Emmy nominations 2025: The contenders in key categories

Severance stood retired from the contention earning 27 Emmy nods, portion HBO’s acheronian Batman spinoff, The Penguin, secured 24 nominations.

The nominees for the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards person been announced.

Actors Harvey Guillen and Brenda Song revealed the nominations astatine the Television Academy’s Wolf Theater successful Los Angeles, California, connected Tuesday successful beforehand of the 77th yearly ceremony.

Severance stood retired from the competition, earning 27 Emmy nods, portion Apple TV’s The Studio topped the drama categories with 23 nominations. HBO’s acheronian Batman spinoff, The Penguin, secured 24 nominations.

Here is the database of nominees successful cardinal categories:

Drama series

• Andor
• Paradise
• Severance
• Slow Horses
• The Diplomat
• The Pitt
• The Last of Us
• The White Lotus

#EmmyNoms for Best Drama Series:#Andor – 97%#TheDiplomat – 95%#TheLastOfUs – 91%#Paradise – 87%#ThePitt – 95%#Severance – 94%#SlowHorses – 100%#TheWhiteLotus – 86%

Who bash you privation to spot instrumentality location an #Emmy? https://t.co/kMYX7HxEmg pic.twitter.com/retcjGfSYi

— Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) July 15, 2025

Comedy series

• Hacks
• The Bear
• The Studio
• Only Murders successful the Building
• Abbott Elementary
• Nobody Wants This
• Shrinking
• What We Do successful the Shadows

#EMMY nominations — Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders successful the Building
Shrinking
The Studio
What We Do successful the Shadows pic.twitter.com/a98KPPARH8

— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) July 15, 2025

Limited series

• Adolescence
• The Penguin
• Dying for Sex
• Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
• Black Mirror

#EmmyNoms for Best Limited oregon Anthology Series:#Adolescence – 98%#BlackMirror – 86%#DyingForSex – 98%#Monsters – 45%#ThePenguin – 95%

Who bash you privation to spot instrumentality location an #Emmy? https://t.co/kMYX7HxEmg pic.twitter.com/plRuo9SbEw

— Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) July 15, 2025

Drama actor

• Sterling K Brown, Paradise
• Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
• Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
• Adam Scott, Severance
• Noah Wyle, The Pitt

James Marsden, left, and Sterling K Brown successful a country from Paradise [Brian Roedel/Disney/AP]

Drama actress

• Kathy Bates, Matlock
• Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters
• Britt Lower, Severance
• Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
• Kerry Russell, The Diplomat

At 77, Kathy Bates is the Oldest #Emmy Nominee for Best Actress, Drama Ever

Show Some Love to a Living Legend pic.twitter.com/RWvQmHKWxz

— Cinema Tweets (@CinemaTweets1) July 15, 2025

Comedy actor

• Seth Rogen, The Studio
• Martin Short, Only Murders successful the Building
• Jeremy Allen-White, The Bear
• Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
• Jason Segel, Shrinking

Seth Rogen and Catherine O’Hara successful a country from The Studio [Apple TV+ via AP]

Comedy actress

• Uzo Aduba, The Residence
• Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
• Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
• Jean Smart, Hacks
• Ayo Edebiri, The Bear

Kristen Bell and Adam Brody successful a country from Nobody Wants This [Stefania Rosini/Netflix via AP]

Reality competition

• The Amazing Race
• RuPaul’s Drag Race
• Survivor
• Top Chef
• The Traitors

The 2025 Emmy nominees for Outstanding Reality Competition Program are:

The Amazing Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors pic.twitter.com/izSI6BTJqy

— Reality TV News/Updates (@Realitytv__fan) July 15, 2025

Talk show

• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
• Jimmy Kimmel Live
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Animated programme

• The Dirt Under Your Nails
• Arcane
• They Slug Horses, Don’t They?
• Bob’s Burgers
• Cliff’s Edge
• Common Side Effects
• Spider Rose
• Love, Death + Robots
• Bart’s Birthday

Congrats to "THE SIMPSONS" and "BOB'S BURGERS" crews for their Emmy nominations for Outstanding Animated Program

-The Simpsons – “Bart’s Birthday”
-Bob's Burgers – “They Slug Horses, Don’t They?”

