Variety's Awards Circuit Podcast Roundtable looks at the 2025 Emmy Nominations, discussing their favorite picks and their biggest shockers.

After last year’s Primetime Emmy broadcast that sported fresh blood in terms of marquee category winners with Hacks for Comedy Series, Shōgun for Drama Series and Baby Reindeer for Limited Series/Anthology,

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.

Several famous Northwestern alums scored Emmy Award nominations, announced by the Television Academy on Tuesday morning. Among them, Britt Lower (Communication ’08) secured her first-ever shot at Emmy glory for her lead performance on the Apple TV+ psychological thriller series “Severance.

The show’s star, Noah Wyle, has five Emmy nominations to his name from his days on that other medical drama he once starred in, ER, but honestly, he hit a new level of performance with The Pitt. Though he never won for ER, and he might not win here, given the competition, his performance is riveting, heartfelt, and most importantly, real.

Interviews conducted and compiled by Associated Press journalists Hilary Fox, Liam McEwan, Brooke Lefferts, Itzel Luna, Jocelyn Noveck, Ryan Pearson and Alicia Rancilio.

In a slate dominated by returning faves like 'Severance' and 'The White Lotus,' more offbeat choices like 'The Rehearsal,' 'Common Side Effects' and 'Somebody Somewhere' were particularly refreshing.

Severance creator Dan Erickson opens up about Season 2's 27 Emmy nominations and what's going on with Season 3.