Apple lands record-breaking 81 Emmy Award nominations with Severance main

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July 15, 2025

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Apple lands record-breaking 81 Emmy Award nominations, with Severance main as this 12 months’s most-nominated collection and The Studio changing into the most-nominated freshman comedy in historical past

World phenomenon Severance scores 27 nominations for hit second season, together with Excellent Drama Collection and 9 efficiency class nominations

Breakout comedy The Studio sweeps with 23 nominations, together with Excellent Comedy Collection, making historical past with essentially the most nominations for a freshman comedy and most total performing nominations this 12 months

Apple TV+ leads as the one community to land a number of title nominations throughout Excellent Comedy and Drama Collection classes, as The Studio, Severance, Gradual Horses, and Shrinking land prime program nominations, alongside Apple’s first-ever Excellent Tv Film nod for The Gorge

Apple additionally lands essentially the most performing nominations of any community or studio this 12 months, with 31 efficiency nods complete

Apple Originals honored with nominations throughout 14 titles, together with Severance, The Studio, Gradual Horses, Shrinking, Presumed Harmless, The Gorge, Dangerous Sisters, Dope Thief, Disclaimer, Pachinko, Your Pals & Neighbors, Darkish Matter, Deaf President Now!, and Bono: Tales of Give up

CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA Apple TV+ at this time earned a record-breaking 81 Emmy Award nominations throughout 14 hit Apple Unique titles for this 12 months’s 77th Emmy Awards. Severance grew to become this 12 months’s most-nominated collection with 27 nominations, and The Studio made historical past because the most-nominated freshman comedy collection with 23 nominations in complete. Moreover, with prime program nominations for drama (Gradual Horses) and comedy (Shrinking), Apple TV+ grew to become the one community to have a number of titles nominated within the Excellent Comedy and Drama Collection classes. Apple additionally landed essentially the most performing nominations of any community or studio this 12 months, with 31 efficiency nods complete.

“Everybody at Apple is celebrating the expertise, creativity, and onerous work of all of our Emmy nominees this morning,” stated Zack Van Amburg, Apple’s head of Worldwide Video. “Severance and The Studio have exceeded our wildest expectations in incomes essentially the most nominations for each drama and comedy collection, alongside the outstanding Shrinking and Gradual Horses. These reveals have related deeply with audiences all over the world, and we’re extremely appreciative to the Tv Academy for recognizing the breadth of storytelling that has been an honor for us to champion. We ship our warmest congratulations to all of at this time’s nominees.”

“This record-breaking 12 months is a milestone for Apple, and we’re particularly pleased with the continued influence our excellent collection nominees — Severance, The Studio, Shrinking, and Gradual Horses — are having on international tradition,” stated Jamie Erlicht, Apple’s Head of Worldwide Video. “These nominations honor daring storytelling, distinctive performances, and noteworthy craftsmanship, and we’re deeply grateful to the Tv Academy for recognizing these visionary creators.”

Severance dominates because the most-nominated collection this 12 months, with 27 total nominations, together with Excellent Drama, Excellent Lead Actor for Adam Scott, Excellent Lead Actress for Britt Decrease, Excellent Directing for Ben Stiller and Jessica Lee Gagné, Excellent Writing for Dan Erickson, alongside recognition for excellent performances by Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman, John Turturro, Patricia Arquette, Jane Alexander, Gwendoline Christie, and Merritt Wever, in addition to nods throughout a number of craft classes.

Because the most-nominated freshman comedy collection in historical past, along with Excellent Comedy, The Studio scores Excellent Lead Actor, Directing, and Writing for Seth Rogen; Excellent Supporting Actor for Ike Barinholtz; and Excellent Supporting Actress for Kathryn Hahn and Catherine O’Hara. It additionally earned 5 of the six nominations within the Excellent Visitor Actor class, together with first-ever performing nominations for administrators Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard, alongside Bryan Cranston, Dave Franco, and Anthony Mackie, plus an Excellent Visitor Actress nomination for Zoë Kravitz.

In its sophomore season, Apple’s beloved Shrinking nabs its first-ever nomination for Excellent Comedy Collection, and Harrison Ford is acknowledged along with his first Emmy Award nomination for his celebrated efficiency within the collection. Jason Segel nabs Excellent Lead Actor in a Comedy, alongside Excellent Supporting Actor and Actress nominations for Michael Urie and Jessica Williams, respectively.

Following final 12 months’s Emmy Award win for Excellent Writing for a Drama Collection, Gradual Horses lands nominations for Excellent Drama, Excellent Lead Actor for Sir Gary Oldman, Excellent Directing for Adam Randall, Excellent Casting, and Excellent Writing for a Drama Collection for Will Smith.

