Andor wrapped with its second and closing season earlier within the 2025 TV schedule, and holds the excellence of being the uncommon Star Wars tasks that the majority followers appear to agree is fairly implausible. Sadly, that fan response did not end result within the present’s solid sweeping the awards circuit nominations, as Diego Luna was overlooked of the 2025 Emmy Awards nominations, in addition to Adria Arjona, Stellan Skarsgård, Elizabeth Dulau, and the remainder of the common solid members.
I am nonetheless bitter that Luna a minimum of did not get an Emmy nod for his work as Cassian Andor, even when he was unlikely to win as star of a style collection. (You may revisit Andor now with a Disney+ subscription.) So I needed to rejoice after I noticed that he lately gained a notable award for Season 2.
Diego Luna’s Award For Andor Season 2
The Critics Selection Tremendous Awards from the Critics Selection Affiliation are an annual occasion that particularly honor superhero, sci-fi/fantasy, horror, and different style tasks which can be typically overlooked of mainstream awards circuits just like the Emmys, Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and so on.
Whereas The Penguin (out there streaming now with an HBO Max subscription) took probably the most prizes on the TV entrance, Andor got here out on high in two key classes: Finest Science Fiction/Fantasy Collection, Restricted Collection or Made-For-TV Film and naturally Finest Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Collection, Restricted Collection or Made-For-TV Film.
Luna beat out Ncuta Gatwa (Physician Who), Walton Goggins (Fallout), Adam Scott (Severance), Tramell Tillman (Severance), and Julio Torres (Fantasmas) for Finest Actor, whereas Andor got here out on high of Black Mirror, Physician Who, Dune: Prophecy, Fantasmas, and Severance. The Star Wars present was additionally nominated in one other class, with Adria Arjona up for Finest Actress
Whereas a Critics Selection Tremendous Award is not the identical as an Emmy, Diego Luna did have a refreshing tackle not being nominated. Plus, it could possibly be an indication of issues to return on the awards circuit within the coming months. Positive, Luna did not get the nod that many Star Wars followers (myself included) consider he deserved from the Emmys, however Andor may nonetheless be honored on the subsequent spherical of Golden Globe Awards and even the primary Critics Selection Awards later this yr.
May Andor Win At The Emmys?
Despite the fact that Diego Luna does not have a shot on the Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Collection Emmy, he did take to Instagram to rejoice Andor incomes no fewer than fourteen nominations, notably together with Excellent Drama Collection, Excellent Writing for a Drama Collection, Excellent Directing for a Drama Collection, Excellent Visitor Actor for Forest Whitaker as Noticed Gerrera, and Excellent Character Voice-Over Efficiency for Alan Tudyk as Okay-2SO.
Am I a little bit bit bitter that Alan Tudyk acquired a nomination for 3 episodes of voice work when Diego Luna did not get one as main man? Type of, however not as a result of I begrudge Tudyk. I used to be as excited as anyone when Okay-2 arrived. Forrest Whittaker positively turned in an intense visitor efficiency as Noticed, and I used to be pleasantly shocked to see him get the Emmy honor after I nonetheless suppose Andy Serkis was robbed for Season 1. The truth is, after Season 1 did get any performing noms from the Emmys again in 2023, I wasn’t assured about Adria Arjona getting a nod as Bix.
However dang it, my hopes had been up for the main man of one of many exhibits within the working for Excellent Drama Collection would have a shot on the trophy. Perhaps I ought to simply comply with Diego Luna’s instance and rejoice Andor getting fourteen nominations as a substitute of specializing in the large one he did not get! We will all discover out if Andor wins in any main class when the occasion airs on Sunday, September 14 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS, hosted by comic Nate Bargatze.