented and hilarious actors of today. Thank you Emmy voters for this great compliment, and thank you to Quinta Brunson for the opportunity of a lifetime. It has been a joy and a blessing to portray Mrs. Barbara Howard on screen and honor the thousands of educators she represents across the country in doing so. Thank you again!"
Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
"Holy fxxxing xxxx, this is fxxxing insane! For this to happen once is magic, but twice is a miracle. I'm so honoured to be included on this list of legends including two of my special Greyhounds! This is truly incredible. There has been so much love for this show and I feel unbelievably lucky to be a part of such a beautiful and talented team. What a ride. I don't know what to say. I'm really trying to learn to swear less. Golly gee. Is that better? Ah, who the fxxx am I kidding, thank you to the Academy. This is fxxxing amazing."
Jake Lacy, The White Lotus
"This is truly the most fantastic surprise, and I am shocked! I feel so lucky to have been a part of The White Lotus, and I am thrilled for my castmates who also got recognized. Playing Shane Patton this season was extremely special, and I am truly honored. Thank you to Mike White, HBO and thank you to the Academy."
Nathan Lane, Only Murders in the Building
"I couldn't be happier or more thrilled by this nomination. My great thanks to everyone involved especially the director Cherien Dabis and the writers of The Boy From 6B, Stephen Markley and Ben Phillipe, our great crew, the brilliant John Hoffman, and most importantly, Steve, Marty, and Selena who make for the happiest set in town. I was sad not to see James Caverly's name among the nominees since he gave such a beautiful performance but I will think of this as a nomination for both of us since we worked so closely together. Thank you again and my thanks to the whole Murders family."
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
"When I think about the work the incredible women in this category have done, I'm so deeply humbled to be among them. It really is an honor just to be nominated!"
Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game
"First, I would like to share my sincere gratitude. It is a tremendous honor to be nominated together with these brilliant actors. I would like to share this honor with the Squid Game fans around the world, who showed us endless love and support, and the Squid Game team, who worked very hard to make everything possible."
Alexandra Daddario, The White Lotus
"It is such an honor to be nominated for my first Emmy! I just cried so much in front of a bunch of people! Thank you so much to the Television Academy for honoring not only myself, but my fellow cast mates and Mike White. I am so proud of this show and will be forever grateful to have had this opportunity and to work alongside such incredible people and to have been stranded at this resort together."
José Andrés, We Feed People
"I never imagined such a beautiful film would one day be made about World Central Kitchen, paying tribute to the countless men and women who have joined us to always be there in emergencies around the world with a hot plate of food. This incredible honor is for all of them…and of course for Ron [Howard], his team at Imagine Documentaries, and the people of National Geographic, who have done an amazing job capturing the heart of not just what we do, or where we go, but why we show up. Each of us can ask that simple question, 'What can I do?' People everywhere can use their know-how in their community to join whatever organization responds to what they care about. Even in our darkest times, this is the light, showing others we care. Without empathy, nothing works. With it, imagine what is possible?"
Brent Miller & Norman Lear, Live In Front of a Studio Audience
"Thank you, Television Academy, for blessing us with another nomination for Live In Front of a Studio Audience. In addition to our fellow producers, we really want to thank our incredible cast for jumping into the shoes of those iconic characters of The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes and re-introducing them to a new generation of television viewers, while simultaneously celebrating the former producers, writers, cast and crew of the original productions."
Tom Pelphrey, Ozark
"This is such an awesome surprise. Ozark was an incredible experience, I'm forever grateful for the opportunity and for Jason, Laura, Chris Mundy, Alexa Fogel, and the whole Ozark family. Ben will live in my heart always- it was an honor to play such a beautiful, complicated character."
Austin Winsberg, Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
"Wow! This is such a huge and unexpected honor! Thank you to the Emmy voters! Thank you to the tremendous cast and crew who put this entire movie together in no-time flat. Thank you to our amazing partners at Lionsgate for always believing in and sticking with Zoey's. And thank you to our friends and supporters at Roku for giving us a home and allowing Zoey to continue on her extraordinary journey! My heart is filled with songs at this moment!!!!"