Everything you need to know about the 2025 Emmy nominations

The 77th Emmys nominations have been announced and given the state of just about everything, it’s easy not to care.

Our president is dismantling large portions of the federal government and offering new tax breaks to folks like those portrayed behaving badly in “The White Lotus.” Flash floods, a potential measles epidemic and ongoing bloody wars in Ukraine and the Middle East seem to echo the pre-apocalyptic drumbeats from “Paradise.”

Dystopian drama “Severance” captured the imagination of overworked Americans when it depicted an employee revolt against an oppressive corporation. Now the series and its lead, Adam Scott, are being recognized by the Television Academy. On Tuesday, Scott was nominated for lead actor in a drama for his role as Mark Scout in the dark, sci-fi thriller.

The Apple TV+ series is the most nominated show this year, landing 27 nods for its second season, including for drama series. In Scott’s category, the competition features actors previously nominated for Emmys, including Sterling K. Brown for “Paradise,” Gary Oldman for “Slow Horses,” Pedro Pascal for “The Last of Us” and Noah Wyle for “The Pitt.”

“Andor” has been the “seminal creative experience” of Tony Gilroy’s life.

The filmmaker spent over five years steeped in the world of the “Star Wars” prequel series, which follows resistance fighter Cassian Andor (portrayed by Diego Luna) during the nascent days of the Rebellion. On Tuesday, “Andor” earned 14 Emmy nominations for its second and final season, including in the marquee race for drama series.

His impact on the film world is debatable, but fictional Hollywood studio head Matt Remick has earned the respect of his TV peers.

The first season of “The Studio,” which stars Seth Rogen as the bumbling Hollywood studio head, received 23 Emmy nominations, making the Apple TV+ series the most nominated freshman comedy in Emmy history — a distinction previously set by “Ted Lasso.” The series also tied the record set by “The Bear” last year as the most nominated comedy series ever.

The makers of Netflix’s hit drama “Adolescence” knew their series about a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a female classmate was something special.

And while creators and executive producers Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne were thrilled after learning that the U.K. drama received 13 Emmy nominations in the limited series category, they were even more gratified that the collective efforts of the cast and crew were being honored.

File Jeff Hiller’s Emmy nomination — his first ever — for supporting actor in a comedy under 2025’s major surprises column. His portrayal of supportive bestie Joel to Bridget Everett’s Sam on “Somebody Somewhere” indeed ranks as one of the year’s best performances, but the nuanced comedy and its eclectic cast were considered long shots against actors from “The Bear,” “Only Murders in the Building” and “Abbott Elementary.”

The Peabody Award-winning series, which concluded this year with its third season, followed a group of outsiders — gay and straight — as they navigated friendship, faith and questions of self in a small, rural Kansas town. Like Hiller, Joel is gay and grew up heavily involved in the Christian church.

Twenty-six years after Noah Wyle was last nominated for an Emmy, for his role as Dr. John Carter on NBC’s long-running medical drama “ER,” the actor has scrubbed back in for a chance at a golden trophy.

The star and executive producer of “The Pitt” received a nomination for lead actor in a drama series for his role as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, and overall, HBO Max’s breakout hit received 13 nominations. Wyle will be competing alongside Sterling K. Brown (“Paradise”), Pedro Pascal (“The Last of Us”), Gary Oldman (“Slow Horses”) and Adam Scott (“Severance”) for the award.

Beyoncé has another shot at winning her first Emmy after scoring two nominations for her NFL halftime show “Beyoncé Bowl.”

The 43-year-old singer now has 10 Emmy nominations, having previously received nods for her 2013 Super Bowl halftime show, her “Lemonade” visual album and her Netflix film “Homecoming,” which chronicled her historic Coachella headlining set in 2018.

“Beyoncé Bowl” documents the singer’s Christmas Day halftime show in her hometown of Houston last year, where she performed songs from her award-winning country album “Cowboy Carter” live for the first time. It was also the first time an NFL game was broadcast on Netflix.

