Star Warswon over the Television Academy once again, with major category Primetime Emmy noms for Tony GilroysAndorin outstanding drama series, andObi Wan Kenobiin the outstanding limited series.
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It was the first season for both shows,Andorbeing a spinoff of the movieRogue One: A Star Wars StorywhileObi-Wan Kenobitook place in the aftermath ofStar Wars: Revenge of the Sith Episode III.Andor scored eight Emmy noms, whileObi-Wan Kenobinabbed five.Andoris from Gilroy who did last minute shoots and wrote onRogue One,the series talking place before that pre-Episode IV movie following the early days of Rebel warrior Cassian Andor played by Diego Luna who is also an EP on the show.
Its the fourth time in the Disney+ streaming era that theLucasfilmsci-fi IP has scored top program Emmy noms afterMandalorians drama series noms in 2020 and 2021.
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Andoralso scored noms for Cinematography Half Hour Series, Outstaning Directing for Drama Series (Benjamin Caron), Original Dramatic Score and Original Title Theme Music (Nicholas Britell), Sound Editing Drama/Comedy Series One Hour, VFX Season or a Movie and Drama Series Writing (Beau Willimon, One Way Out).
Obi-Wan Kenobialso counted nominations for Sound editing for limited anthology series, sound mixing, fantasy/sci-fi costumes, and picture editing.
Before this morning,The Mandalorianhad racked up 39 Primetime Emmy noms, and 14 wins; the series busting out an outstanding drama series nod in its first season back in 2020, and again in 2021.Mandalorians Emmy wins count in 2021: Prosthetic Make-up, Original Drama Score, Outstanding Sound Mixing for One Hour Drama/Comedy Series, Stunt Coordination, VFX for a Movie/or in Season, Stunt Performance, Cinematography for a Single Camera half hour series; while in 2020 the series notched Production Design for a Narrative Half Hour Series, Original Dramatic Score, Sound Mixing Comedy/Drama Series Half Hour, Cinematography for a Single Camera Half Hour, Stunt Coordination, Sound Editing Comedy/Drama Half Hour, and Sound Mixing Comedy/Drama Half Hour.
Last year, LucasfilmsMandalorianspinoff,The Book of Boba Fett,nabbed four below-the-line Emmy noms, winning for outstanding visual effects in a series or a movie.
Lucasfilms first season of avant garde animated series,Star Wars: Visions,broke through last year with an Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Short Form Animated Program category.
