Emmy Awards 2025: ‘Severance’ leads nominations with 27 nods, ‘The Penguin’, ‘The Studio’ follow behind

WASHINGTON: The Television Academy has finally announced the list of nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards, which is set to air live on September 14. Ben Stiller’s ‘Severance’ bagged the highest number of nominations across all the categories, which is followed by series ‘The Penguin’ and ‘The Studio’, as per the website of the Television Academy.

‘Severance’ has scored a total of 27 nominations, followed by HBO Max’s ‘The Penguin’ with 24 nods. Netflix’s breakout mini series ‘The Adolescence’ has received praise from the Television Academy as it scored a surprising 13 nods, matching the score with popular series like Jeremy Allen’s ‘The Bear’ and Noah Wyle’s ‘The Pitt’ across different categories.

The returning show ‘The White Lotus’ has scored a total of 23 nominations across different categories, making it one of the leading contenders for the highest number of Emmy Awards in 2025.

Pedro Pascal, Sterling K Brown, Gary Oldman, Adam Scott, and Noah Wyle have been nominated in the category of Best Actor in Drama series for their performances in ‘The Last of Us’, ‘Paradise’, ‘Slow Horses’, ‘Severance’, and ‘The Pitt’ respectively.

Among performers, making history Tuesday was ‘Matlock’ star Kathy Bates, who at 77 is now the oldest woman nominated in the lead drama actress category, reported Variety.

Check the full list of nominations in key categories here:

Lead 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

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters
Britt Lower, Severance
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat

Drama Series
Andor
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
Paradise
The Pitt
Severance
Slow Horses
The White Lotus

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
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
Uzo Aduba, The Residence
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Jean Smart, Hacks

Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
The Studio
What We Do in the Shadows

Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Meghann Fahy, Sirens
Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex

Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series
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

Limited or Anthology Series
Adolescence
Black Mirror
Dying for Sex
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin

Outstanding Talk Series
“The Daily Show”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live”
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”

Reality Competition Programme
“The Amazing Race”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“Survivor”
“Top Chef”
“The Traitors”

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

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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 Comedy Series
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, 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

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series
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

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series
Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Ruth Negga, Presumed Innocent
Chloe Sevigny, Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez Story
Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence
Comedian Nate Bargatze has been chosen to host the 77th Emmy Awards on September 14. (ANI)