‘Severance’, ‘The Penguin’ & ‘The White Lotus’ Among 2025 Emmy Nominees
‘The Last of Us’, ‘The Bear’ and ‘The Diplomat’ earned more nominations, while ‘The Studio’ and ‘Paradise’ were among the newcomers on the list.
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- The 2025 Emmy nominees were announced this morning.
- ‘Severance’, ‘The Penguin’ and ‘The Studio’ scored the most nominations.
- ‘Paradise’ and Netflix limited series ‘Adolescence’ were among the new arrivals.
The 2025 Emmy Award nominees were announced this morning by ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ actor Harvey Guillen and ‘Running Point’s Brenda Song, though the Television Academy spurred some grumbling by choosing to have two categories –– Outstanding Talk Series and Reality Competition Series –– four hours early on ‘CBS Mornings.’
This year, from a critical and awards standpoint, it was clear that the second season of Apple TV+ sci-fi drama ‘Severance’ was worth waiting for –– it nabbed 27 nominations, including Drama Series and a shot at a clutch of acting awards.
Hot on the show’s heels were the likes of ‘The Penguin’ (24 nods) and then ‘The Studio’ and ‘The White Lotus’ with 23 apiece.
While there were the usual batch of returning series such as ‘The Bear’ and ‘Only Murders in the Building’ and ‘Abbott Elementary’, there were some welcome newcomers including ‘Paradise’ (the thriller series starring Sterling K. Brown) HBO Max medical drama ‘The Pitt’.
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Notable Nominees
Harrison Ford in 'Shrinking,' now streaming on Apple TV+.
It was also a good day for aging actors in terms of awards: Harrison Ford landed his first career Emmy nomination for his role in ‘Shrinking’, making him the second oldest actor to earn one, while Kathy Bates became the oldest woman nominated in the Drama Lead Actress category thanks to her work on ‘Matlock.’
Not having such a great time of it? Elisabeth Moss, who failed to land a nomination for the final season of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, while ‘Yellowjackets’ was notably absent from the list and despite the show and its stars repeating, ‘The Bear’s creator Christopher Storer didn’t make the cut this time around.
Full List of Nominees:
Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown in 'Paradise'. Photo: Hulu.
- ‘Andor’
- ‘The Diplomat’
- ‘The Last of Us’
- ‘Paradise’
- ‘The Pitt’
- ‘Severance’
- ‘Slow Horses’
- ‘The White Lotus’
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Noah Wyle in 'The Pitt'. Photo: Warrick Page/Max.
- Sterling K. Brown, ‘Paradise’
- Gary Oldman, ‘Slow Horses’
- Pedro Pascal, ‘The Last of Us’
- Adam Scott, ‘Severance’
- Noah Wyle, ‘The Pitt’
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates as Madeline Matlock in 'Matlock'. Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- Kathy Bates, ‘Matlock’
- Sharon Horgan, ‘Bad Sisters’
- Britt Lower, ‘Severance ‘
- Bella Ramsey, ‘The Last of Us’
- Keri Russell, ‘The Diplomat’
Comedy Series
(L to R) Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart in Season 4 of 'Hacks'. Photograph by Courtesy of Max.
- ‘Abbott Elementary’
- ‘The Bear’
- ‘Hacks’
- ‘Nobody Wants This’
- ‘Only Murders in the Building’
- ‘Shrinking’
- ‘The Studio’
- ‘What We Do in the Shadows’
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jeremy Allen White as Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto in 'The Bear' Season 4. Photo: FX.
- Adam Brody, ‘Nobody Wants This’
- Seth Rogen, ‘The Studio’
- Jason Segel, ‘Shrinking’
- Martin Short, ‘Only Murders in the Building’
- Jeremy Allen White, ‘The Bear’
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Kristen Bell as Joanne in episode 101 of 'Nobody Wants This'. Photo: Stefania Rosini/Netflix © 2024.
- Uzo Aduba, ‘The Residence’
- Kristen Bell, ‘Nobody Wants This’
- Quinta Brunson, ‘Abbott Elementary’
- Ayo Edebiri, ‘The Bear’
- Jean Smart, ‘Hacks’
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Colin Farrell as Oswald "Oz" Cobb in Max's 'The Penguin.' Photo: Macall Polay/HBO.
- 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’
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Michelle Williams as Molly in 'Dying for Sex'. Photo: Sarah Shatz/FX.
- Cate Blanchett, ‘Disclaimer’
- Meghann Fahy, ‘Sirens’
- Rashida Jones, ‘Black Mirror’
- Cristin Milioti, ‘The Penguin’
- Michelle Williams, ‘Dying for Sex’
Limited Series or Anthology Series
(L to R) Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller, Stephen Graham as Eddie Miller in 'Adolescence'. Ph: Courtesy of Netflix © 2024.
- ‘Adolescence’
- ‘Black Mirror’
- ‘Dying for Sex’
- ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’
- ‘The Penguin’
Outstanding Talk Series
Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show'. Photo: Matt Wilson.
Reality Competition Program
(L to R) Sandra Diaz-Twine, Trishelle Cannatella, Chris 'C.T.' Tamburello, Alan Cumming, Kate Chastain, Mercedes “MJ” Javid in 'The Traitors'. Photo by: Euan Cherry/Peacock.
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Patricia Arquette in 'Severance', now streaming on Apple TV+.
- 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’
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Walton Goggins in 'The White Lotus'. Photo: Fabio Lovino/HBO.
- 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’
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz in 'The Studio', now streaming on Apple TV+.
- 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’
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Liza Colon-Zayas in 'The Bear.' Photo: Courtesy of FX.
- Liza Colon-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’
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For the complete list of categories and nominees, head to the Television Academy’s site.