Apple Unique Movies’ The Gorge lands the primary Excellent Tv Film nomination for Apple TV+, as Apple Unique documentaries Deaf President Now! and Bono: Tales of Give up are additionally acknowledged.

Apple TV+ collection stars lead with essentially the most efficiency nominations total, incomes 31 performing class nominations, together with 10 prime performing nominations for acclaimed performances in The Studio, 9 nominations for the celebs and visitor stars of Severance, and 4 nominations every for performances in Shrinking and Presumed Harmless. Dope Thief star Brian Tyree Henry additionally scores a nomination for Excellent Lead Actor in a Restricted or Anthology Collection or Film, as Sir Gary Oldman lands his second nomination for Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Collection for Gradual Horses, and Sharon Horgan is acknowledged along with her second nomination for Excellent Lead Actress in a Drama Collection for the BAFTA Award-winning Dangerous Sisters.

The nominations have been introduced at this time by the Tv Academy, and the winners can be unveiled on the Inventive Arts ceremonies on September 6 and seven, and the Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on September 14, 2025.

To this point, Apple Unique movies, documentaries, and collection have earned 580 wins and a pair of,761 award nominations and counting, together with multi-Emmy Award-winning comedy Ted Lasso and historic Oscar Greatest Image winner CODA.

In complete, Apple scores 81 Emmy Award nominations, together with:

Severance (27)

Excellent Drama Collection
Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Collection: Adam Scott
Excellent Lead Actress in a Drama Collection: Britt Decrease
Excellent Supporting Actor in a Drama Collection: Zach Cherry
Excellent Supporting Actor in a Drama Collection: Tramell Tillman
Excellent Supporting Actor in a Drama Collection: John Turturro
Excellent Supporting Actress in a Drama Collection: Patricia Arquette
Excellent Visitor Actress in a Drama Collection: Jane Alexander
Excellent Visitor Actress in a Drama Collection: Gwendoline Christie
Excellent Visitor Actress in a Drama Collection: Merritt Wever
Excellent Directing for a Drama Collection: Jessica Lee Gagné
Excellent Directing for a Drama Collection: Ben Stiller
Excellent Writing for a Drama Collection: Dan Erickson
Excellent Manufacturing Design for a Narrative Modern Program (One Hour or Extra)
Excellent Music Composition for a Collection (Unique Dramatic Rating)
Excellent Casting For A Drama Collection
Excellent Choreography For Scripted Programming
Excellent Cinematography For A Collection (One Hour)
Excellent Image Enhancing For A Drama Collection (X3)
Excellent Title Design
Excellent Music Supervision
Excellent Sound Enhancing For A Comedy Or Drama Collection (One Hour)
Excellent Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Collection (One Hour)
Excellent Particular Visible Results In A Single Episode
Excellent Stunt Efficiency

The Studio (23)

Excellent Comedy Collection
Excellent Lead Actor in a Comedy Collection: Seth Rogen
Excellent Supporting Actor in a Comedy Collection: Ike Barinholtz
Excellent Supporting Actress in a Comedy Collection: Kathryn Hahn
Excellent Supporting Actress in a Comedy Collection: Catherine O’Hara
Excellent Visitor Actor in a Comedy Collection: Bryan Cranston
Excellent Visitor Actor in a Comedy Collection: Dave Franco
Excellent Visitor Actor in a Comedy Collection: Ron Howard
Excellent Visitor Actor in a Comedy Collection: Anthony Mackie
Excellent Visitor Actor in a Comedy Collection: Martin Scorsese
Excellent Visitor Actress in a Comedy Collection: Zoë Kravitz
Excellent Directing for a Comedy Collection: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Excellent Writing for a Comedy Collection: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Heck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez
Excellent Manufacturing Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour)
Excellent Casting For A Comedy Collection
Excellent Cinematography For A Collection (Half-Hour)
Excellent Modern Costumes For A Collection
Excellent Image Enhancing For A Single Digicam Comedy Collection
Excellent Modern Hairstyling
Excellent Music Composition for a Collection (Unique Dramatic Rating)
Excellent Music Supervision
Excellent Sound Enhancing For A Comedy Or Drama Collection (Half-Hour)
Excellent Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Collection (Half-Hour) And Animation

Shrinking (7)

