Emmy Nominations 2025 Announced: See the List of Nominees

The nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards were announced Tuesday morning, with psychological thriller Severance leading all shows with 27 nominations. It was followed by The Penguin with 24 nods.

Among the acting nominees, Sterling K. Brown picked up a nomination in the lead actor in a drama series category for his performance in apocalyptic political thriller Paradise.

Brown will compete in the category against Pedro Pascal for his role in The Last of Us; Gary Oldman in Slow Horses; Adam Scott in Severance; and Noah Wyle in The Pitt.

Brian Tyree Henry received a nomination in the outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for his role in the crime drama Dope Thief.

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In the lead actress in a comedy series category, the competition is fierce with Uzo Aduba nominated for her role Netflix’s recently-canceled The Residence.

She’ll compete against Quinta Brunson in Abbott Elementary. Ayo Edebiri is nominated in the category for her role in The Bear. Kristen Bell is nominated for Nobody Wants This; and Jean Smart received a nomination for Hacks.

Beyoncé received two nominations for her 2024 NFL Christmas GameDay halftime performance popularly called “Beyoncé Bowl. The singer co-directed the special and received nominations in the outstanding directing for a variety special category and in the category of outstanding variety special (live).

She’ll face Kendrick Lamar’s Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show in the category.

Actors Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows) and Brenda Song (Running Point) hosted the live streamed nominations alongside Television Academy chair Cris Abrego from the Academy’s Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, California.

“Congratulations to all of the nominees,” Abrego said at the end of the ceremony.

Earlier in the day, the nominations for best talk series and reality competition were revealed on CBS Mornings.

The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards are set to air live on CBS from the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The show will be available to stream on Paramount+.

A week earlier, the majority of the winners will be announced over two nights at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday, Sept. 6 and Sunday, Sept. 7.

Below are the Emmy nominations in the top categories.

Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors

Best 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

Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Meghann Fahy, Sirens
Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex

Best Limited or Anthology Series
Adolescence
Black Mirror
Dying for Sex
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin

Best 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

Best 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

Best Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
The Studio
What We Do in the Shadows

Best 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

Best 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

Best Drama Series
Andor
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
Paradise
The Pitt
Severance
Slow Horses
The White Lotus

Talk Series
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Outstanding scripted variety series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding variety special (live)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar
Beyoncé Bowl
The Oscars
SNL50: The Anniversary Special
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

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)