Netflix's 'Dahmer' gets 13 Emmy nominations; Wisconsin-connected nominees include Rachel Brosnahan

Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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"Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story," the Netflix series about the Milwaukee serial killer and the delays in apprehending him, collected 13 nominations for the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, including for outstanding limited or anthology series and for Evan Peters for lead actor in a limited series, anthology or TV movie.

"DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" stars Evan Peters as serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
"DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" stars Evan Peters as serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.

The nominations were announced Wednesday morning.

Other nominations for "Dahmer" included Niecy Nash-Betts and Richard Jenkins, for supporting actress and supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie, respectively.

Niecy Nash plays Glenda Cleveland, the Milwaukee woman who tried to get police to investigate her neighbor, Jeffrey Dahmer, in the new Netflix series "Dahmer. Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story."
Niecy Nash plays Glenda Cleveland, the Milwaukee woman who tried to get police to investigate her neighbor, Jeffrey Dahmer, in the new Netflix series "Dahmer. Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story."

HBO's "Succession" led the nominee field with 27 nominations in all for its final season; two other HBO dramas, "The Last of Us" with 24 nominations and "The White Lotus" with 23, were close behind.

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Other nominees with Wisconsin ties included:

Rachel Brosnahan during filming for the final season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” in New York on March 5, 2023. In its final season, the pioneering Amazon hit wanted to go out the way it came in: fabulously, in heels and with a dizzying words-to-minutes ratio.(Heather Sten/The New York Times)
Rachel Brosnahan during filming for the final season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” in New York on March 5, 2023. In its final season, the pioneering Amazon hit wanted to go out the way it came in: fabulously, in heels and with a dizzying words-to-minutes ratio.(Heather Sten/The New York Times)

  • Rachel Brosnahan, nominated for lead actress in a comedy series for "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." Brosnahan, who was born in Milwaukee and grew up in Chicago, has been nominated for an Emmy for best actress in a comedy for each of "Mrs. Maisel's" five seasons; she took home the award for the first season, in 2018. She also was nominated for best supporting actress in a drama for Netflix's "House of Cards" in 2015. "Mrs. Maisel" had 14 nominations in all for its final season, but Green Bay native Tony Shalhoub, who had been nominated for supporting actor for the series the past four seasons, was snubbed this time around.

Noah Mitz (center, with Matthew Cotter and Bryan Klunder) shows off his Emmy after winning for outstanding lighting design/lighting direction for a variety special for "Adele: One Night Only" at the 2022 Creative Arts Emmys in Los Angeles Sept. 3, 2022. For Mitz, a Milwaukee native who went to Nicolet High School, it was his first Emmy win in 23 nominations, including five at this year's Emmys.

  • Lighting designer and director Noah Mitz shared in four nominations — two for outstanding lighting design/lighting direction for a variety series, for episodes of "America's Got Talent" and "Dancing With the Stars"; and outstanding lighting design/lighting direction for a variety special, for "The 65th Grammy Awards" and "The 75th Annual Tony Awards." Mitz, a Milwaukee native who went to Nicolet High School, won his first Primetime Emmy after 23 nominations in 2022, sharing the award for best lighting design/lighting direction for a variety special for "Adele: One Night Only."

  • "Rick and Morty," the Adult Swim series co-created by Milwaukee native Dan Harmon, was nominated for outstanding animated program. It's the fourth time the show has been nominated in the category; it won in 2020 and 2018.

  • Judith Light, who spent part of her early stage with the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, was nominated for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for "Poker Face."

  • Prolific documentary filmmaker Chris Smith, who graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, shared two nominations for his series "100 Foot Wave," for outstanding cinematography for a nonfiction program and outstanding documentary or nonfiction series.

The 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards are scheduled to air live on Fox on Sept. 18, with the Creative Arts Emmys on Sept. 16. But Variety reported this week that the Television Academy and Fox are already talking about postponing the awards ceremony because of the ongoing strike by members of the Writers Guild of America and the possibility of similar action by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. (The latter union’s deadline for a strike action is late Wednesday night.)

According to Variety, the academy is talking about pushing the awards show back to November, but Fox is looking at extending the delay until January. The Wrap reported Tuesday that Fox will make its decision after the SAG-AFTRA situation is clearer.

The last time the Emmy Awards ceremony was delayed was in 2001, when the Sept. 11 terror attacks and the subsequent military action in Afghanistan pushed the telecast to November.

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