Excellent Comedy Collection
Excellent Lead Actor in a Comedy Collection: Jason Segel
Excellent Supporting Actor in a Comedy Collection: Harrison Ford
Excellent Supporting Actor in a Comedy Collection: Michael Urie
Excellent Supporting Actress in a Comedy Collection: Jessica Williams
Excellent Casting For A Comedy Collection
Excellent Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Collection (Half-Hour) And Animation

Gradual Horses (5)

Excellent Drama Collection
Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Collection: Gary Oldman
Excellent Writing for a Drama Collection: Will Smith
Excellent Directing for a Drama Collection: Adam Randall
Excellent Casting For A Drama Collection

Presumed Harmless (4)

Excellent Lead Actor in a Restricted or Anthology Collection or Film: Jake Gyllenhaal
Excellent Supporting Actor in a Restricted or Anthology Collection or Film: Invoice Camp
Excellent Supporting Actor in a Restricted or Anthology Collection or Film: Peter Sarsgaard
Excellent Supporting Actress in a Restricted or Anthology Collection or Film: Ruth Negga

Disclaimer (2)

Excellent Lead Actress in a Restricted or Anthology Collection or Film: Cate Blanchett
Excellent Cinematography For A Restricted Or Anthology Collection or Film

Dangerous Sisters (1)

Excellent Lead Actress in a Drama Collection: Sharon Horgan

Dope Thief (1)

Excellent Lead Actor in a Restricted or Anthology Collection or Film: Brian Tyree Henry

The Gorge (2)

Excellent Tv Film
Excellent Sound Enhancing For A Restricted Or Anthology Collection, Film Or Particular

Deaf President Now! (2)

Excellent Documentary or Nonfiction Particular
Excellent Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program: Nyle DiMarco, Davis Guggenheim

Pachinko (2)

Excellent Manufacturing Design for a Narrative Interval or Fantasy Program (One Hour or Extra)
Excellent Cinematography For A Collection (One Hour)

Your Pals & Neighbors (1)

Excellent Unique Major Title Theme Music

Bono: Tales of Give up (1)

Excellent Technical Path and Camerawork For A Particular

Darkish Matter (1)

Nominees for Excellent Industrial (2)

“Heartstrings” — Apple AirPods Professional
“Flock” — Apple Privateness

Severance
In Severance, Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a crew at Lumon Industries, whose staff have undergone a severance process that surgically divides their recollections between their work and private lives. This daring experiment in “work-life steadiness” is known as into query as Mark finds himself on the middle of an unraveling thriller that may power him to confront the true nature of his work … and of himself. In season two, Mark and his associates study the dire penalties of trifling with the severance barrier, main them additional down a path of woe.

The Studio
In The Studio, Seth Rogen stars as Matt Remick, the newly appointed head of embattled Continental Studios. As films battle to remain alive and related, Matt and his core crew of infighting executives battle their insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven company overlords within the ever-elusive pursuit of creating nice movies. With their energy fits masking their unending sense of panic, each get together, set go to, casting determination, advertising and marketing assembly and award present presents them with a possibility for glittering success or career-ending disaster. As somebody who eats, sleeps and breathes films, it’s the job Matt’s been pursuing his complete life, and it might very properly destroy him.

Shrinking
Shrinking follows a grieving therapist who begins to interrupt the principles and inform his purchasers precisely what he thinks. Ignoring his coaching and ethics, he finds himself making large, tumultuous modifications to folks’s lives … together with his personal.

Gradual Horses
This darkly humorous espionage drama follows a crew of British intelligence brokers who serve in a dumping floor division of MI5 attributable to their career-ending errors. Led by their good however irascible chief, the infamous Jackson Lamb (Academy Award winner Sir Gary Oldman), they navigate the espionage world’s smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

Presumed Harmless
Presumed Harmless is an eight-episode restricted collection starring and govt produced by Jake Gyllenhaal, hailing from David E. Kelley and govt producer J.J. Abrams and based mostly on the New York Instances bestselling novel of the identical identify by Scott Turow. Starring Gyllenhaal within the lead function of chief deputy prosecutor Rusty Sabich, the collection takes viewers on a gripping journey by way of the horrific homicide that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Legal professional’s workplace when one in every of its personal is suspected of the crime. The collection explores obsession, intercourse, politics, and the ability and limits of affection, because the accused fights to carry his household and marriage collectively. The star-studded ensemble solid of the thriller additionally contains Ruth Negga, Invoice Camp, Elizabeth Marvel, Peter Sarsgaard, O-T Fagbenle, and Renate Reinsve.

