After one of the strangest seasons on record thanks to last year’s overlapping strikes, the TV industry is celebrating once again upon the announcement of the 2024 Emmy nominees. This year’s batch features several first-time nominees, like “True Detective: Night Country” star Kali Reis — who is also a first-time TV actor. “This is all so new and I’m just getting my footing here,” she told Variety just hours after the announcement.
“To see how much support I have is really, really amazing. For others who have been nominated several times, the nods still came as a surprise. “This one feels special,” said “Abbott Elementary” star Tyler James Williams.
“You know what we were dealing with this year. We had to strike, and then we had to truncate our season, and we had to change the things we had planned. In the midst of all of that, to still be able to pull nominations down, I feel extra, extra grateful.
It felt like we had to rush back and we just weren’t sure.” There were several landmark nods for shows and artists representing voices that have historically struggled for recognition in Hollywood. For example, “Baby Reindeer” star Nava Mau became the second-ever trans actor nominated in a major category (following “Pose” lead actress Michaela Jae Rodriguez) and the third overall (when including “Orange Is the New Black” guest actress Laverne Cox).
“There’s been moments where I just don’t know if I can keep going in this business,�.