2025 Emmy Nominations: Records, Snubs & Surprise Fan Favorites

The 2025 Emmy nominations just dropped, and let’s just say… the Academy did not come to play. With Severance leading the race with 27 jaw-dropping nods and Apple TV+’s The Studio snagging 23 nominations in its debut season, this year’s Emmys are practically a streaming showdown. But the real buzz? A 15-year-old may just waltz away with history.

Let’s break down the most binge-worthy highlights from this year’s glam-packed, eyebrow-raising nomination list. 

Drama Series

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

Comedy Series

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

Limited or Anthology Series

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

Lead Actor – Drama

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 

Lead Actress – Drama

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

Lead Actor – Comedy

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

Lead Actress – Comedy

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 

Lead Actor – Limited Series or Movie

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

Lead Actress – Limited Series or Movie

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

Supporting Actor – Drama

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

Supporting Actress – Drama

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

Supporting Actor – Comedy

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

Supporting Actress – Comedy

1. Liza Colón‑Zayas – The Bear
2. Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
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
4. Rob Delaney – Dying For Sex 

Supporting Actress – Limited Series

1. Erin Doherty, Christine Tremarco – Adolescence
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. Giancarlo Esposito – The Boys
2. Scott Glenn – The White Lotus
3. Shawn Hatosy – The Pitt
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
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 

Outstanding Guest Actress – Comedy

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

Reality Competition

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

Talk Series

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

Scripted Variety Series

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

Television Movie

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

Variety Special – Live

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

Variety Special – Prerecorded

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

Severance returned after three years with major wins, earning nominations for Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Patricia Arquette, and director Ben Stiller. Newcomer The Studio impressed with 23 nods, outpacing seasoned hits like The Bear and Hacks, while Netflix’s Adolescence racked up 13 nominations—including a record-breaking moment for 15-year-old Owen Cooper, now one of the youngest acting nominees in Emmy history. With global buzz, school curriculum recognition, and a mix of surprises and snubs (Where’s Zendaya?), the 2025 Emmy nominations pack all the drama of a primetime finale.

Save the Date

The 2025 Emmys will broadcast live from Los Angeles on September 14. Get your watch parties (and champagne) ready—this year’s ceremony might just be one for the pop culture history books.