LOS ANGELES, July 12 (Xinhua) -- HBO's black comedy-drama television "Succession" led nominees for the 75th Emmy Awards, considered the top honors in U.S. television, with 27 nods, the Television Academy announced on Wednesday.
The two-time Outstanding drama series winner will compete against "Andor," "Better Call Saul," "The Crown," "House of the Dragon," "The Last of Us," "The White Lotus" and "Yellowjackets" for the top trophy this year.
It also earned multiple nominations in the acting categories, including nominations for Outstanding lead actor in a drama series for Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong, Outstanding lead actress in a drama series for Sarah Snook.
The series centers on the Roy family, the dysfunctional owners of a global media and entertainment conglomerate. When Logan Roy, CEO of one of the conglomerates, considers retirement, each of his four grown children follows a personal agenda that doesn't always sync with those of their siblings or of their father.
In contention for Outstanding comedy series, "Abbott Elementary," "Barry," "The Bear," "Jury Duty," "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "Only Murders in the Building," "Ted Lasso" and "Wednesday" all earned their respective slot into the race.
"The Last of Us" came in second with 24 nominations this year, followed by "The White Lotus" with 23 and "Ted Lasso" with 21.
"The nominations recognize the importance of the performers, producers, writers, directors, craftspeople, and all those who worked on television programs in the past year," said the Television Academy in a press release.
There are more than 20,000 voting members of the Academy and this year's nominations marked the highest voter participation in Emmy history, according to the Television Academy.
The 75th Emmy Awards ceremony is currently scheduled to be held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 18.
