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2025 Emmy Awards Popcorn Pack

Written by TVSA Team from the blog Awards on 16 Jul 2025
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We never thought we'd betray our fandom for Only Murders in the Building but we must.

The Studio deserves to win the Emmy for Best Comedy more. And Seth Rogen's the bomb. 

We've just discovered his 2023 series Platonic and it's a gigglefest too so he's suddenly everywhere, creating crazy shows that celebrate pop culture in a way that we love.

Irreverent, funny-funny, critical, insightful and never a moment to get bored.

The Studio has 23 nominations in the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, topping the charts in the comedy categories.

The White Lotus also has 23 and Severance leads with 27, followed by The Batman spin-off The Penguin with 24.

The awards are happening at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday 14 September and will be hosted by stand-up Nate Bargatze who's described as a "clean comedian". Yawn. We demand Chris Rock!! 

The broadcast will be on M-Net live at 02h00 on the morning of Monday 15 September, with a repeat at 21h00.

The creative arts categories will be awarded the week before and won't be airing on TV.

Here's a wrap of the key category nominees and a selection of nominations that interest us specifically, with tallies at the end:

Outstanding Drama Series

Andor

The Diplomat 

The Last of Us

Paradise

The Pitt

Severance

Slow Horses

The White Lotus

Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

Hacks

Nobody Wants This

Only Murders in the Building

Shrinking 

The Studio

What We Do in the Shadows

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

Adolescence

Black Mirror

Dying for Sex

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

The Penguin

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

The Amazing Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

Survivor

Top Chef

The Traitors

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Kathy Bates in Matlock as Madeline "Matty" Matlock / Madeline Kingston

Sharon Horgan in Bad Sisters as Eva Garvey

Britt Lower in Severance as Helly R.

Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us as Ellie

Keri Russell in The Diplomat as Katherine "Kate" Wyler 

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown in Paradise as Xavier Collins

Gary Oldman in Slow Horses as Jackson Lamb 

Pedro Pascal in The Last of Us as Joel Miller

Adam Scott in Severance as Mark Scout

Noah Wyle in The Pitt as Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Uzo Aduba in The Residence as Cordelia Cupp

Kristen Bell in Nobody Wants This as Joanne

Quinta Brunson in Abbott Elementary as Janine Teagues

Ayo Edebiri in The Bear as Sydney "Syd" Adamu

Jean Smart in Hacks as Deborah Vance

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Adam Brody in Nobody Wants This as Noah Roklov

Seth Rogen in The Studio as Matt Remick

Jason Segel in Shrinking as Jimmy Laird

Martin Short in Only Murders in the Building as Oliver Putnam

Jeremy Allen White in The Bear as Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Cate Blanchett in Disclaimer as Catherine Ravenscroft)

Meghann Fahy in Sirens as Devon DeWitt

Rashida Jones in Black Mirror: "Common People" as Amanda Waters

Cristin Milioti in The Penguin as Sofia Falcone / Sofia Gigante / The Hangman

Michelle Williams in Dying for Sex as Molly Kochan

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Colin Farrell in The Penguin as Oswald "Oz" Cobb / The Penguin

Stephen Graham in Adolescence as Eddie Miller

Jake Gyllenhaal in Presumed Innocent as Rozat "Rusty" Sabich

Brian Tyree Henry in Dope Thief as Ray Driscoll 

Cooper Koch in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story as Erik Menendez

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Patricia Arquette in Severance as Harmony Cobel

Carrie Coon in The White Lotus as Laurie Duffy

Katherine LaNasa in The Pitt as Charge Nurse Dana Evans

Julianne Nicholson in Paradise as Samantha "Sinatra" Redmond

Parker Posey in The White Lotus as Victoria Ratliff

Natasha Rothwell in The White Lotus as Belinda Lindsey

Aimee Lou Wood in The White Lotus as Chelsea

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Zach Cherry in Severance as Dylan George 

Walton Goggins in The White Lotus as Rick Hatchett

Jason Isaacs in The White Lotus as Timothy Ratliff

James Marsden in Paradise as President Cal Bradford

Sam Rockwell in The White Lotus as Frank

Tramell Tillman in Severance as Seth Milchick

John Turturro in Severance as Irving Bailiff

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Liza Colón-Zayas in The Bear as Tina Marrero 

Hannah Einbinder in Hacks as Ava Daniels

Kathryn Hahn in The Studio as Maya Mason

Janelle James in Abbott Elementary as Ava Coleman

Catherine O'Hara in The Studio as Patty Leigh

Sheryl Lee Ralph in Abbott Elementary as Barbara Howard

Jessica Williams in Shrinking as Gaby Evans

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Ike Barinholtz in The Studio as Sal Saperstein

