Pedro Pascal, Jenna Ortega among 38 first-time nominees at 2023 Emmy Awards

Every year, the Emmy nominations prove to be a nice mix of perennial favorites (we meet again, Bill Hader and Claire Danes) and first-time nominees. The crop of 2023 contenders is no exception. In fact, a whopping 38 performers received their inaugural Primetime Emmy bids on Wednesday, July 12. Among the dozens of stars who’s just been welcomed into the Emmy club are Pedro Pascal (“The Last of Us” and “Saturday Night Live” and “Patagonia: Life On The Edge Of The World”) and Jenna Ortega (“Wednesday”). Scroll down to see the complete list of first-time nominees at the 2023 Emmy Awards.

Season 2 of “The White Lotus” accounts for a whopping six first-time nominees: Meghann Fahy, Sabrina Impacciatore, Aubrey Plaza and Simona Tabasco in Best Drama Supporting Actress, and Theo James and Will Sharpe in Best Drama Supporting Actor. Don’t forget, last year Jennifer Coolidge was a first-timer for Season 1 and she went on to win on Emmy night.

In addition to Pascal’s lead bid for “The Last of Us,” five others from that HBO zombie show can now call themselves Emmy-nominated actors: Bella Ramsey in lead, plus guest stars Storm Reid, Anna Torv, Lamar Johnson and Keivonn Montreal Woodard.

Four cast members from “The Bear” woke up to the news that they are Emmy nominees for the first time: lead actor Jeremy Allen White, supporting players Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and guest star Jon Bernthal.

In addition, some A-list movie stars who earned their inaugural Emmy bids this morning are Jessica Chastain (“George & Tammy”), Taron Egerton (“Black Bird”), James Marsden (“Jury Duty”), Daniel Radcliffe (“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”), Jason Segel (“Shrinking”) and Michael Shannon (“George & Tammy”).

COMEDY FIRST-TIME NOMINEES

BEST COMEDY ACTRESS
Jenna Ortega (“Wednesday”)

BEST COMEDY ACTOR
Jason Segel (“Shrinking”)
Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”)

BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”)
Jessica Williams (“Shrinking”)

BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Phil Dunster (“Ted Lasso”)
James Marsden (“Jury Duty”)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“The Bear”)

BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
None

BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
Jon Bernthal (“The Bear”)
Pedro Pascal (“Saturday Night Live”)

DRAMA FIRST-TIME NOMINEES

BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
Bella Ramsey (“The Last of Us”)

BEST DRAMA ACTOR
Pedro Pascal (“The Last of Us”)

BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Elizabeth Debicki (“The Crown”)
Meghann Fahy (“The White Lotus”)
Sabrina Impacciatore (“The White Lotus”)
Aubrey Plaza (“The White Lotus”)
Simona Tabasco (“The White Lotus”)

BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
Theo James (“The White Lotus”)
Alan Ruck (“Succession”)
Will Sharpe (“The White Lotus”)

BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
Hiam Abbass (“Succession”)
Storm Reid (“The Last of Us”)
Anna Torv (“The Last of Us”)

BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
Lamar Johnson (“The Last of Us”)
Keivonn Montreal Woodard (“The Last of Us”)

OTHER FIRST-TIME NOMINEES

BEST MOVIE/LIMITED ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain (“George & Tammy”)
Dominique Fishback (“Swarm”)
Riley Keough (“Daisy Jones & The Six”)

BEST MOVIE/LIMITED ACTOR
Taron Egerton (“Black Bird”)
Daniel Radcliffe (“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”)
Michael Shannon (“George & Tammy”)
Steven Yeun (“Beef”)

BEST MOVIE/LIMITED SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Annaleigh Ashford (“Welcome to Chippendales”)
Maria Bello (“Beef”)
Camila Morrone (“Daisy Jones and the Six”)

BEST MOVIE/LIMITED SUPPORTING ACTOR
Paul Walter Hauser (“Black Bird”)
Joseph Lee (“Beef”)
Young Mazino (“Beef”)

BEST SHORT FORM ACTRESS
Jasmine Guy (“Chronicles of Jessica Wu”)

BEST NARRATOR
Pedro Pascal (“Patagonia: Life On The Edge Of The World”)

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