The nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards are officially here, and the competition is shaping up to be one of the fiercest in recent memory. The Television Academy revealed the full list of contenders on July 15, 2025, via a live-streamed event hosted by actors Harvey Guillén (Companion) and Brenda Song (The Social Network), alongside Television Academy chair Cris Abrego. The ceremony is set to take place on September 14, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET in Los Angeles, airing live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+, with comedian Nate Bargatze hosting the show.
Severance Dominates With 27 Nominations
Apple TV+’s psychological thriller Severance returns with a major splash, earning 27 nominations, the most of any show this year. The series scored nods in major categories like Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Casting, Outstanding Directing, and Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series. After a strong debut season, Severance’s second installment has clearly struck a chord with critics and voters alike.
Strong Showing for Drama Series
The Drama category is stacked with critical darlings. HBO’s The White Lotus followed closely behind Severance with 23 nominations, while The Last of Us landed 16, Andor grabbed 14, and The Pitt earned 13. These nominations highlight the continued dominance of character-driven and high-production-value storytelling in the prestige TV space.
Comedy Categories Heat Up
Apple is having a strong awards season beyond Severance. Its satirical series The Studio, led by Seth Rogen, garnered 23 nominations, making it a top contender in the Comedy categories. Meanwhile, The Bear earned 13 nominations, and continues to be categorized as a comedy, going head-to-head with Hacks (14 nominations) and Shrinking (9 nominations).
The Penguin and Adolescence Shine in Limited Series
In the Limited or Anthology Series categories, The Penguin emerged as a clear frontrunner with 24 nominations, showing strong performance across acting, writing, and technical fields. The psychological drama Adolescence also made its mark with 13 nominations, establishing itself as a strong competitor.
Harrison Ford Earns His First Emmy Nomination
At 83, Hollywood legend Harrison Ford has received his first-ever Emmy nomination for his role in Shrinking. He’s up for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, competing against co-star Michael Urie, Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear), Ike Barinholtz (The Studio), Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live), Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere), and Colman Domingo (The Four Seasons).
Big Snubs: Agatha, Andor Cast, and Squid Game
No awards season is complete without a few notable snubs. Fans were surprised and disappointed to see Kathryn Hahn excluded from the list for her role in Agatha All Along, though she still managed a nomination for The Studio. While Andor received praise and nominations, lead actors Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgård, and Genevieve O’Reilly were notably left out. Meanwhile, Netflix’s global hit Squid Game failed to land a single nomination this year, a major shift from its previous Emmy run.
Key Dates and Eligibility
To qualify for the 77th Emmy Awards, TV series needed to premiere between June 2024 and May 2025. Last year, standout series like Shōgun and Hacks dominated, with Shōgun making history by winning 18 Emmys in a single season.
Full List of 77th Emmy Awards 2025 Nominations
🏆 Outstanding Drama Series Nominees
The top drama contenders of 2025 showcase gripping storytelling and cinematic excellence:
- Severance
- The Last of Us
- Andor
- The White Lotus
- Paradise
- Slow Horses
- The Pitt
- The Diplomat
🎭 Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Powerful performances led these actresses to Emmy attention:
- Britt Lower (Severance)
- Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us)
- Kathy Bates (Matlock)
- Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters)
- Keri Russell (The Diplomat)
🎭 Lead Actor in a Drama Series
These leading men delivered unforgettable portrayals:
- Adam Scott (Severance)
- Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us)
- Noah Wyle (The Pitt)
- Gary Oldman (Slow Horses)
- Sterling K. Brown (Paradise)
⭐ Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
A mix of newcomers and seasoned stars shine in supporting roles:
- Patricia Arquette (Severance)
- Carrie Coon (The White Lotus)
- Katherine LaNasa (The Pitt)
- Julianne Nicholson (Paradise)
- Parker Posey (The White Lotus)
- Natasha Rothwell (The White Lotus)
- Aimee Lou Wood (The White Lotus)
⭐ Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
These actors helped drive the dramatic tension in 2025’s biggest series:
- John Turturro (Severance)
- Zach Cherry (Severance)
- Tramell Tillman (Severance)
- Walton Goggins (The White Lotus)
- Sam Rockwell (The White Lotus)
- Jason Isaacs (The White Lotus)
- James Marsden (Paradise)
👥 Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Memorable single-episode appearances earned these actresses well-deserved spots:
- Kaitlyn Dever (The Last of Us)
- Catherine O’Hara (The Last of Us)
- Merritt Wever (Severance)
- Jane Alexander (Severance)
- Gwendoline Christie (Severance)
- Cherry Jones (The Handmaid’s Tale)
👥 Guest Actor in a Drama Series
These performances made a big impact in a short span:
- Jeffrey Wright (The Last of Us)
- Joe Pantoliano (The Last of Us)
- Scott Glenn (The White Lotus)
- Forest Whitaker (Andor)
- Shawn Hatosy (The Pitt)
- Giancarlo Esposito (The Boys)
😂 Outstanding Comedy Series
This year’s comedy contenders delivered both heart and hilarity:
- The Studio
- Abbott Elementary
- Hacks
- The Bear
- Shrinking
- Only Murders in the Building
- What We Do in the Shadows
- Nobody Wants This
😂 Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Bringing laughs and emotional depth to their roles:
