Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 Emmy Award nominations

The 77th Emmy nominations are in, and the race to crown the best in television has officially begun. Apple TV+’s Severance leads the way with a resounding 27 nods. The psychological workplace thriller, which follows employees who have surgically divided their work and personal memories, has captured both critical acclaim and audience obsession with its unnerving exploration of identity and control. Close behind is HBO’s The Penguin with 24 nominations, while Apple’s Hollywood satire The Studio and HBO’s lush holiday thriller The White Lotus have each earned 23 nominations each. Another standout is Netflix’s coming-of-age drama Adolescence, picking up 13 nominations, including a supporting actor nod for 15-year-old Owen Cooper, whose performance as a teen entangled in a murder investigation has been hailed as one of the year’s most compelling turns. The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards will air on September 14 at 8 pm ET on CBS and stream on Paramount+.

But while some shows soared, others stumbled. Once award-season staples, The Handmaid’s Tale and Netflix’s global phenomenon Squid Game failed to secure a single Best Drama nomination this year, with the latter being completely shut out despite its record-breaking viewership. Say Nothing managed only one writing nod, overlooking powerful performances by Lola Petticrew and Anthony Boyle, while The White Lotus missed a nomination for Patrick Schwarzenegger’s buzzed-about portrayal of the emotionally volatile Saxon, despite the show’s strong overall showing. As the Emmy race heats up, these snubs serve as a reminder that even the biggest names can’t take a nomination for granted.

Nomination list

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

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

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

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus, Parker Posey, The White Lotus, Carrie Coon, The White Lotus, Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus, Patricia Arquette, Severance, Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt, Julianne Nicholson, Paradise

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 Drama Series: Jane Alexander, Severance, Gwendoline Christie, Severance, Merritt Wever, Severance, Kaitlyn Dever, The Last Of Us, Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale, Catherine O’Hara, The Last Of Us

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

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

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

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

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

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 Actress in a Comedy Series: Olivia Colman, The Bear, Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear, Cynthia Erivo, Poker Face, Robby Hoffman, Hacks, Julianne Nicholson, Hacks, Zoe Kravitz, The Studio

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

Outstanding Television Movie: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, The Gorge, Mountainhead, Nonnas, Rebel Ridge

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: Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex, Cristin Milioti, The Penguin, Meghann Fahy, Sirens, Rashida Jones, Black Mirror, Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer

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

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

Outstanding Animated Program: Arcane, Bob’s Burgers, Common Side Effects, Love, Death + Robots, The Simpsons

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

Outstanding Variety Special (Live): The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé Bowl, The Oscars, SNL50: The Anniversary Special, SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded): Adam Sandler: Love You, Ali Wong: Single Lady, Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years, Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Sarah Silverman: PostMortem, Your Friend, Nate Bargatze

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

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

Outstanding Structured Reality Program: Antiques Roadshow, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, Love Is Blind, Queer Eye, Shark Tank

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Love on the Spectrum, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked, Welcome to Wrexham

Outstanding Game Show: Celebrity Family Feud, Jeopardy!, The Price Is Right, Wheel of Fortune, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Outstanding Host for a Game Show: Elizabeth Banks, Press Your Luck, Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud, Ken Jennings, Jeopardy!, Colin Jost, Pop Culture Jeopardy!, Jimmy Kimmel, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

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

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: Deaf President Now!, Martha, Pee-wee as Himself, Sly Lives!, Will & Harper

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: Chef’s Table, 100 Foot Wave, Simone Biles Rising, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, Social Studies

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