FX’s “Shogun,” which collected a record-setting 18 Emmy Awards earlier this year, earned a leading six nominations Thursday for the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards, including a nod for best drama series.
Also nominated for the drama series prize were Peacock’s “The Day of the Jackal,” Netflix’s “The Diplomat,” Paramount+’s “Evil,” HBO’s “Industry,” AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire,” FX’s “The Old Man” and Apple TV+’s “Slow Horses.”
Competing for best comedy series will be ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” FX’s “English Teacher” and “What We Do in the Shadows,” HBO’s “Hacks” and “Somebody Somewhere,” Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This,” Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” and NBC’s “St. Denis Medical.”
“Abbott Elementary,” Apple TV+’s “Disclaimer,” “Hacks,” “The Diplomat,” “What We Do in the Shadows” and HBO’s “The Penguin” all earned four nominations.
“Disclaimer” and “The Penguin” were both nominated for best limited series, along with Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer” and “Ripley,” Apple TV+’s “Masters of the Air,” PBS’ “Mr Bates vs the Post Office,” HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country” and Hulu’s “We Were the Lucky Ones.”
The Critics Choice Awards will be held Jan. 12 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, hosted for the third consecutive year by comedian Chelsea Handler. The show will air live on E! then be made available for streaming on Peacock the next day.
Film nominations for the awards will be announced Dec. 12. The film and TV awards will both be presented during the Jan. 12 ceremony.