The mysterious and cerebral drama Severance came out on top during the 2025 Emmy nominations ceremony, earning a total of 27 nominations overall.

Among its many nominations, the Apple TV+ series has been recognized in the Outstanding Drama Series category as well as Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, with Zach Cherry and Tramell Tillman both representing the series in the latter.

As per usual, Abbott Elementary and The Bear are excelling in the comedy categories. Each show is nominated in the Outstanding Comedy Series category. Quinta Brunson was nominated for Writing for a Comedy Series and Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, with Janelle James and Sheryl Lee Ralph vying for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Also competing in that category is Liza Colón-Zayas for The Bear. Ayo Edebiri is also nominated for Directing for a Comedy Series for the Bear episode “Napkins,” and as Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

The Studio also earned several comedy nominations, including Anthony Mackie and Zoë Kravitz in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series categories, respectively.

Adolescence scored big during the nominations ceremony, earning a nod in the Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series category. Stephen Graham has also been nominated in Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series, as well as in Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series alongside Jack Thorne. Ashley Walters earned a nomination for Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series.

Another anthology, Black Mirror, had a respectable showing, with Rashida Jones earning a Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series nomination. The series also earned an overall Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series nomination.

The White Lotus earned a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series, with Natasha Rothwell nominated in Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Also in the drama category, The Last of Us had considerable popularity, including a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series and a nomination for Jeffrey Wright in Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

RuPaul’s Drag Race, which recently lost its long-held Emmy dominance to The Traitors, must once again compete in the Outstanding Reality Competition Program category. RuPaul is also nominated in the Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program category. The behind-the-scenes aftershow RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked earned a nomination for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program.

Steve Harvey is also on the board in the reality category, earning a nomination for Outstanding Host for a Game Show for Celebrity Family Feud, which is also nominated for Outstanding Game Show.

Another reality staple, Shark Tank’s Daymond John, has been nominated in the Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program category, alongside his fellow Sharks. The series is also nominated for Outstanding Structured Reality Program.

Several other stars earned nominations in various categories. Uzo Aduba was nominated for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in the now-canceled whodunnit The Residence, while Sterling K. Brown is nominated for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Paradise. Brian Tyree Henry is nominated for Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series for Dope Thief. Colman Domingo, Jessica Williams, and Ruth Negga all earned Supporting Actor or Actress nominations—Domingo for The Four Seasons, Williams for Shrinking, and Negga for Presumed Innocent. Meanwhile, Giancarlo Esposito (The Boys), Forest Whitaker (Andor), and Cynthia Erivo (Poker Face) were nominated in Guest Actor or Guest Actress in a Drama Series categories.

In the Outstanding Narrator category, Idris Elba is nominated for Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Color and Barack Obama for Our Oceans. Rebel Ridge, starring Aaron Pierre, is nominated for Outstanding Television Movie, and Patrice: The Movie, a film about an interracial disabled couple’s fight for marriage equality and disability rights, is nominated for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. once again earns an Emmy nomination in the Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special category for Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Queer Eye is nominated for Outstanding Structured Reality Program, and the Jemele Hill-produced docuseries Simone Biles Rising is nominated for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.

Last but not least, Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé are also Emmy contenders. The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show, produced by Jay-Z and pgLang, is nominated for Outstanding Variety Special (Live), competing alongside Beyoncé Bowl.

Check out the full list below:

Outstanding Drama Series

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

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

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Television Movie

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
The Gorge
Mountainhead
Nonnas
Rebel Ridge

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

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

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

Acting Categories
(All official names verified against the Television Academy list)

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

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 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

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 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

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 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 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

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

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

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 Lead 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

Outstanding Lead 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

Outstanding 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

Outstanding 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

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, Hacks
Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke‑Norton, Eric Notarnicola, The Rehearsal
Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, Bridget Everett, Somebody Somewhere
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez, The Studio
Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis, Paul Simms, What We Do in the Shadows

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Dan Gilroy, Andor
Joe Sachs, The Pitt
R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt
Dan Erickson, Severance
Will Smith, Slow Horses
Mike White, The White Lotus

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Jack Thorne, Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Charlie Brooker, Bisha K. Ali, Black Mirror
Kim Rosenstock, Elizabeth Meriwether, Dying for Sex
Lauren LeFranc, The Penguin
Joshua Zetumer, Say Nothing

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Lucia Aniello, Hacks
James Burrows, Mid‑Century Modern
Nathan Fielder, The Rehearsal
Seth Rogen, The Studio

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

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

Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Philip Barantini, Adolescence
Shannon Murphy, Dying for Sex
Helen Shaver, The Penguin
Jennifer Getzinger, The Penguin
Nicole Kassell, Sirens
Lesli Linka Glatter, Zero Day

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