Apple TV+’s Severance dominates the 77th Emmys with a whopping 27 nominations, but we’re here for Marty and Mr Ford.
The 2025 Emmy Award nominations are in! Television’s – or whatever passes for television these days – 77th night of nights takes place on September 14, with this year’s nominations announced by actors Brenda Song (Running Point) and Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows) yesterday.
The Apple TV+ dystopian workplace drama Severance leads the pack with a staggering 27 nominations. Close behind is Warner’s The Penguin, with 24 nods, while the third season of The White Lotus snapped up 23.
So too did Seth Rogen‘s Hollywood satire, The Studio. One of those is for legendary director Martin Scorsese, nominated in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series category. Casting an eye over Marty’s laundry list of awards and nominations, this appears to be the first time he’s been considered for an acting gig, which is nice.
He’s got stiff competition, though, and mainly from his castmates. Of the seven nominations in that category, six are for The Studio – the outlier being Jon Bernthal for The Bear.
And speaking of comedy, grumpy old Harrison Ford, the world’s favourite curmudgeon, has been nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in recognition for his turn as Dr. Paul Rhoades in Apple TV+’s Shrinking. This marks Ford’s first Emmy nomination, and out of all this year’s nods it’s the one I’ve my fingers crossed for: a) the speech is likely to be an all-timer, and b) I called it about three episodes in.
And speaking of nominations, here’s the full list, with occasional commentary by yr obt svt.
Outstanding Drama Series
Andor
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
Paradise
The Pitt
Severance
Slow Horses
The White Lotus
It must be Andor’s year, yeah? If ever a series met the moment, this is the one.
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
The Studio
What We Do in the Shadows
The Bear has always sat oddly in the comedy category, but that doesn’t mean it won’t win here. Having said that, The Studio is worth keeping an eye on – Hollywood loves stories about Hollywood.
Outstanding 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
I’d expect a good showing out of The Pitt, and a win for Wylie would certainly be a crowd pleaser..
Outstanding 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
Outstanding 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
Outstanding 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
Outstanding 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
I can’t stand The White Lotus – I hate-watch rich assholes for work, so I try to limit it in my off hours – and haven’t caught up with Severance, so I’m rooting for Marsden, mainly because he was really nice to me in an interview once.
Outstanding 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
Outstanding 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
Barinholtz absolutely destroys in The Studio, so give the Emmy to him.
Outstanding 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
Too close to call, really. What a stacked category.
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Adolescence
Black Mirror
Dying For Sex
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin
Adolescence by a mile.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited 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
Farrell should take it, only to rile up generations of actors who learned all the wrong lessons from DeNiro
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Meghann Fahy, Sirens
Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
Michelle Williams, Dying For Sex
Feels like Cristin Milioti’s year. People haven’t stopped talking about her performance in The Penguin.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited 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
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited 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
Outstanding 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
It would be very funny if Bernthal won. Hell, Rogen would probably get him in for guest spot next season.
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo 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
Whitaker’s drug-crazed zealot FTW..
Outstanding 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
Outstanding 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
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program
RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Daniel Lubetzky, Shark Tank
Alan Cumming, The Traitors
Kristen Kish, Top Chef
Jeff Probst, Survivor
Who cares?
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors
See above.
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Love Is Blind
Queer Eye
Shark Tank
God, this entire section is unleaded hell.
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders
Love on the Spectrum
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
Welcome to Wrexham
This is what the Bataan Death March was like.
Outstanding Talk Series
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Scripted Variety Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary, Quinta Brunson (for episode “Back To School”)
Hacks, Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky (for episode “A Slippery Slope”)
The Rehearsal, Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, and Eric Notarnicola (for episode “Pilot’s Code”)
Somebody Somewhere, Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, Bridget Everett (for episode “AGG”)
The Studio, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez (for episode “The Promotion”)
What We Do in the Shadows, Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis, Paul Simms (for episode “The Finale”)
If I won against The Rehearsal in this category I would start a fire as a distraction and bolt for the exit.
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Andor, Dan Gilroy (for episode “Welcome to the Rebellion”)
The Pitt, Joe Sachs (for episode “2:00 P.M.”)
The Pitt, R. Scott Gemmill (for episode “7:00 A.M.”)
Severance, Dan Erickson (for episode “Cold Harbor”)
Slow Horses, Will Smith (for episode “Hello Goodbye”)
The White Lotus, Mike White (for episode “Full-Moon Party”)
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Adolescence, Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham
Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker and Bisha K. Ali (for episode “Common People”)
Dying For Sex, Kim Rosenstock and Elizabeth Meriwhether (for episode “Good Value Diet Soda”)
The Penguin, Lauren LeFranc (for episode “A Great or Little Thing”)
Say Nothing, Joshua Zetumer (for episode ‘The People in the Dirt”)
Much as I would love a win for Say Nothing (and I should fang out an essay on that series soon) it’s Adolescence.
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Conan O’Brien
Cunk on Life, Charlie Brooker, Ben Caudell, Erika Ehler, Charlie George, Eli Goldstone, Jason Hazeley, Lucia Keskin, Diane Morgan, Joel Morris, Michael Odewale
Sarah Silverman: PostMortem, Sarah Silverman
SNL50: the Anniversary Special, James Anderson, Dan Bulla, Megan Callahan-Shah, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Mike DiCenzo, James Downey, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fowlie, Alison Gates, Sudi Green, Jack Handey, Colin Jost, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward, Dennis McNicholas, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Jake Nordwind, Ceara O’Sullivan, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Simon Rich, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker, Auguste White
Your Friend, Nate Bargatze, Nate Bargatze
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear (for episode “Napkins’)
Lucia Aniello, Hacks (for episode “A Slippery Slope”)
James Burrows, Mid-Century Modern (for episode “Here’s To You, Mrs. Schneiderman”)
Nathan Fielder, The Rehearsal (for episode “Pilot’s Code”)
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, The Studio (for episode “The Oner”)
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Janus Metz, Andor (for episode “Who Are You?”)
Amanda Marsalis, The Pitt (for episode “6:00 P.M.”)
John Wells, The Pitt (for episode “7:00 A.M.”)
Jessica Lee Gagné, Severance (for episode “Chikhai Bardo”)
Ben Stiller, Severance (for episode “Cold Harbor”)
Adam Randall, Slow Horses (for episode “Hello Goodbye”)
Mike White, The White Lotus (for episode “Amor Fati”)
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie
Philip Barantini, Adolescence
Shannon Murphy, Dying For Sex (for episode “It’s Not That Serious”)
Helen Shaver, The Penguin (for episode “Cent’anni”)
Jennifer Getzinger, The Penguin (for episode “A Great or Little Thing”)
Nicole Kassell, Sirens (for episode “Exile”)
Lesli Linka Glatter, Zero Day
Outstanding Host for a Game Show
Elizabeth Banks, Press Your Luck
Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud
Ken Jennings, Jeopardy
Colin Jost, Pop Culture Jeopardy
Jimmy Kimmel, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Outstanding Game Show
Celebrity Family Feud
Jeopardy!
The Price Is Right
Wheel of Fortune
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
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