“Beyoncé Bowl” was nominated for live variety special and the pop star also received a directing nomination alongside Alex Rudzinski. Tyrik Patterson, Charm La’Donna, Christopher Grant and Parris Goebel were recognized in the choreography category for their work on the “My House,” “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “Sweet Honey Buckiin’” routines.

Beyoncé is the most-awarded artist in Grammys history and won the coveted album of the year for “Cowboy Carter” at this year’s ceremony. She’s up against Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show, “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” and “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert” for live variety special.

Emmy nominations arrived Tuesday morning, and if you made the list, it’s a “White Lotus” Full Moon Party vibe, full of celebratory cheers, toasts with your beverage of choice (it’s still early, maybe some of that Thai Red Bull?) and techno music playing loud enough to have Interpol banging on your door.

And if you didn’t hear your name called, well, you’re feeling like poor Pornchai watching Belinda sail away into the sunset. Or maybe you’re like Saxon, compartmentalizing the whole thing, pretending it never happened. We feel you.

Emmy nominee Stephen Graham, who earned multiple nods for “Adolescence,” talked to The Times about his childhood and modern childhood.

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The countdown is over: The 2025 Emmy nominations have been announced.

“Severance,” Apple TV+’s sci-fi workplace dark comedy, was the top nominee, earning 27 total nominations. HBO’s gritty comic book gangster origin story, “The Penguin,” followed with 24 total noms. The swanky luxury drama “The White Lotus” and the sharp Hollywood satire “The Studio,” also from HBO and Apple TV+, respectively, followed with 23 nominations apiece.

HBO Max regained the crown as the most nominated network with a total of 142 Emmy nods, the most in the platform’s history.

The Warner Bros. Discovery unit scored 24 nominations each for “The Penguin” — the most for a limited series — and “The White Lotus.” The hit comedy “Hacks” landed 15 nominations.

Netflix, which led in 2024 with 107 nominations, was second this year with 120. The streaming behemoth’s leading nominee was its acclaimed drama “Adolescence,” which landed 13 nods.

Apple TV+ saw a total of 79 nominations, up from 70 in 2024. The tech giant had the most nominated comedy with 23 for the movie business spoof “The Studio,” while the dark futuristic thriller “Severance” was the top drama with a total of 27.

ABC had the most nominations of any traditional broadcast or cable network with 38, led by the sitcom “Abbott Elementary,” which scored six.

The nominees for lead actress in a drama may come as no surprise. Each of the women nominated had big roles and moments in their respective series, and some are no strangers to the Emmys.

Kathy Bates was nominated for her role as Madeline Matlock, the septuagenarian lead of CBS’ reboot of the legal drama. Bates, 77, becomes the oldest nominee in the category, and a win would add to her trophy case — she’s been awarded two Emmys previously, for supporting actress in a limited series for “American Horror Story: Coven” and guest actress in a comedy series for “Two and a Half Men.”

Joining Bates in the lead actress category are former Emmy nominees Bella Ramsey for Season 2 of the post-apocalyptic HBO drama “The Last of Us,” Keri Russell for Season 2 of Netflix’s “The Diplomat” and Sharon Horgan for Season 2 of Apple TV+’s “Bad Sisters.”

Rounding out the category is first-time nominee Britt Lower for the second season of Apple TV+’s “Severance.” Her role as Helly R., a woman who undergoes the severance procedure, and whose family owns the ominous biotechnology corporation Lumon Industries, becomes a focal point as her relationship with fellow severed employee Mark S., played by Adam Scott, comes to a head.

Joining Lower in the nominees circle is Scott for his lead performance in “Severance,” his second nomination in the category, also for the sci-fi psychological drama. And he’s not alone as a repeat nominee for lead actor this year. Gary Oldman of Apple TV+’s “Slow Horses” and Pedro Pascal of “The Last of Us” are once again nominees in the category for their respective series. Sterling K. Brown, who is no stranger to the Emmys, having won for lead actor in 2017 for “This Is Us,” returns this year as a nominee for his portrayal of Secret Service agent Xavier Collins in Hulu’s “Paradise.” Joining him is Noah Wyle for his role as Dr. Robby in HBO Max’s “The Pitt,” a heart-pounding medical drama set in a Pittsburgh emergency room — not unlike “ER,” the series that earned him his first Emmy nominations in the ’90s (but no wins).

