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The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations are out, and some of the year’s biggest shows are going head-to-head including The Studio, Severance, The Bear, The Penguin, The White Lotus and more. Check out the full list of nominees here!
It’s that time of the year when the Television Academy has revealed the nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards, and let’s just say Apple TV+ is having its grand moment as two its shows, Severance on the drama front with 27 nominations and The Studio in comedy with 23 nominations, have surged ahead in the Emmys nomination race. In fact, The Studio, created by Seth Rogen, has just tied with The Bear (2024) for the most comedy nods in a single year. While Apple’s got the spotlight with these two powerhouses, HBO Max has reclaimed its long-time throne with a whopping 142 nominations and it's all thanks to The Penguin that is leading the Limited/Anthology category, highly anticipated titles like The White Lotus, The Last of Us, and reigning comedy champ Hacks; all combined together, they beat HBO Max's own 2022 high of 140 nominations.
Over at Netflix, the competition is stiff. Although they’re not leading this year, they’re still in the mix with 120 nods across 44 titles. From hits like The Diplomat to animation like Love, Death + Robots, the streamer was recognised in 14 of the 20 program categories including limited series and pre-recorded variety slots. Leading the pack is Adolescence with 13 nominations, followed by Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story with 11 and Black Mirror with 10 nominations, while Arcane continued Netflix’s stronghold in adult animation. FX’s The Bear, which dominated since its release with a record-breaking Emmy sweep, is back and hoping to rebound after Hacks edged it out last year. Though among comedy contenders, there’s also Abbott Elementary, Only Murders in the Building (with all three leads finally nominated together), Shrinking and What We Do in the Shadows (ending its run with a respectable 35 nominations but only one win so far).
In the limited series race, Adolescence is hoping to pull off what Baby Reindeer did last year, but it faces tough competition from Dying for Sex and The Penguin which is currently one of the buzziest shows out there. Also in the mix is Black Mirror and Monsters. The Reality category brings back familiar faces with The Traitors wants to defend its title against reality juggernauts like The Amazing Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Top Chef, and the forever-nominated-but-never-won Survivor.
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One of the surprise changes this year is what people named “Queen Elizabeth rule” after The Crown’s Claire Foy which blocks performers from switching to the Guest Acting category for roles they've already been nominated in under lead or supporting. Bascially no double dipping for a win for the same role. Even the directing race has loosened up though now; the same director can submit multiple works if they’re from different shows. And in a telling sign of changing times, the Talk Show category is now down to just three nominees this time - The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Helping announce the nominations were Harvey Guillén and Brenda Song joined by TV Academy chair Cris Abrego. In total, 600 shows were in the running this year across 15 key program categories, with 228 submissions across drama, comedy and limited series. And history was made as Kathy Bates (Matlock) at 77 becomes the oldest nominee in the Lead Drama Actress category. The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards will be hosted by Nate Bargatze and air live on Sunday, September 14, 2025.
Here is the full list of Emmy nominations!
Outstanding comedy series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX)
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Hacks (HBO Max)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Shrinking (Apple TV+)
The Studio (Apple TV+)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Outstanding drama series
Andor (Disney+)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
The Last of Us (HBO Max)
Paradise (Hulu)
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Severance (Apple TV+)
The White Lotus (HBO Max)
Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
Outstanding television movie
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock)
The Gorge (Apple TV+)
Mountainhead (HBO Max)
Nonnas (Netflix)
Rebel Ridge (Netflix)
Outstanding limited or anthology series
Adolescence (Netflix)
Black Mirror (Netflix)
Dying for Sex (FX)
The Penguin (HBO Max)
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
Outstanding reality competition program
The Amazing Race (CBS)
RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV)
Survivor (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Traitors (Peacock)
Outstanding talk series
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Outstanding scripted variety series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO Max)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding variety special (live)
"he Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar (Fox)
Beyoncé Bowl (Netflix)
The Oscars (ABC)
SNL50: The Anniversary Special (NBC)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (Peacock)
Outstanding variety special (pre-recorded)
Adam Sandler: Love You (Netflix)
Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix)
Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (Hulu)
Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor (Netflix)
