Emmy 2025 Nominations: Complete List of Nominees and the Series That Dominated the Nominations?

Emmy 2025 Nominations: The world of television is experiencing one of its best creative moments, and the list of nominees for the Emmy 2025 confirms it: from intense dramas to comedies that went viral, including miniseries that exploded in streaming, this edition promises to be one of the most competitive and viewed of the last decade. The Academy of Television announced this Tuesday all the contenders for the ceremony on September 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Trends are already reflected on social networks with favorites such as The Last of Us, Adolescents, and Severance, and in the searches: who will be the big winner? What series broke records? Here we tell you everything.

Emmy 2025 Nominations: Complete List of Nominees and the Series That Dominated the Nominations?

The second season of ‘Severance’, Apple TV+’s enigmatic work dystopia, not only repeats the success of its debut, but expands on it with mentions in key categories such as Best Drama Series, Direction, Screenplay, and four nominated actors: Adam Scott, Britt Lower, John Turturro, and Patricia Arquette. The ambitious series has achieved something unusual at the Emmys: sneaking three different episodes into the shortlist for Best Dramatic Direction and two in the script. A statement of narrative and visual strength. For its part, ‘The Studio’ —a satire on the entertainment industry set in a chaotic Hollywood production company— becomes the big revelation of the year. With 13 nominations, including Best Comedy, Screenplay, Direction, and five actors in different categories (from Seth Rogen as the protagonist to Bryan Cranston and Martin Scorsese as guests), the series aims to sweep Emmy night thanks to its mix of meta-referential humor, social criticism, and stellar cast.

• ‘Severance’ (13 nominations) “Worthy heir to ‘Lost'”: This is the best science fiction series of the moment, and it is not on Netflix or Prime Video
• ‘The Studio’ (13 nominations) This series about the hidden side of Hollywood is already one of the best comedies of the year: “It will delight moviegoers”
• ‘The White Lotus’ (11 nominations): The reasons why ‘The White Lotus’ has disappointed its fans with the controversial season 3 finale
• ‘The Bear’(9 nominations) ‘The Bear’, the series that they sneaked into us as a comedy, but which is a three-Michelin-star drama
• ‘Adolescence’ (8 nominations) The heartbreaking reflection of two parents when watching ‘Adolescence’ on Netflix: “In my house, we no longer leave the doors closed.”
• ‘The Pitt’ (8 nominations)
• ‘The Last of Us’ (7 nominations) Kaitlyn Dever, the actress who has revolutionized ‘The Last of Us’: “There are no villains in the series. Just broken people trying to survive.”
• ‘The Penguin’ (7 nominations) Colin Farrell is not Danny DeVito: the reason why the series ‘The Penguin’ is the opposite of ‘Batman Returns’, Tim Burton’s legendary film
• ‘Hacks’ (7 nominations)
• ‘Dying for Sex’ (6 nominations)
• ‘Abbott College’ (5 nominations)
• ‘Andor’ (5 nominations) ‘Andor’ is the series that shows that Star Wars can be better than ever without repeating the same thing as always

Best Drama Series

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

Best Actress in a Drama Series

• Kathy Bates, Matlock
• Britt Lower, Severance
• Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
• Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters
• Keri Russell, The Diplomat

Best Actor in a Drama Series

• Noah Wyle, The Pitt
• Adam Scott, Severance
• Sterling K Brown, Paradise
• Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
• Pedro Pascal, The Last Of Us

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
• John Turturro, Severance

Best 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

Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series

• Giancarlo Esposito, The Boys
• Scott Glenn, The White Lotus
• Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt
• 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

Best Comedy Series

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

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

• Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
• Seth Rogen, The Studio
• Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
• Jason Segel, Shrinking
• Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

• Jean Smart, Hacks
• Kirsten Bell, Nobody Wants This
• Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
• Fifth Brunson, Abbott Elementary
• Uzo Aduba, The Residence

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Ike Barinholtz, The Studio
• Colman Sunday, The Four Seasons
• Harrison Ford, Shrinking
• Jeff Hiller, Somebody Somewhere
• 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
• Kathryn Hahn, The Studio
• Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
• Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
• Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
• Jessica Williams, Shrinking

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

• Giancarlo Esposito, The Boys
• Scott Glenn, The White Lotus
• Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt
• Joe Pantoliano, The Last Of Us
• Forest Whitaker, Andor
• Jeffrey Wright, The Last Of Us

Best Guest Actress in a Comedy 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

