Nick Offerman The Last of Us
In a statement, the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series nominee shared, "I am powerfully grateful to be in this wagon of HBO artists celebrating inclusivity, DIY, fidelity and strawberries."
Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets & The Last of Us
Lynskey scored not one but two nominations, first in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category for Yellowjackets.
"I am so honored and excited!" she said in a statement. "Thank you Television Academy for these nominations for two shows I'm immensely proud to be part of. I'm so thrilled about the nominations for Best Drama for Yellowjackets, and for our amazing casting directors. Everyone knows I am a superfan of our cast and I am looking at my nomination as being representative of the ensemble, as every member of the cast makes the show as special as it is, especially my sweet Sophie Nélisse whose performance this season was otherworldly."
She's also in the running for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role in The Last of Us.
"I am incredibly happy to see all the nominations for The Last Of Us!" Lynskey continued. "I'm eternally grateful to the brilliant Craig Mazin for asking me to be part of the show. I'm elated that so many incredible artists and craftspeople were recognized from multiple departments, not to mention the amazing cast. I'm overjoyed for Bella [Ramsey] and Pedro [Pascal] and Anna [Torv] and Storm [Reid] and Murray [Bartlett] and Nick [Offerman] and the wonderful Lamar [Johnson], and I burst into tears when I saw that Keivonn [Woodard] was nominated. Also GO JULIETTE I LOVE YOU. And of course I stand in solidarity with the WGA - both of these amazing shows started with the script and we would be nothing without our writers - and as a proud member of SAG-AFTRA."
Ray Liotta, Black Bird
"I am so grateful to the members of the Television Academy for honoring my Dad with this nomination," the late star's daughter Karsen Liotta said about her dad's posthumous nomination in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie category. "He was so incredibly proud of his performance in Black Bird, and it would mean the world to him to be nominated alongside Taron [Egerton] and Paul [Walter Hauser]."
Paul Walter Hauser, Black Bird
"I'm super honored to be nominated for an Emmy Award," the nominee in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie category said in a statement. "Black Bird is the result of an indefatigable crew, 3 visionary directors, the support of the storytelling giant that is AppleTV+ and Dennis Lehane's mastery in capturing life in all its forms."
Addressing his co-star Taron Egerton, Hauser added, "Taron, you're a brilliant actor, a kind generous spirit, and I sincerely treasure our time on and offscreen." He also said, "Thank you to the Television Academy, my teams at CAA, Artists First, The Lede Company, Dunham, Engelman, Petix, DDP, Sean M and most of all - my beautiful, patient, forgiving wife Amy. No more serial killer roles, babe."
At the end, the actor expressed his hope for other TV series and paid tribute to his late co-star Ray Liotta. "Jury Duty Season 2?" he said. "The Bear Season 3? Fingers crossed. Long live Ray Liotta."
Nathan Lane, Only Murders in the Building
"I'm just feeling very grateful today and honored to be in such great company," Lane, who is nominated in the Outstanding Guest Actor in A Comedy Series group, said in a statement. "As always I'm so thankful to John Hoffman and all the writers and producers, cast and crew of Only Murders in the Building, especially Steve [Martin], Selena [Gomez] and most importantly for me, Marty [Short] and James Caverley, two of the best scene partners you could ask for. Congrats to one and all."
Judith Light, Poker Face
"I am beyond grateful to all my peers in the Television Academy for this very special honor," the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series nominee stated. "This would not have happened without the brilliant S. Epatha Merkerson, my 'partner in crime," Lucky McKee, our director, Rian Johnson, Natasha Lyonne and of course the team at Peacock. And last, but never least, infinite gratitude to our writers, Charlie Peppers and Wyatt Cain. It was the power of their script that made this truly possible! As we all know, it starts with the writing."
Weird Al, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
"Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I'd be able to say, 'Hey, Daniel Radcliffe just got an Emmy nomination for playing me in a movie!'" the musician said in a statement following the television movie's nominations. "But here we are. I'm enormously thrilled and incredibly grateful. Our movie basically pokes fun at all those awards-bait biopics, so it was both ironic and mind-blowing to wake up this morning with eight nominations! Thanks, Television Academy!"
Lizzy Caplan, Fleishman Is In Trouble
"I've been so blown away by the glut of incredible female performances this year, that even if twenty people were nominated, it would feel like twenty more equally deserving women were snubbed," the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nominee said. "So thank you so much for this very lovely and truly unexpected shock. And mainly thank you to Taffy, for creating something so gorgeous. I'm just grateful I got to do this thing with everybody who was involved. Making Fleishman was an absolute joy. That was the cake, this is the icing."
Wanda Sykes, I'm An Entertainer
The comedian's I'm An Entertainer special received nods for Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special & Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) & Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special.
"Thank you TV Academy and to all the members who voted," she said in a statement. "This special was a tough one. There was so much that I needed to say, but most of all, I needed to laugh and I wanted you to laugh with me. It worked! Congrats to everyone involved in making this special. Love you all! And thank you Philadelphia!"
Kathryn Hahn, Tiny Beautiful Things
The Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nominee said in a statement, "My mind is blown. Thank you with such humility to the academy for this nomination."
She continued, "Thank you to the incredible women who doula-Ed this show into being: Lauren Neustadter, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Jayme Lemons, Stacey Silverman, all our execs at Hulu, ABC and Disney for believing in this show," adding, "And thanks to the glorious Cheryl Strayed for her generosity and empathy. 'Trust your gut. Forgive yourself. Be grateful.' Amen. Thank you dear dear dear Cheryl. Forever changed."
Tony Gilroy, Andor
The Andor showrunner celebrated the Disney+ series' eight nomination in a statement reading, "I'm thrilled. Obviously, some big thanks are in order—first of all to the voters and audience who picked up on our show and have made the past 10 months the most affirming I can remember."
"Thanks to our entire Andor community—and it's a big one—for bringing this thing alive, keeping it rolling through COVID, and challenging each other to reach every day for something special," he continued. "Congrats to all our nominees. I'd be remiss to not include a final shout out to the WGA and SAG for standing firm and making such huge sacrifices to preserve our incredible industry."
Beau Willimon, Andor
The writer, whose script for Andor's "One Way Out" episode received a nod for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, said he's "grateful and honored" amid his nomination.
"All of us are indebted to the fans who have been so supportive of us trying to do something different within such a beloved franchise," he continued in a statement. "I'd also like to acknowledge that while it's wonderful to celebrate the value of writers, 11,000 of us are currently on strike to protect the value of every writer on every show, and winning that struggle is the most important prize of all."