As for the supporting categories, it is dominated by HBO’s “The White Lotus.” Carrie Coon, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell and Aimee Lou Wood all received supporting actress nods for their roles in Season 3 of the dark anthology series, as did Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs and Sam Rockwell for supporting actor.

Also nominated for supporting actress are “The Pitt’s” Katherine LaNasa, who plays nurse Dana Evans, and “Severance’s” Patricia Arquette as menacing Lumon manager Ms. Cobel. “Severance” also received a trio of nominations in the supporting actor category, for Tramell Tillman, who as Milchick led a showstopping drum line performance in the Season 2 finale; John Turturro, whose character Irving Bailiff falls in love with fellow employee Burt Guttman (Christopher Walken); and Zach Cherry, who mined both humor and pathos as data miner Dylan.

Netflix’s “Adolescence” and HBO’s “The Penguin,” two of the year’s most high-profile dramas, will face off against each other in the limited series category, with both series scoring multiple nominations.

“Adolescence,” which nabbed 13 nominations, centers on a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a female classmate. The series was nominated for limited series, while Stephen Graham, who co-created the drama with Jack Thorne and plays the accused youth’s devastated father, was nominated for lead actor, writer and producer.

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Owen Cooper, who played the young suspect, was nominated for supporting actor, and at 15, could become only the fifth teenage actor to win a Primetime Emmy. Also nominated as supporting actor was Ashley Walters, who plays a police detective investigating the murder. Erin Doherty, who played a psychologist, and Christine Tremarco, who played the mother of the suspect, scored supporting actress nods.

The series was one of the provocative and buzzed-about dramas of the year, with each episode composed of a single camera shot. The hoopla was comparable to the reaction surrounding last year’s “Baby Reindeer,” about an aspiring comedian whose friendship with an eccentric woman turns complicated and sinister. That British drama became a major hit for Netflix while scoring numerous awards for its creator and star Richard Gadd and co-star Jessica Gunning.

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Another audience favorite, “The Penguin,” also impressed Emmy voters, earning 24 nominations, the most of any limited series this year. A sequel to the 2022 film “The Batman,” the drama revolved around Oz Cobb, the ambitious mob figure nicknamed “The Penguin,” due to his considerable limp.

The series was nominated for limited series, while Colin Farrell, who plays the character under heavy makeup, was nominated for lead actor. Cristin Milioti, who plays the explosive ally turned rival Sofia Falcone, earned a nod for lead actress.

Other shows nominated for limited series include Netflix’s “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” “Black Mirror” and FX on Hulu’s “Dying for Sex.”

Owen Cooper is not only an Emmy nominee, he’s the youngest ever nominated in his category.

The 2025 Emmy nominations were announced Tuesday, and the “Adolescence” star was among those nominated for supporting actor in a limited series or anthology series or movie. Cooper, who is now 15, portrays Jamie Miller, a 13-year-old accused of murdering his classmate, on the Netflix series.

Cooper was 14 when “Adolescence” was filmed, and the show marks his first professional credit. His performance — particularly in the third episode, where Jamie is interviewed by forensic psychologist — has been widely praised, including by Times television critic Robert Lloyd, who in his review called it “an astonishing debut.”

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“I can’t find enough superlatives to describe the boy,” “Adolescence” co-creator Stephen Graham previously told The Envelope. In that interview, Graham, who also starred in the series as Jamie’s father, Eddie, compared Cooper to Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.

Historically, the Emmys have rarely recognized child actors. Just four teenagers have previously won Primetime Emmy Awards: Roxana Zal, who was 14 when she won in 1984 for her role in “Something About Amelia”; Kristy McNichol who won twice for her role in “Family” at age 15 and 17 in the 1970s; Scott Jacoby, who was 16 when he won in 1973 for “That Certain Summer”; and Anthony Murphy, 17 when he won for “Tom Brown’s Schooldays” in 1973.