Disclaimer
Disclaimer is a gripping psychological thriller in seven chapters, starring Academy Award winners Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline. Written and directed by five-time Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón, “Disclaimer” relies on the bestselling novel of the identical identify by Renée Knight. Acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchett) constructed her repute revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel from an unknown creator, she is horrified to comprehend she is now the primary character in a narrative that exposes her darkest secrets and techniques. As Catherine races to uncover the author’s true identification, she is compelled to confront her previous earlier than it destroys her life and her relationships along with her husband Robert (Sacha Baron Cohen) and their son Nicholas (Kodi Smit-McPhee). The ensemble solid contains Lesley Manville, Louis Partridge, Leila George and Hoyeon, and options Indira Varma because the narrator.

Dangerous Sisters
Dangerous Sisters season two returns to observe the lives of the Garvey sisters performed by Sharon Horgan as Eva, Anne-Marie Duff as Grace, Eva Birthistle as Ursula, Sarah Greene as Bibi and Eve Hewson as Becka. Two years after the “unintended loss of life” of Grace’s abusive husband, the close-knit Garvey sisters could have moved on, however when previous truths resurface, the women are thrust again into the highlight, suspicions are at an all-time excessive, lies are informed, secrets and techniques revealed and the sisters are compelled to work out who they will belief.

Dope Thief
Based mostly on Dennis Tafoya’s e book Dope Thief, the collection follows long-time Philly associates and delinquents who pose as DEA brokers to rob an unknown home within the countryside, solely to have their small-time grift turn out to be a life-and-death enterprise, as they unwittingly reveal and unravel the largest hidden narcotics hall on the Jap Seaboard.

The Gorge
Two highly-trained operatives (Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Pleasure) are appointed to posts in guard towers on reverse sides of an enormous and extremely categorised gorge, defending the world from an undisclosed, mysterious evil that lurks inside. They bond from a distance whereas attempting to remain vigilant in defending in opposition to an unseen enemy. When the cataclysmic risk to humanity is revealed to them, they need to work collectively in a check of each their bodily and psychological energy to maintain the key within the gorge earlier than it’s too late.

Pachinko
Epic in scope and intimate in tone, the story begins with a forbidden love and crescendos right into a sweeping saga that journeys between Korea, Japan and America to inform an unforgettable story of conflict and peace, love and loss, triumph and reckoning.

Your Pals & Neighbors
After being fired in shame, a hedge fund supervisor nonetheless grappling along with his latest divorce, resorts to stealing from his neighbors’ houses within the exceedingly prosperous Westmont Village, solely to find that the secrets and techniques and affairs hidden behind these rich facades could be extra harmful than he ever imagined.

Deaf President Now!
The story of the best civil rights motion most individuals have by no means heard of. Deaf President Now! recounts the eight days of historic protests held at Gallaudet College in 1988 after the varsity’s board of trustees appointed a listening to president over a number of very certified Deaf candidates. After every week of rallies, boycotts and protests, the scholars of Gallaudet College triumph because the listening to president resigns and beloved dean Dr. I. King Jordan turns into the college’s first Deaf president. The protests marked a pivotal second in civil rights historical past, with an influence that prolonged properly past the Gallaudet campus, and paved the best way for the People with Disabilities Act (ADA). Deaf President Now! options unique interviews with the 5 key figures of the motion, together with the DPN4 — Jerry Covell, Bridgetta Bourne-Firl, Tim Rarus and Greg Hlibok — alongside I. King Jordan, in addition to archival and scripted components. The movie additionally incorporates an experimental narrative method known as Deaf Level of View, utilizing impressionistic visible pictures and complicated sound design to thrust the viewers into the Deaf expertise.

Bono: Tales of Give up
Bono: Tales of Give up is a vivid reimagining of Bono’s critically acclaimed one-man stage present, Tales of Give up: An Night of Phrases, Music and Some Mischief… As he pulls again the curtain on a outstanding life and the household, associates and religion which have challenged and sustained him, he additionally reveals private tales about his journey as a son, father, husband, activist and rock star. Together with never-before-seen, unique footage from the tour, the movie options Bono performing lots of the iconic U2 songs which have formed his life and legacy.

Darkish Matter
Hailed as the most effective sci-fi novels of the last decade, Darkish Matter is a narrative in regards to the street not taken. The collection will observe Jason Dessen (performed by Joel Edgerton), a physicist, professor and household man who — one evening whereas strolling residence on the streets of Chicago — is kidnapped into an alternate model of his life. Marvel rapidly turns to nightmare when he tries to return to his actuality amid the mind-bending panorama of lives he might have lived. On this labyrinth of realities, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get again to his true household and save them from essentially the most terrifying, unbeatable foe possible: himself.

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