Nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards were fueled by the highest voter turnout in Television Academy history.
Brenda Song (Netflix’s Running Point) and Harvey Guillén (FX’s What We Do in the Shadows) joined Television Academy chair Cris Abrego at the Wolf Theatre in the Academy’s Saban Media Center in North Hollywood on the morning of July 15 to announce the nominations in 11 key categories. The entire list of nominees was released to the media and posted on Emmys.com immediately after the conclusion of the 12-minute presentation.
“In a year when the industry has continued to evolve creatively, structurally and economically, one thing remains clear: Powerful performances and compelling stories still cut through,” Abrego said. “And Emmy voters took notice this year. More members voted in the competition than ever before — a record turnout. That’s a reminder of the impact incredible television — and the artists that make television — have on all of us. And that’s what today is all about: celebrating the teams and the individuals that rose to the top, the work that connected us, the work that stayed with us and the work that raised the bar.
The long-awaited second season of the Apple TV+ series Severance earned 27 nominations, the largest drama haul this year, including performance nods for Adam Scott, Britt Lower, John Turturro, Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman and Patricia Arquette. Disney+ series Andor, Netflix’s The Diplomat, Hulu’s Paradise, Apple TV+ series Slow Horses and HBO Max’s The Last of Us, The White Lotus and The Pitt fill out the rest of the Outstanding Drama Series category.
The five Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series nominees are Netflix’s Adolescence, Black Mirror and Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, FX’s Dying for Sex and HBO Max’s The Penguin, the last of which earned 24 nods, the most this year for a limited or anthology series.
New Apple TV+ series The Studio tied the record for the most nominations in a single year in the comedy category with 23 nominations, set by FX’s The Bear in 2024. The seven other shows vying for Outstanding Comedy Series are ABC’s Abbott Elementary, FX’s The Bear and What We Do in the Shadows, HBO Max’s Hacks, Netflix’s Nobody Wants This, Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building and Shrinking from Apple TV+.
Adolescence’s first-time nominee Owen Cooper is, at 15, the youngest nominee in the history of the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie category. He joins 32 other first-time nominees, including Javier Bardem for Monsters, Kristen Bell and Adam Brody for Nobody Wants This, Colin Farrell for The Penguin, Harrison Ford for Shrinking, Jake Gyllenhaal for Presumed Innocent from Apple TV+ and Zoë Kravitz and Anthony Mackie for The Studio.
Several acting nominees were acknowledged in other creative categories as well. Along with their respective Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series nominations, Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) and Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) each received an additional nomination — Brunson for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and Edebiri for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. Other double nominees include Nathan Fielder for writing and directing HBO Max’s The Rehearsal, Catherine O’Hara for performances in The Studio and The Last of Us and Michelle Williams for performance and executive-producing Dying for Sex. Quadruple nominee Seth Rogen earned nods for performance, writing, executive-producing and directing The Studio.
The 77th Emmys is scheduled for live broadcast on CBS from the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE on September 14 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and will stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Nate Bargatze will host. An edited presentation of the Creative Arts Emmys is scheduled for broadcast on FXX on September 13 at 8 p.m. PDT.