Colman Domingo in The Four Seasons as Danny

Harrison Ford in Shrinking as Dr. Paul Rhoades

Jeff Hiller in Somebody Somewhere as Joel 

Ebon Moss-Bachrach in The Bear as Richard "Richie" Jerimovich 

Michael Urie in Shrinking as Brian 

Bowen Yang in Saturday Night Live as various characters

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Erin Doherty in Adolescence as Briony Ariston

Ruth Negga in Presumed Innocent as Barbara Sabich

Deirdre O'Connell in The Penguin as Francis Cobb 

Chloë Sevigny in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story as Kitty Menendez

Jenny Slate in Dying for Sex as Nikki Boyer 

Christine Tremarco in Adolescence as Manda Miller

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Javier Bardem in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story as José Menendez

Bill Camp in Presumed Innocent as Raymond Horgan

Owen Cooper in Adolescence as Jamie Miller 

Rob Delaney in Dying for Sex as Neighbor Guy

Peter Sarsgaard in Presumed Innocent as Tommy Motto

Ashley Walters in Adolescence as DI Luke Bascombe

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality Competition Program

RuPaul's Drag Race - RuPaul Charles

Shark Tank - Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O'Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Daniel Lubetzky

The Traitors - Alan Cumming

Top Chef - Kristen Kish

Survivor  - Jeff Probst

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 Original Main Title Theme Music

Dept. Q - Carlos Rafael Rivera and Scott Frank

Dune: Prophecy - Volker Bertelmann

Lazarus -  Kamasi Washington

The Residence - Mark Mothersbaugh

The White Lotus - Cristobal Tapia de Veer

Your Friends & Neighbors - Dominic Lewis and Hamilton Leithauser

Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)
*The inverted commas reflect the episode title

Andor - "Who Are You?" - Brandon Roberts

Based On A True Story - "Relapse" - Sherri Chung

Cobra Kai - "Blood In Blood Out" - Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson

Severance - "Cold Harbor" - Theodore Shapiro

The Studio - "The Missing Reel" - Antonio Sánchez

The White Lotus - "Amor Fati" - Cristobal Tapia de Veer

Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

Black Mirror - "Hotel Reverie" - Ariel Marx

Black Mirror - "USS Callister: Into Infinity" - Daniel Pemberton

Dying For Sex - "It's Not That Serious" - Ariel Marx

Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story - "Spree" - Thomas Newman and Julia Newman

The Penguin - "After Hours" - Mick Giacchino

The Supremes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat  - Kathryn Bostic

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Andor - "Who Are You?" - Janus Metz 

The Pitt - "6:00 P.M." - Amanda Marsalis

The Pitt - "7:00 A.M." - John Wells

Severance - "Chikhai Bardo" - Jessica Lee Gagné

Severance - "Cold Harbor" - Ben Stiller

Slow Horses - "Hello Goodbye" - Adam Randall

The White Lotus - "Amor Fati" - Mike White

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

The Bear - "Napkins" - Ayo Edebiri 

Hacks - "A Slippery Slope" - Lucia Aniello

Mid-Century Modern - "Here's To You, Mrs. Schneiderman" - James Burrows

The Rehearsal - "Pilot's Code" - Nathan Fielder

The Studio - "The Oner" - Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg

Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Adolescence - Philip Barantini

Dying for Sex - "It's Not That Serious" - Shannon Murphy

The Penguin - "Cent'Anni" - Helen Shaver

The Penguin - "A Great or Little Thing" - Jennifer Getzinger

Sirens - "Exile" - Nicole Kassell

Zero Day - Lesli Linka Glatter

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Andor - "Welcome to the Rebellion" - Dan Gilroy

The Pitt - "2:00 P.M." - Joe Sachs

The Pitt - "7:00 A.M." - R. Scott Gemmill

Severance - "Cold Harbor" - Dan Erickson 

Slow Horses - "Hello Goodbye" - Will Smith

The White Lotus - "Full-Moon Party" - Mike White

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary - "Back to School" - Quinta Brunson

Hacks - "A Slippery Slope" - Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky

The Rehearsal - "Pilot's Code" - Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, and Eric Notarnicola

Somebody Somewhere - "AGG" - Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, and Bridget Everett 

The Studio - "The Promotion" - Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez 

What We Do in the Shadows - "The Finale" - Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis, and Paul Simms

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Adolescence - Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham

Black Mirror - "Common People" - Charlie Brooker and Bisha K. Ali 

Dying for Sex - "Good Value Diet Soda" - Kim Rosenstock and Elizabeth Meriwether 

The Penguin - "A Great or Little Thing" - Lauren LeFranc

Say Nothing - "The People In The Dirt" - Joshua Zetumer

TALLIES
These are the tallies for shows that received nominations across all categories:
 
