2025 Emmy Awards Announced: Big Surprise

Samet Kelebek

September 15, 2025

The 2025 Emmy Awards, the most prestigious awards in television, were presented at a magnificent ceremony last night. This year’s awards ceremony was dominated by new productions that stood out with their debut seasons.

The 2025 Emmy Awards were presented

In the drama category, HBO Max’s medical drama The Pitt took home the top prizes. The awards were shared between The Studio and Hacks in the comedy category. As expected, Adolescence was the standout in the limited series category.

The series that won the most awards in the technical categories was The Studio, a comedy series about the behind-the-scenes story of a Hollywood studio. The series won a total of 13 Emmys. It was followed by The Penguin with 9 and Severance with 8.

Netflix received the most awards across platforms. Netflix won a total of 24 Emmys, six of which went to the miniseries Adolescence. HBO/HBO Max finished the night with 21 Emmys, while Apple TV+ followed suit with 15.

Here are the winners of the 2025 Emmy Awards:

Best Drama Series

Andor
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
Paradise
The Pitt (Winner)
Severance
Slow Horses
The White Lotus

Best Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
The Studio (Winner)
What We Do in the Shadows

Best Limited Series or Anthology Series

Adolescence (Winner)
Black Mirror
Dying for Sex
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin

Best 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 (Winner)

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Kathy Bates – Matlock
Sharon Horgan – Bad Sisters
Britt Lower – Severance (Winner)
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
Keri Russell – The Diplomat

Best Actor (Comedy Series)

Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
Seth Rogen – The Studio (Winner)
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear

Best Actress (Comedy Series)

Uzo Aduba – The Residence
Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
Jean Smart – Hacks (Winner)

Best Actor (Mini-Series or TV Movie)

Colin Farrell – The Penguin
Stephen Graham – Adolescence (Winner)
Jake Gyllenhaal – Presumed Innocent
Bryan Tyree Henry – Dope Thief
Cooper Koch – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie

Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer
Meghan Fehy – Sirens
Rashida Jones – Black Mirror
Cristin Milioti – The Penguin (Winner)
Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex

Best 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 (Winner)
John Turturro – Severance

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Patricia Arquette – Severance
Carrie Coon – The White Lotus
Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt (Winner)
Julianne Nicholson – Paradise
Parker Posey – The White Lotus
Natasha Rothwell – The White Lotus
Aimee Lou Wood – The White Lotus

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Ike Barinholtz – The Studio
Colman Domingo – The Four Seasons
Harrison Ford – Shrinking
Jeff Hiller – Somebody Somewhere (Winner)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear
Michael Urie – Shrinking
Bowen Yang – Saturday Night Live

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (Winner)
Kathryn Hahn – The Studio
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Catherine O’Hara – The Studio
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
Jessica Williams – Shrinking

Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie

Javier Bardem – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Bill Camp – Presumed Innocent
Owen Cooper – Adolescence (Winner)
Rob Delaney – Dying for Sex
Peter Sarsgaard – Presumed Innocent
Ashley Walters – Adolescence

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie

Erin Doherty – Adolescence (Winner)
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

Best Reality Competition Program

The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors (Winner)

Best Talk Show

The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Winner)