TV awards: Apple’s ‘Severance’ leads the 2025 Emmy nominations
The biggest night in television is almost here: the 2025 Emmy Awards.
Host Nate Bargatze will guide the biggest and brightest names in television on Sunday, September 14, at the Peacock Theater in L.A.
Film News Blitz co-founder Dan Lawrence breaks down who leads the way in the nominations.
Apple TV is eyeing a huge Emmy Awards haul
Ahead of the 2025 Emmy Awards, Apple TV+’s Severance is eying the greatest prize haul with a whopping 27 nominations.
The popular streaming platform has other notable shows chasing gongs, with Seth Rogen’s comedy, The Studio, earning an impressive 23 nominations.
That’s a new record for a comedy, taking over from Apple’s smash-hit, Ted Lasso, which is currently filming a fourth season.
Elsewhere, the beautiful dramedy Shrinking, also available on Apple, has earned Hollywood legend Harrison Ford his first-ever Emmy nomination.
HBO’s ‘The Penguin’ looking in strong form
Closely following Severance with a total of 24 nominations is HBO’s The Penguin, starring Colin Farrell as the eponymous crime boss in Gotham City.
HBO is also going strong with Mike White’s third season of The White Lotus, which has secured 23 nominations.
Wins already dished out at the Emmys
Ahead of the main event, the Creative Arts Emmys took place across two nights last weekend with several awards handed for craftspeople and below-the-line production participants.
The Studio racked up nine wins, with eight going to The Penguin and six going to Severance, serving as proof that the Emmy nomination front-runners are no joke, and will likely rack up several more prizes on Sunday night in L.A.
Coming up behind that trio in the Creative Arts celebration was Disney’s Star Wars spin-off Andor, which one four awards.
Review the list of 2025 Emmy Awards nominations in the major categories below:
Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors
Talk Series
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series
Cate Blanchett - Disclaimer
Meghann Fahy - Sirens
Rashida Jones - Black Mirror
Cristin Milioti - The Penguin
Michelle Williams - Dying For Sex
Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series
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
Limited or Anthology Series
Adolescence
Black Mirror
Dying For Sex
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin
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
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
Drama Series
Andor
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
Paradise
The Pitt
Severance
Slow Horses
The White Lotus
Lead 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
Lead 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
Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders In The Building
Shrinking
The Studio
What We Do In The Shadows
Television Movie
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
The Gorge
Mountainhead
Nonnas
Rebel Ridge
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
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
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
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
Variety Special (Live)
The Apple Music SuperBowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar
Beyoncé Bowl
The Oscars
SNL50: The Anniversary Special
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Adam Sandler: Love You
Ali Wong: Single Lady
Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years
Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor
Sarah Silverman: PostMortem
Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
Game Show
Celebrity Family Feud
Jeopardy!
The Price Is Right
Wheel Of Fortune
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
The rest of the 2025 Emmy Awards nominations can be found here.
