Stars React to Their 2023 Emmy Nominations: ‘Living Out My Dreams’

The 2023 Emmy Awards nominations were announced on Wednesday — find out how stars from ‘Beef’, ‘The Last of Us’, ‘Abbott Elementary’, ‘The Crown’ and more are taking in the good news!

The nominees for the 2023 Emmy Awards are here!

The Television Academy announced the nominees for the 75th annual awards ceremony on Wednesday. Shortly after the nominations, many of those who heard their names called shared their responses to the exciting news.

Keep refreshing throughout the day on Wednesday as the reactions continue to roll in!

Abbott Elementary

Abbott Elementary scored big with this year’s nominations!

Janelle James received a nomination for outstanding supporting actress for her performance as Principal Ava Colman. She told PEOPLE she was expressing solidarity with the Writer’s Guild America and SAG-AFTRA while accepting the honor.

“I am so honored to be recognized along with the other talented nominees by the Television Academy,” she shared. “Living out my dreams of making a living in the arts and sharing the gift of laughter is made that much sweeter working alongside my Abbott cast mates and the fantastic writers and crew on the show. Solidarity with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA, both of which I am a proud member.”

Taraji P. Henson, nominated for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series, described her experience working on Abbott Elementary as “simple” and “pure joy” in a statement shared with PEOPLE.

“As a fan of the show, working on Abbott Elementary was simple, pure joy,” she said of her fourth Emmy nomination. “I had no idea that this type of recognition would even be a possibility doing something so fun! Thank you to Quinta [Brunson] for inviting me to play such a delicious role. This is just an absolute honor! ”

Beef

Beef received a total of 13 nominations!

Actress and executive producer Ali Wong celebrated her nomination for outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie and reflected on her accomplishments. The Netflix series was also nominated for outstanding limited or anthology series.

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“This is a real honor and something I never expected would happen,” she explained to PEOPLE. “I wish my father was alive to experience this moment with me. Much love to Sonny (aka Lee Sung Jin) and the entire Beef family who gave their everything to make such a special show.”

Joining his fellow castmates, Young Mazino received his first nomination for supporting actor in a limited series for his performance as Paul Cho.

He said in a statement shared to PEOPLE: “What an honor to be nominated alongside exceptionally talented actors. Thank you so so much to everyone who voted, and to the Beef team that gave me an opportunity to work on something so special. Thank you to my PR team for all their support thus far, and also Sonny..thanks for simply changing my life with Beef!”

Better Call Saul

In a statement shared with PEOPLE, Bob Odenkirk expressed his gratitude for his nomination for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for Better Call Saul.

“I’m thrilled and honored the role of Jimmy/Saul was the role of a lifetime and all I could do was try to make the most of it every single day,” he gushed. “I’d have to say I feel this is an appreciation of the whole cast and crew as well because everyone around me made me better in this role.

Odenkirk continued, “Thanks to AMC and the two masterminds Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould for writing a masterpiece for all of us. I’m thrilled that my friend Rhea Seehorn was also nominated. This is a wonderful thing to share as we close the book on these rich characters and this wonderful effort we did together.”

Black Bird

Black Bird‘s Paul Walter Hauser celebrated his nomination for outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for his performance and hilariously promised his wife he would no longer be undertaking roles involving serial killers.

“I’m super honored to be nominated for an Emmy Award,” he shared with PEOPLE. “Black Bird is the result of an indefatigable crew, 3 visionary directors, the support of the storytelling giant that is AppleTV+ and Dennis Lehane’s mastery in capturing life in all its forms. Taron, you’re a brilliant actor, a kind generous spirit, and I sincerely treasure our time on and offscreen.

He added, “Thank you to the Television Academy, my teams at CAA, Artists First, The Lede Company, Dunham, Engelman, Petix, DDP, Sean M and most of all – my beautiful, patient, forgiving wife Amy. No more serial killer roles, babe. Jury Duty Season 2? The Bear Season 3? Fingers crossed. Long live Ray Liotta.”

