Last year’s best comedy series, “The Marvelous
Mrs. Maisel,” led the comedy pack with 20 bids,
including for its star and defending champion
Rachel Brosnahan.
“I’m at the dog park this morning with my
four children and started getting a lot of texts
and phone calls all at once. I’m so excited to
learn that the ‘Maisel’ family has been invited
back to the party. This category is ridiculous.
I can’t believe I get to be a part of anything
with these amazing women,” Brosnahan told
The Associated Press.
She’ll vie with Emmy record-holder Julia Louis-
Dreyfus of “Veep,” who didn’t compete in
last year’s awards because her breast cancer
treatment delayed production of the political
satire. Louis-Dreyfus, who with Cloris Leachman
shares the record for most Emmys won by a
performer, eight, has a shot at solo glory if she
wins again.
The final season of “Veep” received nine
nominations, including a best supporting
actress bid for Anna Chlumsky.
“I’m feeling really jazzed. It might be the
coffee I just had. But this feels so much
sweeter because it’s the last time around for
this show,” she said.
There was no warm and fuzzy goodbye for
“The Big Bang Theory,” the long-running sitcom
that failed to capture a best comedy nod or
any for its actors. The show has company in
other hit sitcoms of the past: Neither “Friends”
nor “Frasier” were nominated for best series for
their final year, both in 2004.