In addition to Cooper, the nominees for supporting limited series or movie actor include his co-star Ashley Waters, Javier Bardem for Netflix’s “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” Bill Camp and Peter Sarsgaard for Apple TV+’s “Presumed Innocent” and Rob Delaney for FX on Hulu’s “Dying for Sex,”

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Whether it’s hyperfictionalized or startlingly realistic, the cautionary tale vibe dominates this year’s Emmy nominees in the drama series category.

The second season of Apple TV+’s “Severance,” about workers who have undergone a procedure to separate their work self (innies) from their personal self (outies) at an ominous biotechnology company known as Lumon Industries, led this year’s nominations with a whopping 27 nods, including drama series. It was last nominated in 2022.

Joining “Severance” in the drama category are HBO’s “The White Lotus,” which took its third season to the tropical island of Koh Samui, Thailand. The show, which moved from the limited category to drama last year, received 23 nominations on Tuesday, bringing its total to 66 nominations across its three seasons; and “The Last of Us,” HBO’s adaptation of the popular video game, which focuses on the grief and trauma of survivors of an apocalyptic pandemic, returned for its second season with a big narrative risk: killing off central character Joel Miller, played by Pedro Pascal. The second season received 16 nominations overall.

Other returning category nominees include the second season of “Andor,” the Disney+ series that tells the backstory of “Star Wars” rebel Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) and depicts a pointed critique of authoritarianism in the process, is among the nominees. In total, the second and final chapter of the story received 14 nominations on Tuesday — a bump from the eight nominations its first season earned in 2023; and the fifth season of “Slow Horses,” the Apple TV+ spy thriller starring Gary Oldman that follows a fictional group inside the British intelligence agency that’s used as a dumping ground for agents who have messed up, but not enough to get fired;

Newcomers to the category include “The Diplomat,” the Netflix drama that tells the story of an American foreign service officer (Keri Russell) thrust into a complicated web of geopolitics and who is being primed to assume the role of vice president. The six-episode second season, which arrived days before the 2024 presidential election, ended with its fictional U.S. president dying and the sitting vice president, played by Allison Janney, bracing to assume the role.

And rounding out the category are a pair of freshman series: “The Pitt,” HBO Max’s breakout set at a Pittsburgh hospital that unfolds over 15 gripping episodes, tracking a 15-hour shift, to bring a realistic portrayal of the challenges healthcare workers face (in total, the series received 13 nominations); and “Paradise,” Dan Fogelman’s follow-up to his tear-jerking, time-jumping family drama “This Is Us.” The Hulu series reunites Fogelman with “This Is Us” star Sterling K. Brown in the drama about a secret service agent suspected of killing the president of — wait for it — an idyllic underground community funded by a tech billionaire after a massive catastrophe seemingly wiped out the human race.

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Making the cut for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in the lead actress category is Jean Smart, who has won this award twice for her role in HBO Max’s “Hacks” as fierce stand-up comedian Deborah Vance. “Abbott Elementary” creator Quinta Brunson, who nabbed the honor in 2023 for her portrayal of Janine, a dedicated teacher in an underfunded Philly public school, made the cut as well. Back in the running alongside Smart and Brunson is Ayo Edebiri, who plays sous-chef Sydney in “The Bear.”

Kristen Bell was voted in for her performance as sex and dating podcaster Joanne in Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This.” Once renowned as Crazy Eyes of “Orange is the New Black,” Uzo Aduba was chosen this year for her role as quirky investigator and avid bird-watcher Cordelia Cupp in Netflix’s “The Residence.”

