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77th Primetime Emmy Awards 2025: Key Takeaways
What’s the News?
- The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards rewarded US television shows and talent for work between mid-2024 and mid-2025.
- Major wins: The Pitt won Outstanding Drama Series; The Studio won Outstanding Comedy Series; Adolescence won Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.
- Awards also given in acting, writing, directing and technical categories.
77th Primetime Emmy Awards
- Outstanding Talk Series: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
- Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Dan Gilroy - Andor
- Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez - The Studio
- Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Jack Thorne, Stephen Graham - Adolescence
- Outstanding Drama Series: The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Outstanding Comedy Series: The Studio (Apple TV+)
- Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series: Adolescence (Netflix)
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Noah Wyle - The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Britt Lower - Severance (Apple TV+)
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Seth Rogen - The Studio (Apple TV+)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart - Hacks (HBO Max)
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Stephen Graham - Adolescence (Netflix)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Cristin Milioti - The Penguin (HBO Max)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Owen Cooper - Adolescence (Netflix)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Erin Doherty - Adolescence (Netflix)
- Outstanding Reality Competition Programme: The Traitors (NBC)
- Outstanding Scripted Variety Series: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO Max)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Tramell Tillman - Severance (Apple TV+)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Katherine LaNasa - The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeff Hiller - Somebody Somewhere (HBO Max)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Hannah Einbinder - Hacks (HBO Max)
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Adam Randall - Slow Horses
- Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Seth Rogen - The Studio
- Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Philip Barantini - Adolescence
- Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Outstanding Variety Special (Live): SNL50: The Anniversary Special (NBC)
Emmy Awards:
- The Emmy Awards are presented by three distinct, yet related, organizations in the United States:
- The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), which administers the Primetime Emmy Awards.
- The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), which oversees the Daytime, Sports, and News & Documentary Emmy Awards.
- The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), which administers the International Emmy Awards.
- The first Emmy Awards ceremony was held in 1949.
- The statuette, a winged woman holding an atom, represents the "muse of the arts" and the "electron of science."