Vancouver native Seth Rogen's TV series The Studio nabs 23 Emmy Award nominations
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Rogen 's show, which he stars in and co-created, wrote and directed with longtime collaborator and fellow Vancouverite Evan Goldberg, nabbed 23 nominations, including best directing and writing for the partners and best comedy actor for Rogen as well as a best supporting actress nomination for Toronto-born Catherine O'Hara, who also earned a best supporting guest actress in a drama nomination for her turn on the Vancouver-shot The Last of Us.
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The Studio is joined in the best comedy category by Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, Shrinking and What We Do in the Shadows.
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Topping the most nominated list is Apple's drama Severance with 27 nods, including best drama series, where it will compete alongside Andor, The Diplomat, The Last of Us, Paradise, The Pitt, Slow Horses and The White Lotus.
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The Penguin was next with a total of 24 noms; followed by The Studio and The White Lotus with 23; The Last of Us garnered 16 nominations.
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Also getting some Emmy attention is Vancouver's Nathan Fielder who picked up writing and directing nominations for his HBO docu-comedy The Rehearsal.
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