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This article could\u2019ve just as easily been focused on \u201cThe Pitt.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Despite the Max original series earning less than half the total nominations of \u201cSeverance\u201d (and only the fifth most of any drama series), many prognosticators believe \u201cThe Pitt\u201d has a legitimate shot at winning Best Drama Series<\/a>, along with a handful of other trophies on Emmy night. Over at IndieWire\u2019s sister site, Gold Derby<\/a>, there\u2019s a nearly even split among experts, with \u201cSeverance\u201d clinging to a narrow 11-8 lead.<\/p>\n More from IndieWire<\/strong><\/p>\n Working in \u201cThe Pitt\u2019s\u201d favor: the critics, who are absolutely rabid<\/a> for a throwback medical drama consisting of a hefty 15 hourlong episodes; nostalgia, which should hook a few older voters who remember when the Emmys still regularly honored broadcast-style dramas; the \u201cmade in L.A.\u201d narrative<\/a>, which has been getting a lot of press coverage this season, as anxious Hollywood residents rally around productions that help keep Los Angeles the center of the industry\u2019s universe; and Noah Wyle, because who doesn\u2019t love Noah Wyle<\/a>?<\/p>\n Personally, I\u2019m not buying it. \u201cThe Pitt\u201d may have the most passionate voter base, but they\u2019re not as widespread as the \u201cSeverance\u201d crew, which appeals to every branch of a very large TV Academy. (Hence, its massive lead in nominations.) And the \u201cSeverance\u201d team should know first-hand what that advantage means, since they were in a very similar position for Season 1. Back in 2022, \u201cSeverance\u201d was the hot new show, going up against an established giant in \u201cSuccession.\u201d Apple\u2019s drama landed 14 nominations for its freshman run, but it was dwarfed by the HBO drama\u2019s 25 nods, and \u201cSeverance\u201d walked away with just two wins to \u201cSuccession\u2019s\u201d four.<\/p>\n Will history repeat itself this September, or is \u201cSeverance\u201d a weaker frontrunner than \u201cSuccession\u201d and \u201cThe Pitt\u201d a hotter commodity now than \u201cSeverance\u201d was then? All three are likely true, but I leave such predictions<\/a> to IndieWire\u2019s ace Awards Editor Marcus Jones. As a TV critic, I\u2019m here to articulate what should happen, not what will, and quality is all over this year\u2019s drama race.<\/p>\n \u201cSeverance\u201d? Great show<\/a>. \u201cAndor\u201d? Great show.<\/a> \u201cThe White Lotus\u201d? Great show<\/a> (despite what some have claimed), and that still leaves \u201cSlow Horses,\u201d \u201cThe Last of Us,\u201d and, yes, \u201cThe Pitt.\u201d<\/p>\n Such an abundance of riches demands a closer assessment. Each category is unique. Each group of nominees has their own plusses and minuses. Voting for the same show every time is never a good idea, but it\u2019s a particularly bad one this year. Hopefully, TV Academy members use the breakdown below as a handy resource, while fans reference it before gauging their pride and\/or disappointment when the winners are announced on September 14.<\/p>\n Maybe you\u2019ll disagree with a few picks. Maybe you\u2019ll be surprised by a few others. (I know I was.) But we\u2019ll all be better informed come Emmys night \u2014 and hopefully voters long before that. So let\u2019s get to it.<\/p>\n Style note: For categories where each nominated program consists of multiple individual artists, not all names are listed. It\u2019s just a space issue. Full credits can be found on the Emmys\u2019 website.<\/em><\/p>\n Best of IndieWire<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Indiewire’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This article could\u2019ve just as easily been focused on \u201cThe Pitt.\u201d Despite the Max original series earning less than half the total nominations of \u201cSeverance\u201d (and only the fifth most of any drama series), many prognosticators believe \u201cThe Pitt\u201d has a legitimate shot at winning Best Drama Series, along with a handful of other trophies […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1973220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[325288,321599,137120],"class_list":["post-1973219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-drama-series","tag-noah-wyle","tag-severance"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Many-Emmys-Should-\u2018Severance-Actually-Win-This-Year.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1973219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1973220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1973219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1973219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1973219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}