VOD News | On 19, Jul 2025

The 20025 Emmy nominations have been announced, and Severance is leading the race, after the much-hyped second season of the Apple TV+ satire.

Severance has 27 nods in total, including Outstanding Drama, Lead Actor in a Drama for Adam Scott, Lead Actress in a Drama for Britt Lower, a trio of Supporting Actor in a Drama nods (Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman and John Turturro), plus Supporting Actress in a Drama for Patricia Arquette. Directing nods have gone to both Jessica Lee Gagné and Ben Stiller, while creator Dan Erickson is up for Outstanding Writing for a Drama.

The Penguin is the second most-nominated series, with 24 nominations – including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, plus Outstanding lead actress for Cristin Milloti and Outstanding Lead Actor for Colin Farrell.

The Penguin’s limited series nod will see it compete against FX’s Dying for Sex, Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Netflix’s Black Mirror and the other key player in this year’s race: Netflix’s Adolescence.

The timely series, starring Stephen Graham, has made Emmys history by nominating Owen Cooper in the Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series category – while he’s nominated alongside co-star Ashley Waters, he’s also one of the youngest ever male performers to be nominated.

The show has a total of 13 nominations, which puts it behind The White Lotus (23 nods), The Studio (23 nods), The Last of Us (16) and Andor (14), but the show promises to continue being as buzzy as ever all through the awards race.

Severance’s success, meanwhile, leads a huge slate for Apple TV+, with The Studio joining The Bear for having the most comedy nominations in a single year at the Emmys, and Shrinking, which has earned Harrison Ford his first ever Emmy nomination at the tender age of 83.

The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards will be presented on 14th September. Here’s the full list of nominees:

Outstanding drama series

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

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)
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
The Penguin (HBO Max)

Outstanding television movie

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock)
The Gorge (Apple TV+)
Mountainhead (HBO Max)
Nonnas (Netflix)
Rebel Ridge (Netflix)

Outstanding reality competition program

The Amazing Race (CBS)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
Survivor (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Traitors (Peacock)

Outstanding talk series

The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Outstanding scripted variety series

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO Max)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Outstanding variety special (live)

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

Outstanding variety special (pre-recorded)

Adam Sandler: Love You (Netflix)
Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix)
Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (Hulu)
Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor (Netflix)
Sarah Silverman: Postmortem (Netflix)
Your Friend, Nate Bargatze (Netflix)

Outstanding game show

Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
Jeopardy (ABC)
The Price is Right (CBS)
Wheel of Fortune (ABC)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (ABC)

Outstanding lead actress in a drama series

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

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 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 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 limited or anthology series or movie

Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Meghann Fahy, Sirens
Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
Cristin Milloti, The Penguin
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex

Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or 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

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
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus

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 comedy series

Liza Colón-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 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 limited or anthology series or 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

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 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 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 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 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 directing for a drama series

Andor, Janus Metz (Who Are You?)
The Pitt, Amanda Marsalis (6 P.M.)
The Pitt, John Wells (7 A.M.)
Severance, Jessica Lee Gagné (Chikhai Bardo)
Severance, Ben Stiller (Gold Harbor)
Slow Horses, Adam Randall (Hello Goodbye)
The White Lotus, Mike White (Amor Fati)

Outstanding directing for a comedy series

The Bear, Ayo Edebiri (Napkins)
Hacks, Lucia Aniello (A Slippery Slope)
Mid-Century Modern, James Burrows (Here’s To You, Mrs. Schneiderman)
The Rehearsal, Nathan Fielder (Pilot’s Code)
The Studio, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (The Oner)

Outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series or movie

Adolescence, Philip Barantini
Dying for Sex, Shannon Murphy (It’s Not That Serious)
The Penguin, Helen Shaver (Cent’anni)
The Penguin, Jennifer Getzinger (A Great or Little Thing)
Sirens, Nicole Kassell (Exile)
Zero Day, Leslie Linka Glatter

Outstanding writing for a drama series

Andor, Dan Gilroy (Welcome to the Rebellion)
The Pitt, Joe Sachs (2 P.M.)
The Pitt, R. Scott Gemmill (7 A.M.)
Severance, Dan Erickson (Cold Harbor)
Slow Horses, Will Smith (Hello Goodbye)
The White Lotus, Mike White (Full-Moon Party)

Outstanding writing for a comedy series

Abbott Elementary, Quinta Brunson (Back To School)
Hacks, Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky (A Slippery Slope)
The Rehearsal, Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Lock-Norton and Eric Notarnicola (Pilot’s Code)
Somebody Somewhere, Hanna Bos, Paul Thureen and Bridget Everett (AGG)
The Studio, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez (The Promotion)
What We Do in the Shadows, Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis and Paul Simms (The Finale)

Outstanding writing for a limited or anthology series or movie

Adolescence, Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham
Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker and Bisha K. Ali (Common People)
Dying for Sex, Kim Rosenstock and Elizabeth Meriwether (Good Value Diet Soda)
The Penguin, Lauren LeFranc (A Great or Little Thing)
Say Nothing, Joshua Zetumer (The People in the Dirt)

Outstanding writing for a variety series

The Daily Show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saturday Night Live

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