The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards brought television’s leading shows, creators and performers together at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater to mark a year of programming that aired between June 1, 2024, and May 31, 2025. Comedian Nate Bargatze hosted the ceremony, which was broadcast on CBS and streamed live on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME.
Major categories were led by a diverse field of nominees across drama, comedy and limited series. Outstanding Drama Series contenders included The White Lotus, Severance, The Pitt, Andor, The Last of Us, The Diplomat, Paradise and Slow Horses. In comedy, the Outstanding Comedy Series list featured Hacks, The Bear, Abbott Elementary, The Studio, Only Murders in the Building, Nobody Wants This, Shrinking and What We Do in the Shadows.
Individual acting races included a mix of television veterans and newer faces. The nominees for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series were Adam Scott (Severance), Noah Wyle (The Pitt), Sterling K. Brown (Paradise), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us) and Kathy Bates, listed among lead actress nominees for Matlock alongside Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), Britt Lower (Severance), Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters) and Keri Russell (The Diplomat). Supporting categories in drama featured multiple nominees from The White Lotus and Severance, with Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Sam Rockwell, John Turturro, Tramell Tillman and Zach Cherry among those recognized. The Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series field included Aimee Lou Wood, Parker Posey, Carrie Coon, Natasha Rothwell, Patricia Arquette, Katherine LaNasa and Julianne Nicholson.
Comedy nominees highlighted both ensemble work and star-driven vehicles. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series nominees included Jeremy Allen White (The Bear), Seth Rogen (The Studio), Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building), Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This), Jason Segel (Shrinking) and others. The Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series ballot featured Jean Smart (Hacks), Ayo Edebiri (The Bear), Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Uzo Aduba (The Residence), and Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This). Supporting and guest categories in comedy were notable for star turns and high-profile cameos, with names such as Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Hahn, Catherine O’Hara, Bryan Cranston, Ron Howard and Martin Scorsese appearing among nominees.
In the limited or anthology series and television movie categories, The Penguin, Adolescence, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Dying for Sex and Black Mirror vied for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. The Television Movie slate included Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, The Gorge, Mountainhead, Nonnas and Rebel Ridge. Lead acting nominees in the limited-series/movie category included Colin Farrell (The Penguin), Stephen Graham (Adolescence), Jake Gyllenhaal (Presumed Innocent), Michelle Williams (Dying for Sex) and Cristin Milioti (The Penguin). Supporting categories in limited series recognized performers such as Ashley Walters, Owen Cooper, Javier Bardem, Bill Camp, Peter Sarsgaard and Erin Doherty.
Variety, talk and nonfiction programming rounded out the nominations. Outstanding Talk Series nominees included Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Daily Show and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Outstanding Scripted Variety Series nominations featured Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and Saturday Night Live, while documentary nominees spanned Chef’s Table, 100 Foot Wave, Simone Biles Rising and several SNL50-related projects. The awards also recognized reality programming across structured and unstructured categories and listed the major game shows and hosts under consideration, including Jeopardy! and host Ken Jennings.
Ahead of the broadcast some industry observers identified certain projects as frontrunners. Early predictions favored titles such as Adolescence, Severance and The Studio in several key categories, while other outlets highlighted potential victories for Hacks, The Pitt and The Penguin. Organizers and the Television Academy noted that the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for 2025 would be presented to Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen in recognition of their philanthropic work.
The ceremony followed an eligibility window that ran from June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025, and reflected a television season that included network, cable and streaming platforms. The nominations underscored continued industry attention to prestige dramas, anthology storytelling and star-driven limited series, as well as renewed focus on comedy ensembles and high-profile guest appearances.
As the broadcast unfolded, winners were announced across the program and acting categories, with acceptance speeches and onstage moments that reflected the range of creative work honored. The Emmys continued to serve as an annual marker of the television industry’s critical and commercial currents, from serialized dramas and limited-event storytelling to late-night and variety formats.
The Television Academy’s decisions and the night’s outcomes will be detailed in full in official winners lists and subsequently archived by the Academy. Broadcast coverage and streaming availability on CBS and Paramount+ with SHOWTIME allowed viewers across the United States to follow the ceremony as winners were revealed and honored onstage.