Emmys 2025: This Year's Nominees, Surprises and (Major) Snubs
Apple TV+ has a lot to celebrate this year. The streaming service garnered the most nominations in two categories: drama and comedy. In the drama category, Severance leads with 27 nominations. In the comedy category, The Studio leads with 23 nominations. This is good news for the relatively niche platform, in terms of subscribers, Apple TV+ is far behind giants like Netflix and Disney+.
HBO Max also did very well on Emmys morning. Between The White Lotus, The Penguin, The Last of Us and Hacks, HBO Max picked up 142 nominations.
There were plenty of surprises, especially for Hulu's Paradise and the Apple TV+ limited series Presumed Innocent. For Paradise, it was largely expected that Sterling K. Brown would get a nomination, but James Marsden and Julianne Nicholson were not on anybody's radar. As for Presumed Innocent, hearing Jake Gyllenhaal's name announced was a bit of a shocker. However, now we have Jake Gyllenhaal in a tux to look forward to.
Other surprises included Sharon Horgan's nomination for Bad Sisters, Uzo Aduba in the recently canceled The Residence, Jeff Hiller's much-deserved nomination for Somebody Somewhere, and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives picking up a nomination for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program. (Who saw that coming?!)
Now, can we talk about the snubs? The biggest sub takeaway is the number of snubs for major Hollywood leading ladies. We're talking about Renée Zellweger for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Hilary Swank for Yellowjackets, Melissa McCarthy for Only Murders in the Building, and Elisabeth Moss for The Handmaid's Tale. It was a shock not to hear their names announced. Other surprise subs include Kathryn Hahn for Agatha All Along, Selena Gomez for Only Murders in the Building, Natasha Lyonne for Poker Face, Diego Luna for Andor, Paul W. Downs for Hacks and Tyler James Williams for Abbott Elementary. We're also surprised none of the actors from Mountainhead got any attention.
(How was Renée Zellweger NOT NOMINATED? Sorry, still not over that one.)
Newsweek's Parting Shotwith H. Alan Scott will be covering the 77th annual Emmy Awards all season. The Emmys will air on CBS on September 14.
Below are the nominees for the major categories.
Drama SeriesAndorThe DiplomatThe Last of UsParadiseThe PittSeveranceSlow HorsesThe White Lotus
Lead Actor (Drama) Sterling K. Brown, Paradise Gary Oldman, Slow Horses Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us Adam Scott, Severance Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Lead Actress (Drama) Kathy Bates, Matlock Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters Britt Lower, Severance Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Supporting Actor (Drama) 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
Supporting Actress (Drama) Patricia Arquette, Severance Carrie Coon, The White Lotus Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt Julieanne Nicholson, Paradise Parker Posey, The White Lotus Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
Guest Actor (Drama) Giancario Esposito, The Boys Scott Glenn, The White Lotus Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt Joe Pantoliano, The Last of Us Forest Whitaker, Andor Jeffrey Wright, The Last of Us
Guest Actress (Drama) Jane Alexander, Severance Gwendoline Christie, Severance Kaitlyn Dever, The Last of Us Cherry Jones, The Handmaid's Tale Catherine O'Hara, The Last of Us Merritt Wever, Severance
Comedy SeriesAbbott ElementaryThe BearHacksNobody Wants ThisOnly Murders in the BuildingShrinkingThe StudioWhat We Do in the Shadows
Lead Actor (Comedy) Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This Seth Rogen, The Studio Jason Segel, Shrinking Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Lead Actress (Comedy) Uzo Aduba, The Residence Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary Ayo Edebiri, The Bear Jean Smart, Hacks
Supporting Actor (Comedy) Ike Barinholz, 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
Supporting Actress (Comedy) Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear Hannah Einbinder, Hacks Kathryn Hahn, Shrinking Janelle James, Abbott Elementary Catherine O'Hara, The Studio Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary Jessica Williams, Shrinking
Guest Actor (Comedy) Jon Bernthal, The Bear Bryan Cranston, The Studio Dave Franco, The Studio Ron Howard, The Studio Anthony Mackie, The Studio Martin Scorsese, The Studio
Guest Actress (Comedy) Olivia Colman, The Bear Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear Cynthia Erivo, Poker Face Robby Hoffman, Hacks Zoë Kravitz, The Studio Julianne Nicholson, Hacks
Limited or Anthology SeriesAdolescenceBlack MirrorDying for SexMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryThe Penguin
Television MovieBridget Jones: Mad About the BoyThe GorgeMountainheadNonnasRebel Ridge
Lead Actor (Limited/TV Movie) 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
Lead Actress (Limited/TV Movie) Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer Meghann Fahy, Sirens Rashida Jones, Black Mirror Cristin Milioti, The Penguin Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
Supporting Actor (Limited/TV Movie) Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Bill Camp, Presumed Innocent Owen Cooper, Adolescence Rob Delaney, Dying for Sex Peter Sarsgaard, Presumed InnocentAshley Walters, Adolescence
Supporting Actress (Limited/TV Movie) Erin Doherty, Adolescence Ruth Negga, Presumed Innocent Deirdre O'Connell, The Penguin Chloë Sevigny, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex Christine Tremarco, Adolescence
Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Series RuPaul Charles, RuPaul's Drag Race Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O'Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, and Daniel Lubetzky, Shark Tank Alan Cumming, The Traitors Kristin Kish, Top Chef Jeff Probst, Survivor
Reality Competition ProgramThe Amazing RaceRuPaul's Drag RaceSurvivorTop ChefThe Traitors
Structured RealityAntiques RoadshowDiners, Drive-Ins and DivesLove is BlindQueer EyeShark Tank
Unstructured RealityAmerica's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys CheerleadersLove on the SpectrumRuPaul's Drag Race: UntuckedThe Secret Lives of Mormon WivesWelcome to Wrexham
Talk SeriesThe Daily ShowJimmy Kimmel Live!The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Scripted Variety SeriesLast Week Tonight with John OliverSaturday Night Live
Variety Special (Live)The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime ShowBeyoncé BowlThe OscarsSNL50: The Anniversary SpecialSNL 50: The Homecoming Concert
Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)Adam Sandler: Love YouAli Wong: Single LadyBill Burr: Drop Dead YearsConan O'Brien: The Mark Twain Prize for American HumorSarah Silverman: PostMortemYour Friend, Nate Bargatze
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