‘True Detective,’ ‘Fargo,’ ‘The Bear,’ ‘Hacks’ and ‘Ripley’ Among Heavy Hitters in Writing and Directing Races
variety.comCynthia Littleton Business Editor Just call them double trouble: Showrunners Issa López, Christopher Storer, Lucia Aniello, Noah Hawley and Steve Zaillian landed nominations in writing and directing categories for the 76th annual Emmy Awards, unveiled Wednesday with FX’s “Shōgun” and “The Bear” dominating the overall race.
Notable directing nominees this year include helmers Gus Van Sant (FX’s “Feud: Capote Vs. the Swans”), Guy Ritchie (Netflix’s “The Gentlemen”), Rob Reiner (HBO’s “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life”), Ron Howard (Disney+ “Jim Henson: Idea Man”), Millicent Shelton (Apple TV+’s “Lessons in Chemistry”) and Mimi Leder (Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show”). “Shōgun” showrunner/executive producer Rachel Kondo is also a double nominee for drama series writing. “True Detective: Night Country” showrunner and exec producer López landed a limited series writing nomination for the “Part 6” final episode of the HBO drama anthology.
She’s also up for directing all six episodes of the series, blazing a trail for Latino writers and directors in limited series categories. “The Bear” creator/executive producer Storer is the reigning champ for comedy series writing and director — not to mention “The Bear” being the 2023 winner for comedy series — and Storer is once again nommed in both heats.
Storer landed a directing nom for the “Fishes” episode of the show’s sophomore season and a writing nom for the same episode that is shared with Joanna Calo.
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