It's been a great day for the Irish at the 75th Emmy Award nominations with the likes of Sharon Horgan, Declan Lowney and Dearbhla Walsh all getting nods.
Sharon Horgan received two nominations – both for the drama series Bad Sisters. The first came in the Lead Actress in a Drama Series category. But she’s up against extremely stiff competition for the award.
The other contenders are Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets), Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale), Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), Keri Russell (The Diplomat) and Sara Snook (Succession).
Horgan's other Bad Sisters nomination came in the Writing category.
There was even more good news for Bad Sisters as the series also picked up nominations for directing – Dearbhla Walsh to be specific – as well as the nod for Outstanding Casting for a drama series.
Bad Sisters is set in Dublin and filmed on location in Ireland. It's based on the Flemish series Clan and follows the Garvey sisters, four of whom plot to kill their sister Grace's abusive husband.
Meanwhile, Father Ted director Declan Lowney was nominated for taking charge of the hugely successful comedy Ted Lasso.
Succession holds this year's top spot with 27 Emmy nominations. That’s followed by The Last of Us (24), The White Lotus (23) and Ted Lasso (21).
Succession also made Emmy Award history after receiving three lead actor nominations for its final season.
Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin will go head-to-head at the 75th annual awards, after all receiving nods in the category.
It marks the first time ever that three actors from the same series have been nominated simultaneously for outstanding lead actor in a drama series.
Cox, Strong and Culkin all play members of the scheming Roy family in the drama, which wrapped up its fourth season earlier this year.
Sarah Snook, who plays Shiv Roy, was also nominated in the equivalent female category of outstanding lead actress in a drama series, and the series was also nominated for outstanding drama series.
Succession has already won 13 Emmy awards, including two best drama series awards for seasons two and three.
Cox and Strong have already competed in the lead actor category twice, with Strong defeating the Scottish actor in 2020.
It is Culkin's first nomination in the outstanding lead actor category, though he has been nominated in the best supporting actor Emmy category twice.
Succession actors Alexander Skarsgard and Nicholas Braun also received Emmy nominations in the outstanding supporting actor category.
Other actors in the outstanding lead actor category include Bob Odenkirk, for Better Call Saul, and Pedro Pascal, for zombie-thriller The Last Of Us.
The annual ceremony recognises the best in television excellence, and is hosted by the US Television Academy.
Nominations were read out by actor Yvette Nicole Brown and Television Academy Chairman Frank Scherma on Tuesday.
The 75th annual Emmy awards will take place on September 18 2023.
