Seth Rogen took home the first award of the night at the 2025 Emmy Awards.
The 43-year-old actor took home the coveted Best Actor in a Comedy Series Award for his work in AppleTV+’s The Studio.
He triumphed over an impressive field including: Adam Brody: Nobody Wants This, Jason Segel: Shrinking, Martin Short: Only Murders in the Building, and Jeremy Allen White: The Bear.
Seth was taken aback by the honor as he said during his acceptance speech: ‘Thank you. Wow, this is amazing. I so could not wrap my head around this happening that I literally prepared nothing. I’ve never won anything in my life.
‘When I was a kid I bought a used bowling trophy at an estate sale, and my parents were like “Yeah, that’s a good idea, you should probably buy that.”‘
He went on to thank his wife, mom, cast and crew from his show, agent, and manager before concluding his speech.
Seth Rogen took home the first award of the night at the 2025 Emmy Awards
Seth and his writing partner Evan Goldberg later earned Best Writing for a Comedy Series for The Studio.
In the series, Seth portrays Matt Remick, who is the newly-appointed head of a legacy Hollywood movie studio striving to survive in a world where it is increasingly difficult for art and business to live together.
Jean Smart was once again the big winner in the Best Actress in a Comedy Series category which she won for the third time.
The 74-year-old actress beat out: Uzo Aduba: The Residence, Kristen Bell: Nobody Wants This, Quinta Brunson: Abbott Elementary, and Ayo Edebiri: The Bear.
She hobbled to the podium to accept the honor and revealed why during her acceptance speech as she said: ‘If I was walking like John Wayne, it’s because I broke my knee this summer and it’s not quite repaired.’
After thanking the cast and crew including costar Hannah Einbinder she ended her speech with a positive note as she urged the crowd: ‘Let’s be good to each other.’
Not long after it was Hannah’s time to shine as she earned Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the HBO Max comedy.
The 30-year-old actress took home the honor over Liza Colón-Zayas: The Bear, Kathryn Hahn: The Studio, Janelle James: Abbott Elementary, Catherine O’Hara: The Studio, Sheryl Lee Ralph: Abbott Elementary, and Jessica Williams: Shrinking.
Hannah was grateful as she began her speech by joking: ‘I was just really committed to the personal narrative I had that it’s actually cooler to continue to lose.
The 43-year-old actor took home the coveted Best Actor in a Comedy Series Award for his work in AppleTV+’s The Studio
He triumphed over an impressive field including: Adam Brody : Nobody Wants This, Jason Segel: Shrinking, Martin Short: Only Murders in the Building, and Jeremy Allen White : The Bear
In The Studio, Seth portrays Matt Remick who is the newly-appointed head of a legacy Hollywood movie studio striving to survive in a world where it is increasingly difficult for art and business to live together
‘I was pretty committed to that. Had to be, right? But this is cool, too. This is also a punk rock.’
She went on to thank the creators of Hacks – Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky – and her aforementioned costar Jean.
Hannah – who is very vocal about political issues on social media – ended her speech by saying: ‘Free Palestine.’
Hacks explores a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance (Smart), a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast comedy writer in their mid-20s (Einbinder).
Britt Lower was one of the biggest winners of the night for Severance as the talented star earned Best Actress in a Drama Series
The 40-year-old actress triumphed over an impressive field including: Kathy Bates: Matlock, Sharon Horgan: Bad Sisters, Bella Ramsey: The Last of Us, and Keri Russell: The Diplomat.
She made sure to recognize those in her field as she said: ‘First, it is a privilege even be mentioned alongside such an incredible group of artists.’
Britt’s costar Tramell Tillman was also a winner as he earned Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Jean Smart was once again the big winner in the Best Actress in a Comedy Series category which she won for the third time
The 74-year-old actress beat out: Uzo Aduba: The Residence, Kristen Bell: Nobody Wants This, Quinta Brunson: Abbott Elementary, and Ayo Edebiri: The Bear.
