LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 15: (L-R) James Altham, Todd Howard, Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, … [+] Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Moisés Arias, Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner attend the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on September 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
“The game was rigged from the start,” as the iconic Fallout New Vegas character Benny once said. This quote couldn’t feel more relevant after seeing how the widely successful “Fallout” TV show left the 76th Emmys nearly empty handed. After being nominated for three major categories including Best Actor in a Drama Series, Best Writing for a Drama Series, and Best Drama Series, “Fallout” didn’t grab a single Emmy in any of the major categories it was nominated for.
While “Fallout” is Amazon Prime Video’s most successful show to date, the post-apocalyptic sci-fi epic was up against some very tough competition on Sunday, particularly with FX’s “Shogun” which has garnered some of the highest critical praise of any series this year, and consequently it earned the highest number of nominations and wins at this year’s Emmy Awards. However, despite Prime Video’s “Fallout” not winning any major Emmys, it did win an Emmy for Outstanding Music Supervision and for Outstanding Emerging Media Program at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards held on September 7th and 8th.
Among the “Fallout” TV show’s many successes was star Walton Goggins who played the show’s iconic Ghoul character. Goggins performance in “Fallout” earned him his second Emmy nomination for Best Actor In A Drama Series, with his first and only prior Emmy nomination being for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series in 2011 for FX Network’s “Justified.” Additionally, showrunner Graham Wagner who had 8 previous Emmy nominations prior to “Fallout,” earned his ninth and tenth Emmy nominations for the video game adaptation.
Based off the beloved video game franchise from Bethesda Game Studios, “Fallout” quickly became Amazon Prime Video’s most successful TV show to date amassing over 65 million views in it’s first month alone. Since the TV show’s success, many have been quick to hail “Fallout” as one of the best video game adaptions next to HBO’s “The Last Of Us.”
However, in comparing the two “The Last Of Us” earned more Emmys nominations and wins in its first season than Prime Video’s “Fallout,” winning eight of it’s 24 nominations with “Fallout” winning just two out of its 16 total nominations. While “Fallout” may have not won any of its big nominations this year, the hit show is already gearing up for a second season though it’s not expected to air for at least another two years.
