WHEN: Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 8PM ET / 5PM PT
WHERE: Televised on CBS live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles
The Emmys returned on CBS this year on the evening of Sunday, September 14, 2025 with a live coast-to-coast broadcast from LA.
Making his Emmy host debut in 2025 was standup comedian Nate Bargatze.
2025 Emmy nominees (also see WINNERS, below) include popular favorites “Severance,” which scored 27 nods, followed by HBO Max’s “The Penguin” with 24 nominations.
“The White Lotus” and "The Studio" tied for third with 23 nominations, the latter scorng the most ever comedy nominations ever in a single year.
Among performers, making Emmy history this year was “Matlock” star Kathy Bates, who at 77 became the oldest woman nominated in the lead drama actress category. At 15, Owen Cooper also became one of the youngest nominees for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series (WINNER!) for his memorable role in this year's hit series "Adolescence".
Leading Emmy contenders in 2025 included
“Severance", “The Penguin", "White Lotus" and "The Studio."
HBO Max lef the overall network Emmy haul at 142 — including hits such as “The Penguin” (the most in limited/anthology), “The White Lotus,” “The Last of Us” and “Hacks.”
Special awards went to married couple and TV royalty Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen who received the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award.
2025 Emmy presenters
Presenters for this year's Emmy Awards include Elizabeth Banks, Ike Barinholtz, Angela Bassett, Jason Bateman, Kathy Bates, Kristen Bell, Alexis Bledel, Sterling K. Brown, Stephen Colbert, Jennifer Coolidge, Alan Cumming, Eric Dane, Colman Domingo, Tina Fey, Walton Goggins, Tony Goldwyn, Lauren Graham, Kathryn Hahn, Mariska Hargitay, Justin Hartley, Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, James Marsden, Christopher Meloni, Leanne Morgan, Julianne Nicholson, Jenna Ortega, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Parker Posey, Jeff Probst, Phylicia Rashad, Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, Michael Schur, Sydney Sweeney, Sofia Vergara, Jesse Williams and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
More about the Emmys
Just up ahead, check out the complete list of this year's major Emmy nominees and WINNERS along with related resources and fun facts about television's biggest night.
DID YOU KNOW? Emmy Awards Fun Facts
• The oldest Emmy nominee ever is beloved comedy actress Betty White, who was nominated in 2012 at 90-years-old. She also took home the Emmy in 2010 at age 88, which also makes her the oldest winner.
• The award for most Emmy-nominated show in television history goes to "Saturday Night Live" with more than 200 nominations.
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards were the only actors ever to win an Emmy for "Seinfeld". (Although often nominated, Jerry Seinfeld never won.)
• Kelsey Grammer is the only actor to be nominated for an Emmy for the same character in three different shows. He played Dr. Frasier Crane on "Wings", "Cheers", and "Frasier". His three wins were for his starring role in "Frasier".
• In 2015, Viola Davis in "How to Get Away with Murder" became the first African-American women to win an Emmy Award for best actress in a drama.
The Emmys Around the Web
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Emmy Awards - including news, video clips, pictures, a bit of television history, and lots more interesting fun facts & trivia about television's most coveted prize ...
2025 Emmy Awards - This is the Emmy's home on the Web, with the official list of winners, news & photos, plus profiles of of television Hall of Fame honorees, Academy membership details and online subscription to the monthly Emmy Magazine.
Emmy Award - Wikipedia - Check out the complete list of Emmy categories for Primetime and Daytime, interesting factoids, and related resources.
2025 Emmy Nominees & WINNERS
Outstanding Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary”
“The Bear”
“Hacks”
“Nobody Wants This”
“Only Murders in the Building”
“Shrinking” “The Studio” - WINNER
“What We Do in the Shadows”
Outstanding Actorin a Comedy Series
Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This” Seth Rogen, “The Studio” - WINNER
Jason Segel, “Shrinking”
Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”
Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”
Outstanding Actressin a Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear” Jean Smart, “Hacks” - WINNER
Uzo Aduba, “The Residence”
Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”
Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
Outstanding Supporting Actorin a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz, “The Studio”
Colman Domingo, “The Four Seasons”
Harrison Ford, “Shrinking” Jeff Hiller, “Somebody Somewhere” - WINNER
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, “The Bear”
Michael Urie, “Shrinking”
Bowen Yang, “Saturday Night Live”
Outstanding Supporting Actressin a Comedy Series Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks” - WINNER
Liza Colón-Zayas, “The Bear”
Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”
Kathryn Hahn, “The Studio”
Catherine O’Hara, “The Studio”
Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary”
Jessica Williams, “Shrinking”