She hobbled to the podium to accept the honor and revealed why during her acceptance speech as she said: ‘If I was walking like John Wayne, it’s because I broke my knee this summer and it’s not quite repaired’
Not long after it was Hannah Einbinder’s time to shine as she earned Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the HBO Max comedy
The 30-year-old actress took home the honor over Liza Colón-Zayas: The Bear, Kathryn Hahn: The Studio, Janelle James: Abbott Elementary, Catherine O’Hara: The Studio, Sheryl Lee Ralph: Abbott Elementary, and Jessica Williams: Shrinking
Hannah – who is very vocal about political issues on social media – ended her speech by saying: ‘Free Palestine’
Hacks explores a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance (Smart), a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast comedy writer in their mid-20s (Einbinder)
The 40-year-old actor triumphed over a field which included a couple of his costars including Zach Cherry and John Turturro in addition to James Marsden for Paradise and Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, and Sam Rockwell for The White Lotus.
Tramell was emotional as he called his mother his ‘first acting coach’ before making a sweet dedication to her.
He said: ‘Mama, you are there for me when no one else was, and no one else would show up. Your loving-kindness stays with me. And this is for you.’
Severance is centered around Adam Scott’s character Mark Scout who leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.
Grammy-nominated comedian Nate Bargatze is made his debut hosting the ceremony after becoming a stand-up star and a popular repeat guest on Saturday Night Live in recent years.
He kicked off the award show with a hilarious sketch alongside SNL castmembers Bowen Yang, Mikey Day, and James Austin Johnson in the vein of his popular George Washington sketch from the variety show but this time about television.
The 77th Emmy Awards are honoring the best of television tonight, with the star-studded ceremony being held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Britt Lower was one of the biggest winners of the night for Severance as the talented star earned Best Actress in a Drama Series
The 40-year-old actress triumphed over an impressive field including: Kathy Bates: Matlock, Sharon Horgan: Bad Sisters, Bella Ramsey: The Last of Us, and Keri Russell: The Diplomat
Britt proudly held up her shiny new trophy in the press room
Britt’s costar Tramell Tillman was also a winner as he earned Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
The 40-year-old actor triumphed over a field which included a couple of his costars including Zach Cherry and John Turturro in addition to James Marsden for Paradise and Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, and Sam Rockwell for The White Lotus
Tramell was emotional as he called his mother his ‘first acting coach’ before making a sweet dedication to her
Tramell smiled big as he showed off his shiny new trophy in the press room
Severance is centered around Adam Scott’s character Mark Scout who leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives
When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs (seen left to right: Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, and John Turturro)
The three-hour show begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Sunday, September 14, and is being broadcast live on CBS. Paramount+ premium subscribers can also stream the Emmys live or on demand, while base-tier subscribers can stream on-demand the day after.
Apple TV+’s hit series Severance leads the nominees this year with an impressive 27 nods, including for Best Drama Series and most of the drama acting categories.
Nominees Adam Scott and Britt Lower star as office coworkers at a secretive company that uses a proprietary brain surgery to ‘sever’ their personality, creating a separate version of themselves at work that never knows what happens outside the office.
It’s competing in the Best Drama Series category against Andor, The Diplomat, The Last of Us, Paradise, The Pitt, Slow Horses and The White Lotus.
Grammy-nominated comedian Nate Bargatze is made his debut hosting the ceremony after becoming a stand-up star and a popular repeat guest on Saturday Night Live in recent years
He kicked off the award show with a hilarious sketch alongside SNL castmembers Bowen Yang, Mikey Day, and James Austin Johnson in the vein of his popular George Washington sketch from the variety show but this time about television
The Colin Farrell–starring HBO series The Penguin is in second place with 24 nominations, including for Best Limited or Anthology Series, along with acting nominations for Farrell and his costar Cristin Milioti.
The show takes a dark, realistic tone as it creates a backstory for the iconic comic book villain after Farrell played the character in the Robert Pattinson–starring blockbuster The Batman.
Apple’s The Studio and HBO’s The White Lotus season three are both tied for 23 nominations, with the latter series scoring multiple supporting and guest actor nominations for its ensemble cast.
