{"id":265421,"date":"2025-07-16T12:31:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/severance-leads-emmy-award-nominations-with-27\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T12:33:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:33:26","slug":"severance-leads-emmy-award-nominations-with-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/severance-leads-emmy-award-nominations-with-27\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Severance\u2019 leads Emmy Award nominations with 27"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>LOS ANGELES<\/strong> &#8211; Apple TV+&#8217;s dark sci-fi office drama <a href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/za\/show\/severance\/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Severance<\/em> <\/a>on Tuesday led the contenders for the Emmy Awards, television&#8217;s version of the Oscars, with a whopping 27 nominations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Penguin<\/em>, HBO Max&#8217;s Batman villain spinoff series, came in second with 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two satires &#8211; HBO Max&#8217;s skewering of the rich, <em>The White Lotus,<\/em> and Apple&#8217;s new Hollywood cringe fest, <em>The Studio<\/em> &#8212; tied for third with 23 nominations each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the comedy categories, behind <em>The Studio<\/em> were two past winners: <em>Hacks<\/em> at 14 and <em>The Bear<\/em> at 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement from the Television Academy marks the official start of the race to the 77th Emmy Awards, set for 14 September in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After last year&#8217;s record-breaking 18 Emmy Awards for Japan-set historical epic <em>Shogun<\/em>, this year&#8217;s drama competition looks to be more nuanced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Severance<\/em>, in which employees of biotech company Lumon have their memories surgically separated between their &#8220;innie&#8221; work lives and their &#8220;outie&#8221; personal lives, is clearly the early favorite, with star Adam Scott a nominee for best actor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"709\" data-attachment-id=\"265423\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/severance-leads-emmy-award-nominations-with-27\/paleyfest-la-screening-of-the-season-finale-of-severance\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Noah.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"799,709\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;AFP&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Noah Wyle attends the Max original drama series \\&quot;The Pitt\\&quot; FYC Event at Warner Bros. Studios on May 28, 2025 in Burbank, California. Apple TV+&#039;s dark sci-fi office drama \\&quot;Severance\\&quot; led the contenders for the Emmy Awards, television&#039;s version of the Oscars, with a whopping 27 nominations, announced on July 15, 2025. \\&quot;Severance,\\&quot; in which employees of biotech company Lumon have their memories surgically separated between their \\&quot;innie\\&quot; work lives and their \\&quot;outie\\&quot; personal lives, is clearly the early favorite, with star Adam Scott a nominee for best actor. But he will compete with \\&quot;ER\\&quot; veteran Noah Wyle, who leads \\&quot;The Pitt\\&quot; -- HBO Max&#039;s take on the travails of a Pittsburgh emergency room team during one 15-hour shift, covered effectively in real time. 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Apple TV+&amp;#8217;s dark sci-fi office drama &amp;#8220;Severance&amp;#8221; led the contenders for the Emmy Awards, television&amp;#8217;s version of the Oscars, with a whopping 27 nominations, announced on July 15, 2025. &amp;#8220;Severance,&amp;#8221; in which employees of biotech company Lumon have their memories surgically separated between their &amp;#8220;innie&amp;#8221; work lives and their &amp;#8220;outie&amp;#8221; personal lives, is clearly the early favorite, with star Adam Scott a nominee for best actor. But he will compete with &amp;#8220;ER&amp;#8221; veteran Noah Wyle, who leads &amp;#8220;The Pitt&amp;#8221; &amp;#8212; HBO Max&amp;#8217;s take on the travails of a Pittsburgh emergency room team during one 15-hour shift, covered effectively in real time. (Photo by KEVIN WINTER \/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA \/ AFP)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Noah.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Noah.jpg\" alt=\"Veteran actor Noah Wyle, is in the running for a Best Actor award at the Emmy's for his lead-role  in The Pitt. \" class=\"wp-image-265423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Noah.jpg 799w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Noah-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Noah-768x681.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Veteran actor Noah Wyle, is in the running for a best actor award at the Emmy&#8217;s for his lead-role  in The Pitt. 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