Television’s biggest night has arrived once again, and with it comes a chance to celebrate the best and brightest talents of the past year’s small screen offerings at the 2025 Emmy Awards — and the most awarded shows of the night are a great example of the excellence in acting, writing, directing, and producing that the television landscape is full of.
The overall TV slate is so good lately that a few shows ended up breaking some awards records during the ceremony. Seth Rogan’s hit new comedy The Studio won a whopping 12 awards this year, including nine at the Creative Arts Emmys last weekend — which allowed it to break the record for most wins in a single season. The record was previously held by The Bear, which won 11 awards for its second season during last year’s ceremony.
The new Apple TV+ comedy also surpassed The Bear’s record for most wins in a show’s first season. The FX dramedy won 10 Emmys during its first season, while The Studio blew past that number between both ceremonies.
There were also a lot of incredible acting wins this year, but possibly none more exciting than Cristin Milioti. The underrated actress, who is also an accomplished Broadway performer, won Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series for her work as Sofia Falcone in the HBO drama The Penguin. This is Milioti’s first Emmy nomination and also her first win.
Meanwhile, Owen Cooper, 15, became the youngest-ever male Emmy winner, for his breakout role in Netflix mini-series Adolescence. The drama dominated the Los Angeles ceremony, scooping up six trophies, including Britt Lower winning Best Actress in a Drama Series.
The Pitt also beat mega-hits like Severance and The White Lotus to scoop up the award for best drama, with Noah Wyle winning Best Actor in a Drama, but Severance didn’t walk away empty handed, picking up two major awards.
Overall, there were nine wins for The Penguin, including Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup, and five wins for The Pitt, including Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Katherine LaNasa), Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Shawn Hatosy), and Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series. The Last of Us had one win, for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour).
You can check out the full list of winners from the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards below.
Best Drama Series
- Andor
- The Diplomat
- The Last of Us
- Paradise
- The Pitt — WINNER
- Severance
- Slow Horses
- The White Lotus
Best Comedy Series
- Abbott Elementary
- The Bear
- Hacks
- Nobody Wants This
- Only Murders in the Building
- Shrinking
- The Studio — WINNER
- What We Do in the Shadows
Best Limited or Anthology Series
- Adolescence — WINNER
- Black Mirror
- Dying for Sex
- Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
- The Penguin
Best Reality Competition Program
- The Amazing Race
- RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Survivor
- Top Chef
- The Traitors — WINNER
Best Talk Series
- The Daily Show
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- The Late Show With Stephen Colbert — WINNER
Best Scripted Variety Series
- Last Week Tonight With John Oliver — WINNER
- Saturday Night Live
Best Live Variety Special
- The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar
- Beyoncé Bowl
- The Oscars
- SNL50: The Anniversary Special — WINNER
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
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) — WINNER
Best Actress in a Drama Series
- Kathy Bates (Matlock)
- Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters)
- Britt Lower (Severance) — WINNER
- Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us)
- Keri Russell (The Diplomat)
Best 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) — WINNER
- John Turturro (Severance)
Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Colin Farrell (The Penguin)
- Stephen Graham (Adolescence) — WINNER
- Jake Gyllenhaal (Presumed Innocent)
- Brian Tyree Henry (Dope Thief)
- Cooper Koch (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Patricia Arquette (Severance)
- Carrie Coon (The White Lotus)
- Katherine LaNasa (The Pitt) — WINNER
- Julianne Nicholson (Paradise)
- Parker Posey (The White Lotus)
- Natasha Rothwell (The White Lotus)
- Aimee Lou Wood (The White Lotus)
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) — WINNER
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
- Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This)
- Seth Rogen (The Studio) — WINNER
- Jason Segel (Shrinking)
- Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
- Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Ike Barinholtz (The Studio)
- Colman Domingo (The Four Seasons)
- Harrison Ford (Shrinking)
- Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere) — WINNER
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear)
- Michael Urie (Shrinking)
- Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear)
- Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) — WINNER
- Kathryn Hahn (The Studio)
- Janelle James (Abbott Elementary)
- Catherine O’Hara (The Studio)
- Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary)
- Jessica Williams (Shrinking)
Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer)
- Meghann Fahy (Sirens)
- Rashida Jones (Black Mirror)
- Cristin Milioti (The Penguin) — WINNER
- Michelle Williams (Dying for Sex)
Best 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) — WINNER
- Rob Delaney (Dying for Sex)
- Peter Sarsgaard (Presumed Innocent)
- Ashley Walters (Adolescence)
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Erin Doherty (Adolescence) — WINNER
- 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)
Best Writing for a Comedy Series
- Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
- Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky (Hacks)
- Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola (The Rehearsal)
- Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, Bridget Everett (Somebody Somewhere)
- Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez (The Studio) — WINNER
- Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis, Paul Simms (What We Do in the Shadows)
Best Writing for a Drama Series
- Dan Gilroy (Andor) — WINNER
- Joe Sachs (The Pitt)
- R. Scott Gemmill (The Pitt)
- Dan Erickson (Severance)
- Will Smith (Slow Horses)
- Mike White (The White Lotus)
Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Jack Thorne, Stephen Graham (Adolescence) — WINNER
- Charlie Brooker, Bisha K. Ali (Black Mirror)
- Kim Rosenstock, Elizabeth Meriwether (Dying for Sex)
- Lauren LeFranc (The Penguin)
- Joshua Zetumer (Say Nothing)
Best Directing for a Comedy Series
- Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
- Lucia Aniello (Hacks)
- James Burrows (Mid-Century Modern)
- Nathan Fielder (The Rehearsal)
- Seth Rogen (The Studio) — WINNER
Best Directing for a Drama Series
- Janus Metz (Andor)
- Amanda Marsalis (The Pitt)
- John Wells (The Pitt)
- Jessica Lee Gagné (Severance)
- Ben Stiller (Severance)
- Adam Randall (Slow Horses) — WINNER
- Mike White (The White Lotus)
Best Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Philip Barantini (Adolescence) — WINNER
- Shannon Murphy (Dying for Sex)
- Helen Shaver (The Penguin)
- Jennifer Getzinger (The Penguin)
- Nicole Kassell (Sirens)
- Lesli Linka Glatter (Zero Day)
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Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.