As for the lead actor category, Seth Rogen was nominated for his portrayal of movie exec Matt Remick in Apple TV+’s “The Studio.” A quintessential Hollywood type, he compromises his dreams of making quality films to feed Hollywood’s insatiable appetite for mindless blockbusters based on IP. Example: He turns director Martin Scorsese’s idea for a drama about the 1978 Jonestown massacre into a branded film about the Kool-Aid pitcher. Rogen is up against last year’s winner, Jeremy Allen White, who is back on the ballot for his performance in FX on Hulu’s “The Bear” (please just refer to his character as Chef). Also in the running is Martin Short, who plays the egotistical Broadway director Oliver in “Only Murders in the Building.” Adam Brody is nominated for his performance as hot Rabbi Noah in Netflix “Nobody Wants This,” as is Jason Segel as therapist Jimmy Laird in Apple TV+’s “Shrinking.”

Supporting performers are critical to the success of all great comedies. Lucille Ball had Vivian Vance. Roseanne Barr had Laurie Metcalf. The TV Academy knows this, and therefore nominated for supporting actress the immensely talented Sheryl Lee Ralph and Janelle James of ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” Kathryn Hahn and Catherine O’Hara both of “The Studio,” Hannah Einbinder of “Hacks,” Liza Colón-Zayas of “The Bear” and Jessica Williams of “Shrinking.” This is an incredibly competitive category given the quality of the shows and performers. Ralph has previously won the award for her role as the veteran grade school teacher in Brunson’s ABC mockumentary series. Is it now James’ turn to win for her role as the stroppy principal of Abbott Elementary? O’Hara previously won the honor for her role in “Schitt’s Creek,” so maybe it’s Kathryn with a K’s turn?

For supporting actor, Ebon Moss-Bachrach of “The Bear” returns; he has won this category — twice — for his portrayal of loudmouthed restaurant manager Richard “Richie” Jerimovich in “The Bear.” This accomplished actor (“The Punisher,” “Andor”) yells a lot on the show, and fans of the show somehow find it funny. “Saturday Night Live” cast member Bowen Yang is also back in the running.

New to this category is Ike Barinholtz (“Eastbound & Down,” “The Mindy Project”) who plays sycophantic producer Sal Saperstein in Apple TV+’s satire on the film industry, “The Studio.” Michael Urie and Harrison Ford made the cut for “Shrinking,” as did Jeff Hiller for “Somebody Somewhere.” Colman Domingo rounds out the category for his role in the Netflix midlife crisis comedy, “The Four Seasons.”

The old saying that familiarity breeds contempt apparently doesn’t apply to the Television Academy’s 24,000 members. This year’s list of nominees looks a lot like last year’s, and the year before that.

Among their choices announced Tuesday are many previous Emmy winners and nominees including Hulu’s whodunnit “Only Murders in the Building,” ABC’s work mockumentary “Abbott Elementary” and HBO Max’s sitcom “Hacks,” last year’s winner for top comedy. All the aforementioned shows have been nominated for their fourth seasons. FX’s dramedy “The Bear,” which won comedy series in 2023, is also back on the list, this time for its third season. The sixth and final season of FX’s vampire satire, “What We Do in the Shadows,” has been nominated in this category three times since 2020 but has never won.

Also in the mix are second-season shows like Apple TV+’s therapy-as-comedy series “Shrinking.” Newcomers include Netflix‘s romantic comedy “Nobody Wants This” and Seth Rogen’s scathing Hollywood satire “The Studio” on Apple TV+. Who doesn’t love a self-referential jab at the world in which these shows were made?

The odds were in his favor: Harrison Ford has earned his first Emmy nomination.

The 82-year-old was nominated for supporting actor in a comedy for his portrayal of Dr. Paul Rhoades, a therapist with Parkinson’s disease, in the Apple TV+ series “Shrinking.” The show, which premiered in 2023, stars Jason Segel as grieving therapist Jimmy Laird, who takes an unconventional approach to his practice after his wife‘s death.

“Ford injects a little bit of Han Solo into his grumpy, dryly sardonic Paul,” The Times’ TV critic, Robert Lloyd, wrote of Season 1. “And his scenes with [Lukita] Maxwell, as the oldest and youngest cast members, are funny and pleasant, because they actually do seem to be working on something.”

