Keri Russell, Noah Wyle, Sterling K. Brown and More Variety’s Actors on Actors, Cover Stars Score 2025 Emmy Nominations
by Michaela Zee · VarietyVariety is celebrating the 2025 Emmy nominees who have graced the magazine’s covers and participated in Actors on Actors. The nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Tuesday morning, with “Severance” leading the pack with 27 nominations. “The Penguin” followed closely behind with 24 nods, while “The Studio” and “The White Lotus” each scored 23 nominations.
The 2025 Emmy Awards will take place Sept. 14.
Revisit Variety‘s best coverage and interviews with the nominees below.
Actors on Actors:
Parker Posey (“The White Lotus”), supporting actress in a drama series: Parker Posey Tells Lisa Kudrow to Star in ‘The White Lotus’ Season 4 as They Bond Over Sitcom Struggles and Why Phoebe on ‘Friends’ Was ‘A Lot of Work’
Colin Farrell (“The Penguin”), lead actor in a limited or anthology series: Penguins Unite! Colin Farrell and Danny DeVito on Lusting After Catwoman, Staying Sober and How ‘It’s Always Sunny’ Is Like ‘I Love Lucy’ on Acid
Adam Brody (“Nobody Wants This”), lead actor in a comedy series: Amanda Seyfried and Adam Brody on Making ‘Jennifer’s Body,’ Surviving ‘O.C.’ Fame and ‘Mean Girls’: ‘Paramount Still Owes Me Money for the Likeness’
Natasha Rothwell (“The White Lotus”), supporting actress in a drama series; Sterling K. Brown (“Paradise”), lead actor in a drama series: Natasha Rothwell and Sterling K. Brown Get Honest About ‘White Lotus’ Rewrites, Doomsday and Being No. 1 on the Call Sheet: ‘For the Longest Time I Thought It Meant Something’
Javier Bardem (“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”), supporting actor in a limited or anthology series: Javier Bardem and Diego Luna on Making ‘Star Wars’ Real, the Dangers of ‘Machismo’ and Acting in English: ‘In Spanish, I Can’t Hide Myself’
Cooper Koch (“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”), lead actor in a limited or anthology series: Sam Nivola and Cooper Koch Confront Nepo Baby Criticism and Being Accused of Playing Sexual Deviant Brothers: ‘You Still Have to Love Your Character’
Kathy Bates (“Matlock”), lead actress in a drama series: Billy Bob Thornton Shocks Kathy Bates by Revealing He Almost Starred in ‘Misery’ and Their Surprise ‘Matlock’ Connection
Kristen Bell (“Nobody Wants This”), lead actress in a comedy series; Adam Scott (“Severance”), lead actor in a drama series: Kristen Bell Texts Adam Scott When She’s Angry About ‘Severance’ Cliffhangers and Delays: ‘Why Is It Taking So F—ing Long’ for New Episodes?
Keri Russell (“The Diplomat”), lead actress in a drama series: Keri Russell and Scott Speedman on Nearly 30 Years of ‘Felicity’ and Friendship, From His Last-Minute Audition to Her Regrets: ‘Why Didn’t I Have More Fun?’
Image Credit: Chantal Anderson Noah Wyle (“The Pitt”), lead actor in a drama series: Noah Wyle Was Nearing a ‘Nervous Breakdown.’ Then Came ‘The Pitt’: It’s ‘Infuriating We Can’t Come to a Consensus’ on Masks and Vaccines
Image Credit: Thea Traff Keri Russell (“The Diplomat”), lead actress in a drama series: The Confessions of Keri Russell: On ‘The Diplomat,’ Falling in Love With Matthew Rhys and the Night Hillary Clinton Made Her Cry
Image Credit: Brian Bowen Smith Sterling K. Brown (“Paradise”), lead actor in a drama series: Sterling K. Brown Is Finally No. 1 on the Call Sheet: The Actor on Hulu’s ‘Paradise,’ Turning Down ‘The Boys’ and Leaving Randall Pearson Behind
Image Credit: Peggy Sirota Seth Rogen (“The Studio”) and Jason Segel (“Shrinking”), lead actor in a comedy series: Seth Rogen and Jason Segel Relive 27 Years of Friendship: Smoking Before ‘The Matrix,’ Peeing Next to Scorsese and Harrison Ford Watching Segel Naked
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski Cristin Milioti (“The Penguin”), lead actress in a limited or anthology series: All About the Mother: Cristin Milioti Looks Back, From ‘The Sopranos’ to ‘Black Mirror’ and ‘The Penguin’
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski Walton Goggins (“The White Lotus”), supporting actor in a drama series; Aimee Lou Wood (“The White Lotus”), supporting actress in a drama series: ‘There Is No Feud’: Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood Tell All on Their ‘White Lotus’ Connection, a Cut Love Scene and Yes, Why He Unfollowed Her on Instagram
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski Ben Stiller (“Severance”), drama series; Adam Scott (“Severance), lead actor in a drama series: Ben Stiller and Adam Scott on ‘Severance’ Season 3, Stiller’s Scrapped Character and Potential Spinoffs: ‘There Are Two Specific Ideas’
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski Katherine LaNasa (“The Pitt”), supporting actress in a drama series: ‘The Pitt’ Women on Relating to Their Complex Characters, ‘Ridiculous’ Portrayals of Neurodiversity on TV and Whether Dana Really Wants to Leave
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski Stephen Graham (“Adolescence”), lead actor in a limited or anthology series: Stephen Graham on Surprising ‘Adolescence’ Success, the Personal Touch That Sparked Eddie’s Finale Breakdown and What a Potential Season 2 Would Look Like
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski “Saturday Night Live,” outstanding scripted variety series: Colin Jost, Marcello Hernandez, Sarah Sherman and Mike Myers on ‘SNL50’ Surprises, the Pros and Cons of Dress Rehearsal and Going ‘Into a Depression’ Over Cut Sketches