NORTH HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - "Severance," "The Penguin" "The Studio" and "The White Lotus" garnered the most nominations Tuesday as nods for the 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced.

"Severance" took in a leading 27 nominations, including a nod for outstanding drama series, while "The Penguin" picked up 24 nominations, including one for outstanding limited or anthology series, and "The Studio" earned 23, including one for outstanding comedy series -- tying the 23 nods for "The White Lotus" that included a nomination for outstanding drama series.

The haul for "The Studio" tied the record for the most nominations in a single year in the comedy categories, set by "The Bear" in 2024.

Series that also recorded double-digit nominations were "The Last of Us" with 16; "Andor" and "Hacks" with 14 each; "Adolescence," "The Bear" and "The Pitt" with 13; the "Saturday Night Live" 50th anniversary special with 12; the limited series "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" with 11; and "Black Mirror," another limited series, with 10.

Nominations for Outstanding Drama Series went to "Andor," "The Diplomat," "The Last of Us," "Paradise," "The Pitt," "Severance," "Slow Horses" and "The White Lotus."

Nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series went to "Abbott Elementary," "The Bear," "Hacks," "Nobody Wants This," "Only Murders in the Building," "Shrinking," "The Studio" and "What We Do In the Shadows."

Nominations for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series went to "Adolescence"; "Black Mirror"; "Dying for Sex"; "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story"; and "The Penguin."

Nomined for Outstanding Reality Competition were "The Amazing Race," "Ru Paul's Drag Race," "Survivor," "Top Chef" and "The Traitors."

Scoring nods for Outstanding Talk Series were "The Daily Show," "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

Among individual highlights Tuesday:

-- Seth Rogen received three nominations -- one each for performance, writing and directing for "The Studio";

-- Also picking up multiple nominations were Quinta Brunson (for performance and writing for "Abbott Elementary"); Ayo Edebiri (performance and directing for "The Bear"); Colin Farrell (performance and producing for "The Penguin"); Stephen Graham (performance and producing for "Adolescence"); Julianne Nicholson (performance for "Paradise" and "Hacks"); Catherine O'Hara (performance for "The Studio" and "The Last of Us") and Michelle Williams (performance and producing for "Dying for Sex").

-- Owen Cooper became, at age 15, the youngest nominee in the history of the outstanding supporting actor in a limited/anthology series or TV movie category for his role in "Adolescence."

Harvey Guillén, fellow actor Brenda Song and Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego announced the nominations in key categories from the Wolf Theatre in the academy's Saban Media Center at its North Hollywood headquarters.

Guillén is best known for his role as the conflicted vampire slayer and aspiring vampire Guillermo de la Cruz in the 2019-24 FX comedy horror mockumentary series "What We Do in the Shadows."

Song portrays chief of staff Ali Lee on "Running Point" after being a cast member of the Disney Channel comedy, "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" and its sequel, "The Suite Life on Deck."

The 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be held Sept. 14 at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live and be hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze.

The bulk of the awards will be presented at the Creative Arts Emmys Sept. 6-7, also at the Peacock Theater. Those awards are mainly in technical categories such as picture editing, costuming, hairstyling, makeup and sound, but also include awards for guest actin

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