Overview

• All six Taylor Sheridan dramas eligible for this year’s Emmys—Mayor of Kingstown, Yellowstone, 1923, Tulsa King, Lioness and Landman—received zero nods in major categories such as acting, writing or directing.
• Sheridan’s series only secured below-the-line nominations, including stunts for Tulsa King and Lioness and production design and costumes for 1923.
• Paramount+’s relative awards-season inexperience and the perceived cultural divide between Sheridan’s “red state TV” aesthetic and predominantly coastal Emmy voters are cited as key reasons for the continued snubs.
• The shows feature high-profile talent such as Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford and Billy Bob Thornton yet could not translate Golden Globe recognition into Emmy nominations.
• Sheridan’s aversion to Hollywood politicking—residing on a Texas ranch and skipping typical Emmy campaigning—has further limited his series’ awards visibility.