Daisy Jones and the Six

Daisy Jones and the Six star Riley Keough called her first Emmy nomination for outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie “wonderful” while also celebrating her cast and crew.

“This is truly the most amazing surprise!” she gushed to PEOPLE. “I feel so lucky to have been a part of Daisy Jones & the Six and to work alongside my amazing cast mates and the entire crew. I am thankful to the Academy for receiving this wonderful nomination and to be recognized alongside the other hugely talented women on TV. And I am thrilled for my castmates who also got recognized! Thank you to Hello Sunshine, Amazon, and thank you to the Academy.”

Only Murders in the Building

Only Murders in the Building is unsuprisingly going to the Emmys!

Nathan Lane, who was nominated for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series, thanked his cast and crew for being “such great company” while filming Only Murders in the Building.

“I’m just feeling very grateful today and honored to be in such great company,” he told PEOPLE. “As always I’m so thankful to John Hoffman and all the writers and producers, cast and crew of Only Murders in the Building, especially Steve, Selena and most importantly for me, Marty and James Caverley, two of the best scene partners you could ask for. Congrats to one and all.”

Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso dominated the nominations within the comedy series with a whopping 21 nods!

Brett Goldstein, who was nominated for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series, called the honor “nuts” and admitted he was “moved as f—.”

“Ahhhhhhhh f— yeah! This is amazing!” he declared in a statement shared with PEOPLE. “To be nominated once is insanity, twice is nuts but for this to be a hat trick feels silly and proof that we live in a simulation. It makes me feel incredibly lucky, especially when it’s in the company of genuine acting legends.”

He continued, “What an incredible list to be on and, at long last, it is wonderful to see my fit friend and extraordinary talent Phil Dunster be added to that list. Thanks as always to Jason, Bill, Brendan and Joe Kelly for inviting me onboard. I’m nothing without them and my fellow Greyhounds. What a ride this whole Lasso train has been, filled with magic. Thank you to the Television Academy for making life a dream. I’m moved as f—.”

The Crown

Elizabeth Debicki called her nomination for outstanding supporting actress in a drama for her role as Princess Diana in The Crown, “an absolute honor”

“Playing this role has been the greatest privilege of my acting life,” she gushed in a statement shared with PEOPLE. “It is an absolute honor to be nominated for this season of “The Crown” and I am so humbled to be recognized amongst this group of incredible women and their staggeringly excellent work. Thank you to the Television Academy for this meaningful acknowledgement – I am so grateful.”

The Last of Us

HBO’s The Last of Us received a whopping 24 nominations for this year’s Emmy Awards!

Nick Offerman, nominated for outstanding guest actor in a drama series, thanked the network and his cast members in a statement shared to PEOPLE. “I am powerfully grateful to be in this wagon of HBO artists celebrating inclusivity, DIY, fidelity and strawberries,” he said.

Alongside her Offerman, Storm Reid celebrated her first nomination for outstanding guest actress in a drama series and thanked the cast and crew for “believing in my talent.”

“I feel extremely blessed and truly honored to be nominated among these incredible actors,” she told PEOPLE. “The experience of taping my episode of THE LAST OF US was nothing short of a dream. Thank you to Craig Mazin for believing in my talent and seeing me as Riley. Sending all my congratulations to Bella, Pedro, the full cast and crew, and everyone nominated today.”

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

In addition to the cast’s performance awards, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story was nominated for outstanding television movie, outstanding original music and lyrics, outstanding writing for a limited or anthology series or movie.

Weird Al Yankovic himself reflected on the success of his biopic series in a statement shared with PEOPLE.

“Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I’d be able to say, ‘Hey, Daniel Radcliffe just got an Emmy nomination for playing me in a movie!'” he joked before extending his gratitude. “But here we are. I’m enormously thrilled and incredibly grateful. Our movie basically pokes fun at all those awards-bait biopics, so it was both ironic and mind-blowing to wake up this morning with eight nominations! Thanks, Television Academy!”

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The 75th Emmy Awards are currently scheduled to be broadcast live Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Fox.

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