Martin Short (‘Only Murders in the Building’): 2024 Emmys episode submission revealed

Gold Derby can exclusively reveal that Martin Short is entering the “Only Murders in the Building” episode titled “Ah, Love” as his 2024 Emmy Award submission for Best Comedy Actor. “Ah, Love” streamed on August 29, 2023 and is the fifth episode of the Hulu show’s third season.

In this installment, Short’s character Oliver Putnam finally goes on a date with Loretta Durkin (Meryl Streep), one of the actresses he’s directing in his play. He grows suspicious of her throughout the evening, and begins wondering if she could be responsible for the death of Ben Glenroy (Paul Rudd). The episode ends with Oliver finding a scrapbook in Loretta’s apartment full of news clippings about Ben.

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This year marks the 18th career Emmy nomination for Short; he previously won for writing “SCTV Network” (1983) and for hosting “AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mel Brooks” (2014). For this 2024 Emmys contest, he is competing against Matt Berry (“What We Do in the Shadows”), Larry David (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”), Steve Martin (“Only Murders in the Building”), Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”) and D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (“Reservation Dogs”).

“Only Murders in the Building” received 21 total 2024 Emmy Award nominations, including Best Comedy Series. For a complete list of all acting episode submissions announced so far, join our special discussion in the Gold Derby forums. Television academy voters are asked to watch each of the episodes submitted for that category before marking their ballots.

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