77th Emmy Awards Nominations

The nominations for the 77th annual Emmy Awards were revealed yesterday, with a surprising number of new titles. Apple TV+'s Severance was the most nominated drama series this year, with a total of 27 nominations. Among limited series, HBO's The Penguin topped the list with 24 nominations. Both The Studio (Apple TV+) and The White Lotus (HBO) followed with 23 nominations each. In the comedy category, HBO's Hacks, starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, scored the highest with 14 nominations.

The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California. The ceremony will be broadcast on CBS and Paramount+.

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Here's the list of nominations in the main categories:

Outstanding Drama Series
Andor (Disney+)
The Diplomat (US) (Netflix)
The Last of Us (HBO)
Paradise (Hulu)
The Pitt (HBO)
Severance (Apple TV+)
Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
The White Lotus (HBO)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX)
Hacks (HBO Max)
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Shrinking (Apple TV+)
The Studio (Apple TV+)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Adolescence (Netflix)
Black Mirror (Netflix)
Dying For Sex (FX on Hulu)
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
The Penguin (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown - Paradise
Gary Oldman - Slow Horses
Pedro Pascal - The Last of Us
Adam Scott - Severance
Noah Wyle - The Pitt

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates - Matlock (2024)
Sharon Horgan - Bad Sisters
Britt Lower - Severance
Bella Ramsey - The Last of Us
Keri Russell - The Diplomat (US)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Brody - Nobody Wants This
Seth Rogen - The Studio
Jason Segel - Shrinking
Martin Short - Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White - The Bear

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Uzo Aduba - The Residence
Kristen Bell - Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson- Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri - The Bear
Jean Smart - Hacks

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Colin Farrell - The Penguin
Stephen Graham - Adolescence
Jake Gyllenhaal - Presumed Innocent
Bryan Tyree Henry - Dope Thief
Cooper Koch - Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Cate Blanchett - Disclaimer
Meghann Fahy - Sirens (2025)
Rashida Jones - Black Mirror
Cristin Milioti - The Penguin
Michelle Williams - Dying For Sex

Outstanding Supporting Actor in 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
John Turturro - Severance

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Patricia Arquette - Severance
Carrie Coon - The White Lotus
Katherine LaNasa - The Pitt
Julianne Nicholson - Paradise
Parker Posey - The White Lotus
Natasha Rothwell - The White Lotus
Aimée-Lou Wood - The White Lotus

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz - 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

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Liza Colon-Zayas - The Bear
Hannah Einbinder - Hacks
Kathryn Hahn - The Studio
Janelle James - Abbott Elementary
Catherine O'Hara - The Studio
Sheryl Lee Ralph - Abbott Elementary
Jessica Williams - Shrinking

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or 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 Innocent
Ashley Walters - Adolescence

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Erin Doherty - Adolescence
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 Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo 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

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

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Jon Bernthal - The Bear
Bryan Cranston - The Studio
Dave Franco - The Studio
Ron Howard - The Studio
Anthony Mackie - The Studio
Martin Scorsese - The Studio

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Olivia Colman - The Bear
Jamie Lee Curtis - The Bear
Cynthia Erivo - Poker Face
Robby Hoffman - Hacks
Zoë Kravitz - The Studio
Julianne Nicholson - Hacks

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Andor: Who Are You? - Janus Metz Pedersen (Disney+)
The Pitt: 2:00 P.M. - Amanda Marsalis (HBO)
The Pitt: 7:00 A.M. - John Wells (HBO)
Severance: Chickhai Bardo - Jessica Lee Gagné (Apple TV+)
Severance - Cold Harbor - Ben Stiller (Apple TV+)
Slow Horses: Hello Goodbye - Adam Randall (Apple TV+)
The White Lotus: Amor Fati - Mike White (HBO)

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
The Bear: Napkins - Ayo Edebiri (FX)
Hacks: A Slippery Slope - Lucia Aniello (HBO Max)
Mid-Century Modern: Here's To You, Mrs. Schneiderman - James Burrows (Hulu)
The Rehearsal: Pilot's Code - Nathan Fielder (HBO)
The Studio: The Stoner - Seth Rogen en Evan Goldberg (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Adolescence - Philip Barantini (Netflix)
Dying For Sex: It's Not That Serious - Shannon Murphy (FX on Hulu)
The Penguin: Cent'Anni - Helen Shaver (HBO)
The Penguin: A Great or Little Thing - Jennifer Getzinger (HBO)
Sirens (2025): Exile - Nicole Kassell (Netflix)
Zero Day - Lesli Linka Glatter (Netflix)

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Andor: Welcome to the Rebellion - Dan Gilroy (Disney+)
The Pitt: 2:00 P.M. - Joe Sachs (HBO)
The Pitt: 7:00 A.M. - R. Scott Gemmill (HBO)
Severance - Cold Harbor - Dan Erickson (Apple TV+)
Slow Horses: Hello Goodbye - Will Smith (Apple TV+)
The White Lotus: Amor Fati - Mike White (HBO)

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary: Back to School - Quinta Brunson(ABC)
Hacks: A Slippery Slope - Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs en Jen Statsky (HBO Max)
The Rehearsal: Pilot's Code - Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton en Eric Notarnicola (HBO)
Somebody Somewhere: AGG - Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen en Bridget Everett (HBO)
The Studio: The Promotion – Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory en Frida Perez (Apple TV+)
What We Do in the Shadows: The Finale – Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis en Paul Simms (FX)

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Adolescence – Jack Thorne en Stephen Graham (Netflix)
Black Mirror: Common People – Charlie Brooker en Bisha K. Ali (Netflix)
Dying For Sex: Good Value Diet Soda – Kim Rosenstock en Elizabeth Meriwether (FX on Hulu)
The Penguin: A Great or Little Thing – Lauren LeFranc (HBO)
Say Nothing: The People In The Dirt – Joshua Zetumer (FX on Hulu)

Outstanding Animated Series
Arcane (Netflix)
Bob's Burgers (FOX)
Common Side Effects (Adult Swim)
Love, Death & Robots (Netflix)
The Simpsons (FOX)