Emmys 2025: Full Winners List and Biggest Highlights

The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 14, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze, the night celebrated the best in television from June 2024 to May 2025.

It turned out to be a record-breaking evening for The Studio, which won big in comedy, while Adolescence dominated the limited series category. Severance and Hacks also secured major wins, and The Pitt pulled off a surprise victory as Best Drama Series.

Here are the biggest highlights and the complete list of winners.

Top Highlights of the Night

• Best Drama Series: The Pitt
• Best Comedy Series: The Studio
• Best Limited or Anthology Series: Adolescence
• Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Noah Wyle (The Pitt)
• Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Britt Lower (Severance)
• Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Seth Rogen (The Studio)
• Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart (Hacks)
• Lead Actor in a Limited Series: Stephen Graham (Adolescence)
• Lead Actress in a Limited Series: Cristin Milioti (The Penguin)

Full List of Emmy Winners 2025

Best Drama Series

• Winner: The Pitt
  Other nominees: Andor, The Diplomat, The Last of Us, Paradise, Severance, Slow Horses, The White Lotus

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Winner: Noah Wyle – The Pitt
  Nominees: Sterling K Brown (Paradise), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us), Adam Scott (Severance)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Winner: Britt Lower – Severance
  Nominees: Kathy Bates (Matlock), Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters), Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), Keri Russell (The Diplomat)

Best Comedy Series

• Winner: The Studio
  Other nominees: Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, Shrinking, What We Do in the Shadows

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

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

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Winner: Jean Smart – Hacks
  Nominees: Uzo Aduba (The Residence), Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This), Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)

Best Limited or Anthology Series

• Winner: Adolescence
  Other nominees: Black Mirror, Dying for Sex, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, The Penguin

Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series

• Winner: Stephen Graham – Adolescence
  Nominees: Colin Farrell (The Penguin), Jake Gyllenhaal (Presumed Innocent), Bryan Tyree Henry (Dope Thief), Cooper Koch (Monsters)

Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series

• Winner: Cristin Milioti – The Penguin
  Nominees: Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer), Meghann Fahy (Sirens), Rashida Jones (Black Mirror), Michelle Williams (Dying for Sex)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Winner: Tramell Tillman – Severance

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Winner: Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Winner: Jeff Hiller – Somebody Somewhere

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Winner: Hannah Einbinder – Hacks

Reality Competition Program

• Winner: The Traitors

Variety Series & Specials

• Scripted Variety: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
• Variety Special (Live): SNL 50: The Anniversary Special

Final Takeaway

The 2025 Emmys will be remembered for The Studio’s record-setting comedy sweep, Adolescence taking over the limited series category, and The Pitt emerging as the year’s top drama. With Severance and Hacks holding strong, this year proved once again that television is at the peak of creativity and storytelling.