
The wait is over, we finally know the 2025 Emmy nominees. While some of the nominees were largely expected—with Severance and The Studio dominating in their respective categories—there were plenty of surprises and snubs. (Especially for some major Hollywood leading ladies.) Let’s break it all down.
Apple TV+ has a lot to celebrate this year. The streaming service garnered the most nominations in two categories: drama and comedy. In the drama category, Severance leads with 27 nominations. In the comedy category, The Studio leads with 23 nominations. This is good news for the relatively niche platform, in terms of subscribers, Apple TV+ is far behind giants like Netflix and Disney+.
HBO Max also did very well on Emmys morning. Between The White Lotus, The Penguin, The Last of Us and Hacks, HBO Max picked up 142 nominations.
There were plenty of surprises, especially for Hulu‘s Paradise and the Apple TV+ limited series Presumed Innocent. For Paradise, it was largely expected that Sterling K. Brown would get a nomination, but James Marsden and Julianne Nicholson were not on anybody’s radar. As for Presumed Innocent, hearing Jake Gyllenhaal’s name announced was a bit of a shocker. However, now we have Jake Gyllenhaal in a tux to look forward to.
Other surprises included Sharon Horgan’s nomination for Bad Sisters, Uzo Aduba in the recently canceled The Residence, Jeff Hiller’s much-deserved nomination for Somebody Somewhere, and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives picking up a nomination for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program. (Who saw that coming?!)
Now, can we talk about the snubs? The biggest sub takeaway is the number of snubs for major Hollywood leading ladies. We’re talking about Renée Zellweger for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Hilary Swank for Yellowjackets, Melissa McCarthy for Only Murders in the Building, and Elisabeth Moss for The Handmaid’s Tale. It was a shock not to hear their names announced. Other surprise subs include Kathryn Hahn for Agatha All Along, Selena Gomez for Only Murders in the Building, Natasha Lyonne for Poker Face, Diego Luna for Andor, Paul W. Downs for Hacks and Tyler James Williams for Abbott Elementary. We’re also surprised none of the actors from Mountainhead got any attention.
(How was Renée Zellweger NOT NOMINATED? Sorry, still not over that one.)
Newsweek‘s Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott will be covering the 77th annual Emmy Awards all season. The Emmys will air on CBS on September 14.
Below are the nominees for the major categories.

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Drama Series
Andor
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
Paradise
The Pitt
Severance
Slow Horses
The White Lotus
Lead Actor (Drama)
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
Adam Scott, Severance
Noah Wyle, The Pitt

Apple TV+
Lead Actress (Drama)
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters
Britt Lower, Severance
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
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
Julieanne Nicholson, Paradise
Parker Posey, The White Lotus
Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus

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Guest Actor (Drama)
Giancario 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
Guest Actress (Drama)
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
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 Actor (Comedy)
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Seth Rogen, The Studio
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

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Lead Actress (Comedy)
Uzo Aduba, The Residence
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Jean Smart, Hacks
Supporting Actor (Comedy)
Ike Barinholz, 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 (Comedy)
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Kathryn Hahn, Shrinking
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Jessica Williams, Shrinking
Guest Actor (Comedy)
Jon Bernthal, The Bear
Bryan Cranston, The Studio
Dave Franco, The Studio
Ron Howard, The Studio
Anthony Mackie, The Studio
Martin Scorsese, The Studio
Guest Actress (Comedy)
Olivia Colman, The Bear
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear
Cynthia Erivo, Poker Face
Robby Hoffman, Hacks
Zoë Kravitz, The Studio
Julianne Nicholson, Hacks

Netflix
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 (Limited/TV 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
Lead Actress (Limited/TV Movie)
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Meghann Fahy, Sirens
Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
Supporting Actor (Limited/TV 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
Supporting Actress (Limited/TV 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
Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Series
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, and Daniel Lubetzky, Shark Tank
Alan Cumming, The Traitors
Kristin Kish, Top Chef
Jeff Probst, Survivor

MTV
Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors
Structured Reality
Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Love is Blind
Queer Eye
Shark Tank
Unstructured Reality
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Love on the Spectrum
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
Welcome to Wrexham
Talk Series
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Scripted Variety Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saturday Night Live
Variety Special (Live)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
Beyoncé Bowl
The Oscars
SNL50: The Anniversary Special
SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert
Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Adam Sandler: Love You
Ali Wong: Single Lady
Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years
Conan O’Brien: The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Sarah Silverman: PostMortem
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