LOS ANGELES -- 鈥淭he Crown鈥 tied with 鈥淭he Mandalorian鈥 for the most Emmy nominations Tuesday with 24 apiece, but the Marvel universe also got bragging rights with runner-up 鈥淲andaVision.鈥

The haul reinforced the rapid rise of streaming, with most of the top-nominated scripted shows on services that emerged in the past two years. In the top three categories - drama, comedy and limited series - broadcast networks scored only two nominations, for the NBC drama 鈥淭his Is Us鈥 and the ABC comedy 鈥渂lack-ish.鈥

During an oppressive pandemic in which housebound Americans relied more than ever on television for distraction, TV academy voters recognized a varied mix of storytelling and a diverse group of actors and creators.

One example: Mj Rodriguez of 鈥淧ose鈥 is the first trans woman to be nominated in a lead acting category. The show also earned a best drama series nod.

鈥淭he moment my name was announced, I just screamed and I broke,鈥 Rodriguez said. 鈥淢y mom grabbed me. She kind of flung me around. ... I remember falling into my boyfriend's arms and just crying tears of joy, tears of happiness. I felt so seen.鈥

Of the 96 acting nods for drama, comedy and miniseries, nearly 44% - a total of 42 nominations - went to people of color. That included 34 noms for Black actors, one fewer than last year.

Netflix's 鈥淭he Crown鈥 received its fourth nomination for best series, and is likely the veteran streaming service's best chance to win its first-ever top series trophy. The British royal drama moved closer to contemporary events with its version of the courtship and rocky marriage of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer, played by Josh O'Connor and Emma Corrin.

O'Connor and Corrin received lead drama acting nods, as did the series' Olivia Colman for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II, with a supporting bid to Gillian Anderson for her role as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

The showings by 鈥淭he Mandalorian,鈥 an extension of the 鈥淪tar Wars鈥 franchise, and the inventive 鈥淲andaVision鈥 featuring the Marvel characters Wanda and Vision, put the series in the ranks of past sci-fi and fantasy Emmy favorites 鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥 and 鈥淟ost.鈥

鈥淭he Boys,鈥 Amazon's comedy-tinged take on superheroes, earned a best drama nod.

鈥淚 would never have thought in a million years that playing a witch in a Marvel show would lead to this. It's like a dream,鈥 said 鈥淲andaVision鈥 co-star Kathryn Hahn. She received a supporting actress bid, but found the show's total of 23 nominations especially sweet.

鈥淚'm so moved that the whole of it has been recognized,鈥 Hahn said. 鈥淚t was incredibly difficult. It was a hard, hard shoot. But ... the experience of making this meant so much to me and it was so unexpectedly deep.鈥

The nominations bounty by Disney+, which launched in late 2019, was impressive, but the triumph of streaming was predictable, said Eric Deggans, TV critic for National Public Radio.

鈥淒isney+ came out of nowhere and got the third-most nominations of any platform at 71. ... We're a point now where this is this is increasingly becoming a streamers' game and the Emmy nominations reflect it,鈥 Deggans said.

HBO and newcomer streaming service HBO Max edged into the lead with 130 total nominations, with Netflix close on its heels with 129.

The frontrunner on the comedy side is the good-hearted 鈥淭ed Lasso,鈥 about a middling American football coach imported to England to handle a soccer team. The Apple TV+ series received 20 nominations, including for top comedy, star Jason Sudeikis and six cast members.

鈥淗acks,鈥 starring Jean Smart as a stand-up comedian who resists getting aged out of Las Vegas and life, was next with 15 nods, including a lead actor award for Smart and a supporting bid for Hannah Einbinder.

Smart, who some have said is enjoying a career 鈥淛eannaisance,鈥 earned a second nomination for her supporting role in 鈥淢are of Easttown.鈥 The limited series received 16 nods, including star Kate Winslet.

Among the others who doubled down on nominations: 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥 stars Kenan Thompson and Aidy Bryant, who received supporting acting bids for the variety show as well as lead comedy series acting nods for, respectively, 鈥溾滽enan" and 鈥淪hrill.鈥

Other top nominees include previous best drama series winner 鈥淭he Handmaid's Tale,鈥 with 21 nods, tied with 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥; 鈥淭he Queen's Gambit,鈥 18; the costume-drama romp 鈥淏ridgerton鈥 and 鈥淗amilton,鈥 with 12 each.

鈥淟ovecraft Country,鈥 a horror-infused drama set in 1950s segregated America, earned an impressive 18 nominations - but was canceled by HBO after one season.

鈥淭he Flight Attendant鈥 earned nine nominations, including a best comedy actress nod for Kaley Cuoco and a supporting actress bid for Rosie Perez - who becomes the third Latina nominated in the category, after Sofia Vergara for 鈥淢odern Family鈥 and Liz Torres for 鈥淭he John Larroquette Show.鈥

There were surprises, as usual. Nicole Kidman failed to receive a nomination for limited series 鈥淭he Undoing,鈥 while co-star Hugh Grant was recognized. But the critically acclaimed miniseries 鈥淚 May Destroy You鈥 and its star and creator, Michaela Coel, grabbed nine Emmy nods after being snubbed by the Golden Globes.

One blast from the past getting new respect: 鈥淐obra Kai,鈥 set 30 years after the events of the 鈥淜arate Kid鈥 film, earned a best comedy nod and four nominations in all.

The other nominees for best drama series are 鈥淭he Handmaid's Tale鈥 and 鈥淟ovecraft Country.鈥

Other comedy series nominees are 鈥淓mily in Paris鈥; 鈥淭he Flight Attendant鈥; 鈥淭he Kominsky Method鈥 and 鈥淧EN15.鈥

The nominees for best miniseries are: 鈥淭he Queen's Gambit鈥; 鈥淚 May Destroy You鈥; 鈥淢are of Easttown鈥; 鈥淭he Underground Railroad鈥; 鈥淲andaVision.鈥

Father-and-daughter actors Ron Cephas Jones (鈥淭his Is Us鈥) and Jasmine Cephas Jones (鈥淏lindspotting鈥) and TV Academy head Frank Scherma announced the nominees. There were awkward moments when some nominees' names were mispronounced, including a reference to Anya Taylor-Joy as 鈥淎nna.鈥

The Sept. 19 ceremony, which last year was held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will air live on CBS from a theater and include a limited in-person audience of nominees and guests. Cedric the Entertainer is the host.

This story has been corrected to show that two broadcast network series, 鈥渂lack-ish鈥 and 鈥淭his Is Us鈥 received nominations in the top three categories, and that Rosie Perez is the third Latina nominated for comedy supporting actress.

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AP Entertainment Writers Ryan Pearson, Alicia Rancilio and Jocelyn Noveck contributed to this report.

Correction:

This story has been corrected to show that two broadcast network series, "black-ish" and "This Is Us" received nominations in the top three categories, and that Rosie Perez is the third Latina nominated for comedy supporting actress.