'The Studio' breaks Emmys comedy record

Seth Rogen and "The Studio" turned the Emmys into a wrap party, winning best comedy series Sunday and breaking a comedy record for victories in a season with 13. At the same time, Noah Wyle and "The Pitt" took the top drama prize.

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The evening also brought meaningful wins for Jean Smart, Stephen Colbert, and 15-year-old Owen Cooper, whose Netflix series "Adolescence" dominated the limited series categories.

"I'm legitimately embarrassed by how happy this makes me," "The Studio" co-creator Seth Rogen said with his signature giggle, surrounded by cast and crew from the Apple TV+ movie-business romp after it won best comedy at the Peacock Theater in a show hosted by Nate Bargatze and aired on CBS. Rogen personally won four, including best actor.

"The Pitt" from HBO Max completed a sentimental journey with its win for best drama series. The character-driven medical drama won over viewers and gained emotional momentum during a season whose drama prizes once seemed destined to go to "Severance."

Wyle won best actor in a drama for playing a worn-down, grizzled supervising doctor, getting his first Emmy after five nominations with no victories in the 1990s for playing a scrubbed young cub doctor on "ER."

"What a dream this has been," Wyle said. "Oh my goodness."

Katherine LaNasa, whose nurse is perhaps the show's most beloved character, was a surprise winner of best supporting actress in a drama, over three women of "The White Lotus" on a night when every acting Emmy but one went to a first-time victor.

The first-timers included Britt Lower, who won best actress in a drama, and Tramell Tillman, who won best supporting actor, in the night's two biggest moments for "Severance," the Apple TV+ Orwellian workplace satire. Along with its creative arts wins, it ended up with eight for its acclaimed second season.

Lower's win was a surprise in a category where Kathy Bates was considered a heavy favorite, for "Matlock."

Cristin Milioti won Best Actress in a Limited Series for "The Penguin."