The familiar faces amongst the 77th Emmy Award nominations are, in many cases, first-timers while others are making history for their contributions to the small screen’s latest season.

Marquee names and shows alike have milestones to celebrate after Harvey Guillén and Brenda Song announced the nominees on Tuesday for the Sept. 14 ceremony hosted by Nate Bargatze.

Below, a roundup of milestones in the latest crop of contenders:

Kathy Bates makes history as the oldest performer nominated for Lead Actress in a Drama

Kathy Bates, a 15-time Emmy nominee and two-time winner, is certainly no stranger to awards, among them an Oscar win for 1990’s “Misery” and three subsequent nods from 1999 to 2020.

But it’s the role of Madeline “Matty” Matlock in the CBS series “Matlock” — not to be confused with the original Andy Griffith-led legal drama, though it’s referenced in the remake — that snagged Bates her first Emmy nomination in nearly a decade, and at 77 years old.

Bates, last nominated in 2016 for “American Horror Story: Hotel,” now takes the title of the oldest lead drama actress nominee from the late Angela Lansbury, who was nominated at age 70 for “Murder, She Wrote,” Variety reports.

“The Studio” is doing double time with record-breaking nominations

Apple TV+’s “The Studio,” starring Seth Rogen as the new head of a Hollywood studio, is tapped for 23 nominations total, making it the most-nominated freshman comedy series, according to Variety.

That crown was previously worn by the streamer’s “Ted Lasso” and the 20 nominations it earned from its first season.

“The Studio” is also now tied with FX and Hulu’s “The Bear” for the most-nominated comedy.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z will face off

Husband and wife collaborators-turned-competitors Beyoncé and Jay-Z are both up for Outstanding Variety Special (Live).

The former is tapped as both executive producer and performer for Netflix’s “Beyoncé Bowl,” her Christmas Day NFL halftime show, while the latter is nominated for executive producing Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show.

Beyoncé also helmed “Beyoncé Bowl,” for which she scored a nod for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special.

Harrison Ford earns his first Emmy nomination

Harrison Ford may have conquered space, androids and temples of doom, but the Emmys have remained an untapped frontier until now.

Just two days after ringing in his 83rd birthday, Ford, who currently stars in the “Yellowstone” spinoff “1923,” was tapped for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy for his work as Paul in “Shrinking,” another Apple TV+ offering.

Other first-time Emmy nominees include “Severance” breakouts Tramell Tillman, Zach Cherry and Britt Lower; “Nobody Wants This” stars Kristen Bell and Adam Brody; and Academy Award-winning filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard, as well as Zoë Kravitz and Anthony Mackie, who all appeared as themselves in “The Studio.”

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