50 | SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 

ARTS&LIFE
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he Emmy awards will be held on Monday, 
Sept. 12, starting at 8 p.m. It’s on NBC 
and Peacock. In this article, I will cover 
the categories in which there is a Jewish nomi-
nee(s). 
Here’s something you should know: In 2015, 
the number of nominees in all categories was 
raised. Lead actor/actress nominations went 
from five to six, while nominations for support-
ing actors/actresses went from five to eight. Best 
series nominees went from five to eight nomi-
nees, as did the writing nominations. Directing 
nominations went from five to seven.
Meanwhile, the Oscars stayed with five nom-
inees per category, except best film, which was 
raised from five to 10 nominated films in 2009. 

This Emmys nomination “inflation” has left 
the impression with Jewish readers that now 
every year is a “good year for the Jews.” The 
truth is there are more Jewish nominees, but not 
more Jewish winners. 
This article will note the Jewish nominees, 
but this year I will do something I haven’t done 
before. By using articles by leading journalists, 
who have made predictions of who will win, I 
can tell you who the likely category winner will 
be — and you’ll know whether a Jew is a likely 
winner or a likely “also-ran.”
Play along with my predictions during the 
broadcast and see if there are any upsets — and 
maybe cheer if a “tribe member” is a “dark 
horse” winner!

LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES
There is just one Jewish nominee in this cat-
egory, and it is Jeremy Strong, 43, who plays 
Kendall Roy on the hit HBO series Succession. 
Frankly, Strong is a surprise to me. Only recent-
ly did I learn that public records disclose that 
he’s the son of a Jewish father and a non-Jewish 

mother. Right now, I don’t know anything more 
about his background. 
Strong is considered an Emmy longshot. The 
favorite is Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game). Rated as 
“possible winners” are Brian Cox (Succession) 
and Adam Scott (Severance/Apple TV).

LEAD ACTOR, 
LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Andrew Garfield, 38, is nominated for Under 
the Banner of Heaven (Hulu). He played a 
Mormon police officer who investigated a mur-
derous, renegade Mormon sect. Garfield is the 
son of a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother. 
He says he “identifies more as Jewish than any-
thing else” but isn’t a practicing “anything.” He’s 

described as an Emmy longshot.
Michael Keaton, a Dopesick (Hulu) co-star, 
is the “almost certain” winner in this category. 
Dopesick heavily focuses on the (real) Jewish 
Sackler family. They turned their company, 
Purdue Pharma, into the world’s biggest pusher 
of legal opiates (what a shanda!). 

LEAD ACTRESS, 
LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Julia Garner, 27, has two Emmy nominations. 
She is nominated for lead actress for playing 
real-life scammer Anna Delvey in Inventing 
Anna (Netflix) and she snared a supporting 
actress “nom” for Ozark (she has already won 
two Emmys for Ozark, a Netflix series).
I thought Garner was great in Inventing Anna, 
but the prediction consensus is that Garner is in 
the running and could win the Emmy, but she’s 
not the favorite. Amanda Seyfried (Dropout/
Hulu) is the favorite. 
Garner is the daughter of a non-Jewish 
American father and an Israeli Jewish moth-
er who settled in America. Julia identifies as 

Complete Guide to 
Jewish Emmy Nominees —
and Winner Predictions!

NATE BLOOM COLUMNIST

Jeremy Strong

GDCGRAPHICS

Andrew Garfield

GAGE SKIDMORE

Julia Garner

HARALD KRICHEL 

