Washington DC, July 15 -- The 77th Emmy nominations are finally out and HBO Max has taken a headstart with a record haul of 142 nods led by drama series 'The Penguin,' 'The White Lotus,' 'The Last of Us' and comedy series 'Hacks.'

According to Variety, this marks a new high-water mark for the HBO universe. Its previous high was 140 nominations grabbed in 2020.

The all-time Emmy record haul remains the 160 nominations hoovered up by Netflix, also in 2020, reported Variety.

This year, Netflix commanded 120, ranking second among platforms and up from last year's 107 noms.

HBO limited series 'The Penguin' punched above the expectations with 24 nominations. That was second only to the top of the pack, Apple TV+ drama 'Severance,' which gra...