Ford, best known for the “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” franchises, took his first major television role in 2022 as leading man Jacob Dutton in the “Yellowstone” spinoff “1923.” Though he was submitted for Emmy consideration for both “Shrinking” and “1923” in 2023, he did not receive a nomination for either.

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This year, Ford was Emmys eligible for both shows again and earned a nod for “Shrinking.” He’s up against “Shrinking” co-star Michael Urie, Ike Barinholtz (“The Studio”), Colman Domingo (“The Four Seasons”), Jeff Hiller (“Somebody Somewhere”), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“The Bear”) and Bowen Yang (“Saturday Night Live”).

The therapist dramedy received seven nominations in total, including for comedy series and comedy lead actor for Jason Segel.

One of the highest-grossing actors in Hollywood, Ford has earned numerous accolades throughout his career, including a Disney Legend honor in 2024. Earlier this year, he was nominated for supporting actor in a TV series at the Golden Globes for “Shrinking.”

He has never won an Oscar. He received one acting nomination in 1986 for his leading role in “Witness.” The award ultimately went to William Hurt for “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”

“1923” concluded after two seasons, but the “Yellowstone” universe will continue to expand with “The Madison” and “1944.” “Shrinking” began filming its third season in Altadena and Pasadena earlier this year.

At 77, Kathy Bates is now the oldest Emmy nominee for lead actress in a drama series.

Bates stars as septuagenarian lawyer Madeline Matlock in the CBS series “Matlock,” which concluded its first season in April. Created by Jennie Snyder Urman (best known for “Jane the Virgin”), the show is a reboot of the classic Andy Griffith-led series of the same name, which ran from 1986 to 1995. Bates’ Matlock is a bit older and just as brilliant.

Michelle Khare has mastered taekwondo, muscled through police academy and conquered Houdini’s deadliest trick. But now comes a different kind of challenge for the popular daredevil: proving to the Hollywood establishment that Emmy-worthy content arises from YouTube.

The host, known for her online reality series “Challenge Accepted,” is part of a group of YouTube creators with massive followings, producing high-caliber content, who are vying for Primetime Emmy Awards this year.

Emmy nominations arrive Tuesday, and there will be plenty of time for us to argue about who should win (let’s start with “The Pitt”) and why this could be the year (though probably not) that we’ll have a surprise or two when the trophies are handed out on Sept. 14.

In the meantime, if you love “Severance,” “The White Lotus,” “The Pitt,” “The Studio,” “Hacks” and “Adolescence,” you will find plenty of reasons to smile. These are the shows that are going to steamroll through the nominations. If you belong to the “What We Do in the Shadows” cult and want a tip of the hat for its final season, you’re probably in luck. And if your comic taste embraces the absurd, and you have complicated feelings about air travel, you might be disappointed that Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal” is left out of comedy series, though Fielder could earn a nod for his direction. Attaboy, Captain!

When you gather the creative minds behind six of the most entertaining and acclaimed shows of 2025, the conversation is destined for narrative intrigue. The writers who took part in this year’s Envelope Roundtable touched on social media blackouts, release strategies, runaway production, even the wonder of Bravo’s “The Valley.” How’s that for a twist?

A few hours ahead of the full announcement of the 77th Emmy Awards nominations, the nominees for the reality competition and talk show categories were revealed early.

Talk series

“The Daily Show”

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”

Reality competition program

“The Amazing Race”

“RuPaul’s Drag Race”

“Survivor”

“Top Chef”

“The Traitors”

Follow along for the full list of Emmy nominees as they’re announced at 8:30.

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Whether you prefer to call them remakes, revivals or reboots, reimaginations of beloved movies and TV shows are all the rage: Think of CBS’ “Matlock,” which swapped in Academy Award winner Kathy Bates for Andy Griffith as a charming lawyer who gets things done in the legal system; Peacock’s “Bel-Air,” which turned a multicam sitcom into a drama; or HBO’s “Perry Mason,” which was less about the courtroom than Mason as private investigator.

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