Tzuo and Wall have collectively been recognized here for eight other shows, and the latter has bagged trophies for “Carnivale” (2004) and “Game of Thrones” (20). “Pachinko” - Creative Directors: Nadia Tzuo and Angus Wall This is Bolan’s fifth nomination in this category and first for a comedy series, following bids for “The Alienist” (2018), “Altered Carbon” (2018), “Conversations with a Killer” (2019) and “Carnival Row” (2020). The fact that virtually no one could possibly pick up on them all without pausing makes it a perfect never-skip intro. As the camera spends 45 seconds panning up and down the front of an animated version of the titular NYC apartment building, viewers can see scads of smartly placed details through the various residents’ windows. Watching this title sequence is like being taken through a pop-up book with endless dimensions. “Only Murders in the Building” - Creative Director: Lisa Bolan Her strings then break, signaling to viewers that an important journey has begun. Against a plain black backdrop, the wooden Lisey is visited by her husband, and they embrace before he disintegrates into a cloud of loose book pages and leaves her a shovel as her first clue. This set-up is cleverly presented in a title sequence that uses finely-detailed marionettes to represent the Landons.

This Stephen King adaptation stars Julianne Moore as the titular Lisey Landon, a widow who sets out on a treasure hunt designed by her deceased husband.

Severance title sequence