- Seth Rogen (The Studio)
- Jason Segel (Shrinking)
- Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
- Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This)
- Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
😂 Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Leading ladies lighting up the screen with charisma and wit:
- Jean Smart (Hacks)
- Uzo Aduba (The Residence)
- Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This)
- Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
- Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
🎭 Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
A stacked lineup of scene-stealers:
- Michael Urie (Shrinking)
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear)
- Harrison Ford (Shrinking)
- Colman Domingo (The Four Seasons)
- Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere)
- Ike Barinholtz (The Studio)
- Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live)
🎭 Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
These women brought humor, soul, and style to their shows:
- Jessica Williams (Shrinking)
- Janelle James (Abbott Elementary)
- Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary)
- Kathryn Hahn (The Studio)
- Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear)
- Catherine O’Hara (The Studio)
- Hannah Einbinder (Hacks)
👥 Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Special appearances with unforgettable impact:
- Martin Scorsese (The Studio)
- Anthony Mackie (The Studio)
- Ron Howard (The Studio)
- Bryan Cranston (The Studio)
- Dave Franco (The Studio)
- Jon Bernthal (The Bear)
👥 Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
One-episode wonders that stood out:
- Zoë Kravitz (The Studio)
- Jamie Lee Curtis (The Bear)
- Olivia Colman (The Bear)
- Julianne Nicholson (Hacks)
- Cynthia Erivo (Poker Face)
- Robby Hoffman (Hacks)
🎥 Best Limited or Anthology Series
Short-form storytelling at its finest:
- The Penguin
- Adolescence
- Dying for Sex
- Black Mirror
- Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez Story
🎭 Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Top-tier actors led emotionally charged stories:
- Stephen Graham (Adolescence)
- Jake Gyllenhaal (Presumed Innocent)
- Colin Farrell (The Penguin)
- Cooper Koch (Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez Story)
- Brian Tyree Henry (Dope Thief)
🎭 Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Bringing power to standalone storytelling:
- Cristin Milioti (The Penguin)
- Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer)
- Rashida Jones (Black Mirror)
- Michelle Williams (Dying for Sex)
- Meghann Fahy (Sirens)
⭐ Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Men who stood strong in supporting roles:
- Javier Bardem (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story)
- Peter Sarsgaard (Presumed Innocent)
- Bill Camp (Presumed Innocent)
- Ashley Walters (Adolescence)
- Rob Delaney (Dying for Sex)
- Owen Cooper (Adolescence)
⭐ Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Women who elevated their narratives:
- Erin Doherty (Adolescence)
- Ruth Negga (Presumed Innocent)
- Jenny Slate (Dying for Sex)
- Chloë Sevigny (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story)
- Christine Tremarco (Adolescence)
- Deirdre O’Connell (The Penguin)
📺 Outstanding Reality Competition Program
These unscripted favorites had viewers hooked:
- The Traitors
- Survivor
- RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Top Chef
- The Amazing Race
🎤 Outstanding Talk Series
Late-night laughs and cultural commentary:
- The Daily Show
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
🎬 Best Television Movie
One-off feature-length TV stories that captivated audiences:
- The Gorge
- Nonnas
- Rebel Ridge
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
- Mountainhead
✍️ Best Writing for a Drama Series
Powerful narratives crafted by top writers:
- Dan Erickson (Severance)
- Joe Sachs (The Pitt)
- Mike White (The White Lotus)
- Dan Gilroy (Andor)
- R. Scott Gemmill (The Pitt)
- Will Smith (Slow Horses)
✍️ Best Writing for a Comedy Series
These scripts brought brilliance to the funny side of TV:
- Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, et al. (The Studio)
- Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky (Hacks)
- Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
- Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis, Paul Simms (What We Do in the Shadows)
- Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, Bridget Everett (Somebody Somewhere)
- Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, et al. (The Rehearsal)
✍️ Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series
Telling compelling stories in a compact format:
- Jack Thorne, Stephen Graham (Adolescence)
- Charlie Brooker, Bisha K. Ali (Black Mirror)
- Kim Rosenstock, Elizabeth Meriwether (Dying for Sex)
- Lauren LeFranc (The Penguin)
- Joshua Zetumer (Say Nothing)
🎬 Best Directing for a Drama Series
Directors who shaped the tone and tension:
- Ben Stiller (Severance)
- Jessica Lee Gagné (Severance)
- Amanda Marsalis (The Pitt)
- Adam Randall (Slow Horses)
- Janus Metz (Andor)
- John Wells (The Pitt)
- Mike White (The White Lotus)
🎬 Best Directing for a Comedy Series
Crafting comedic timing with a director’s eye:
- Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
- Nathan Fielder (The Rehearsal)
- James Burrows (Mid-Century Modern)
- Seth Rogen (The Studio)
- Lucia Aniello (Hacks)
🎬 Best Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series
Creative visionaries leading standout short-form work:
- Jennifer Getzinger (The Penguin)
- Helen Shaver (The Penguin)
- Shannon Murphy (Dying for Sex)
- Nicole Kassell (Sirens)
- Philip Barantini (Adolescence)
- Lesli Linka Glatter (Zero Day)
📺 Best Scripted Variety Series
Top-tier variety formats mixing satire and sketches:
- Saturday Night Live
- Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
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