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77th Primetime Emmy Awards
Poster depicting an Emmy statuette and basic broadcast details
Promotional poster
Date
Location
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
Hosted byNate Bargatze
Highlights
Most awards
Most nominations
Comedy SeriesThe Studio
Drama SeriesThe Pitt
Limited or Anthology SeriesAdolescence
Television/radio coverage
Network
Runtime3 hours, 5 minutes
Viewership7.59 million
Produced byJesse Collins Entertainment
Directed byAlex Rudzinski
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The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2024, until May 31, 2025, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.[1] The awards ceremony was held live on September 14, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and was preceded by the 77th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 6 and 7. During the ceremony, Emmy Awards were presented in 26 categories. The ceremony aired on CBS and Paramount+,[2][3] with Nate Bargatze serving as host.[4]

At the main ceremony, The Studio won four awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series, and The Pitt won three awards, including Outstanding Drama Series. Adolescence led all shows with six wins, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. Other winning programs included Hacks, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and Severance with two wins each, and Andor, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Penguin, Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special, Slow Horses, Somebody Somewhere, and The Traitors with one each. Including Creative Arts Emmys, The Studio led all shows with 13 wins, while HBO, alongside its partner HBO Max, and Netflix led all networks with 30 wins each.

Winners and nominees

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The nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on July 15, 2025, at the Television Academy's Wolf Theatre in North Hollywood, Los Angeles hosted by actor Harvey Guillén and actress Brenda Song along with Television Academy chair Cris Abrego.[5] The nominees for Outstanding Reality Competition Program and Outstanding Talk Series were revealed on CBS Mornings a few hours prior.[6] Including nominations at the 77th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Severance led all programs with 27 nominations, followed by The Penguin with 24 nominations.[7] The Studio became the most-nominated first-year comedy series in the awards' history with 23 nominations; the Apple TV+ comedy surpassed the record held by the sports comedy Ted Lasso (also on Apple TV+), which received 20 nominations in 2021. The series also tied The Bear's 23 nominations in the previous year for most nominations for a comedy series in a single season.[8]

Sterling K. Brown, nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role in Paradise, tied with Andre Braugher and Don Cheadle for most nominations by a Black male performer with 11 nominations each.[9] At age 77, Kathy Bates became the oldest nominee for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in Matlock,[10] and at age 21, Bella Ramsey became the youngest two-time nominee for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for their performance in The Last of Us.[11] Ramsey is also the first non-binary person to be nominated more than once for an acting Emmy.[12] At age 83, for his role on Shrinking, Harrison Ford became the second oldest nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series behind Alan Arkin, who was nominated in that category in 2020 for his work on The Kominsky Method.[13] Ayo Edebiri, nominated for both Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for her work on The Bear, became the first Black woman nominated for both acting and directing in the same year. At age 29, Edebiri is also the youngest Black woman to receive three acting nominations in her career.[14] For the first time in Emmys history, the nominees for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series had at least one woman included in each of the writing teams.[14] HBO and its streaming service HBO Max led all networks and platforms with 142 nominations; Netflix came in second place with 120 nominations.[15]

The winners were announced on September 14, following the Creative Arts Emmys on September 6 and 7. With 30 total wins each, HBO and its streaming service HBO Max tied with Netflix to lead all networks and platforms.[16] Combined with its nine Creative Arts Emmys, The Studio was the most awarded comedy in a single year with thirteen wins, breaking The Bear's record of eleven from the previous year.[17] Seth Rogen won four awards for the aforementioned program to tie Moira Demos, Amy Sherman-Palladino, and Dan Levy for the most wins for an individual in one year.[18] The Pitt became the first medical procedural to win Outstanding Drama Series since ER in 1996.[19] Tramell Tillman became the first Black male performer to win Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on Severance.[20] At age 15, for his role in Adolescence, Owen Cooper became the youngest male acting winner in Emmy history, breaking a record previously held by Scott Jacoby who won Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama in 1973 for That Certain Summer.[21]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[22][23][a] For simplicity, producers who received nominations for program awards, as well as nominated writers for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, have been omitted.

Rogen in 2019.
Seth Rogen, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Smart in 2025.
Jean Smart, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner
Wyle in 2025.
Noah Wyle, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner
Lower in 2025.
Britt Lower, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner
Milioti in 2014.
Cristin Milioti, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie winner
Hiller in 2023.
Jeff Hiller, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Einbinder in 2025.
Hannah Einbinder, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner
Tillman in 2023.
Tramell Tillman, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner
LaNasa in 2016.
Katherine LaNasa, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner
Doherty in 2022.
Erin Doherty, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie winner

Programs

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Programs

Acting

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Lead

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Lead performances

Supporting

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Supporting performances

Directing

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Directing

Writing

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Writing

Bob Hope Humanitarian Award

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The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award was presented to married actors Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, in recognition of "a lifetime of extraordinary philanthropy, activism and unwavering commitment to global good". This marked the first time the award was presented to a couple.[24]

Nominations and wins by program

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For the purposes of the lists below, "major" constitutes the categories listed above (program, acting, directing, and writing), while "total" includes the categories presented at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Programs and networks must have multiple wins or major nominations or at least five total nominations to be included.

