If you missed it, the Primetime Emmys were all the rage, premiering September 14th, 2025. We saw big wins, big losses, monumental moments, and lots of emotions all around. The 77th Emmy Awards you definitely didn’t want to miss,so let’s do a recap of the spectacular ceremony and find out what all of the talk is about.
What are the Emmys
Starting in 1949, the Emmys are a range of awards given for artistic and technical merit in the television industry. There are many types of Emmys actors, producers, directors, and writers can be given including the Primetime Emmys and Creative Arts Emmys that just recently happened, Daytime Emmys Awards, Children’s and Family Emmys Awards, Sports Emmys Awards, News and Documentary Emmys Awards, Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards, Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards, Regional Emmy Awards, and the International Emmy Awards. The Emmys were named after an “immy”, which is an informal term for the image cortical tube, which was common in early cameras, and the statue given to the winner depicts a winged woman holding an atom. The Emmys are represented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ( ATAS), The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ( NATAS), and The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS).
77th Emmy Awards
What makes the Emmys special is the difference between them each year. Every year, actors, writers, producers, and directors are put up for the same recurring categories, but each year is a completely different sight to see. What makes each Emmy Award ceremony special, and what made the 2025 Emmys, is the Host’s opening monologue. This year’s host was comedian Nate Bargatze, where he did an opening performance with SNL (Saturday Night Live) performers Mikey Day and Bowen Yang, similar to his SNL skit “Washington’s Dream”, but this time about the absurdity and history of television. During his opening monologue is also where he stated that he and everyone watching wants short speeches. So he promised that for every speech that was under 45 seconds, for every second it was under that time, he would add an extra one thousand dollars to his donation to the Boys and Girls Club of America. But for every speech that went over 45 seconds, for how many seconds it went over, he would remove one thousand dollars from his donation. This led to brief and heartfelt speeches being told throughout the night, including John Oliver’s 19-second speech earning the Boys and Girls Club twenty-six thousand dollars. Other monumental moments of the night include Owen Cooper’s win for his appearance in Adolescence, making him the youngest Emmy winner ever at just 15 years old. Another moment is The Late Show with Stephen Colbert winning their Emmy after being canceled earlier this year, and receiving a standing ovation. Hannah Eindberger’s win wasn’t just monumental, but how she used her speech. She used her speech to talk about the tragedy of war happening in Gaza, saying, “ Free Palestine,” and she also criticized ICE and how what they’re doing is terrible. The Studio broke the record for most Emmys awarded to a single TV Show in one Emmy Awards Ceremony. Tramell Tillman also made history by being the first black actor in his category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series to win. Then Noah Wyle, after 5 nominations, finally won his first Emmy for “The Pitt”.
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Full List Of Emmy Winners
The winners are in bold.
Outstanding Reality Competition Series
The Amazing Race
Rupaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors
Outstanding Talk Series
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jake Gyllenhaal “ Presumed Innocence”
Brian Tyree Henry “ Dope Thief”
Cooper Koch “ Monsters The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Colin Farrel “ The Penguin”
Stephen Graham “Adolescence”
Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Cate Blanchett “ Disclaimer”
Meghan Fahy “ Sirens”
Rashia Jones “ Black Mirror”
Cristin Molioti “ The Penguin”
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Jean Smart “ Hacks”
Quinta Brunson “ Abbott Elementary”
Kristen Bell “ Nobody Wants This”
Ayo Edebir “ The Bear”
Uzo Abuba “ The Residence”
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Brody “ Nobody Wants This”
Seth Rogan “ The Studio”
Jason Segal “ The Shrinking”
Martin Short “ Only Murders In The Building”
Jeremey Allan White “ The Bear”
Outstanding Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary”
“The Bear”
“Nobody Wants This”
“Hacks”
“Only Murders in the Building”
“What we do in the Shadows”
“ The Studio”
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Noah Wyle “ The Pitt”
Sterling K. Brown “ Paradise”
Gary Oldman “ Slow Horses”
Pedro Pascal “ The Last of us”
Adam Scott “ Severance”
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Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Britt Lower “ Severance”
Kathy Bates “ Matlock”
Sharon Morgan “ Bad Sisters”
Keri Russel “ The Diplomat”
Bella Ramsey “ The Last of us”
Outstanding Drama Series
“The Pitt”
“ Andor”
“ The Diplomat”
“The Last of us”
“Paradise”
“Severance”
“Slow Horses”
“The White Lotus”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Jeff Hiller “ Somebody Somewhere”
Ike Barinholtz “ The Studio”
Coleman Domingo “ The Four Seasons”
Harrison Ford “ Shrinking”
Ebornmoss-Bacharach “The Bear”
Michael Wrie “ Shrinking”
Bowen Yang “ Saturday Night Live”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Hannah Einbinder “ Hacks”
Liza Colon-Zayas “ The Bear”
Kathyrn Hahn “ The Studio”
Janelle James “ Abbott Elementary”
Catherine O’Hare “ The Studio”
Sheryl Lee Ralph “ Abbott Elementary”
Jessica Williams “Shrinking”
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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”
Parker Posey, “The White Lotus”
Julianne Nicholson, “Paradise”
Natasha Rothwell, “The White Lotus”
Aimee Lou Wood, “The White Lotus”
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”
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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 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 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 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 Game Show
“Celebrity Family Feud”
“Jeopardy!”
