The Emmys served up 13 nominations on a silver platter for FX’s The Bear Wednesday morning. Among them was a nod for Ebon Moss-Bachrach in the Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category for his turn as Carmy’s (Jeremy Allen White) cousin Richie Jeremovich.
Like many nominees, Moss-Bachrach was alerted to his nomination when he was inundated with messages of congratulations from friends, co-stars, and others.
In fact, the actor told Deadline he was “going for a nice evening swim with my beautiful wife” on vacation when he heard the news.
This marks Moss-Bachrach’s first Emmy nomination, though he says that the accolade feels more like a group effort, shouting out creator Chris Storer, fellow acting nominees Ayo Edebiri and Jeremy Allen White, as well as casting director Jeanie Bacharach and sound mixing team Steve Giammaria and Scott D.
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