Outstanding Directingfor a Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri, “Napkins” — “The Bear”
Lucia Aniello, “A Slippery Slope” — “Hacks”
James Burrows, “Here’s to You, Mrs. Schneiderman” — “Mid-Century Modern”
Nathan Fielder, “Pilot’s Code” — “The Rehearsal” Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, “The Oner” — “The Studio” - WINNER
Outstanding Writingfor a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson, “Back to School” — “Abbott Elementary”
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky, “A Slippery Slope” — “Hacks”
Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton and Eric Notarnicola, “Pilot’s Code” — “The Rehearsal”
Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen and Bridget Everett, “AGG” — “Somebody Somewhere” Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez, “ThePromotion” — “The Studio” - WINNER
Sam Johnson, S garah Naftalis and Paul Simms, “The Finale” — “What We Do in the Shadows”
Outstanding Drama Series
“Andor”
“The Diplomat”
“The Last of Us”
“Paradise”
“The Pitt”
“Severance”
“Slow Horses”
“The White Lotus”
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, “Paradise”
Pedro Pascal, “The Last of Us”
Adam Scott, “Severance” Noah Wyle, “The Pitt” - WINNER
Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses”
OutstandingActress in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates, “Matlock”
Sharon Horgan, “Bad Sisters”
Bella Ramsey, “The Last of Us” Britt Lower, “Severance” - WINNER
Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”
OutstandingSupporting Actorin a Drama 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” - WINNER
John Turturro, “Severance”
Outstanding Supporting Actressin a Drama Series
Patricia Arquette, “Severance”
Carrie Coon, “The White Lotus” Katherine LaNasa, “The Pitt” - WINNER
Julianne Nicholson, “Paradise”
Parker Posey, “The White Lotus”
Natasha Rothwell, “The White Lotus”
Aimee Lou Wood, “The White Lotus”
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito, “The Boys”
Scott Glenn, “The White Lotus” Shawn Hatosy, “The Pitt”- WINNER
Joe Pantoliano, “The Last of Us”
Forest Whitaker, “Andor”
Jeffrey Wright, “The Last of Us”'
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
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” - WINNER
OutstandingDirectingfor a Drama Series
Janus Metz, “Who Are You?” — “Andor”
Amanda Marsalis, “6:00 P.M.” — “The Pitt”
John Wells, “7:00 A.M.” — “The Pitt”
Jessica Lee Gagné, “Chikhai Bardo” — “Severance”
Ben Stiller, “Cold Harbor” — “Severance” Adam Randall, “Hello Goodbye” — “Slow Horses” - WINNER
Mike White, “Amor Fati” — “The White Lotus”
OutstandingWritingfor a Drama Series Dan Gilroy, “Welcome to the Rebellion” — “Andor” - WINNER
Joe Sachs, “2:00 P.M.” — “The Pitt”
R. Scott Gemmill, “7:00 A.M.” — “The Pitt”
Dan Erickson, “Cold Harbor” — “Severance”
Will Smith, “Hello Goodbye” — “Slow Horses”
Mike White, “Full-Moon Party” — “The White Lotus”
OutstandingLimited Series “Adolescence” - WINNER
“Black Mirror”
“Dying for Sex”
“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”
“The Penguin”
OutstandingLimited Series Actor
Colin Farrell, “The Penguin” Stephen Graham, “Adolescence” - WINNER
Jake Gyllenhaal, “Presumed Innocent”
Brian Tyree Henry, “Dope Thief”
Cooper Koch, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”
OutstandingActressin a TV Movie/Limited Series
Cate Blanchett, “Disclaimer” Cristin Milioti, “The Penguin” - WINNER
Michelle Williams, “Dying for Sex”
Meghann Fahy, “Sirens”
Rashida Jones, “Black Mirror”
OutstandingSupporting Actor in a Limited Series
Javier Bardem, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”
Bill Camp, “Presumed Innocent” Owen Cooper, “Adolescence” - WINNER
Rob Delaney, “Dying for Sex”
Ashley Walters, “Adolescence”
Peter Sarsgaard, “Presumed Innocent”'
OutstandingSupporting Actress in a Limited Series Erin Doherty, “Adolescence” - WINNER
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”
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series Directing Philip Barantini — “Adolescence” - WINNER
Shannon Murphy, “It’s Not That Serious” — “Dying for Sex”
Helen Shaver, “Cent’anni” — “The Penguin”
Jennifer Getzinger, “A Great Or Little Thing” — “The Penguin”
Nicole Kassell, “Exile” — “Sirens”
Lesli Linka Glatter — “Zero Day”
OutstandingWriting for a Limited Series Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham — “Adolescence” - WINNER
Charlie Brooker and Bisha K. Ali, “Common People” — “Black Mirror”
Kim Rosenstock and Elizabeth Meriwether, “Good Value Diet Soda” — “Dying for Sex”
Lauren LeFranc, “A Great Or Little Thing” — “The Penguin”
Joshua Zetumer, “The People in the Dirt” — “Say Nothing”
OutstandingTV Movie
“Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy”
“The Gorge”
“Mountainhead”
“Nonnas” “Rebel Ridge ”- WINNER
OutstandingReality Competition Series
“The Amazing Race”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“Survivor”
“Top Chef” “The Traitors” - WINNER
OutstandingVariety Talk Series
“The Daily Show”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” - WINNER
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
“The Daily Show” “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” - WINNER
“Saturday Night Live”
Outstanding Variety Special(Live)
Beyoncé Bowl
The Apple Music Superbowl Halftime Show
The Oscars “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” - WINNER
“SNL50: The Homecoming Concert”