Disney+ will submit 10 actors from Andor for Emmy Awards consideration this year, Gold Derby has learned.

Star Diego Luna will be submitted as the show’s sole lead acting candidate for Best Drama Actor. Eight of Luna’s costars will compete for supporting attention, including Best Drama Supporting Actress hopefuls Adria Arjona, Elizabeth Dulau, Denise Gough, Faye Marsay, and Genevieve O’Reilly, and Best Drama Supporting Actor contenders Muhannad Bhaier, Kyle Soller, and Stellan Skarsgård.

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Officially, the only guest actor being submitted by Disney is Ben Mendelsohn. The Australian star and two-time Emmy Award nominee joins Andor in Season 2 as Orson Krennic, the villainous character he played in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the film that precedes the events depicted in Andor. Notably, Forest Whitaker, who also appeared in Rogue One and Season 1 of Andor, was not submitted for Emmy Awards consideration by Disney. However, there’s a possibility that Whitaker and other performers from the show will appear on the Emmys ballot, as anyone can submit their own name.

Season 1 of Andor landed eight overall Emmy Award nominations, including Best Drama Series. The show also received writing and directing bids. None of its actors were recognized by the Television Academy in 2023.

The new season, which debuts on Disney+ this week, has already received rave reviews from critics and Star Wars devotees alike. The 12-episode second (and also final) season picks up one year after the events of Andor Season 1 and jumps a year every three episodes before connecting with Rogue One. The ambitious structure from creator Tony Gilroy afforded the cast several opportunities to shine, Luna previously told Gold Derby.

“Five years can be a long time — or not, depending on your choices,” Luna said. “[Andor creator] Tony Gilroy really had these characters move dramatically. Their arcs are huge and they have to learn so much. It’s cool to fill in the blank spaces ourselves and to find, in these very intimate scenes, the answers for that whole year. It also helps the audience become part of the storytelling of the show. You are there with us, trying to fill in those blank spaces.” 

As a result, Luna added, the show’s ensemble of actors was more important than ever.

“It was a challenge because you have to work as a team,” Luna said. “We all had to be connected, sharing our questions and finding the answers together. And not just actors, but designers and everyone else. It’s like if Tony Gilroy thought, how can I make it even more complicated for them? He managed to find a way!”

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