Severance Tops 2025 Emmy Race; Youth and Legends Make History
Severance is at the top of the 77th Emmy nominations with 27 total. Following closely are The Penguin (24) and both The Studio and The White Lotus with 23 each. The awards will be presented on September 14, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with Nate Bargatze as host.
Harvey Guillén and Brenda Song announced the nominations on July 15 at the Television Academy’s Wolf Theatre.
Among this year’s big stories: 15-year-old Owen Cooper earned a supporting actor nod for Adolescence, making him the youngest ever nominated in that category for a limited series. At the other end of the spectrum, Harrison Ford received his first Emmy nomination at age 83 for his role in Shrinking.
“I’m just happy people saw the work,” said Cooper during a brief media call.
- Severance leads with 27 nominations
- The Penguin, The Studio, and The White Lotus follow closely
- Ceremony airs September 14, 2025
- Nate Bargatze is the host
Here’s the full nominee breakdown:
Drama Series
Andor, The Diplomat, The Last of Us, Paradise, The Pitt, Severance, Slow Horses, The White Lotus
Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, Shrinking, The Studio, What We Do in the Shadows
Limited or Anthology Series
Adolescence, Black Mirror, Dying for Sex, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, The Penguin
Television Movie
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, The Gorge, Mountainhead, Nonnas, Rebel Ridge
Lead Actor, Drama
Sterling K. Brown (Paradise), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us), Adam Scott (Severance), Noah Wyle (The Pitt)
Lead Actress, Drama
Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), Britt Lower (Severance), Kathy Bates (Matlock), Keri Russell (The Diplomat), Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters)
Lead Actor, Comedy
Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This), Jason Segel (Shrinking), Jeremy Allen White (The Bear), Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building), Seth Rogen (The Studio)
Lead Actress, Comedy
Uzo Aduba (The Residence), Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This), Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Ayo Edebiri (The Bear), Jean Smart (Hacks)
Lead Actor, Limited Series
Brian Tyree Henry (Dope Thief), Colin Farrell (The Penguin), Cooper Koch (Monsters…), Jake Gyllenhaal (Presumed Innocent), Stephen Graham (Adolescence)
Lead Actress, Limited Series
Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer), Cristin Milioti (The Penguin), Meghann Fahy (Sirens), Rashida Jones (Black Mirror), Michelle Williams (Dying for Sex)
Supporting Actor, Comedy
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 (SNL)
Supporting Actress, Comedy
Liza Colón‑Zayas (The Bear), Hannah Einbinder (Hacks), Kathryn Hahn (The Studio), Catherine O’Hara (The Studio), Janelle James (Abbott Elementary), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary), Jessica Williams (Shrinking)
Supporting Actor, Drama
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 Actress, Drama
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, Limited Series
Javier Bardem (Monsters…), Bill Camp (Presumed Innocent), Owen Cooper (Adolescence), Rob Delaney (Dying for Sex), Peter Sarsgaard (Presumed Innocent), Ashley Walters (Adolescence)
Supporting Actress, Limited Series
Erin Doherty (Adolescence), Christine Tremarco (Adolescence), Ruth Negga (Presumed Innocent), Deirdre O’Connell (The Penguin), Chloë Sevigny (Monsters…), Jenny Slate (Dying for Sex)
Reality Competition
The Amazing Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Survivor, Top Chef, The Traitors
Talk Series
The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Live Variety Specials
Beyoncé Bowl, Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show, SNL specials
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