Pedro Pascal’s Emmy Nomination Sparks Backlash Over ‘Andor’ Snub
Diego Luna’s snub looks like an even bigger betrayal in the light of The Last of Us’ Emmy praise — here’s what fans are complaining about right now.
The second season’s release this spring might have been the toughest time HBO’s The Last of Us had to go through, but the show is facing an even bigger backlash after the Emmys announcement yesterday morning.
The series suffered significantly from Pedro Pascal’s exit after Joel’s horrifying death in the second episode, though it didn’t bother the Emmy voters much while generously giving out 16 nominations, including for Pascal as the best actor in the drama TV series.
Things probably wouldn’t look so bad if The Last of Us’ Emmy success didn’t go into immediate comparison to Andor’s results — and here the former has quite few supporters.
‘Andor’ Fans Slam Pedro Pascal’s Emmy Nod Over Diego Luna’s Snub
It’s fair to say The Last of Us’ fans didn’t get to enjoy much of Pascal’s presence in the series after Joel’s passing except for the flashback episode 6, though it’s been more than enough for the actor to qualify for the category he’s nominated in.
Alternatively, Andor’s Diego Luna was very much present in all of the second season’s episodes, yet still was brutally ignored by the TV Academy.
“No nominations for Diego Luna and Stellan Skarsgaard… but Pedro gets one for what adds up to effectively 2 full episodes worth of content. Come on now. Yikes”, Redditor suffywuffy complained about the matter in a thread.
“Bruh… I liked this show more than most but in what world does (I love him) Pedro Pascal qualify for a lead actor in a show where he was in 3 episodes (and really just 2 and a half), this should have gone to Diego Luna”, nerdyactor agreed.
“No offense to Bella or Pedro but these nominations should’ve gone to Diego Luna and Genevieve O’Reilly for Andor”, Crimson-Cowl commented.
‘Andor’ Creator Says the Show “Will Be Celebrated” Without Emmys Anyway
Despite Andor still securing a pretty decent number of 14 nominations, the major skip in the leading acting categories caused quite a stir and disappointment among the show’s fans.
However, as some noted, Emmys was never legit enough to define the real talent anyway, and Andor’s creator Tony Gilroy seems to agree with that.
“These aren’t great moment-to-moment [performances]. These are epic, long-term character studies that they’ve done over 24 episodes. I think the ultimate victory is that these performances will be celebrated and discussed for years to come. I feel confident about that”, Gilroy said in an interview with Deadline, adding that he wishes more performances from the supporting cast would be recognised in the future as well.