Nominations and wins by network

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Networks with multiple nominations[15]
Nominations Network
Total Major
142 38 HBO / HBO Max
120 26 Netflix
79 33 Apple TV+
37 7 ABC
35 15 FX
29 4 NBC
28 3 Disney+
26 4 CBS
23 7 Hulu
19 2 Peacock
12 0 Prime Video
10 2 Comedy Central
1 MTV
7 1 Fox
0 Paramount+
5 National Geographic
Networks with multiple wins[26]
Wins Network
Total Major
30 9 HBO / HBO Max
6 Netflix
22 7 Apple TV+
11 1 NBC
7 Disney+
5 0 Prime Video
1 Peacock
4 CBS
2 0 ABC
FX
YouTube

Presenters

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The following people presented awards or other segments:[27]

Presenters at the ceremony
Name(s) Role
Stephen Colbert Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jennifer Coolidge Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Jenna Ortega
Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman
Jude Law
Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Angela Bassett Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Reba McEntire
Karen Fairchild
Kimberly Schlapman
Tribute to the 40th anniversary of The Golden Girls; Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Leanne Morgan Presented the award for Outstanding Reality Competition Program
James Marsden
Sterling K. Brown
Julianne Nicholson
Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Walton Goggins
Parker Posey
Presented the award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Elizabeth Banks Presented the award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jesse Williams Presented the award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Jeff Probst Tribute to the 25th anniversary of Survivor; Presented the award for Outstanding Scripted Variety Series
Hiroyuki Sanada
Anna Sawai
Presented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Sydney Sweeney Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Ike Barinholtz
Kathryn Hahn
Presented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Lauren Graham
Alexis Bledel
Tribute to the 25th anniversary of Gilmore Girls; Presented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Tina Fey Presented the award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
Alan Cumming
Kathy Bates
Presented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Hunter Schafer
Young Mazino
Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Charlie Hunnam Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Justin Hartley Introduced Cris Abrego
Kristen Bell
Michael Schur
Presented the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award to Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen
Phylicia Rashad Presented the In Memoriam segment
Malin Akerman
Brittany Snow
Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Bryan Cranston Presented the award for Outstanding Talk Series
Sarah Paulson
Evan Peters
Presented the award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Ray Romano
Brad Garrett
Presented the award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Colman Domingo Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Mariska Hargitay
Christopher Meloni
Ice-T
Tony Goldwyn
S. Epatha Merkerson
Tribute to the 35th anniversary of the Law & Order franchise; Presented the award for Outstanding Drama Series

Ceremony information

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Nate Bargatze in 2017
Nate Bargatze hosted the ceremony.

On March 5, 2025, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, also known as the Television Academy, announced that the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards would be held on September 14.[28] CBS broadcast the ceremony as part of a rotating deal among the "Big Four" networks (ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC) signed in 2018.[29] Additionally, it was announced that the ceremony would be available live and on-demand via Paramount Skydance Corporation's streaming service Paramount+.[28] The ceremony was produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment (Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay) for the third consecutive year.[30] On April 16, comedian Nate Bargatze was announced as the ceremony's host.[31]

During a press conference held on September 11 promoting the show, producer Collins announced that the ceremony would feature reunions in tribute to the 25th anniversaries of The WB and The CW comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls and CBS reality competition series Survivor, and the 35th anniversary of NBC's police procedural franchise Law & Order. Furthermore, the telecast would pay tribute to the 40th anniversary of the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls with country singer Reba McEntire and Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman performing the series' theme song, "Thank You for Being a Friend".[32] Eric Dane and Jesse Williams were initially scheduled as co-presenters to honor the 20th anniversary of ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy, but Dane dropped out of his role in the gala while Williams presented alone. According to Collins, he told reporters for Variety after the festivities had concluded, "I just was told that he wasn’t able to make it, and fortunately, Jesse was able to present by himself."[33]

Several other individuals were involved with the production of the telecast. Alex Rudzinski and Rickey Minor served as director and musical director for the ceremony, respectively.[34] Entertainment Tonight co-anchors Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner hosted a red carpet pre-show preceding the telecast.[35] Comedians Mikey Day, James Austin Johnson, and Bowen Yang participated in an opening comedy sketch with Bargatze parodying how Philo Farnsworth invented television similar to the "Washington's Dream" sketch featured on a 50th season episode of Saturday Night Live.[36]

Bargatze announced that he would donate $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of America. However, for every second an award winner's speech went over the 45-second limit $1,000 would be deducted from the donation. Similarly, for every second under the limit another $1,000 would be added.[37] At the end of the show, Bargatze stated that CBS would donate the full $100,000 to the charity, and that he would add an additional $250,000.[38]

Category and rule changes

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On January 8, 2025, the Television Academy announced rule changes that affected the directing and guest performer awards. Starting with the 77th gala, individuals or directing teams are permitted to submit multiple episodes for consideration in the directing categories, provided that the episodes are from different programs. In previous years, directors or directing teams could only submit one entry per category.[39] Additionally, any performer who previously won or has been nominated in the lead or supporting acting categories, said performer would be ineligible to submit a performance of the same character in the same series for consideration in the guest performance categories in subsequent years.[40]

Shortly after the nominations were unveiled, it was announced that Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series would be presented at the main ceremony and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special scheduled to be presented at the Creative Arts ceremony held on September 7.[41] Two weeks later, the Academy moved the presentation for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) to the main ceremony as well.[42]

Critical reviews and viewership

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The ceremony was viewed by 7.59 million people in the United States, making it the most-viewed Emmys in four years, representing a 10% increase over the previous year's ceremony.[43] It also achieved a 1.28 rating among adults ages 18–49.[43] Ratings figures included those who watched the telecast on CBS or streamed it on Paramount+.[44]

In Memoriam

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The annual In Memoriam segment was presented by Phylicia Rashad, and featured Vince Gill and Lainey Wilson performing Gill's song "Go Rest High on That Mountain".[45]

At the beginning of the tribute, Rashad briefly eulogized Warner.[46]

Notes

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  1. ^ The outlets listed for each program are the U.S. broadcasters or streaming services identified in the nominations, which for some international productions are different than the broadcaster(s) that originally commissioned the program. Programs broadcast by HBO or HBO Max were listed under both services in the nominations list; only the original broadcaster is listed below.

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