The nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards have been announced and Apple TV+ received a record-breaking 81 nominations across 14 titles. Apple’s sci-fi thriller Severance led the pack, with 27 nominations, while freshman series The Studio received 23 nominations, the first time a rookie series has scored that many nominations.
“Everyone at Apple is celebrating the talent, creativity, and hard work of all of our Emmy nominees this morning,” said Zack Van Amburg, Apple’s head of Worldwide Video. “Severance and The Studio have exceeded our wildest expectations in earning the most nominations for both drama and comedy series, alongside the phenomenal Shrinking and Slow Horses. These shows have connected deeply with audiences around the world, and we’re incredibly appreciative to the Television Academy for recognizing the breadth of storytelling that has been an honor for us to champion. We send our warmest congratulations to all of today’s nominees.”
Severance
Severance’s 27 nominations overall include:
- Outstanding Drama Series
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Adam Scott
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Britt Lower
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Zach Cherry
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Tramell Tillman
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: John Turturro
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Patricia Arquette
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Jane Alexander
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Gwendoline Christie
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Merritt Wever
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Jessica Lee Gagné
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Ben Stiller
- Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Dan Erickson
- Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
- Outstanding Choreography For Scripted Programming
- Outstanding Cinematography For A Series (One Hour)
- Outstanding Picture Editing For A Drama Series (X3)
- Outstanding Title Design
- Outstanding Music Supervision
- Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour)
- Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour)
- Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode
- Outstanding Stunt Performance
The Studio
The Studio’s 23 nominations are:
- Outstanding Comedy Series
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Seth Rogen
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Ike Barinholtz
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Kathryn Hahn
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Catherine O’Hara
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Bryan Cranston
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Dave Franco
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Ron Howard
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Anthony Mackie
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Martin Scorsese
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Zoë Kravitz
- Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
- Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Heck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez
- Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour)
- Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
- Outstanding Cinematography For A Series (Half-Hour)
- Outstanding Contemporary Costumes For A Series
- Outstanding Picture Editing For A Single Camera Comedy Series
- Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Outstanding Music Supervision
- Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour)
- Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation
Shrinking
Apple’s popular comedy center Shrinking nabbed 7 nominations:
- Outstanding Comedy Series
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jason Segel
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Harrison Ford
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Michael Urie
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Jessica Williams
- Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
- Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation
Slow Horses
My personal favorite, darkly-funny apy drama Slow Horses also scored in several categories, including:
- Outstanding Drama Series
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Gary Oldman (It would have been a crime against humanity if Oldman wasn’t nominated, IMHO)
- Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Will Smith
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Adam Randall
- Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
Other Nominations
Other Apple TV+ Emmy-nominated series and films include”
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Jake Gyllenhaal
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Bill Camp
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Peter Sarsgaard
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Ruth Negga
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Cate Blanchett
- Outstanding Cinematography For A Limited Or Anthology Series or Movie
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Sharon Horgan
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Brian Tyree Henry
- Outstanding Television Movie
- Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special
- Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
- Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program: Nyle DiMarco, Davis Guggenheim
- Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
- Outstanding Cinematography For A Series (One Hour)
- Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
- Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork For A Special
- Outstanding Title Design
Apple also racked up two advertising Emmy nominations as it received nods for Outstanding Commercial nominations for two of its TV ads, “Heartstrings” (AirPods Pro) and “Flock” (Apple Privacy.)
