"The Studio" ties Emmy record with 23 comedy nominations, matches "The Bear" achievement

Economic Times

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Apple TV+'s "The Studio" starring Seth Rogen earned 23 Emmy nominations, tying the record for most comedy series nominations with "The Bear" Season 2. The Hollywood satire outpaced "Hacks" and "The Bear" for the 77th Emmy Awards ceremony scheduled September 14
Seth Rogen stars in Apple TV+'s "The Studio," the Hollywood satire that earned a record-tying 23 Emmy nominations, making it the most-nominated freshman comedy series in Emmy Awards history ahead of the 77th ceremony (Apple TV+ via AP)
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Season 1 of Apple TV+'s "The Studio" received 23 Emmy nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards, matching the record set by Season 2 of "The Bear" for most-nominated comedy series. The Seth Rogen-led Hollywood satire became the frontrunner heading into final voting, which begins August 18.The award ceremony is scheduled for September 14. Created by Rogen with longtime collaborator Evan Goldberg, alongside Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez, "The Studio" follows the fictional head of a movie studio navigating industry challenges.Also read: Emmy Nominations 2025: 'Severance,' 'The White Lotus' and 'Adolescence' to bag big scores? Full list reve The Apple TV+ series outperformed two established Emmy winners in this year's comedy category. "Hacks," the HBO Max comedy series, earned 14 nominations, while "The Bear," the FX restaurant dramedy, received 13 nominations.Jean Smart of "Hacks" won best lead actress in a comedy last year, and the series claimed best comedy. Jeremy Allen White of "The Bear" has won the lead acting award two consecutive years, with that series winning best comedy in 2023. Both Smart and White received nominations again this year.The 23 Emmy nominations for "The Studio" represent the most ever for a freshman comedy series, surpassing the previous record of 20 set by "Ted Lasso" in 2021. The recognition contributes to a banner year for Apple TV+, which debuted in 2019.The streaming service also claimed the most-nominated series this year with Season 2 of "Severance," which earned 27 nominations and is favored to win best drama. Overall, Apple TV+ received 81 nominations, exceeding its previous high of 72 set last year.Also read: Severance leads 2025 Emmy nomination pack: Where it triumphed and where it fell short "The Studio" earned recognition across major categories including writing, directing and acting, with Rogen receiving a best actor nomination. The series also dominated technical categories with nominations in production design, cinematography, picture editing, casting, costumes and hairstyling.The show secured half the guest actor nominations, with Bryan Cranston, Dave Franco, Ron Howard, Zoë Kravitz, Anthony Mackie and Martin Scorsese recognized for their appearances. The series featured numerous celebrity cameos, with many actors and directors playing themselves."It knows its business well enough to be blisteringly entertaining," The New York Times's chief TV critic, James Poniewozik, wrote in his review of the series in March, adding: "When 'The Studio' is funny, it is funnier than most anything on TV now.""We've decided to participate in it rather than lament it too much," Rogen said in March of the big shifts that have left many in Hollywood scrambling. "To us it's not a drag. It's just like: The industry changes and evolves, and you must change and evolve."Season 1 of "The Studio" competes against Season 4 of "Hacks," which made a strong showing critically but saw its Rotten Tomatoes audience score drop significantly compared with Seasons 1-3. "The Bear," whose fourth season debuted last month, competes this year based on its third season, which critics greeted with a more muted response than the first two. Eligibility for this year's awards ended May 31.Also read: Emmys 2025 diversity report shows decline in actors of color despite historic nominations "The Studio" was renewed in May for a second season and is expected to begin production in December.