Seth Rogen, Catherine O’Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders and Kathryn Hahn star in The Studio as Hollywood executives trying too revive a struggling studio, and the series features a bevy of A-list guest stars in cameo roles as themselves.
White Lotus stars Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Sam Rockwell, Carrie Coon, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell, Aimee Lou Wood and Scott Glenn will all be competing for acting honors, while creator Mike White is nominated in the writing and directing categories.
Fans will be watching for any signs of tension between Goggins and Wood after they struck up controversy after Goggins unfollowed his on-screen love interest on Instagram despite offering surprisingly effusive praise for Wood just weeks beforehand.
Goggins later claimed that it’s his standard practice to cut off communications with his costars after finishing up a big project.
‘When I left Justified . . . I didn’t talk to [costar Timothy Olyphant] for almost two years,’ he told Variety in June. ‘I’ve done that with every single thing that I’ve done.’
The 77th Emmy Awards are honoring the best of television tonight, with the star-studded ceremony being held at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles
The show airs at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and on Paramount+
Apple TV+’s hit series Severance leads the nominees this year with an impressive 27 nods, including for Best Drama Series and most of the drama acting categories
Apple’s The Studio and HBO’s The White Lotus season three (pictured) are both tied for 23 nominations, with the latter series scoring multiple supporting and guest actor nominations for its ensemble cast
Fans will be watching for any signs of tension between Walton Goggins (L) and Aimee Lou Wood (R) after they struck up controversy after Goggins unfollowed his on-screen love interest on Instagram despite offering surprisingly effusive praise for Wood just weeks beforehand
Seth Rogen, Catherine O’Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders and Kathryn Hahn star in The Studio as Hollywood executives trying too revive a struggling studio, and the series features a bevy of A-list guest stars in cameo roles as themselves; Rebecca Hall is seen with Rogen on The Studio
Pedro Pascal’s zombie video game adaptation The Last Of Us follows with 16 nominations, while Disney+’s Star Wars prequel series Andor and HBO’s previous Emmy winner Hacks both have 14 nominations.
Hacks star Jean Smart, who has already won Best Lead Actress in a comedy for the past three years, is again nominated.
Her costar, Hannah Einbinder, is also nominated in the Supporting Actress category, even though she also has a lead role as a struggling comedian working to help an aging stand-up star (Smart) make it back to the A-list.
This will be Einbinder’s fourth nomination, but so far she hasn’t been able to clinch the prize.
The Bear will hope to repeat its Emmys success with 13 nominations, and newcomers The Pitt and Adolescence are tied with it.
This year marks the first Emmy nomination for Harrison Ford for his work in Apple TV+’s dramedy Shrinking.
The line between film and television was further blurred when filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard received their first-ever acting Emmy nominations for guest appearances on Seth Rogen’s Hollywood satire The Studio.
Many of the biggest stars of film and television will be on hand to present this evening, including Elizabeth Banks, Ike Barinholtz, Angela Bassett, Jason Bateman, Kathy Bates, Kristen Bell, Sterling K. Brown, Stephen Colbert, Jennifer Coolidge, Alan Cumming, Eric Dane, Colman Domingo, Tina Fey, Walton Goggins, Kathryn Hahn, Mariska Hargitay, Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, James Marsden, Christopher Meloni, Jenna Ortega, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Parker Posey, Jeff Probst, Phylicia Rashad, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sydney Sweeney, Sofia Vergara, Jesse Williams and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
This year marks the first Emmy nomination for Harrison Ford for his work in Apple TV+’s dramedy Shrinking
Disney+’s Star Wars prequel series Andor and HBO’s previous Emmy winner Hacks both have 14 nominations; Diego Luna is pictured in Andor
It hasn’t sunk in yet for comedian Nate Bargatze, 46, that he’s about to perform for his biggest audience ever.
‘This is the first I’m thinking about it, was this week,’ he joked in his trademark deadpan tone while speaking to CBS last week.
Bargatze, who favor clean comedy at his arena-filling shows, said he planned to avoid ‘mean’ jokes at the Emmys.
