Apple TV+ drama’s second series receives 27 nods while Netflix’s UK hit lands more than a dozen
The second season of Apple TV+ show Severance leads the pack on 27 nods as the TV Academy’s 77th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were announced on Tuesday morning, while UK drama Adolescence has secured 13 nominations for Netflix.
In a strong outing for new shows, favourites heading into Tuesday’s announcements included HBO Max’s The Penguin, which earned 24 nods, along with the first season of Apple TV+ comedy The Studio and the third season of HBO Max’s The White Lotus, both of which landed 23 nominations each.
In fact, The Studio tied the record set by The Bear last year for the most nominations in a single year in the comedy category, while HBO Max enjoyed a company-record 142 nods across its entries.
Among the 13 nods for Netflix’s UK phenomenon Adolescence was outstanding limited or anthology series. There was also recognition for Philip Barantini and Jack Thorne in the directing and writing contests, and love for the actors led by triple threat Stephen Graham (lead actor, co-writing, producing), breakout Owen Cooper – who at 15 is the youngest nominee in the history of the category – Erin Doherty, Christine Tremarco, and Ashley Walters.
Adolescence and The Penguin compete in a limited or anthology series category with Netflix’s Black Mirror, Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story, and FX’s Dying For Sex.
It was a big day for Apple TV+ with 79 nominations, the best yet for the relatively young company. The atmospheric mystery sci-fi Severance is in contention for, among others, best drama, writing, directing for co-creator Ben Stiller, and drew acting recognition for Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, and Patricia Arquette.
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Severance is arguably the frontrunner for drama series. Season One earned 14 nominations and two wins for main title design and score. Three years on and voters may be trying to make up for that.
Yet the return to Lumon Industries finds itself in a tough contest that brings HBO Max’s The White Lotus, the second season of The Last Of Us, which earned 16 nods, and new arrival The Pitt, on 13. Andor from Disney+ garnered 14. Rounding out the pack are Netflix’s second season of The Diplomat, Hulu’s new show Paradise, and the fourth lap of Slow Horses on Apple TV+.
The fourth season of HBO Max’s Hacks garnered 14 nominations and the show starring nominees Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder is the current holder of the comedy series award. Going against it are sparkling new arrival The Studio and Apple stablemate Shrinking, former winner The Bear from FX, Hulu’s Only Murders In The Building, ABC’s Abbott Elementary, new Netflix show Nobody Wants This, and the final season of FX’s What We Do In The Shadows.
The Studio co-creator Seth Rogen earned three nods for performance, writing and directing the Apple TV+ hit. There was a first Emmy acting recognition for Harrison Ford for Shrinking, while Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Bryan Cranston, Dave Franco, and Anthony Mackie from The Studio comprised five of the six nominees in the guest acting in a comedy series category. The other was Jon Bernthal for The Bear.
The second season of Netflix’s Squid Game came away empty-handed after the first season won six Emmys, and there was a solitary nod for the finale of The Handmaid’s Tale in the form of guest performance category nominee Cherry Jones.
The dystopian show’s star Elisabeth Moss, who won two Emmys for acting and producing the best drama in 2017, was regarded as a shoo-in for a dramatic lead actress nod before Tuesday. Sharon Horgan with the second season of Bad Sisters looks to have taken her place.
By company, HBO Max led the way across all categories. Besides The Penguin, The White Lotus, Hacks, The Last Of Us, and The Pitt, the streamer garnered six nominations for House Of The Dragon. Disney claimed 137 nods and Netflix 120, with Apple TV+ on 79, and NBCUniversal 72.
Eligible shows must have aired between June 2024 and May 2025. The final round of online voting begins on August 18, and the Emmys ceremony will take place on September 14 in Los Angeles.
Last year, FX period drama Shogun won best drama, Max’s Hacks won best comedy, and Netflix’s Baby Reindeer was named best limited or anthology series.
Select category nominations for 77th Primetime Emmy Awards:
Outstanding drama series
Andor (Disney+)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
The Last Of Us (HBO Max)
Paradise (Hulu)
The Pitt HBO Max)
Severance (Apple TV+)
Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
The White Lotus (HBO Max)
Outstanding comedy series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX)
Hacks (HBO Max)
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Only Murders In The Building (Hulu)
Shrinking (Apple TV+)
The Studio (Apple TV+)
What We Do In The Shadows (FX)
Outstanding limited or anthology series
Adolescence (Netflix)
Black Mirror (Netflix)
Dying For Sex (FX)
Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
The Penguin (HBO Max)
Outstanding television movie
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (Peacock)
The Gorge (Apple TV+)
Mountainhead (HBO Max)
Nonnas (Netflix)
Rebel Ridge (Netflix)
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series
Kathy Bates, Matlock (CBS)
Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
Britt Lower, Severance (Apple TV+)
Bella Ramsey, The Last Of Us (HBO Max)
Keri Russell, The Diplomat (Netflix)
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series
Sterling K Brown, Paradise (Hulu)
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
Pedro Pascal, The Last Of Us (HBO Max)
Adam Scott, Severance (Apple TV+)
Noah Wyle, The Pitt (HBO Max)
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series
Uzo Aduba, The Residence (Netflix)
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear (FX)
Jean Smart, Hacks (HBO Max)
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Seth Rogen, The Studio (Apple TV+)
