Emmy Awards 2025 Winners: Big Surprises, Huge Wins & Young Icons

Television’s biggest night just wrapped, and the Emmy Awards 2025 winners did not disappoint. From prestige dramas to breakout comedies, this year’s ceremony balanced beloved favorites with bold newcomers. The red carpet glittered, the speeches went viral, and the trophies landed in some surprising hands. Fans and critics alike had been speculating for weeks, and the results have already set social media on fire.

Below you’ll find the complete list of 2025 Emmy nominations in every category — with the official winners clearly highlighted. Whether you’re double-checking your prediction scorecard, catching up on the shows everyone’s talking about, or just love award-show buzz, this is your one-stop guide to who triumphed on TV’s biggest stage.

Drama Series

1. 1. Andor
   2. The Diplomat
   3. The Last of Us
   4. Paradise
   5. The Pitt – Winner
   6. Severance
   7. Slow Horses
   8. The White Lotus 

Comedy Series

1. 1. Abbott Elementary
   2. The Bear
   3. Hacks
   4. Nobody Wants This
   5. Only Murders in the Building
   6. Shrinking
   7. The Studio – Winner
   8. What We Do in the Shadows

Limited or Anthology Series

1. Adolescence – Winner
2. Black Mirror
3. Dying for Sex
4. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
5. The Penguin

Lead Actor – Drama

1. 1. Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
   2. Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
   3. Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
   4. Adam Scott – Severance
   5. Noah Wyle – The Pitt – Winner

Lead Actress – Drama

1. 1. Kathy Bates – Matlock
   2. Sharon Horgan – Bad Sisters
   3. Britt Lower – Severance – Winner
   4. Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
   5. Keri Russell – The Diplomat

Lead Actor – Comedy

1. 1. Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
   2. Seth Rogen – The Studio – Winner
   3. Jason Segel – Shrinking
   4. Martin Short – Only Murders…
   5. Jeremy Allen White – The Bear

Lead Actress – Comedy

1. 1. Uzo Aduba – The Residence
   2. Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
   3. Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
   4. Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
   5. Jean Smart – Hacks – Winner

Lead Actor – Limited Series or Movie

1. 1. Colin Farrell – The Penguin
   2. Stephen Graham – Adolescence – Winner
   3. Jake Gyllenhaal – Presumed Innocent
   4. Brian Tyree Henry – Dope Thief
   5. Cooper Koch – Monsters…

Lead Actress – Limited Series or Movie

1. 1. Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer
   2. Meghann Fahy – Sirens
   3. Rashida Jones – Black Mirror
   4. Cristin Milioti – The Penguin – Winner
   5. Michelle Williams – Dying For Sex

Supporting Actor – Drama

1. Zach Cherry; Tramell Tillman, John Turturro – Severance – Winner
2. Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Sam Rockwell – The White Lotus
3. James Marsden – Paradise

Supporting Actress – Drama

1. 1. Patricia Arquette – Severance
   2. Carrie Coon, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell, Aimee Lou Wood – The White Lotus
   3. Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt – Winner
   4. Julianne Nicholson – Paradise

Supporting Actor – Comedy

1. 1. Ike Barinholtz – The Studio
   2. Colman Domingo – The Four Seasons
   3. Harrison Ford, Michael Urie – Shrinking
   4. Jeff Hiller – Somebody Somewhere – Winner
   5. Ebon Moss‑Bachrach – The Bear
   6. Bowen Yang – SNL

Supporting Actress – Comedy

1. 1. Liza Colón‑Zayas – The Bear
   2. Hannah Einbinder – Hacks – Winner
   3. Kathryn Hahn, Catherine O’Hara – The Studio
   4. Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
   5. Jessica Williams – Shrinking

Supporting Actor – Limited Series

1. Javier Bardem – Monsters…
2. Bill Camp, Peter Sarsgaard – Presumed Innocent
3. Owen Cooper, Ashley Walters – Adolescence – Winner
4. Rob Delaney – Dying For Sex

Supporting Actress – Limited Series

1. Erin Doherty, Christine Tremarco – Adolescence – Winner
2. Deirdre O’Connell – The Penguin
3. Ruth Negga – Presumed Innocent
4. Chloë Sevigny – Monsters…
5. Jenny Slate – Dying For Sex

Outstanding Guest Actor – Drama

1. 1. Giancarlo Esposito – The Boys
   2. Scott Glenn – The White Lotus
   3. Shawn Hatosy – The Pitt – Winner
   4. Joe Pantoliano, Jeffrey Wright – The Last Of Us
   5. Forest Whitaker – Andor

Outstanding Guest Actress – Drama

1. Jane Alexander, Gwendoline Christie, Merritt Wever – Severance – Winner
2. Kaitlyn Dever, Catherine O’Hara – The Last Of Us
3. Cherry Jones – The Handmaid’s Tale

Outstanding Guest Actor – Comedy

1. Jon Bernthal – The Bear
2. Bryan Cranston, Dave Franco, Ron Howard, Anthony Mackie, Martin Scorsese – The Studio – Winner

Outstanding Guest Actress – Comedy

1. Olivia Colman, Jamie Lee Curtis – The Bear
2. Cynthia Erivo – Poker Face
3. Robby Hoffman, Julianne Nicholson – Hacks – Winner
4. Zoë Kravitz – The Studio

Reality Competition

1. 1. The Amazing Race
   2. RuPaul’s Drag Race
   3. Survivor
   4. Top Chef
   5. The Traitors – Winner

Talk Series

1. 1. The Daily Show
   2. Jimmy Kimmel Live!
   3. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – Winner

Scripted Variety Series

1. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Winner
2. Saturday Night Live
   

   Television Movie

   

3. 1. Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
   2. The Gorge
   3. Mountainhead
   4. Nonnas
   5. Rebel Ridge – Winner

Variety Special – Live

1. 1. Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime (Kendrick Lamar)
   2. Beyoncé Bowl
   3. The Oscars
   4. SNL 50: Anniversary Special – Winner
   5. SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert

Variety Special – Prerecorded

1. 1. Adam Sandler: Love You
   2. Ali Wong: Single Lady
   3. Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years
   4. Conan O’Brien: Kennedy Center Prize – Winner
   5. Sarah Silverman: Postmortem
   6. Your Friend, Nate Bargatze