The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards take place Sunday night at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, where nominees across drama, comedy and limited series categories will learn which programs and performers have won for work aired between June 1, 2024, and May 31, 2025.
Comedian Nate Bargatze serves as host for the ceremony, which airs on CBS and streams live on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME. The Television Academy announced that actors Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen were selected to receive the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, an honor given for sustained humanitarian work.
The nominations field this year highlights several returning and breakout programs. For Outstanding Drama Series, nominees include "The White Lotus," "Severance," "The Pitt," "Andor," "The Last of Us," "The Diplomat," "Paradise" and "Slow Horses." Leading-actor nominees in drama comprise Adam Scott for "Severance," Noah Wyle for "The Pitt," Sterling K. Brown for "Paradise," Gary Oldman for "Slow Horses," Pedro Pascal for "The Last of Us" and Kathy Bates for the revived series "Matlock" among others listed in acting categories.
In comedy, the Outstanding Comedy Series contenders are "Hacks," "The Bear," "Abbott Elementary," "The Studio," "Only Murders in the Building," "Nobody Wants This," "Shrinking" and "What We Do in the Shadows." Notable comedy acting nominations include Jeremy Allen White for "The Bear," Seth Rogen for "The Studio," Martin Short for "Only Murders in the Building" and Jean Smart for "Hacks." The supporting categories across comedy and drama contain a broad cross-section of television stalwarts and new entrants, with multiple nominations for programs such as "Severance" and "The White Lotus."
Limited and anthology series competition features "The Penguin," "Adolescence," "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story," "Dying for Sex" and an episode of "Black Mirror." Colin Farrell is among the lead-actor nominees in the limited-series or movie category for his role in "The Penguin," while Michelle Williams is nominated in the lead-actress category for "Dying for Sex."
Reality and variety categories bring familiar franchise names into contention. "The Amazing Race," "RuPaul’s Drag Race," "Top Chef," "Survivor" and "The Traitors" are nominated for Outstanding Reality Competition Program. Talk and scripted-variety nominations include "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," "The Daily Show" and "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," while variety specials nominated range from a Super Bowl halftime show to anniversary programming and comedy specials.
Industry watchers identified several frontrunners heading into the night. Early predictions singled out "Adolescence," "Severance" and Seth Rogen’s "The Studio" as potential big winners, while other projections placed "Hacks," "The Pitt" and "The Penguin" in contention for major awards. The Television Academy’s eligibility window and voting procedures guided nominations across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms, reflecting the broadening landscape of prestige television.
The ceremony is expected to run from 8 p.m. Eastern and will deliver awards across more than two dozen categories televised and additional honors presented during the ceremony. Viewers can follow the broadcast on CBS or stream on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME for live updates and winners as the show progresses.