Jason Segal, Shrinking (Apple TV+)
Martin Short Only Murders In The Building (Hulu)
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear (FX)
Outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
Cate Blanchett Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Meghann Fahy, Sirens (Netflix)
Rashida Jones, Black Mirror (Netflix)
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin (HBO Max)
Michelle Williams, Dying For Sex (FX)
Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
Colin Farrell The Penguin (HBO Max)
Stephen Graham, Adolescence (Netflix)
Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent (Apple TV+)
Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief (Apple TV+)
Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
Supporting actress in a drama series
Patricia Arquette, Severance (Apple TV+)
Carrie Coon, The White Lotus (HBO Max)
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt (HBO Max)
Julianne Nicholson, Paradise (Hulu)
Parker Posey, The White Lotus (HBO Max)
Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus (HBO Max)
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus (HBO Max)
Supporting actress in a drama series
Patricia Arquette, Severance (Apple TV+)
Carrie Coon, The White Lotus (HBO Max)
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt (HBO Max)
Julianne Nicholson, Paradise (Hulu)
Parker Posey, The White Lotus (HBO Max)
Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus (HBO Max)
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus (HBO Max)
Supporting actor in a drama series
Zach Cherry, Severance (Apple TV+)
Walton Goggins, The White Lotus (HBO Max)
Jason Isaacs, The White Lotus (HBO Max)
James Marsden, Paradise (Hulu)
Sam Rockwell, The White Lotus (HBO Max)
Tramell Tillman, Severance (Apple TV+)
John Turturro, Severance (Apple TV+)
Supporting actress in a comedy series
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear F(X)
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks (HBO Max)
Kathryn Hahn, The Studio (Apple TV+)
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary A(BC)
Catherine O’Hara, The Studio (Apple TV+)
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Jessica Williams Shrinking (Apple TV+)
Supporting actor in a comedy series
Ike Barinholtz, The Studio (Apple TV+)
Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons (Netflix)
Harrison Ford, Shrinking (Apple TV+)
Jeff Hiller, Somebody Somewhere (HBO Max)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear (FX)
Michael Urie Shrinking (Apple TV+)
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Supporting actress in a limited series or anthology movie
Erin Doherty, Adolescence (Netflix)
Ruth Negga, Presumed Innocent (Apple TV+)
Deirdre O’Connell, The Penguin (HBO Max)
Chloë Sevigny, Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
Jenny Slate, Dying For Sex (FX)
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence (Netflix)
Supporting actor in a limited series or anthology movie
Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
Bill Camp, Presumed Innocent Apple TV+)
Owen Cooper, Adolescence (Netflix)
Rob Delaney, Dying For Sex (FX)
Peter Sarsgaard, Presumed Innocent (Apple TV+)
Ashley Walters, Adolescence (Netflix)
Outstanding directing for a drama series
Janus Metz, Andor “Who Are You?” (Disney+)
Amanda Marsalis, The Pitt, “6:00 PM”, (HBO Max)
John Wells, The Pitt, “7:00 AM”, (HBO Max)
Jessica Lee Gagné, Severance, ”Chikhai Bardo” (Apple TV+)
Ben Stiller, Severance, ”Cold Harbor” (Apple TV+)
Adam Randall, Slow Horses, “Hello Goodbye” (Apple TV+)
Mike White, The White Lotus, “Amor Fati” (HBO Max)
Outstanding directing for a comedy series
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear, “Napkins” (FX)
Lucia Aniello, Hacks, “A Slippery Slope” (HBO Max)
James Burrows, Mid-Century Modern, ”Here’s To You, Mrs. Schneiderman” (Hulu)
Nathan Fielder, The Rehearsal, ”Pilot’s Code” (HBO Max)
Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, The Studio, “The Oner” (Apple TV+)
Outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series or movie
Philip Barantini, Adolescence (Netflix)
Shannon Murphy, Dying For Sex, “It’s Not That Serious” (FX)
Helen Shaver, The Penguin, ”Cent’anni” (HBO Max)
Jennifer Getzinger, The Penguin, ”A Great Or Little Thing” (HBO Max)
Nicole Kassell, Sirens, “Exile” (Netflix)
Lesli Linka Glatter, Zero Day (Netflix)
Outstanding writing for a drama series
Dan Gilroy, Andor, “Welcome To The Rebellion”, (Disney+)
Joe Sachs, The Pitt, “2:00 PM”, (HBO Max)
R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt, “7:00 AM”, (HBO Max)
Dan Erickson, Severance, “Cold Harbor” (Apple TV+)
Will Smith, Slow Horses, “Hello Goodbye” (Apple TV+)
Mike White, The White Lotus, “Full-Moon Party” (HBO Max)
Outstanding writing for a comedy series
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary, “Back To School” (ABC)
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, Hacks, “A Slippery Slope” (HBO Max)
Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton & Eric Notarnicola, The Rehearsal, ”Pilot’s Code” (HBO Max)
Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen & Bridget Everett, Somebody Somewhere, “AGG” (HBO Max)
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory & Frida Perez, The Studio, “The Promotion” (Apple TV+)
Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis & Paul Simms, What We Do In The Shadows, “The Finale” (FX)
Outstanding writing for a limited or anthology series or movie
Jack Thorne & Stephen Graham, Adolescence (Netflix)
Charlie Brooker & Bisha K. Ali, Black Mirror, “Common People” (Netflix)
Kim Rosenstock & Elizabeth Meriwether, Dying For Sex, “Good Value Diet Soda” (FX)
Lauren LeFranc, The Penguin, ”A Great Or Little Thing” (HBO Max)
Joshua Zetumer, Say Nothing, “The People In The Dirt” (FX)
Announced earlier on Tuesday:
Outstanding reality competition programme
The Traitors
RuPaul’s Drag Race
The Amazing Race
Survivor
Top Chef
Outstanding talk series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Daily Show
The Late Show With Stepehen Colbert.
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