Apple TV+ Earns Over a Dozen Emmy Nominations for 'The Morning Show,' 'Defending Jacob,' and More
Apple TV+ has earned its first Emmy nominations this morning, with nominations for "The Morning Show," "Central Park," "Defending Jacob," "The Elephant Queen," and "The Beastie Boys Story."

In total, Apple has earned well over a dozen Emmy nominations this year. Apple TV+ launched last fall, so this marks the first time Apple has been eligible for entry into the Emmys.
You can read the full list of Emmy nominations on the Television Academy's website. We've gathered all of Apple's nominations in the list below.
"The Morning Show"
- Best Actor in a Drama Series - Steve Carell
- Best Actress in a Drama Series - Jennifer Aniston
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Billy Crudup
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Mark Duplass
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Martin Short
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series - Mimi Leder
- Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program
- Outstanding Main Title Design
"Central Park"
- Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - Leslie Odom Jr.
"Defending Jacob"
- Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music - Olafur Arnalds
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie - Jonathan Freeman
"Home"
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special
"The Elephant Queen"
- Outstanding Narrator - Chiwetel Ejiofor
"The Beastie Boys Story"
- Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
- Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program
- Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
Yesterday, Apple won Daytime Emmys for "Ghostwriter" and "Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10." In total, Apple was nominated for 17 awards overall, eight of which were for "Ghostwriter" alone.
The final winners of the 72nd Emmy Awards will be revealed on Sunday, September 20 on ABC.
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