{"id":2035192,"date":"2026-07-09T13:33:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2035192"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:33:56","slug":"fallouts-second-season-has-been-nominated-for-more-emmys-even-if-its-significantly-fewer-than-last-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2035192","title":{"rendered":"Fallout&#8217;s second season has been nominated for more Emmys, even if it&#8217;s significantly fewer than last time"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Fallout&#8217;s second season has been nominated for more Emmys, even if it&#8217;s significantly fewer than last time<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Ella good.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fallout-season-2-goggins.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Walton Goggins as Cooper &quot;The Ghoul&quot; Howard in Fallout season two.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"fallout-season-2-goggins.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Amazon<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1521645425.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1521645425.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/matt-wales\">Matt Wales<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-09T13:33:56+00:00\">July 9, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"49078ef1-881d-46a9-bd80-4762c299dfaa\" data-name=\"Fallout 3\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Fallout 3\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Fallout 3\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Fallout 3\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Fallout 3\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Fallout 3\" title=\"Follow Fallout 3\"><br \/>\n  Follow Fallout 3<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Season two of Amazon&#8217;s live-action Fallout adaptation might have been a bit of a divisive one, but that hasn&#8217;t stopped it from being showered with another bunch of nominations ahead of this year&#8217;s prestigious Emmy Awards. In total, Fallout&#8217;s second TV outing has made it in nine categories &#8211; a decent clutch, even if it&#8217;s significantly less than the 16 nominations it got for season one.<\/p>\n<p>As per the US Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences&#8217; website, this year&#8217;s Emmy Awards &#8211; which, as always, are intended to recognise excellence in American primetime television programming &#8211; see Fallout season two nominated in the following categories (the specific episode up for an award is listed at the end of each, in case you were wondering):<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Fallout Season Two Official Trailer | Prime Video\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ECI3eCAxRGw?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ECI3eCAxRGw\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Fallout Season Two Official Trailer | Prime Video<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a trailer for Fallout&#8217;s second season.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ECI3eCAxRGw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series &#8211; The Strip<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Fantasy\/Sci-Fi Costumes &#8211; The Strip<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Stunt Performance &#8211; The Profligate<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Period Or Fantasy\/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) &#8211; The Strip<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Stunt Coordination For Drama Programming<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Period Or Fantasy\/Sci-Fi Hairstyling &#8211; The Strip<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) &#8211; The Strip<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup &#8211; The Demon in the Snow<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Period Or Fantasy Program (One Hour Or More) &#8211; The Wrangler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s a fine fist of nominations, then, even if Fallout&#8217;s second season misses out on some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/amazons-fallout-tv-adaptation-nominated-for-16-emmy-awards\">more high-profile Emmy Awards categories it was nominated for in 2024<\/a>. These biggies included Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series, and Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series &#8211; although the show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/amazons-fallout-is-now-an-emmy-winning-series\">ultimately walked away with just two wins<\/a> from the 16 categories it was nominated for: Outstanding Music Supervision and Outstanding Emerging Media Program.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Will Fallout fare any better in 2026? Time will tell, but it certainly has some stiff competition this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/hbo-max\">HBO Max<\/a>&#8216;s acclaimed medical drama The Pitt has received 25 nominations, while Apple TV&#8217;s enjoyably spooky Widow&#8217;s Bay has 19, and the streamer&#8217;s post-apocalyptic sci-fi show Pluribus has 18.<\/p>\n<p>Back in January, figures emerged suggesting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-season-2-streaming-ratings-down\">Fallout&#8217;s second season might be suffering from a bit of a sophomore slump<\/a>, but even so, Amazon later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-season-two-prime-videos-sixth-biggest-season-of-all-time\">declared it to be Prime Video&#8217;s sixth biggest season of all time<\/a>. Then, in April, it was revealed to be the streaming service&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-season-2-viewership-tops-83-million-people-according-to-amazon\">second biggest <em>returning<\/em> series of all time<\/a>, behind only Reacher&#8217;s second season.