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The Television Academy revealed its 2025 nominees early Tuesday, and Apple TV+’s Severance topped the list with 27 noms. HBO ‘s The Penguin, Apple TV+’s The Studio and HBO’s The White Lotus were the only other shows to score 20-plus noms.

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Nominations for the 2025 Emmy Awards were announced on Tuesday, and Severance led the way with 27 nods, followed by The Penguin with 24 and The Studio and The White Lotus with 23 apiece in the competition for television’s best shows and performances from the past year.

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Nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards - television’s top honor - were revealed Tuesday. The Apple TV+ series “Severance” was the most-nominated series, notching 27 nominations, according to the Television Academy.

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