Ahead of the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards, VegasInsider.com collected all of the records that could be broken at this year’s ceremony. Below you can find the full list of potential records that might be broken on the 12th of September, records that
have already been broken at the first part of the 2022 Emmys – Creative Arts Ceremony – which took place this past weekend & current odds for the ceremony.
Primetime Emmy Awards Potential Records
DRAMA
Outstanding Drama Series
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“Squid Game” could become the first non-English drama to win in this category
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Zendaya could become the youngest producer ever to win in this category if “Euphoria” wins
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Drake could earn his first Emmy Award if “Euphoria” wins since he is one of the producers
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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Lee Jung-jae could become the first South Korean Actor to win in this category if he wins for “Squid Game” (& also the first actor of Asian descent to do so)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
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Sandra Oh could become the first actress of Asian descent to win in this category if she wins for “The Killing Eve” (she has been nominated for a total of 13 Primetime Emmys, but she has never won)
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Zendaya could become the youngest person ever to win in the leading acting categories two times if she wins for the second season of “Euphoria” (Zendaya will have turned 26 at the time of the awards ceremony; she previously won for the first season of “Euphoria” in 2020 and became the youngest recipient of the award at the age of 24)
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Melanie Lynsky could become the first New Zealand actress to win in this category if she wins for “Yellowjackets”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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Park Hae-soo or O Yeong-su could become the first South Korean actors to win in this category if they win for “Squid Game”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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Sarah Snook could be the first Australian actress to win in this category if she wins for “Succession”
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Jung Ho-yeon could be the first South Korean actress to win in this category if she wins for “Squid Game”
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
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Hwang Dong-hyuk could become the first South Korean to win in this category if he wins for “Squid Game”
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
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Hwang Dong-hyuk could become the first South Korean to win in this category if he wins for “Squid Game”
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Cathy Yan could become the first Chinese-American to win in this category if she wins for “Succession”
COMEDY
Outstanding Comedy Series
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Selena Gomez could become the first Latina producer to ever win in this category if she wins for producing “Only Murders in the Building” (she became only second Latina ever to be nominated after Selma Hayek’s nomination in 2007 for co-producing “Ugly Betty”)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
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If either Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”) or Issa Rae (“Insecure”) win, they would become only the second black woman in history to win in this category, 40 years after the first winner – Isabel Sanford – who won in 1981 for the Jeffersons; both of them have also co-created their shows, which would make them the first black woman to win for a show they co-created & co-written
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series
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Oscar Isaac could become the first actor of Guatemalan descent to win in this category if he wins for “Scenes from a Marriage”
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Himesh Patel could become the first actor of Gujarati descent to win in this category if he wins for “Station Eleven”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
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If either Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary”), Sheryl Lee Ralph (“Abbott Elementary”), or Sarah Niles (“Ted Lasso”) win, they would become only the second black woman in history to win in this category, 34 years after the first winner – Jacké Harry who won for “227” in 1987
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
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Bowen Yang could become the first Chinese American actor to win in this category if he wins for “SNL”
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Toheeb Jimoh (“Abbott Elementary”) or Tyler James Williams (“Abbott Elementary”) could become only the second black actor to win in this category, 42 years after the first winner, Robert Guillame, who won for “Soap” in 1979
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Nick Mohammed could become the first actor of Trinidadian descent to win in this category if he wins for “Ted Lasso”
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
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Hiro Murai could become the first Japanese-American to win in this category if he wins for “Atlanta”
LIMITED SERIES, COMPETITION & VARIETY
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series
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Mare Winningham could break her tie with Jane Alexander, Judy Davis, Coleen Dewhurst & Regina King, and become the sole holder of the record for most wins in this category (currently 2, could be 3) if she wins for “Dopesick”
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or a TV Movie
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Hiro Murai could become the first Japanese-American to win in this category if he wins for “Station Eleven”
Outstanding Competition Program
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“Amazing Race” could extend its record as the most awarded program in this category (currently 10, could be 11)
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
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“SNL” could extend two of its records – the most wins & the most consecutive wins in this category (currently 5, could be 6)
ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL RECORDS
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Sam Levinson (nominated for Outstanding Drama Series – “Euphoria”) and Barry Levinson (nominated for Outstanding Limited Series – “Dopesick”) could achieve a rare feat of father-son winning in the same year for separate projects
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Sydney Sweeney could achieve the rare feat of winning two acting Primetime Emmys in one evening – she in nominated in the Supporting Actress categories in both Limited Series category (“The White Lotus”) & Drama Series category (“Euphoria”)
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Quinta Brunson could become the first black woman ever to win 3 Primetime Comedy Emmys in one night – she is nominated for writing, acting, and producing “Abbott Elementary”
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“SNL” could pass their current record of the most Primetime Emmys won by a television series (they have won 86 Emmys, and they are nominated for 3 more during the main ceremony)
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Hiro Murai could achieve a rare feat of winning two directing Emmys in one evening for separate projects in separate genres (He is nominated for Best Comedy Series Director (“Atlanta”) & Best Limited Series Director (“Station Eleven”)
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Records
Records that have already been broken at the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards that took place on the 3rd and 4th of September:
Outstanding Host of a Reality or Competition Program
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RuPaul extended two of his records – most wins of the Outstanding Host of a Reality or Competition Program (currently 7) & most consecutive wins of the Outstanding Host or a Reality or Competition Program (currently 7)
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
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Queer Eye broke its tie with Shark Tank (4) and became the sole record holder of the most wins in this category (currently 5) & also the sole record holder of the most consecutive wins in the category (5)
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
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Adele came a step closer to EGOT – Emmy, Grammy, Oscar & Tony, winning for her special “Adele: One Night Only” (she has won 15 Grammy Awards, 1 Oscar & she has been nominated for 3 Emmys in total – one Daytime Emmy & 2 Primety Emmys, winning her first this year)
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
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Eminem came a step closer to EGOT, winning for the “SuperBowl Halftime Show 2022” alongside performers Mary J.Blige, Snoop Dog, 50 Cent, Dr.Dre & Kendrick Lamar (he has won 15 Grammy Awards, 1 Oscar, and this was first Emmy nomination)
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
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Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr came a step closer to EGOT, winning as producers of the docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back” (McCartney has won 18 Grammys, Starr has won 9 Grammys, and both have won 1 Oscar)
Outstanding Narrator
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Barack Obama won his first Emmy Award for Netflix’s “Our Great National Parks”
Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program
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Life Below Zero broke their tie with the Deadliest Catch and became the most awarded program in the category (6 wins)
ODDS
According to the latest odds of VegasInsider:
-”Ted Lasso” is the most likely winner of Outstanding Comedy Series (odds: 50/69, implied probability: 57.98%)
-”Succession” is the most likely winner of Outstanding Drama Series (odds: 100/161, implied probability: 61.98%)
-”The White Lotus” is the most likely winner of Outstanding Limited Series (odds: 25/47, implied probability: 65.28%)
-”Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” is the most likely winner of Outstanding Variety Talk Series (odds: 1/6 , implied probability: 85.71%)
-”RuPaul’s Drag Race” is the most likely winner of Outstanding Competition Program (odds: 1/5, implied probability: 83.33%)
-”SNL” is the most likely winner of the Outstanding Variety Sketch Series (odds: 1/10, implied probability: 90.91%)
To see the odds for the remaining programs and acting categories, have a look here.
Many Thanks to VegasInsider.com for providing all of this information. Their efforts have been spot on!!
Stevie Wilson,
LA-Story.com
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