2025 Primetime Emmy Nominations: Apple TV+ Announces Itself

• Nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards have officially been announced.
• Buoyed by Severance and The Studio, Apple TV+ has emerged as one to watch in 2025 with 81 nods to HBO & Max’s combined 142 and Netflix’s 121.
• This article will be updated on the big day as winners are announced at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theatre on September 14th, 2025.

Thanks to a whole lot of fresh blood, the 2025 Emmy race promises to be a little more competitive than in recent years. Though that being said, the proven stalwarts have still asserted themselves in expected fashion.

This year, Severance leads the pack with 27 nominations across the best drama, best actor/actress, best writing, and best directing categories. Apple TV+’s surreal workplace drama is closely followed by HBO’s The Penguin with 24 nods; as well as breakout Apple comedy The Studio and another HBO effort in The White Lotus at 23 apiece.

Given the nature of The Studio (think Entourage meets Veep), legendary directors Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard have earned their first-ever acting Emmy nominations for outstanding guest appearances; veteran thespian Harrison Ford also notches his first nod for best supporting actor in Shrinking.

And on the subject of notable nominees, 15-year-old Adolescence star Owen Cooper is now history’s youngest Emmy contender.

Between the aforementioned, spy drama Slow Horses starring Gary Oldman, plus its maiden Best Television Movie acknowledgement for The Gorge starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy, it was a record-breaking cycle for Apple – tallying 81 Emmy Award nominations in what we’ll say is a fairly accurate reflection of its commitment to quality programming.

Check out the selected 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations list below.

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• Best Drama Series
• Best Actress in a Drama Series
• Best Actor in a Drama Series
• Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
• Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
• Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
• Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
• Best Writing in a Drama Series
• Best Directing in a Drama Series
• Best Comedy Series
• Best Actor in a Comedy Series
• Best Actress in a Comedy Series
• Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series 
• Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 
• Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
• Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
• Best Writing in a Comedy Series
• Best Directing in a Comedy Series
• Best Limited or Anthology Series
• Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
• Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
• Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
• Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
• Best Directing for a Limited Series or Anthology Series or Movie
• Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
• Best Talk Series
• Best Reality Competition Series

Best Drama Series

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

Best 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 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 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 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 Guest Actor 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 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 Writing in 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 Directing in 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, “Amor Fati”

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 Actor in a Comedy Series

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

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

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
• Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
• Jessica Williams, Shrinking

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

• Jon Bernthal, The Bear
• Bryan Cranston, The Studio
• Dave Franco, The Studio
• Ron Howard, The Studio
• Anthony Mackie, The Studio
• Martin Scorsese, The Studio

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

Best Writing in a Comedy Series

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

Best Directing in a Comedy Series

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

Best Limited or Anthology Series

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

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 Directing for a Limited Series or Anthology Series or Movie

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

Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series 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 Talk Series

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

Best Reality Competition Series

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