Emmy nominations 2025: Severance leads with 27, followed by Penguin, White Lotus

The 2025 Emmy nominations have been announced. Adam Scott-starrer 'Severance' leads with 27 nominations, followed by 'The Penguin' with 24 and 'The White Lotus' and 'The Studio' with 23 each.

In Short

• Severance leads 2025 Emmy nominations with 27 nods
• The Penguin follows closely with 24 nominations
• The Studio and The White Lotus each earn 23 nominations

The 77th Emmy Awards race has officially begun, and Apple TV+’s psychological workplace drama 'Severance' is leading the charge with a whopping 27 nominations. HBO’s DC spin-off 'The Penguin' is not far behind, picking up 24 nominations. Meanwhile, Apple’s Hollywood satire 'The Studio', co-produced by Seth Rogen, and HBO’s holiday thriller 'The White Lotus' both earned 23 nominations each.

The Emmys 2025 nominations were rolled out on Tuesday night (IST), with initial announcements in the reality competition and talk show categories revealed on CBS Mornings. The remaining nominations were unveiled by actors Harvey Guilln (What We Do in the Shadows) and Brenda Song (Running Point).

Drama Series Nominees:

Andor

The Diplomat

The Last of Us

Paradise

The Pitt

Severance

Slow Horses

The White Lotus

Lead Actor (Drama): Sterling K. Brown (Paradise), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us), Adam Scott (Severance), Noah Wyle (The Pitt)
Lead Actress (Drama): Kathy Bates (Matlock), Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters), Britt Lower (Severance), Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), Keri Russell (The Diplomat)

Comedy Series Nominees:

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

Hacks

Nobody Wants This

Only Murders in the Building

Shrinking

The Studio

What We Do in the Shadows

Limited or Anthology Series Nominees:

Adolescence

Black Mirror

Dying for Sex

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

The Penguin

Talk Series:

The Daily Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Reality Competition:

The Amazing Race

RuPaul’s Drag Race

Survivor

Top Chef

The Traitors

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 Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Erin Doherty (Adolescence)

Ruth Negga (Presumed Innocent)

Deirdre O’Connell, (The Penguin)

Chlo Sevigny (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story)

Jenny Slate (Dying for Sex)

Christine Tremarco (Adolescence)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Colin Farrell (The Penguin)

Stephen Graham (Adolescence)

Jake Gyllenhaal (Presumed Innocent)

Brian Tyree Henry (Dope Thief)

Cooper Koch (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story)

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 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 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 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 (SNL)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Liza Coln-Zayas (The Bear)

Kathryn Hahn (The Studio)

Hannah Einbinder (Hacks)

Janelle James (Abbott Elementary)

Catherine O’Hara (The Studio)

Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary)

Jessica Williams (Shrinking)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Jason Segel (Shrinking)

Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)

Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)

Seth Rogen (The Studio)

Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This)

Jean Smart (Hacks)

Uzo Aduba (The Residence)

Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)

Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)

The 2025 Emmy Awards are shaping up to be one of the most competitive editions in recent years, with both established favourites and new entries battling it out across genres. The winners will be announced later this year.

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