Emmy Awards 2025: Adolescence, The Studio and The Pitt triumph at the 77th edition

Published by Julie de Sortiraparis · Updated on September 15, 2025 at 10:45 a.m. · Published on September 20, 2021 at 08:17 a.m.
Discover the winners of the 2025 Emmy Awards: Adolescence, The Studio and The Pitt are the big winners at the 77th ceremony in Los Angeles.

The Emmy Awards, created in 1949, remain one of the most prestigious American ceremonies, rewarding excellence in the television industry every year. Considered the equivalent of the Oscars for cinema, they recognize the best series, actors, directors and writers, whether on traditional channels or streaming platforms such as Netflix, Apple TV+ or HBO Max.

In 2025, Adolescence established itself as the big revelation, winning six major awards, including Best Miniseries, Best Actor for Stephen Graham and Best Supporting A ctor for Erin Doherty and Owen Cooper, the latter becoming the youngest winner in the ceremony's history at the age of 15.

The comedy The Studio, starring Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, triumphed on the comedy front. Broadcast on Apple TV+, it walked away with four statuettes, including Best Comedy Series and Best Actor for Seth Rogen, having already scooped nine technical awards at the Creative Arts Emmys.

Finally, the surprise came in the drama category, with the victory of The Pitt, a medical series broadcast on HBO Max. It beat off prestigious competition to win Best Drama Series, as well as two awards for Noah Wyle (Best Drama Actor) and Katherine LaNasa (Best Supporting Actress).

The 2025 Emmy Awards winners

Best drama series

Best comedy series

Best mini-series

Best actress in a drama series

  • Britt Lower, Severance - Winner
  • Kathy Bates, Matlock
  • Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters
  • Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
  • Keri Russell, The Diplomat

Best actor in a drama series

  • Noah Wyle, The Pitt - Winner
  • Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
  • Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
  • Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
  • Adam Scott, Severance

Best actress in a comedy series

  • Jean Smart, Hacks - Winner
  • Uzo Aduba, The Residence
  • Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
  • Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
  • Ayo Edebiri, The Bear

Best actor in a comedy series

  • Seth Rogen, The Studio - Winner
  • Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
  • Jason Segel, Shrinking
  • Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
  • Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

Best actress in a mini-series

Best actor in a mini-series

Best screenplay for a drama series

  • Andor, "Welcome to the Rebellion" - Winner
  • The Pitt, "2:00 P.M."
  • The Pitt, "7:00 A.M."
  • Severance, "Cold Harbor
  • Slow Horses, "Hello Goodbye
  • The White Lotus, "Full-Moon Party

Best screenplay for a comedy series

  • The Studio, "The Promotion" - Winner
  • Abbott Elementary, "Back to School
  • Hacks, "A Slippery Slope" - winner
  • The Rehearsal, "Pilot's Code
  • Somebody Somewhere, "AGG
  • What We Do in the Shadows, "The Finale

Best direction for a drama series

  • Slow Horses, "Hello Goodbye" - Winner
  • Andor, "Who Are You?"
  • The Pitt, "6:00 P.M."
  • The Pitt, "7:00 A.M."
  • Severance, "Chikhai Bardo"
  • Severance, "Cold Harbor
  • The White Lotus, "Amor Fati

Best direction for a comedy series

  • The Studio, "The Oner" - Winner
  • The Bear, "Napkins
  • Hacks, "A Slippery Slope" - Winner
  • The Rehearsal, "Pilot's Code
  • Mid-Century Modern, " Here's to You, Mrs. Schneiderman "

Best reality show

  • The Traitors - Winner
  • The Amazing Race
  • RuPaul's Drag Race
  • Survivor
  • Top Chef

Best talk show

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Winner
  • The Daily Show
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Best scripted variety show

  • Last Week Tonight With John Oliver - Winner
  • Saturday Night Live

Best Supporting Actress (drama series)

  • Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt - Winner
  • Patricia Arquette, Severance
  • Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
  • Julianne Nicholson, Paradise
  • Parker Posey, The White Lotus
  • Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus
  • Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus

Best Supporting Actor (drama series)

  • Tramell Tillman, Severance - Winner
  • Zach Cherry, Severance
  • Walton Goggins, The White Lotus
  • Jason Isaacs, The White Lotus
  • James Marsden, Paradise
  • Sam Rockwell, The White Lotus
  • John Turturro, Severance

Best Supporting Actress (comedy series)