“The Price Is Right”
“Wheel of Fortune”
“Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”
Outstanding Host for a Game Show
Elizabeth Banks, “Press Your Luck”
Ken Jennings, “Jeopardy!”
Steve Harvey, “Celebrity Family Feud”
Collin Jost, “Pop Culture Jeopardy!”
Jimmy Kimmel, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”
Outstanding Television Movie
“Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” (Peacock)
“The Gorge” (Apple TV+)
“Nonnas” (Netflix)
“Rebel Ridge” (Netflix)
“Mountainhead” (HBO)
Outstanding Scripted Variety Series
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
“Saturday Night Live”
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Outstanding Variety Special
“The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar” – FOX, Roc Nation, DPS, Jesse Collins Entertainment and pgLang
“Beyoncé Bowl” – Jesse Collins Entertainment and Parkwood Entertainment for Netflix
“The Oscars” – ABC, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
“SNL50: The Anniversary Special” – NBC, SNL Studios, Universal Television
“SNL50: The Homecoming Concert” – Peacock, SNL Studios, Universal Television
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 Documentary or Nonfiction Special
“Deaf President Now!” (Apple TV+)
“Martha” (Netflix)
“Pee-wee as Himself” (HBO)
“Sly Lives!” (Hulu)
“Will & Harper” (Netflix)
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
“Chef’s Table” (Netflix)
“100 Foot Wave” (HBO)
“Simone Biles Rising” (Netflix)
“SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” (Peacock)
“Social Studies” (FX on Hulu)
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
“Antiques Roadshow”
“Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives”
“Love is Blind”
“Queer Eye”
“Shark Tank”
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
“America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders”
“Love on the Spectrum”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked”
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives”
“Welcome to Wrexham”
Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary: Back to School”
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky – “Hacks: A Slippery Slope”
Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola – “The Rehearsal: Pilot’s Code”
Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, Bridget Everett – “Somebody Somewhere: AGG”
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez – “The Studio: The Promotion”
Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis, Paul Simms – “What We Do In the Shadows”
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Dan Gilroy, “Andor”
Joe Sachs, “The Pitt: 2:00 P.M.”
R. Scott Gemmill, “The Pitt: 7:00 A.M.”
Dan Erickson, “Severance: Cold Harbor”
Will Smith, “Slow Horses: Hello Goodbye”
Mike White, “The White Lotus: Full-Moon Party”
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jack Thorne, Stephen Graham, “Adolescence”
Charlie Brooker, Bisha K. Ali, “Black Mirror: Common People”
Kim Rosenstock, Elizabeth Meriwether, “Dying for Sex: Good Value Diet Soda”
Lauren LeFranc, “The Penguin: A Great or Little Thing”
Joshua Zetumer, “Say Nothing”
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
“The Daily Show” – Dan Amira, Daniel Radosh, Lauren Sarver Means, David Angelo, Nicole Conlan, Devin Delliquanti, Zach DiLanzo, Jennifer Flanz, Jason Gilbert, Dina Hashem, Scott Hercman, David Kibuuka, Matt Koff, Matt O’Brien, Joseph Opio, Randall Otis, Zhubin Parang, Kat Radley, Lanee’ Sanders, Scott Sherman, Jon Stewart, Ashton Womack, Sophie Zucker
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” – Daniel O’Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Seena Vali, Johnathan Appel, Ali Barthwell, Tim Carvell, Liz Hynes, Ryan Ken, Sofía Manfredi, John Oliver, Taylor Kay Phillips, Chrissy Shackelford
“Saturday Night Live” – Kent Sublette, Streeter Seidell,Alison Gates, Dan Bulla, Will Stephen, Auguste White, Celeste Yim, Bryan Tucker, Steven Castillo, Michael Che, Mike DiCenzo, Jimmy Fowlie, Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Allie Levitan, Ben Marshall, Lorne Michaels, Jake Nordwind, Ceara O’Sullivan, Moss Perricone, Carl Tart, Asha Ward, Pete Schultz, Rosebud Baker, Megan Callahan-Shah, Dennis McNicholas, Josh Patten,
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Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
“Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor” – Jon Macks, Chris Convy, Lauren Greenberg, Skyler Higley, Ian Karmel, Sean O’Connor
“Cunk On Life” – Charlie Brooker,Ben Caudell, Erika Ehler, Charlie George, Eli Goldstone, Jason Hazeley, Lucia Keskin, Diane Morgan, Joel Morris, Michael Odewale
“Sarah Silverman: PostMortem” – Sarah Silverman
“SNL50: The Anniversary Special” – James Anderson, Dan Bulla, Megan Callahan-Shah, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Mike DiCenzo, James Downey, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fowlie, Alison Gates, Sudi Green, Jack Handey, Steve Higgins,Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Dennis McNicholas, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels,John Mulaney,Jake Nordwind, Ceara O’Sullivan, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Simon Rich, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker, Auguste White
“Your Friend, Nate Bargatze” – Nate Bargatze
So now that you know all about the Emmy’s and who won, do you think the right people won awards? Are you going to tune into the Daytime Emmys? Comment below!
Hecht, Julia. “See the Full List of Emmy Awards 2025 Winners.” NBC Los Angeles, NBC Southern California, 15 Sept. 2025, www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/full-list-emmy-awards-2025-winners/3778151/.