Best Limited Series or Anthology

• Adolescence (Netflix)
• The Penguin (HBO)
• Dying for Sex (FX)
• Black Mirror (Netflix)
• Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)

Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology or Fi

• Colin Farrell, The Penguin,
• Stephen Graham, Adolescence
• Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent
• Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief
• Cooper Koch, Monsters

Best Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology or Film

• Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
• Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
• Meghann Fahy, Sirens
• Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
• Rashida Jones, Black Mirror

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology or Film

• 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 Series, Anthology or Film

• 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 Direction for a Drama Series

• Andor, “Who Are You?”
• The Pitt, “6:00 P.M.”
• The Pitt, “7:00 A.M.”
• Severance, “Chikhai Bardo”
• Severance, “Cold Harbor”
• Slow Horses, “Hello Goodbye”
• The White Lotus, “Love Fati”

Best Direction for a Limited, Anthology, or Film

• Adolescence
• Dying for Sex, “It’s Not That Serious”
• The Penguin, “Cent’anni”
• The Penguin, “A Great or Little Thing”
• Sirens, “Exiles”
• Zero Day

Best Direction for a Comedy Series

• The Bear, “Napkins”
• Hacks, “To Slippery Slope”
• Mid-Century Modern, “Here’s to You, Mrs. Schneiderman”
• The Rehearsal, “Pilot’s Code”
• The Studio, “The Oner”

Best Writing for a Drama Series

• Andor, “Welcome to the Rebellion”
• The Pitt, “2:00 P.M.”
• The Pitt, “7:00 A.M.”
• Severance, “Cold Harbor”
• Slow Horses, “Hello Goodbye”
• The White Lotus, “Full-Moon Party”

Best Writing for a Limited Series, Anthology or Movie

• Adolescence
• Black Mirror, “Common People”
• Dying for Sex, “Good Value Diet Soda”
• The Penguin, “A Great or Little Thing”
• Say Nothing, “The People in the Dirt”

Best Writing for a Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary, “Back to School”
• Hacks, “To Slippery Slope”
• The Rehearsal, “Pilot’s Code”
• Somebody Somewhere, “AGG”
• The Studio, “The Promotion”
• What We Do in the Shadows, “The Finale”

Best Competing Reality Series

• The Amazing Race
• RuPaul’s Drag Race
• Survivor
• Top Chef
• The Traitors

Best Talk Series

• The Daily Show
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

‘The White Lotus’, HBO’s acclaimed anthology, continues its dominance with 11 nominations, confirming that the third installment set in Bali has lost neither strength nor elegance. It stands out especially in the supporting categories, with five of its actors competing for the Emmy. ‘The Bear’, with 9 nominations, consolidates its status as a phenomenon thanks to the balance between culinary chaos and human drama. And ‘Adolescence’, ‘The Pitt’, and ‘The Penguin’ tie with 8 nominations each, showing the strength of dramatic high-voltage miniseries. In the interpretive field, names such as Bella Ramsey, Pedro Pascal, Michelle Williams, Jeremy Allen White, and Cate Blanchett stand out, competing in very close categories where interpretive quality has reached notable levels. ‘The Last of Us’, despite adding “only” 7 nominations, places three of its main actors among the favorites and manages to position itself as one of the big bets of the year.

The omnipresence of certain productions in technical and writing categories is striking, revealing a clear trend: voters are rewarding series with strong visual identity, authorial tone, and creative risk. A year where talent prevails over the algorithm. And amid a season marked by stellar nominations, Javier Bardem’s surprising candidacy for his acclaimed role in the Netflix series ‘Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menéndez’ also stands out. The Spanish actor plays the businessman of Cuban origin, Jose Menendez, the father murdered by his sons Erik and Lyle Menendez on August 20, 1989. The Netflix series recreates what happened that night, but also the possible motives that moved the brothers to commit this patricidal crime: possible paternal abuse (both physical and sexual), authoritarian behavior, or even a possible plot by the parents. To murder their children, to which they responded by attacking first…

With this nomination —the first to the Emmys in his career—Bardem bursts into the select group of award-winning actors, reaffirming his masterful ability to transform characters and blur the boundaries between film and television. His intervention in ‘Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menéndez’ not only brings an undeniable dose of talent to the competition but also underlines the platform’s bold commitment to established figures who reinvent their art in new formats.

Where to Watch the 2025 Emmys?

How can I watch the 2025 Emmys? The 77th Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on Sunday, Sept. 14, on the CBS Network and be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.