Emmy Award nominations announced: 'Succession' leads with 27 noms

This year's Emmy Award nominations were announced Wednesday morning.

HBO dominated Wednesday morning's Emmy nominations, with the elite trio of "Succession," "The White Lotus" and "The Last of Us" combining for a whopping 74, but the dominant theme darkening the scene is the ongoing writers strike and the looming possibility that actors may join them in as little as a day.

"Succession" led all Emmy nominees in its fourth and final season with 27, including best drama, which it has won two of the past three years. It got three nominations for best actor in a drama, with Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin all getting nods for playing men of the Roy clan, and Sarah Snook getting a best actress nomination. It also got four nominations for best supporting actor in a drama.

Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal, the duo on a fungus-filled quest in " The Last of Us," each got lead acting nominations. The show was second behind "Succession" with 24 nominations. "The White Lotus" had 23.

"Ted Lasso" was tops among comedies with 21 nominations, including best comedy series and best actor for Jason Sudeikis.

The nominees are:

Best Drama Series 

• "Andor"; 
• "Better Call Saul"; 
• "The Crown";
• "House of the Dragon"; 
• "The Last of Us";
•  "Succession"; 
• "The White Lotus"; 
• "Yellowjackets".

Outstanding Comedy Series

• "Abbott Elementary"; 
• "Barry"; 
• "The Bear"; 
• "Jury Duty"; 
• "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel";
•  "Only Murders in the Building";
• "Ted Lasso"; 
• "Wednesday".

Limited or Anthology Series

• "Beef"; 
• "Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story"; 
• "Daisy Jones & the Six"; 
• "Fleishman is in Trouble"; 
• "Obi-Wan Kenobi".

Best Actress in a Drama Series

• Sharon Horgan, "Bad Sisters"; 
• Melanie Lynskey, "Yellowjackets"; 
• Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"; 
• Bella Ramsey, "The Last of Us"; 
• Keri Russell, "The Diplomat"; 
• Sarah Snook, "Succession".

Best Actor in a Drama Series

• Jeremy Strong, "Succession"; 
• Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"; 
• Kieran Culkin, "Succession"; 
• Pedro Pascal, "The Last of Us"; 
• Brian Cox, "Succession"; 
• Jeff Bridges, "The Old Man".

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

• Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear"; 
• Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso"; 
• Bill Hader, "Barry";
• Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building"; 
• Jason Segel, "Shrinking".

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

• Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary"; 
• Rachel Brosnahan, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"; 
• Christina Applegate, "Dead to Me"; 
• Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday"; 
• Natasha Lyonne, "Poker Face".

The nominees for best supporting actor in a comedy series are: Anthony Carrigan, "Barry"; Brett Goldstein, "Ted Lasso"; Phil Dunster, "Ted Lasso"; Henry Winkler, "Barry"; James Marsden, "Jury Duty".

For the full list of nominations, visit the 75th Emmy Nominations Announcement at Emmys.com.

The 75th Emmy Awards broadcast will air on FOX on September 18.