Your Friend, Nate Bargatze (Netflix)
Sarah Silverman: Postmortem (Netflix)
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters
Britt Lower, Severance
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Outstanding lead 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
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series
Uzo Aduba, The Residence
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Jean Smart, Hacks
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Seth Rogen, The Studio
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Meghann Fahy, Sirens
Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
Cristin Milloti, The Penguin
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
Colin Farrell, The Penguin
Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent
Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief
Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series
Patricia Arquette, Severance
Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
Julianne Nicholson, Paradise
Parker Posey, The White Lotus
Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
Outstanding 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
John Turturro, Severance
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Kathryn Hahn, The Studio
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Catherine O'Hara, The Studio
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Jessica Williams, Shrinking
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series
Ike Barinholtz. The Studio
Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Jeff Hiller, Somebody Somewhere
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Michael Urie, Shrinking
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
Erin Doherty, Adolescence
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
Outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Bill Camp, Presumed Innocent
Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Rob Delaney, Dying for Sex
Peter Sarsgaard, Presumecd Innocent
Ashley Walters, Adolescence
Outstanding guest actress in a drama series
Jane Alexander, Severance
Gwendoline Christie, Severance
Kaitlyn Dever, The Last of Us
Cherry Jones, The Handmaid's Tale
Catherine O'Hara, The Last of Us
Merritt Wever, Severance
Outstanding guest actor in a drama series
Giancarlo Esposito, The Boys
Scott Glenn, The White Lotus
Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt
Joe Pantoliano, The Last of Us
Forest Whitaker, Andor
Jeffrey Wright, The Last of Us
Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series
Olivia Colman, The Bear
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear
Cynthia Erivo, Poker Face
Robby Hoffman, Hacks
Zoë Kravitz, The Studio
Julianne Nicholson, Hacks
Outstanding guest actor in a comedy series
Jon Bernthal, The Bear
Bryan Cranston, The Studio
Dave Franco, The Studio
Ron Howard, The Studio
Anthony Mackie, The Studio
Martin Scorsese, The Studio
Outstanding directing for a drama series
Andor, Janus Metz ("Who Are You?")
The Pitt, Amanda Marsalis ("6 P.M.")
The Pitt, John Wells ("7 A.M.")
Severance, Jessica Lee Gagné ("Chikhai Bardo")
Severance, Ben Stiller ("Gold Harbor)
Slow Horses, Adam Randall ("Hello Goodbye")
The White Lotus, Mike White ("Amor Fati")
Outstanding directing for a comedy series
The Bear, Ayo Edebiri ("Napkins")
Hacks, Lucia Aniello ("A Slippery Slope")
Mid-Century Modern, James Burrows ("Here's To You, Mrs. Schneiderman")
The Rehearsal, Nathan Fielder ("Pilot's Code")
The Studio, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg ("The Oner")
Outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series or movie
Adolescence, Philip Barantini
Dying for Sex, Shannon Murphy ("It's Not That Serious")
The Penguin, Helen Shaver ("Cent'anni")
The Penguin, Jennifer Getzinger ("A Great or Little Thing")
Sirens, Nicole Kassell ("Exile")
Zero Day, Leslie Linka Glatter
Outstanding writing for a drama series
Andor, Dan Gilroy ("Welcome to the Rebellion")
The Pitt, Joe Sachs ("2 P.M.")
The Pitt, R. Scott Gemmill ("7 A.M.")
Severance, Dan Erickson ("Cold Harbor")
Slow Horses, Will Smith ("Hello Goodbye")
The White Lotus, Mike White ("Full-Moon Party")
Outstanding writing for a comedy series
Abbott Elementary, Quinta Brunson ("Back To School")
Hacks, Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky ("A Slippery Slope")
The Rehearsal, Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Lock-Norton and Eric Notarnicola ("Pilot's Code")
Somebody Somewhere, Hanna Bos, Paul Thureen and Bridget Everett ("AGG")
The Studio," Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez ("The Promotion")
What We Do in the Shadows, Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis and Paul Simms ("The Finale")
Outstanding writing for a limited or anthology series or movie
Adolescence, Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham
Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker and Bisha K. Ali ("Common People")
Dying for Sex, Kim Rosenstock and Elizabeth Meriwether ("Good Value Diet Soda")
The Penguin, Lauren LeFranc ("A Great or Little Thing")
"Say Nothing," Joshua Zetumer ("The People in the Dirt")
Outstanding writing for a variety series
The Daily Show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Animated Program
Arcane: League of Legends (Netflix)
Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
Common Side Effects (Adult Swim)
Love, Death + Robots (Netflix)
The Simpsons (Fox)
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Deaf President Now! (Apple TV+)
Martha (Netflix)
Pee-Wee as Himself (HBO)
Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) (Hulu)
Will & Harper (Netflix)
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