LOS ANGELES, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Seth Rogen, Harrison

Ford, Colin Farrell and Jean Smart are among the stars expected

to turn out on Sunday for Hollywood's Emmy Awards, where the

absurdist workplace tale "Severance" from Apple TV+

leads the nominations.

"Severance," the favorite for the night's top award of best

drama, centers around corporate employees who undergo a surgery

that separates their work and personal memories. Stars Adam

Scott and Britt Lower are nominated for lead acting honors.

The red-carpet celebration begins at 8 p.m. Eastern (0000

GMT Monday) in Los Angeles and will air live on CBS.

Comedian Nate Bargatze will host.

Competitors to "Severance" include Star Wars series "Andor,"

medical drama "The Pitt," and murder mystery "The White Lotus."

The best comedy race features two shows that explore the

tension between art and commerce in Hollywood.

"The Studio," also from Apple TV+, stars Seth Rogen as a

stressed movie executive trying to make prestige films while

generating corporate profits. "Hacks," last year's comedy

winner, tells the story of a septuagenarian comedian (Smart) who

clashes with the network running her late-night show.

Smart is expected to win her fourth best comedy actress Emmy

for the "Hacks" role.

"The Penguin," starring Farrell as a gangster in the DC

Comics universe, will compete for best limited series against

Netflix ( NFLX ) hit "Adolescence" and others.

Noah Wyle is competing for his first Emmy since 1999 for his

role as an emergency room doctor on "The Pitt." Wyle was

nominated five times for "ER" but never won.

Ford also is vying for his first Emmy, for his supporting

role as a gruff therapist on "Shrinking."

Other notable acting nominees include Cristin Milioti for

"The Penguin," "The Bear" actors Jeremy Allen White and Ayo

Edebiri, Kathy Bates for "Matlock" and Pedro Pascal and Bella

Ramsey for "The Last of Us."

"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," a nominee for best

talk series, also may be recognized by Emmy voters. CBS

announced in July that it was canceling the show.

Winners will be chosen by the roughly 26,000 performers,

directors, producers and other members of the Television

Academy.