Selena Gomez, Ricky Martin, Bradley Cooper & More Nominated for 2024 Astra Television Awards

Nominations for the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards won’t be announced until July 17, but nominations for the 2024 Astra TV Awards were announced on Tuesday, July 9. The awards are presented by The Hollywood Creative Alliance, which includes critics, entertainment journalists, content creators, industry insiders and creatives.

With 15 nods, FX’s The Bear was this year’s most nominated series, followed by Max’s Hacks and Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building with 13 each. ABC’s Abbott Elementary and CBS’s Ghosts are tied for third place with 11 nods each.

Apple TV+’s The Morning Show led the drama categories with 11 nominations. Prime Video’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith was the second-most nominated drama series with 10 nods.

Several artists who have topped the Billboard Hot 100 received nominations in various categories. Selena Gomez is nominated for best actress in a streaming comedy series for Only Murders in the Building. Ricky Martin is up for best supporting actor in a streaming comedy series for Palm Royale (Apple TV+). Bradley Cooper is nominated for best guest actor in a comedy series for Abbott Elementary. Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) is up for best actor in a streaming drama series for Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

In other categories, The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix), about the 1985 recording session for “We Are the World,” is nominated for best documentary, where it is competing with In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon (Hulu) and STEVE (Martin): A Documentary in Two Parts (Apple TV+), among other shows.

Gaga Chromatica Ball (Max) is nominated for best variety series or special, where it is competing with 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (ABC) and the most recent editions of the Grammys, Oscars, Tonys and SAG Awards, among other shows.

Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Hulu) is nominated for best docuseries.

Carpool Karaoke: The Series (Apple TV+) is nominated for best short form.

Seth MacFarlane is nominated in three categories for Ted (Peacock) – best directing and writing in a streaming comedy series and best voice-over performance.

There are three new categories – best anime series, best children or family series and, remarkably, best Saturday Night Live host. Nominees in the latter category are Emma Stone, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Ryan Gosling and Timothée Chalamet.

The 2024 Astra TV Awards will stream live from the Avalon Hollywood on Sunday, Aug. 18. The ceremony can be watched worldwide on the official Astra Awards YouTube channel and KNEKT Television Network.

The Hollywood Creative Alliance, commonly called HCA, is a membership-based, not-for-profit organization. The vision and mission of the HCA is to amplify diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and culture in entertainment.