Emmys, 2025 Emmy Awards winners
Owen Cooper in Adolescence. Image: IMDB

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 2025 EMMY AWARDS – even if it meant our faves missed out. Adam Scott (aka Maaaaark), robbed. ROBBED.

The biggest awards night for television, the annual Emmy Awards, has begun to rival the gravity of the Oscars courtesy of the medium’s shift into premium output. Entertainment isn’t as easily divided along the lines of comedy and drama as it once was. Just ask anyone who is a fan of The Bear – although sorry for your loss after losing six nominations this year. The new wave of genre-blending writing has meant that the usual categories the Emmys are split into are tougher to silo.

Perhaps the most exciting news of the night goes to Owen Cooper, who at 15 has become the youngest actor to take home an award in the history of the Emmys. Cooper was nominated for his arresting turn as 13-year-old murderer Jamie Miller in the British drama Adolescence.

Best callback to their own show goes to Britt Lower, who won Best Lead Actress for her role as Helena Eagan in Severance. As Lower collected her award and unfolded her speech, written on the back were the words “LET ME OUT”. Helly R, we hear you!

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Helly R. we hear you! Image: IMDB

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Emmys 2025 Fact sheet

  • Severance had the most Emmy nominations this year with 27 in total
  • The Penguin came in second with 24, followed by The White Lotus and The Studio with 23 each
  • This year’s Emmys ceremony will be fronted by comedian Nate Bargatze. Bargatze is best known for stand-up specials The Tennessee Kid and Hello World, along with consecutive SNL hosting stints across Seasons 49 and 50
  • Australians in the running for a win include Cate Blanchett for her role in Disclaimer and everyone’s favourite supermarket chef, Curtis Stone, for Field Trip with Curtis Stone Hong Kong in the Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program category
  • Owen Cooper is the youngest ever male nominee in the award’s history
  • Despite six nominations, The Bear walked away empty handed
  • Stephen Colbert’s Last Week Tonight took home its last Emmy after the network cancelled his show

Every winner from the 2025 Emmys

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Noah Wyle in The Pitt. Image: IMDB

Best Drama Series

  • The Pitt WINNER
  • Andor
  • The Diplomat
  • Paradise
  • Severance
  • Slow Horses
  • The White Lotus

Best Comedy Series

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

Best Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series

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

Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series

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

Best Directing for a Drama Series

  • Adam Randall, Slow Horses WINNER
  • Janus Metz, Andor
  • Amanda Marsalis, The Pitt
  • John Wells, The Pitt
  • Jessica Lee Gagne, Severance
  • Ben Stiller, Severance
  • Mike White, The White Lotus

Best Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series

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

Best Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series

  • Stephen Graham, Adolescence WINNER
  • Colin Farrell, The Penguin
  • Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent
  • Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief
  • Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
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Colin Farrell in The Penguin. Image: HBO

Best Directing in 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

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 Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

  • Seth Rogen, The Studio WINNER
  • 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

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

Best Directing for a Comedy Series

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  • Seth Rogan, The Studio
  • Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
  • Lucia Aniello, Hacks
  • James Burrows, Mid-Century Modern
  • Nathan Fielder, The Rehearsal
  • Evan Goldberg, The Studio

Best Writing for a Comedy Series

  • The Studio WINNER
  • Abbott Elementary
  • Hacks
  • The Rehearsal
  • Somebody Somewhere
  • What We Do In The Shadows

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Tramell Tillman at the 2025 Emmys. Image: IMDB
  • Tramell Tillman, Severance WINNER
  • Zach Cherry, Severance
  • Walton Goggins, The White Lotus
  • Jason Isaacs, The White Lotus
  • James Marsden, Paradise
  • Sam Rockwell, The White Lotus
  • John Turturro, Severance

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

  • Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt WINNER
  • Patricia Arquette, Severance
  • Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
  • Julianne Nicholson, Paradise
  • Parker Posey, The White Lotus
  • Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus
  • Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
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Owen Cooper at the 2025 Emmys. Image: IMDB

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

  • Erin Doherty, Adolescence WINNER
  • 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 Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

  • Owen Cooper, Adolescence WINNER
  • Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
  • Bill Camp, Presumed Innocent
  • Rob Delaney, Dying for Sex
  • Peter Sarsgaard, Presumed Innocent
  • Ashley Walters, Adolescence

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

  • Jeff Hiller, Somebody Somewhere WINNER
  • Ike Barinholtz, The Studio
  • Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons
  • Harrison Ford, Shrinking
  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
  • Michael Urie, Shrinking
  • Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

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Hacks stars Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart. Image: IMDB
  • Hannah Einbinder, Hacks WINNER
  • Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
  • Kathryn Hahn, The Studio
  • Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
  • Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
  • Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
  • Jessica Williams, Shrinking

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