The nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards simply dropped and, unsurprisingly, Apple TV+'s Severance led the pack with a whopping 27, together with Finest Drama. The streamer has one other bona-fide hit with the Seth Rogen-led The Studio, which captured 23 nominations.
Nonetheless, HBO Max obtained probably the most kudos by platform, with 142 nominations in complete. That is due to the second season of The Last of Us, with 16 nominations, and the Batman-adjacent The Penguin. The White Lotus, The Pitt and Hacks additionally grabbed a number of nominations. That is the very best variety of noms the outlet has ever obtained. Netflix nonetheless holds the report, although, with 160 nominations in 2020.
Andor scored 14 nominations, together with one for Finest Drama. Star Wars exhibits aren't sometimes singled out for the high-profile awards, although the primary season of Andor was additionally up for Finest Drama, earlier than shedding to Succession. No actors from the collection had been nominated, which is a bummer given the performances by Diego Luna, Denise Gough, Elizabeth Dulau and Stellan Skarsgård, amongst others.
There was a day when sci-fi packages solely obtained nominations for stuff involving costumes or units. That certain has modified, with Andor, The Final of Us, Severance, Paradise and Black Mirror receiving a lot love this yr. Fallout additionally made a formidable exhibiting final yr.
The 77th Emmy Awards can be hosted by comic Nate Bargatze and is airing stay on CBS on September 14 at 8PM ET. Wire cutters will have the ability to stream it stay and on-demand through Paramount+.
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