Emmy Awards 2025: The nominees for the 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were officially announced by the Television Academy to honor excellence in productions done from June 1 2024 through May 31 2025. The major nominees are hit dramas and limited series that have found both critical and popular acclaim.
Outstanding Series Nominations:
The Outstanding Drama Series is loaded with The Last of Us, Andor, The Diplomat, Paradise, The Pitt, Severance, Slow Horses, and The White Lotus.
Adolescence, Black Mirror, Dying for Sex, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. And The Penguin were named for Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series.
Frequent nominees are Adolescence, Severance, and The White Lotus, with Severance garnering an eye-popping 27 nominations and The Penguin not far behind with 24.
Comedy Series and Performance Honors
The Outstanding Comedy Series nominee list includes Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, Shrinking, The Studio, and What We Do in the Shadows.
In the leading categories, there are performers against whom nominees include Jeremy Allen White (The Bear). Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), and Jean Smart (Hacks), whereas Eton Moss- Bachrach, Liza Colón- Zayas. And Bowen Yang are among the sought-after nominees in the supporting categories.
Core Acting and Technical Highlights
Drama series: Among lead actors nominated are Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us), Adam Scott (Severance), Sterling K. Brown (Paradise), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), and Noah Wyle (The Pitt).
Limited series: Recognized are Colin Farrell (The Penguin) and Stephen Graham (Adolescence).
Supporting names in drama: Familiar names like Carrie Coon, Sam Rockwell, and John Turturro from The White Lotus and Severance.
The Emmy nominations were declared by Harvey Guillén, Brenda Song, and Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego.
The awards ceremony will be hosted by Nate Bargatze, airing live on CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday, September 14, 2025. From the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
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Voting closes August 27; decisions are finalized before the ceremony.
With a strong showing from Severance, Adolescence, and The White Lotus, the 2025 Emmys enfold a very potent mix of serialized storytelling and limited-run formats. From riveting dramas to lead-comedy contenders and strong acting nominees, this year’s roster sees intense competition and significant achievement in television.