“Shōgun,” FX’s buzzy samurai drama of feudal Japan created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, led all Emmys craft categories July 17 with 16 nominations. Next came “Fallout” (Prime Video), “True Detective: Night Country” (HBO), and “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu) with 13 noms each. After that it was spread out among “The Crown” (Netflix) and “The Bear” (FX) with nine; “Palm Royale” (Apple TV +), “Hacks” (Max), and “Ripley” (Netflix) with eight; “Mr.
& Mrs. Smith” (Prime Video) and “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” (FX) with six; “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX), “3 Body Problem” (Netflix), “Ahsoka” (Disney+/Marvel), and “Lessons in Chemistry” (Apple TV+) with five; “Baby Reindeer” (Netflix) and “The Morning Show” (Apple TV+) with four; and “The Gilded Age” (HBO), “Loki” (Disney+/Marvel), “Masters of the Air” (Apple TV+) and “Slow Horses” (Apple TV+) with three.
Among the craft shutouts were “The Sympathizer (HBO), “Expats” (Amazon Prime Video), and “The Curse” (Showtime). “Shōgun,” the Best Drama favorite (which was the overall leader with 25 noms), has the momentum to be the crafts juggernaut, bolstered by its meticulous period recreation of the Sengoku period. It scored in period/fantasy production design, casting, cinematography (two), period costumes, editing, period/fantasy hairstyling, main title design, non-prosthetic period/fantasy/sci-fi makeup, prosthetic makeup, .