<\/p>\n<p>As for us, we thought it had its moments despite failing to live up to 2024&#8217;s stellar inaugural outing. &#8220;In the end I didn&#8217;t feel this season was as strong as the first,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-season-2-future-of-the-games\">Alex Donaldson wrote<\/a>. &#8220;I can easily see this later being viewed as a &#8216;bridge&#8217; between the first and whatever comes next. But I nevertheless left it with a very familiar feeling &#8211; mind racing with the thoughts of what this all <em>means<\/em>. For the show, for the next game, for the series in general. Any tie-in or spin-off that can achieve that is a winner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Season two of Amazon&#8217;s live-action Fallout adaptation might have been a bit of a divisive one, but that hasn&#8217;t stopped it from being showered with another bunch of nominations ahead of this year&#8217;s prestigious Emmy Awards. In total, Fallout&#8217;s second TV outing has made it in nine categories &#8211; a decent clutch, even if it&#8217;s significantly less than the 16 nominations it got for season one.<\/p>\n<p>As per the US Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences&#8217; website, this year&#8217;s Emmy Awards &#8211; which, as always, are intended to recognise excellence in American primetime television programming &#8211; see Fallout season two nominated in the following categories (the specific episode up for an award is listed at the end of each, in case you were wondering):<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Fallout Season Two Official Trailer | Prime Video\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ECI3eCAxRGw?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ECI3eCAxRGw\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Fallout Season Two Official Trailer | Prime Video<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a trailer for Fallout&#8217;s second season.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ECI3eCAxRGw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series &#8211; The Strip<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Fantasy\/Sci-Fi Costumes &#8211; The Strip<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Stunt Performance &#8211; The Profligate<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Period Or Fantasy\/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) &#8211; The Strip<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Stunt Coordination For Drama Programming<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Period Or Fantasy\/Sci-Fi Hairstyling &#8211; The Strip<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) &#8211; The Strip<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup &#8211; The Demon in the Snow<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Period Or Fantasy Program (One Hour Or More) &#8211; The Wrangler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s a fine fist of nominations, then, even if Fallout&#8217;s second season misses out on some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/amazons-fallout-tv-adaptation-nominated-for-16-emmy-awards\">more high-profile Emmy Awards categories it was nominated for in 2024<\/a>. These biggies included Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series, and Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series &#8211; although the show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/amazons-fallout-is-now-an-emmy-winning-series\">ultimately walked away with just two wins<\/a> from the 16 categories it was nominated for: Outstanding Music Supervision and Outstanding Emerging Media Program.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Will Fallout fare any better in 2026? Time will tell, but it certainly has some stiff competition this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/hbo-max\">HBO Max<\/a>&#8216;s acclaimed medical drama The Pitt has received 25 nominations, while Apple TV&#8217;s enjoyably spooky Widow&#8217;s Bay has 19, and the streamer&#8217;s post-apocalyptic sci-fi show Pluribus has 18.<\/p>\n<p>Back in January, figures emerged suggesting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-season-2-streaming-ratings-down\">Fallout&#8217;s second season might be suffering from a bit of a sophomore slump<\/a>, but even so, Amazon later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-season-two-prime-videos-sixth-biggest-season-of-all-time\">declared it to be Prime Video&#8217;s sixth biggest season of all time<\/a>. Then, in April, it was revealed to be the streaming service&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-season-2-viewership-tops-83-million-people-according-to-amazon\">second biggest <em>returning<\/em> series of all time<\/a>, behind only Reacher&#8217;s second season.<\/p>\n<p>As for us, we thought it had its moments despite failing to live up to 2024&#8217;s stellar inaugural outing. &#8220;In the end I didn&#8217;t feel this season was as strong as the first,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fallout-season-2-future-of-the-games\">Alex Donaldson wrote<\/a>. &#8220;I can easily see this later being viewed as a &#8216;bridge&#8217; between the first and whatever comes next. But I nevertheless left it with a very familiar feeling &#8211; mind racing with the thoughts of what this all <em>means<\/em>. For the show, for the next game, for the series in general. 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