  • Hannah Einbinder, Hacks - Winner
  • Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
  • Kathryn Hahn, The Studio
  • Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
  • Catherine O'Hara, The Studio
  • Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
  • Jessica Williams, Shrinking

Best Supporting Actor (comedy series)

  • Jeff Hiller, Somebody Somewhere - Winner
  • Ike Barinholtz, The Studio
  • Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons
  • Harrison Ford, Shrinking
  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
  • Michael Urie, Shrinking
  • Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live

Best Supporting Actress (mini-series / TV movie)

  • Erin Doherty, Adolescence - Winner
  • 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

Best Supporting Actor (mini-series / TV movie)

  • Owen Cooper, Adolescence - Winner
  • Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
  • Bill Camp, Presumed Innocent
  • Rob Delaney, Dying for Sex
  • Peter Sarsgaard, Presumed Innocent
  • Ashley Walters, Adolescence

Best Direction (mini-series / TV movie)

  • Adolescence - Winner
  • Dying for Sex, "It's Not That Serious
  • The Penguin, "Cent'anni
  • The Penguin, "A Great Or Little Thing
  • Sirens, "Exile
  • Zero Day

Best screenplay (mini-series / TV movie)

  • Adolescence - Winner
  • Black Mirror, "Common People
  • Dying for Sex, "Good Value Diet Soda
  • The Penguin, "A Great or Little Thing
  • Say Nothing, "The People in the Dirt

Best variety special (live)

  • SNL50: The Anniversary Special (NBC) - Winner
  • The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar (FOX)
  • Beyoncé Bowl (Netflix)
  • The Oscars (ABC)
  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (Peacock)

Best Variety Special (pre-recorded)

  • Adam Sandler: Love You (Netflix) - Winner
  • Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix)
  • Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (Hulu)
  • Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize (Netflix)
  • Sarah Silverman: PostMortem (Netflix)
  • Your Friend, Nate Bargatze (Netflix)

Best short-form comedy, drama or variety series

  • The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains (YouTube) - Winner
  • Late Night With Seth Meyers Corrections (NBC)
  • The Rabbit Hole With Jimmy Kimmel (YouTube)
  • The Tonight Show: During Commercial Break (YouTube)

Best short-form documentary or reality series

  • Adolescence: The Making Of Adolescence (Netflix) - Winner
  • Hacks: Bit By Bit (HBO Max)
  • Making Of The Last Of Us (HBO Max)
  • Only Murders In The Building: Unlocking The Mystery (Hulu)
  • The White Lotus: Unpacking The Episode (HBO Max)

Best documentary or non-fiction series

  • 100 Foot Wave (HBO Max) - Winner
  • Chef's Table (Netflix)
  • Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)
  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (Peacock)
  • Social Studies (FX on Hulu)

Best documentary or non-fiction program (special)

  • Pee-wee As Himself (HBO Max) - Winner
  • Deaf President Now! (Apple TV+)
  • Martha (Netflix)
  • Sly Lives! (Hulu)
  • Will & Harper (Netflix)

Best series or non-fiction program with presenter

  • Conan O'Brien Must Go (HBO Max) - Winner
  • The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse (Comedy Central)
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS)
  • My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman (Netflix)
  • Tucci In Italy (National Geographic)

Outstanding Documentary Achievement Award

  • I Am: Celine Dion (Prime Video) - Winner
  • Patrice: The Movie (Hulu)
  • The Remarkable Life Of Ibelin (Netflix)

Best animation program

Best game show

  • Jeopardy! (ABC/Syndication) - Winner
  • Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
  • The Price Is Right (CBS)
  • Wheel Of Fortune (ABC/Syndication)
  • Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (ABC)

Best game show host

  • Jimmy Kimmel, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (ABC) - Winner
  • Elizabeth Banks, Press Your Luck (ABC)
  • Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
  • Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! (ABC/Syndication)
  • Colin Jost, Pop Culture Jeopardy! (Prime Video)

Best reality show or competition presenter

  • Alan Cumming, The Traitors (Peacock) - Winner
  • RuPaul Charles, RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV)
  • Team Shark Tank (ABC)
  • Kristen Kish, Top Chef (Bravo)
  • Jeff Probst, Survivor (CBS)

Best sets for a contemporary series (1h+)

  • The Last of Us (HBO) - Winner
  • The Penguin (HBO)
  • The Residence (Netflix)
  • Severance (Apple TV+)
  • The White Lotus (HBO)

Best settings for a historical or fantasy series (1h+)

Best sets for a series (30 min)

