FX Boss John Landgraf on Shattering Emmy Records, the Future of ‘Fargo’ and Whether ‘The Bear’ Is a Comedy
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large John Landgraf called Emmy nomination day a “kick in the teeth.” But he meant it in the best way possible — and the fact that the normally unflappable FX boss was mixing his metaphors on Wednesday morning is perhaps all the evidence you need that even he was gobsmacked by the programmer’s stunning haul this year.
FX scored 93 nominations at the 76th Emmys, including a record-breaking 23 nods for “The Bear” (the most ever for a comedy — and yes, it’s still a comedy, more on that in a moment) and 25 for “Shōgun,” this year’s top nominee.
That put FX within striking distance of tally leader Netflix (107) and above HBO (91). “Our prior record total was 56,” Landgraf told Variety. “And I think we hoped and had some optimism that we might break that.
I wasn’t looking for something in the 90s. I thought, maybe, it was conceivable we might break 80. But even that seemed a little too optimistic.
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