2025 Emmy Award Nominations Announced, Paranormal Investigator Dan Rivera Dies on Annabelle Haunted Doll Tour, National Hot Dog

2025 Emmy Award Nominations Announced, Paranormal Investigator Dan Rivera Dies on Annabelle Haunted Doll Tour, National Hot Dog

2025 Emmy Award Nominations are out.

Nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmys were announced this morning by actors Harvey Guillén and Brenda Song.

Apple TV+ series Severance leads the pack with 27 nominations.

HBO Max's The Penguin was next up with 24 nominations and Apple TV+'s The Studio and HBO Max's The White Lotus tied for third with 23 nominations each.

The awards will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ on Sunday, September 14.

Paranormal investigator Dan Rivera dies suddenly on Annabelle haunted doll tour.

The 54-year-old was one of the handlers of the famed Annabelle doll and was also featured as a paranormal investigator on the Travel Channel's Most Haunted Places.

Rivera passed away unexpectedly during his visit to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the 'Devils on the Run Tour.'

The New England Society for Psychic Research (NESPR), the organization behind the tour, announced in a Facebook post on Monday, "It's with deep sadness that Tony, Wade, and I share the sudden passing of our close friend and partner, Dan Rivera," the Facebook post reads.

"We are heartbroken and still processing this loss." Today's holidays: National Hot Dog Day, National AI Day, National Corn Fritters Day, World Snake Day, National Personal Chef Day.

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