Other nominees see Arcane, Common Side Effects and Love, Death & Robots. pic.twitter.com/QkwadytB6c

— DTVA News (@DTVANews) July 15, 2025

Supporting actress, play 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 Lee Wood, The White Lotus

Adam Scott and Britt Lower successful a country from Severance [Apple TV+ via AP]

Supporting actor, play 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

Congratulations to the full Severance squad connected their 27 Emmy Nominations.

Drama Series

Lead Actor: Adam Scott

Lead Actress: Britt Lower

Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette

Supporting Actor: John Turturro

Supporting Actor: Tramell Tillman

Supporting Actor: Zach Cherry… pic.twitter.com/upZ47rQwOy

— Apple TV (@AppleTV) July 15, 2025

Lead actor, constricted series

• 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

Colin Farrell successful a country from The Penguin [HBO via AP]

Lead actress, constricted series

• Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
• Meghann Fahy, Sirens
• Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
• Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
• Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex

Cate Blanchett successful a country from Disclaimer [Sanja Bucko/Apple TV+ via AP]

Supporting actress, constricted series

• Erin Doherty, Adolescence
• Ruth Negga, Presumed Innocent
• Deirdre O’Connell, The Penguin
• Chloe Sevigny, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
• Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex
• Christine Tremarco, Adolescence

ADOLESCENCE, Netflix's 2nd most-viewed English-language amusement of each time, has earned 13 Emmy nominations.

• Outstanding Limited Series
• Acting nominations for Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper, Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty, and Christine Tremarco
• Outstanding Directing
•… pic.twitter.com/Q9kjFTSm9D

— Netflix (@netflix) July 15, 2025

Supporting actor, constricted series

• Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
• Bill Camp, Presumed Innocent
• Owen Cooper, Adolescence
• Rob Delaney, Dying for Sex
• Peter Sarsgaard, Presumed Innocent
• Ashley Walters, Adolescence

Cooper Koch arsenic Erik Menendez, centre, and Nicholas Chavez arsenic Lyle Menendez, right, successful a country from Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story [Miles Crist/Netflix]

Supporting actor, drama 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

Ike Barinholtz, from left, Kathryn Hahn, Chase Sui Wonders and Seth Rogen successful a country from The Studio [Apple TV+ via AP]

Supporting actress, drama series

• Liza Colon-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

Congratulations to the formed and unit of The Bear for their 13 Emmy® nominations. pic.twitter.com/Kqo30C1mb0

— Disney+ (@DisneyPlus) July 15, 2025

Outstanding tv movie

• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
• The Gorge
• Mountainhead
• Nonnas

Hugh Grant and Renée Zellweger successful a country from Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy [Universal Pictures/AP]

Scripted assortment series

• Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
• Saturday Night Live

John Oliver from Last Week Tonight With John Oliver [File: Chris Pizzello/AP]

Live assortment special

• The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar
• Beyonce Bowl
• The Oscars
• SNL50: The Anniversary Special
• SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Beyoncé has earned TWO Emmy nominations for BEYONCÉ BOWL.

• Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
• Outstanding Variety Special (Live) pic.twitter.com/PKTWSRkqUp

— Netflix (@netflix) July 15, 2025

Outstanding crippled amusement host

• Elizabeth Banks, Press Your Luck
• Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud
• Ken Jennings, Jeopardy!
• Colin Jost, Pop Culture Jeopardy!
• Jimmy Kimmel, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

Talk astir hosts with the most! Congratulations to some Ken Jennings and Colin Jost, and the full Jeopardy! squad connected the 140th Emmy® nominations for the show! Thank you @TelevisionAcad #Jeopardy! #Emmys pic.twitter.com/FByCOGKJQn

— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) July 15, 2025

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