  • The Studio (Apple TV+) - Winner
  • Hacks (HBO Max)
  • Mid-Century Modern (Hulu)
  • Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
  • What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Best sets for a variety or reality show

  • Saturday Night Live (NBC) - Winner
  • The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
  • RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV)

Best sets for a variety special

  • The Oscars (ABC) - Winner
  • Beyoncé Bowl (Netflix)
  • The 67th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)
  • SNL50: The Anniversary Special (NBC)
  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (Peacock)

Best period costumes

  • Bridgerton (Netflix) - Winner
  • American Primeval (Netflix)
  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
  • 1923 (Paramount+)
  • Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light (PBS)

Best fantasy / SF costumes

Best contemporary costumes (series)

  • Emily in Paris (Netflix) - Winner
  • Hacks (HBO Max)
  • The Righteous Gemstones (HBO Max)
  • The Studio (Apple TV+)
  • The White Lotus (HBO Max)

Best Contemporary Costume Design (mini-series / TV movie)

  • Adolescence (Netflix) - Winner
  • American Horror Stories (FX on Hulu)
  • Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)
  • The Penguin (HBO Max)
  • Sirens (Netflix)

Best contemporary hairstyle

  • The Studio - "CinemaCon" (Apple TV+) - Winner
  • Abbott Elementary - "100th Day Of School" (ABC)
  • Emily In Paris - "Back On The Crazy Horse" (Netflix)
  • Hacks - "I Love LA" (HBO Max)
  • The Penguin - "Cent'anni" (HBO Max)
  • The White Lotus - "Amor Fati" (HBO Max)

Period hairstyles / fantasy / SF

  • Bridgerton - "Old Friends" (Netflix) - Winner
  • Anne Rice's Interview With The Vampire - "No Pain" (AMC)
  • House Of The Dragon - "Smallfolk" (HBO Max)
  • Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story - "Hang Men" (Netflix)
  • What We Do In The Shadows - "The Finale" (FX on Hulu)

Contemporary make-up (excluding prostheses)

  • The Pitt - "7:00 P.M." (HBO Max) - Winner
  • Grotesquerie - "Unplugged" (FX on Hulu)
  • The Last Of Us - "Day One" (HBO Max)
  • Only Murders In The Building - "Valley Of The Dolls" (Hulu)
  • The Penguin - "Cent'anni" (HBO Max)
  • The White Lotus - "Full-Moon Party" (HBO Max)

Period / SF make-up (excluding prosthetics)

  • Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story (Netflix) - Winner
  • Anne Rice's Interview With The Vampire - "Do You Know What It Means To Be Loved By Death" (AMC)
  • House Of The Dragon - "The Red Dragon And The Gold" (HBO Max)
  • The Righteous Gemstones - "Prelude" (HBO Max)
  • What We Do In The Shadows - "Come Out And Play" (FX on Hulu)

Best prosthetic make-up

  • House Of The Dragon - "The Red Sowing" (HBO Max) - Winner
  • The Last Of Us - "Feel Her Love" (HBO Max)
  • The Penguin - "After Hours" (HBO Max)
  • The Pitt - "4:00 P.M." (HBO Max)
  • Saturday Night Live - "Host: Timothée Chalamet" (NBC)

Original music for a series (drama)

  • Severance - "Cold Harbor" (Apple TV+) - Winner
  • Andor - "Who Are You?" (Disney+)
  • Based On A True Story - "Relapse" (Peacock)
  • Cobra Kai - "Blood In Blood Out" (Netflix)
  • The Studio - "The Missing Reel" (Apple TV+)
  • The White Lotus - "Amor Fati" (HBO Max)

Original music (mini-series / TV movie / special)

  • The Penguin - "After Hours" (HBO Max) - Winner
  • Black Mirror - "Hotel Reverie" (Netflix)
  • Black Mirror - "USS Callister: Into Infinity" (Netflix)
  • Dying For Sex - "It's Not That Serious" (FX on Hulu)
  • Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story - "Spree" (Netflix)
  • The Supremes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (Hulu)

Original music (documentary / documentary series)

  • Chef's Table - "José Andrés" (Netflix) - Winner
  • The Americas - "Andes" (NBC)
  • Leonardo Da Vinci (PBS)
  • Planet Earth: Asia - "Beneath The Waves" (BBC America)
  • Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (HBO Max)

Musical direction

  • The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar (FOX) - Winner
  • The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)
  • The Oscars (ABC)
  • SNL50: The Anniversary Special (NBC)
  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (Peacock)