‘I was like trying to think of like how, which way you want to go and it’s like . . . even we’ve had stuff written that I think was a little more roast stuff and then it’s like after you think about it a couple of days, I’m like, “Nah, let’s go back another way,”‘ he said, adding, ‘We have some fun stuff though that’s planned.’
In addition to hosting, Bargatze will be competing in the Best Variety Special and Best Writing for a Variety Special categories for his stand-up special Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards: All the major winners
Best Drama Series
Andor
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
Paradise
The Pitt
Severance
Slow Horses
Severance is among the shows nominated for Best Drama Series
Best Limited or Anthology Series
Adolescence
Black Mirror
Dying For Sex
Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin
The Penguin was the second most-nominated series this year with 24 total nominations
Best Television Movie
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
The Gorge
Mountainhead
Nonnas
Rebel Ridge
Best Reality Competition Program
The Amazing
Race RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors – WINNER
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown: Paradise
Adam Scott: Severance
Noah Wyle: The Pitt
Noah Wyle is among the Best Actor in a Drama Series nominees for his hit medical drama The Pitt
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Britt Lower: Severance – WINNER
Kathy Bates (seen in Matlock) is the oldest acting nominee this year at 77
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 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
The White Lotus scored 23 nominations, with several of them in the supporting and guest actor categories
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito: The Boys
Scott Glenn: The White Lotus
Shawn Hatosy: The Pitt – WINNER
Joe Pantoliano: The Last of Us
Forest Whitaker: Andor
Jeffrey Wright: The Last of Us
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Jane Alexander: Severance
Gwendoline Christie: Severance
Kaitlyn Dever: The Last of Us
Cherry Jones: The Handmaid’s Tale
Catherine O’Hara: The Last of Us
Merritt Wever: Severance – WINNER
Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
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
Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Cate Blanchett: Disclaimer
Meghann Fahy: Sirens
Rashida Jones: Black Mirror
Cristin Milioti: The Penguin
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
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
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 Talk Series
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Best Scripted Variety Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver – WINNER
Saturday Night Live
Best Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders In The Building
Shrinking
The Studio
What We Do In The Shadows
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
Jean Smart will try to win another Emmy for her lead role as an aging comedian on Hacks
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 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 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
Harrison Ford scored his first Emmy nomination for Shrinking
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Olivia Colman: The Bear
Jamie Lee Curtis: The Bear
Cynthia Erivo: Poker Face
Robby Hoffman: Hacks
Zoë Kravitz: The Studio
Julianne Nicholson: Hacks – WINNER
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Jon Bernthal: The Bear
Bryan Cranston: The Studio – WINNER
Dave Franco: The Studio
Ron Howard: The Studio
Anthony Mackie: The Studio
Martin Scorsese: The Studio
Filmmakers Ron Howard and Martin Scorsese scored their first acting Emmy nominations for guest appearances on Seth Rogen’s The Studio
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
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 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 Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri: The Bear
Lucia Aniello: Hacks
James Burrows: Mid-Century Modern
Nathan Fielder: The Rehearsal
Seth Rogen: The Studio
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
Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program
RuPaul Charles: RuPaul’s Drag Race
Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec Daymond John, Daniel Lubetsky: Shark Tank
Alan Cumming: The Traitors – WINNER
Kristen Kish: Top Chef
Jeff Probst: Survivor
Host for a Game Show
Elizabeth Banks: Press Your Luck
Steve Harvey: Celebrity Family Feud
Ken Jennings: Jeopardy!
Colin Jost: Pop Culture Jeopardy!
Jimmy Kimmel, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – WINNER
Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives
Love Is Blind
Queer Eye – WINNER
Shark Tank
Unstructured Reality Program
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Love On The Spectrum – WINNER
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
Welcome to Wrexham
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
Beyonce Bowl
The Oscars
The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar
SNL 50: The Anniversary Special
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Adam Sandler: Love You
Ali Wong: Single Lady
Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years
Conan O’Brien Mark Twain Prize
Sarah Silverman: Post Mortem
Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
