Wednesday, September 10, 2025

'Severance' already won six Emmy Awards and could win up to five more

I closed Retail Archaeology asks 'What Is Going On At Claire's?' A tale of the Retail Apocalypse by telling my readers "Stay tuned to see if I complete my Emmy nominations coverage tomorrow with the nominees for drama series. Andor, Severance, and The Last of Us!" Watch 77th Emmy Nominations: Drama Series to see these and five more nominees.

The nominees for Outstanding Drama Series are Andor, The Diplomat, The Last Of Us, Paradise, The Pitt, Severance, Slow Horses, The White Lotus.
Severance led not only this category, but all nominees with 27 nominations, six of which it won on Saturday. The White Lotus earned the second most nominations with 23, winning one on Saturday. The Last of Us had 16 nominations, winning one already, followed by Andor with 14, winning four over the weekend. The Pitt earned 13 nominations, winning two. Bringing up the rear were Slow Horses with five, Paradise with four, and The Diplomat with two. None of the last three earned a Creative Arts Emmy Award.

The prognosticators at Gold Derby have split on the likely winner, but agree that it's a two-show race between Severance and The Pitt with 60.0% of the editors, 41.7% of the experts, and 64.0% of the users selecting Severance, while half the experts, 40.0% of the editors, and 32.4% of the users think The Pitt will win. The remaining expert (8.3%) and 1.6% of users picked The Last of Us to place third in the odds. The White Lotus has the support of 1.1% of users, followed by Andor with 0.5%, Slow Horses with 0.4%, and both Paradise and The Diplomat with none.

The science fiction fan in me wants Severance, but my wife and I watched the first three episodes and haven't returned, while we watched every episode of The Pitt. I'm sure we're not alone. Gold Derby summed up the choice in Emmys Face-Off: Do voters follow their heart to The Pitt or their head to Severance?

Emmys Face-Off: Do voters follow their heart to 'The Pitt' or their head to 'Severance'? With final-round voting taking place from Aug. 18 to Aug. 27, four top awards experts are grilled about their latest predictions.
The experts as a whole may prefer The Pitt, but the experts in the video think Severance winning is more likely; it's better crafted. Also, its part of the electorate is less divided and electorates matter.

Gold Derby's next category is 77th Emmy Nominations: Lead Actress In A Drama Series.

The nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series are Kathy Bates, Sharon Horgan, Britt Lower, Bella Ramsey, Keri Russell.
Kathy Bates, the only nomination for Matlock, leads with 83.3% of experts, 80.0% of editors, and 71.6% of users expecting her to win. Britt Lower sits in second with 20.0% of editors, 8.3% of experts, and 23.9% of users picking here. Bella Ramsey also has 8.3% of experts voting for her, but only 3.3% of users. Keri Russell has the support of 1.1% of users, while Sharon Horgan, Bads Sisters' sole nominee, only has 0.1%. Lower will only win in a Severance sweep, which the Gold Derby experts doubt will happen.

The final Television Academy video I'm embedding today is 77th Emmy Nominations: Lead Actor In A Drama Series.

The nominees for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series are Sterling K. Brown, Gary Oldman, Pedro Pascal, Adam Scott, Noah Wyle.
Every editor, 92.3% of experts, and 82.0% of users want Noah Wylie, while 7.7% of experts and 15.2% of users selected Adam Scott. Pedro Pascal is a distant third with 2.3% of users, followed by Sterling K. Brown and Gary Oldman tied at 0.3%. I'm picking Wylie.


Carrie Coon currently leads as the choice of 60.0% of editors, 58.3% of experts, and 70.4% of users, but Gold Derby thinks she has competition, as 33.3% of experts, 30.0% of editors, and 13.4% of users chose Katherine LaNasa and 10.0% of editors, 8.3% of experts, and 12.8% picked Parker Posey — a three-way race! A sweep by Severance seems unlikely, as only 1.9% of users made an argument for Patricia Arquette. The users give the rest of the nominees less than a 1.0% chance with Aimee Lou Wood at 0.8%, Natasha Rothwell at 0.4%, and Julianne Nicholson, who has already won an Emmy for Hacks, at 0.3%. I enjoyed Parker Posey the most, but Carrie Coon displayed more range.


Gold Derby's odds-makers see a two-way contest for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, with Tramell Tillman taking 70.0% of editors, 50.0% of experts, and 53.1% of users while Walton Goggins is walking away with 50.0% of experts, 30.0% of editors, and 43.6% of users. That's quite a split! The rest of the field consists of Sam Rockwell with 1.2%, John Turturro and James Marsden tied at 0.7%, Jason Isaacs with 0.6%, and Zach Cherry at 0.1%. My wife and I watched all of The White Lotus, and we found Goggins compelling.


