The 2025 Emmy Nominations

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Love Island may be over, but the rest of the TV landscape still soldiers on. This morning’s Emmy nominations went pretty much as expected. Severance and The White Lotus dominated the Drama category, with 27 and 23 nominations each, respectively. The Studio, meanwhile, scored the most in Comedy with 23 — making it the most-nominated freshman comedy season in history, beating out Ted Lasso’s record. The Penguin dominated the Limited or Anthology Series category, with 24 nominations, but Adolescence got in everywhere that mattered, with 13. The big winner, however, wasn’t even in a program — it was a network. HBO Max got the most nominations this year, scoring 142 nominations. That’s the most nominations in the network’s history, beating its 137 nominations in 2019.

Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
The Studio
What We Do in the Shadows

Outstanding Drama Series
Andor
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
Paradise
The Pitt
Severance
Slow Horses
The White Lotus

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Adolescence
Black Mirror
Dying for Sex
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin

Outstanding Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors

Outstanding Scripted Variety Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Talk Series
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
The Bear, “Napkins”
Hacks, “A Slippery Slope”
Mid-Century Modern, “Here’s to You, Mrs. Schneiderman”
The Rehearsal, “Pilot’s Code”
The Studio, “The Oner”

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Andor, “Who Are You?”
The Pitt, “6:00 PM”
The Pitt, “7:00 PM”
Severance, “Chikhai Bardo”
Severance, “Cold Harbor”
Slow Horses, “Hello Goodbye”
The White Lotus, “Amor Fati”

Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Adolescence
Dying for Sex, “It’s Not That Serious”
The Penguin, “Cent’anni”
The Penguin, “A Great or Little Thing”
Sirens, “Exile”
Zero Day

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
The Daily Show, “Jon Stewart Delivers A Mug-Smashing Take on Musk’s DOGE”
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, “Anthony Mackie, Lizzy Caplan, and Musical Guest Bartees Strange”
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “India Elections”
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “David Oyewolo, Finn Wolfhard, Special Appearance by Alan Cumming, Performance by Ok Go”

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary, “Back to School”
Hacks, “A Slippery Slope”
The Rehearsal, “Pilot’s Code”
Somebody Somewhere, “AGG”
The Studio, “The Promotion”
What We Do in the Shadows, “The Finale”

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Andor, “Welcome to the Rebellion”
The Pitt, “2:00 P.M.”
The Pitt, “7:00 A.M.”
Severance, “Cold Harbor”
Slow Horses, “Hello Goodbye”
The White Lotus, “Full-Moon Party”

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Adolescence
Black Mirror, “Common People”
Dying for Sex, “Good Value Diet Soda”
The Penguin, “A Great or Little Thing”
Say Nothing, “The People in the Dirt”

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
The Daily Show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Brody — Nobody Wants This
Seth Rogen — The Studio
Jason Segel — Shrinking
Martin Short — Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White — The Bear

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown — Paradise
Gary Oldman — Slow Horses
Pedro Pascal — The Last of Us
Adam Scott — Severance
Noah Wyle — The Pitt

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Colin Farrell — The Penguin
Stephen Graham — Adolescence
Jake Gyllenhaal — Presumed Innocence
Brian Tyree Henry — Dope Thief
Cooper Koch — Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Uzo Aduba — The Residence
Kristen Bell — Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson — Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri — The Bear
Jean Smart — Hacks

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates — Matlock
Sharon Horgan — Bad Sisters
Britt Lower — Severance
Bella Ramsey — The Last of Us
Keri Russell — The Diplomat

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Cate Blanchett — Disclaimer
Meghann Fahy — Sirens
Rashida Jones — Black Mirror
Cristin Milioti — The Penguin
Michelle Williams — Dying for Sex

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz — The Studio
Colman Domingo — The Four Seasons
Harrison Ford — Shrinking
Jeff Hiller — Somebody Somewhere
Ebon Moss-Bachrach — The Bear
Michael Urie — Shrinking
Bowen Yang — Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Zach Cherry — Severance
Walton Goggins — The White Lotus
Jason Isaacs — The White Lotus
James Marsden — Paradise
Sam Rockwell — The White Lotus
Tramell Tillman — Severance
John Turturro — Severance

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Javier Bardem — Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Bill Camp — Presumed Innocent
Owen Cooper — Adolescence
Rob Delaney — Dying for Sex
Peter Sarsgaard — Presumed Innocent
Ashley Walters — Adolescence

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Liza Colón-Zayas — The Bear
Hannah Einbinder — Hacks
Kathryn Hahn — The Studio
Janelle James — Abbott Elementary
Catherine O’Hara — The Studio
Sheryl Lee Ralph — Abbott Elementary
Jessica Williams — Shrinking

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Erin Doherty — Adolescence
Ruth Negga — Presumed Innocent
Deirdre O’Connell — The Penguin
Chloë Sevigny — Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Jenny Slate — Dying for Sex
Christine Tremarco — Adolescence

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Jon Bernthal — The Bear
Bryan Cranston — The Studio
Dave Franco — The Studio
Ron Howard — The Studio
Anthony Mackie — The Studio
Martin Scorsese — The Studio

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito — The Boys
Scott Glenn — The White Lotus
Shawn Hatosy — The Pitt
Joe Pantoliano — The Last of Us
Forest Whitaker — Andor
Jeffrey Wright — The Last of Us

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Olivia Colman — The Bear
Jamie Lee Curtis — The Bear
Cynthia Erivo — Poker Face
Robby Hoffman — Hacks
Zoë Kravitz — The Studio
Julianne Nicholson — Hacks

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Jane Alexander — Severance
Gwendoline Christie — Severance
Kaitlyn Dever — The Last of Us
Cherry Jones — The Handmaid’s Tale
Catherine O’Hara — The Last of Us
Merritt Wever — Severance

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program
RuPaul — RuPaul’s Drag Race
Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Daniel Lubetzky — Shark Tank
Alan Cumming — The Traitors
Kristen Kish — Top Chef
Jeff Probst — Survivor
Elizabeth Banks — Press Your Luck