Again in 2023, when the Emmy nominations had been introduced, I used to be fuming. Shrinking had blown me away with its first season, and whereas it received acknowledged by the Tv Academy, it was critically underappreciated. That’s as a result of Harrison Ford wasn’t nominated! Nicely, now the 2025 Emmys have mounted the main snub and made issues even higher by nominating extra of the Shrinking solid and particularly recognizing Ford’s excellent efficiency as Paul.
That’s proper! After a fully gorgeous second season (which you’ll stream with an Apple TV+ subscription), the Emmys have formally acknowledged my favourite performer within the sequence. Harrison Ford is a real revelation in Shrinking, and I’m leaping for pleasure that he’s included on the next listing of nominees for Excellent Supporting Actor in a Comedy Sequence:
- Ike Barinholtz, The Studio
- Colman Domingo, The 4 Seasons
- Harrison Ford, Shrinking
- Jeff Hiller, Anyone Someplace
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
- Michael Urie, Shrinking
- Bowen Yang, Saturday Night time Stay
I might actually scream from the rooftops about this information! Since Season 1, I’ve been of the opinion that Shrinking was simply one in every of Harrison Ford’s greatest performances ever. So, the truth that he didn’t get a nomination the primary time round was blasphemy.
Nonetheless, now all the pieces is mounted. And thank goodness, as a result of his work in Season 2 is even higher than it was within the first installment. That’s all as a result of this season actually leaned into the actor’s expertise as each a comedic and dramatic actor.
Watching Paul attempt to sing within the automobile with Gaby, hilarious. Seeing him rock the canoe with Jimmy, I used to be laughing out loud. All of his disapproving expressions, sensible!
Nonetheless, this season was greater than that. Together with bringing the humorous, Ford additionally needed to completely steadiness a really heavy story with it. In Season 2, Paul’s Parkinson’s began to worsen, and he needed to come to phrases with how his life was altering due to it. That required the actor who performs him to point out a very new and susceptible facet of himself whereas additionally being hilarious. Simply check out his tearjerking speech from the Season 2 finale, and also you’ll see precisely what I imply, as a result of he made me snicker and cry in a matter of minutes effortlessly.
So yeah, this nomination is big information and extremely properly deserved.
Each single one of many present’s different nominations was earned, too. Together with Ford, Michael Urie, who performs Brian and was a standout in Season 2, was additionally nominated for the primary time on this class, which is unbelievable. In the meantime, Jason Segel and Jessica Williams had been nominated for Lead Actor in a Comedy and Supporting Actress in a Comedy, respectively. They had been each notably nominated for Season 1 as properly.
This sequence, which is one in every of Apple TV+’s greatest, additionally grabbed nods in Excellent Comedy Sequence, Excellent Casting for a Comedy Sequence, and Excellent Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Sequence (half-hour) and Animation.
So, throughout, it’s a terrific day to be a Shrinking fan. Nonetheless, it’s a fair higher day for us Harrison Ford followers, as a result of the actor lastly received acknowledged for a task he’s deserved this sort of acknowledgement for since day one.
Now, it’s time to start out hoping for a win! To see if Harrison Ford takes house the trophy, you possibly can tune into the 77th Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 14 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. Then, be certain that to keep watch over the TV schedule, as a result of Season 3 of Shrinking is in manufacturing, and I anticipate extra sensible performances from the Paul actor and all his co-stars are within the playing cards.