Tonight’s the night for television!
Nate Bargatze hosts the 77th Prime Time Emmys, held at the Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater on Sunday. He vowed to avoid politics during the annual award show, despite the recent killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
“Severance,” on Apple TV, has earned 27 nods, making it the most most nominated show of the night. That includes recognition in categories including Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor and Actress in a Drama Series as well as Supporting Actor and Actress in a Drama Series.
It’s a tight race though. The Adam Scott-lead workplace thriller is facing no shortage of challengers, chief among them HBO’s “The Pitt.” The medical drama’s star, Noah Wylie, who was last nominated in 1999 for “ER,” is also up for Best Actor in a Drama alongside Scott as is Sterling K. Brown for “Paradise,” Gary Oldman for “Slow Horses” and Pedro Pascal for “The Last of Us.”
“The Penguin,” a gritty Batman villain origin story starring Colin Farrell and the dazzling Cristin Milioti as his rival, trails close behind with 24 nominations. Its followed by the third season of HBO’s dark comedy, “White Lotus” — which earned nominations for most of its ensemble cast, including Parker Posey, Aimee Lou Wood, Carrie Coon, Natasha Rothwell, Jason Isaac and Walter Goggins. It boasts 23 nominations.
The night’s youngest nominee is Owen Cooper, who is just 15 years old. He was recognized for his star turn in the limited series “Adolescence,” which also makes him the youngest performer to be nominated in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/Movie to date. The Netflix show is also up for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Seth Rogen’s “The Studio,” meanwhile, is the front-runner in the Comedy category with 23 nods, including best comedy series. Rogen took home the first award of the night for best lead actor in a comedy. The series if also nominated for best lead actress, supporting actor and supporting actress in a comedy series.
“The Bear,” a recurring winner in recent years, earned a nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series, as well as nods for its lead actor, Jeremy Allen White — who took home the trophy last year — and for Ayo Edebiri, who earned a lead actress nomination in addition to her first for best director. “Hacks,” starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbender, is also up for several awards in the comedy category as is “Abbott Elementary.”
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