Best original song

  • Agatha All Along - "The Ballad of the Witches' Road" (Disney+) - Winner
  • Andor - "We are the Ghor (Planetary Anthem)" (Disney+)
  • The Boys - "Let's Put the Christ Back in Christmas" (Prime Video)
  • SNL50: The Anniversary Special - "Adam Sandler's Song: 50 Years" (NBC)
  • Will & Harper - "Harper and Will Go West" (Netflix)

Original theme music

  • Dune: Prophecy (HBO Max) - Winner
  • Dept. Q (Netflix)
  • Lazarus (Adult Swim)
  • The Residence (Netflix)
  • The White Lotus (HBO Max)
  • Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV+)

Musical supervision

  • Hacks - "I Love LA" (HBO Max) - Winner
  • The Last Of Us - "The Price" (HBO Max)
  • The Righteous Gemstones - "You Hurled Me Into The Depths" (HBO Max)
  • Severance - "Cold Harbor" (Apple TV+)
  • The Studio - "The Promotion" (Apple TV+)
  • The White Lotus - "Same Spirits, New Forms" (HBO Max)

Best editing for a drama series

  • Andor - "Who Are You?

Editing (comedy series, single camera)

  • The Studio - "The Promotion

Editing (comedy series, multi-camera)

Editing (mini-series / TV movie)

  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story - "Blame It On The Rain

Montage (variety program - segment)

  • SNL50: The Anniversary Special - "Physical Comedy

Montage (variety program)

  • Cunk On Life

Montage (non-fiction program)

  • Pee-wee As Himself

Editing (structured reality / competition)

  • The Traitors - "Let Battle Commence

Montage (unstructured reality TV)

  • Welcome To Wrexham - "Down To The Wire

Sound editing (drama/comedy - 1h)

  • The Last of Us - "Through The Valley

Sound editing (mini-series / TV movie)

  • The Penguin - "After Hours

Sound editing (comedy/drama - 30 min)

  • The Studio - "The Golden Globes

Sound editing (animation program)

  • Arcane - "The Dirt Under Your Nails

Sound mixing (mini-series / TV movie)

  • The Penguin - "After Hours

Sound mixing (drama/comedy - 1h)

  • Severance - "Cold Harbor

Sound mixing (comedy - 30 min / animation)

  • The Studio - "The Golden Globes

Sound mixing (variety / special)

  • SNL50: The Anniversary Special

Sound mixing (non-fiction)

Sound mixing (reality TV)

  • Welcome To Wrexham - "Down To The Wire

Special VFX (season / TV movie)

  • Andor

Special VFX (one episode only)

  • The Penguin - "Bliss

Stunt coordination (comedy)

  • The Righteous Gemstones

Stunt coordination (drama)

  • The Boys

Cascade performance

  • The Boys - "The Insider

Photography (series - 30 min)

  • The Studio - "The Oner

Photography (series - 1h)

  • Severance - Hello, Ms. Cobel

Photography (mini-series / anthology / TV movie)

  • Adolescence - Episode 2

Photography (non-fiction program)

  • 100 Foot Wave - "Chapter III: Cortes Bank

Photography (reality TV)

  • The Traitors - Body of Work series

Light direction (series)

  • Saturday Night Live - "Host: Lady Gaga

Light direction (special)

  • The 67th Annual Grammy Awards

Technical direction & camera (series)

  • Saturday Night Live - "Host: Jack Black

Technical direction & camera (special)

  • SNL50: The Anniversary Special

Best credits (design)

  • Severance

Best motion design

  • Octopus!

Vocal performance for a character

  • Julie Andrews - Bridgerton ("Into The Light")

Narration

  • Barack Obama - Our Oceans ("Indian Ocean")

Choreography (scripted program)

  • Étoile - " Piece 2 / Growing Pressure / Big In Japan / Piece 1 "

Choreography (variety / reality shows)

  • The 67th Annual Grammy Awards - Doechii Musical Performance

Emerging media program

  • SNL 50th The Anniversary Special: Immersive Experience

Emerging Media Innovation Award

  • WHITE RABBIT SHIBUYA.FILM (Shibuya)

Direction (entertainment series)

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Management (special entertainment)

  • SNL50: The Anniversary Special

Direction (documentary / non-fiction)

  • Pee-wee As Himself

Direction (reality show)

  • The Traitors - "Let Battle Commence

Artistic direction (variety special)

  • The Oscars

Non-fiction series with presenter

  • Conan O'Brien Must Go

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