27 Nominations

Severance

24 Nominations

The Penguin

23 Nominations

The Studio
The White Lotus

16 Nominations

The Last Of Us

14 Nominations

Andor
Hacks

13 Nominations

Adolescence
The Bear
The Pitt

12 Nominations

SNL50: The Anniversary Special

11 Nominations

Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story

10 Nominations

Black Mirror

9 Nominations

Dying For Sex

8 Nominations

The Daily Show
RuPaul's Drag Race

7 Nominations

Only Murders In The Building
Saturday Night Live
Shrinking

6 Nominations

Abbott Elementary
The Amazing Race
House Of The Dragon
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Oscars
The Righteous Gemstones
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
What We Do In The Shadows

5 Nominations

Bridgerton
Love On The Spectrum
Pee-wee As Himself
Slow Horses
The Traitors
The Voice
Will & Harper

4 Nominations

The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar
Beyoncé Bowl
The Boys
Dune: Prophecy
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards
Mid-Century Modern
100 Foot Wave
Paradise
Presumed Innocent
The Rehearsal
The Residence
Sirens
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Survivor

3 Nominations

Agatha All Along
American Idol
Chef's Table
Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor
Dancing With The Stars
Die Hart: Hart To Kill
Emily In Paris
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Lion King At The Hollywood Bowl
Nobody Wants This
Queer Eye
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Top Chef
Welcome To Wrexham
Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
Zero Day

2 Nominations

Ali Wong: Single Lady
American Primeval
The Americas
Anne Rice's Interview With The Vampire
Arcane
Beatles '64
Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
Celebrity Family Feud
Chimp Crazy
Cobra Kai
Conan O'Brien Must Go
Cunk On Life
The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains
The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse: MAGA: The Next Generation
Deadliest Catch
Deaf President Now!
The Diplomat
Disclaimer
Étoile
FBI: Most Wanted
The Gorge
Jeopardy!
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years Of SNL Music
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Life Below Zero
Love, Death + Robots
Martha
Music By John Williams
1923
Pachinko
Planet Earth: Asia
Poker Face
2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony
The Rookie
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Sarah Silverman: PostMortem
Shark Tank
The Simpsons
Somebody Somewhere
Tucci In Italy
The Upshaws
What If...?
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

1 Nomination

The Acolyte
Adam Sandler: Love You
Adolescence: The Making Of Adolescence
After Midnight
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
American Horror Stories
Antiques Roadshow
Bad Sisters
Bad Thoughts
Based On A True Story
Batman Vs. Bateman - State Farm
Big Mouth
Bob's Burgers
Bono: Stories Of Surrender
The Boy & The Octopus - The Walt Disney Company
Brian Cox Goes To College - Uber One for Students
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
Common Side Effects
The Conners
Dark Matter
The Day Of The Jackal
The Decameron
Dept. Q
Diners, Drive-ins And Dives
Doctor Who
Dope Thief
Erased: WW2's Heroes Of Color
An Evening With Dua Lipa
An Evening With Elton John & Brandi Carlile
Everybody's Live With John Mulaney
Fantasmas
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Flock - Apple Privacy
The Four Seasons
Frasier
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
Grotesquerie
Hacks: Bit By Bit
The Handmaid's Tale
Heartstrings - Apple AirPods Pro
I Am: Celine Dion
Impulse: Playing With Reality
Invincible
The Kennedy Center Honors
Late Night With Seth Meyers Corrections
Lazarus
Leonardo Da Vinci
Lioness
The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power
Love Is Blind
Making Of The Last Of Us
Matlock
Mountainhead
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman
Nonnas
A Nonsense Christmas With Sabrina Carpenter
Octopus!
Only Murders In The Building: Unlocking The Mystery
Our Oceans
Patrice: The Movie
Pop Culture Jeopardy!
Press Your Luck
The Price Is Right
The Rabbit Hole With Jimmy Kimmel
Rebel Ridge
The Remarkable Life Of Ibelin
Ren Faire
Say Nothing
Secret Level
The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives
Shawn Mendes: Red Rocks Live In VR
Simone Biles Rising
Sly Lives! (Aka The Burden Of Black Genius)
SNL 50th The Anniversary Special: Immersive Experience
Social Studies
So Win. - Nike
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Star Trek: Section 31
The Supremes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
The Tonight Show: During Commercial Break
77th Annual Tony Awards
Tulsa King
The Umbrella Academy
Wheel Of Fortune
The White Lotus: Unpacking The Episode
Will Trent
Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light (MASTERPIECE)
Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary (Music Box)
Your Friends & Neighbors

 

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