The experts at Gold Derby worried that two nominated episodes for both Severance and The Pitt would split the vote. It's certainly splitting theirs, as 75.0% of experts, 70.0% of editors, and 81.3% of users voted for the "Cold Harbor" episode of Severance while 10.0% of editors and 2.5% of users chose "Chikhai Bardo." Between the two entries, 80.0% of editors, 75.0% of experts, and 83.8% of users are supporing Severance. The Pitt suffers less from vote splitting, with 25.0% of experts, 20.0% of editors, and 12.3% of users picking "6:00 P.M." but only 0.8% of users selecting "7:00 A.M." The White Lotus is fourth among nominees but third among series with 1.4% of users, followed by Andor with 1.1% and Slow Horses with 0.4%.


Severance leads Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, which Gold Derby thinks is a three-way contest, supported by 90.0% of editors, 66.7% of experts, and 81.9% of users. The Pitt sits in second as the pick of 25.0% of experts and 10.9% of users, while this category may be Andor's best chance at an Emmy, as 10.0% of editors, 8.3% of experts, which might be the same person given the overlap between the two groups, and 2.9% of users anticipate its upsetting the two leaders. The rest of the field all have at least 1% support, with The White Lotus with 1.7%, a second episode of The Pitt at 1.6%, and Slow Horses at 1.0%. Vote splitting doesn't seem to be hurting The Pitt much.

Follow over the jump for Saturday night's drama series winners at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.


As I wrote above, Severance won six Creative Arts Emmy Awards Saturday, one of which Gold Derby called plus two near misses. I documented the first near miss in Gold Derby's predictions for guest actors and actresses at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, where one-quarter of editors and experts along with 7.3% of users chose Merritt Wever over Kaitlyn Dever, the choice of the three-quarters of professionals on their panels. They turned out to be correct in their minority opinion. I don't have an acceptance speech, but I do have Emmy Award Winner Merritt Wever Shares Rehearsal Process for 'Severance' from the SAG-AFTRA Foundation.

Actor Merritt Wever ('Nurse Jackie,' 'New Girl') details her rehearsal process for filming 'Severance' scenes with Zach Cherry ('Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,' 'Duncanville').
When I saw Wever appear, I was hoping she would earn an Emmy Award for the role. I knew she could and am glad she did.

Gold Derby's predictions for title design and music at the Emmy Awards called one of Severance's wins, Outstanding Title Design, and a minority predicted Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score). Good job, those who correctly called the winners!

The rest of Severance's Creative Arts Emmys were Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour Or More), Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour), and Outstanding Cinematography For A Series (One Hour). Congratulations!


Andor was the second winningest drama series at the Creative Arts Emmy Award with the four shown above. Congratulations!


Two series tied for the third most Creative Arts Emmy Awards won, and neither of them were nominated at the Primetime Emmy Awards. In alphabetical order, they were Bridgerton and The Boys both with three Emmys. No professionals expected Julie Andrews to win, although she was the third most popular pick among users. Congratulations to Dame Julie and the Gold Derby users who believed in her!


Gold Derby completely blew The Boys' Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for "Let's Put the Christ Back in Christmas" — they had it in last place and at one time, no one was picking it to win. Just for that, I'll embed the music video at the end of the post. Just the same, congratulations to cast and crew of The Boys on their Emmy victories.


On the other hand, Gold Derby called both of The Pitt's Creative Arts Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series. Watch Gold Derby cover Shawn Hatosy backstage at the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys after winning for 'The Pitt'.

Shawn Hatosy backstage at the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys after winning for "The Pitt" for Best Drama Guest Actor.
That was an insightful interview. Congratulations!


The Last of Us won Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series. Congratulations!

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The White Lotus won Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music, which Gold Derby predicted. Congratulations to Cristobal Tapia de Veer for his won and to Gold Derby for calling it.


Two drama series not nominated for Outstanding Drama Series won one Emmy Award each. One I had a peripheral interest in was Étoile, which won Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming. I was rooting for fellow nominee Will Trent, but the publicity image above shows why Étoile won. Congratulations!


The other was House of the Dragon, which won Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic). After ten Emmy Awards for science fiction, three for superheroes, and one for horror, it was time for fantasy so the Television Academy recognized all the speculative fiction genres. Congratulations!

As promised, I'm sharing the winner of Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, Vought On Ice - "Let's Put The Christ Back In Christmas".

Critics, families and online trolls have all been raving about Vought On Ice! That’s why we’re bringing you an exclusive and extended look at the magic.
After watching this, I'm glad it won over "50 Years," even if it wouldn't have been my choice.

That's a wrap for today. Stay tuned for two much shorter posts, including a driving update to supplant Ray 'CityNerd' Delahanty explains how 'Dunning-Kruger Is a Scourge On Our Roads,' a driving update.

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