It's been another year of impeccable television, and the 2025 Emmy awards are here to prove it. From prestige dramas to intimate limited series and offbeat comedies, the past year has offered a spectrum of storytelling — and one the RUSSH team has been very much attuned to.

Severance returned strong with its second season, picking up nods across acting, writing and directing categories. Mike White's The White Lotus maintained its place in the cultural conversation, while The Bear continues to dominate the comedy space with nominations across the board. Meanwhile, newcomers like The Studio and Adolescence have made impressive first impressions, landing multiple nominations in key categories.

Below, your guide to the full list of nominations for the 2025 Emmy awards.

Best Drama Series

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

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 Limited or Anthology Series

• Adolescence
• Black Mirror
• Dying for Sex
• Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
• The Penguin

Best 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

Best 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

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
• Mike White, The White Lotus

Best Writing for a Drama Series

• Dan Gilroy, Andor
• Joe Sachs, The Pitt
• R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt
• Dan Erickson, Severance
• Will Smith, Slow Horses
• Mike White, The White Lotus

Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

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

Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

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

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
• Evan Goldberg, The Studio

Best Writing for a Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary
• Hacks
• The Rehearsal
• Somebody Somewhere
• The Studio
• What We Do in the Shadows

Best Lead 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 Lead 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 Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Philip Barantini, Adolescence
• Shannon Murphy, Dying for Sex
• Helen Shaver, The Penguin
• Jennifer Getzinger, The Penguin
• Nicole Kassell, Sirens
• Lesli Linka Glatter, Zero Day

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 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

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 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 Reality Competition Program

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

Best Variety Talk Series

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

Best Scripted Variety Series

• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
• Saturday Night Live

Best Variety Special Writing

• Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor + Dusted and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
• Cunk on Life
• Sarah Silverman: PostMortem
• SNL50: The Anniversary Special
• Your Friend, Nate Bargatze

When are the 2025 Emmys?

The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards will be held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on the evening of Sunday, September 14 (U.S. time). For viewers in Australia, the ceremony will air live on Monday, September 15, at approximately 10am AEST.

Feature image via IMDb.