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# 2025 Emmy Nominees: The Record-Breakers, History-Makers & More!
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- Published: 2025-07-19T08:22:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T23:53:07.000Z
- Author: Nehal Dalgliesh
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The nominees for the 2025 Emmy Awards have been announced, and we have the full list plus all the history-makers!

**Ayo Edebiri** received her 3rd consecutive Lead Actress nod for *The Bear,* and she’s the first woman to be nominated for acting in and directing a comedy series in the same year.

**Owen Cooper** is now the youngest Emmy nominee in the Supporting Actor category for a Limited Series for his role in ‘Adolescence’, surpassing current record-holder Scott Jacoby, who was 16 when he was nominated in 1972!

The legendary **Harrison Ford** has landed the first Emmy nomination of his *career*, at the age of 83\. This one, for his role in *Shrinking.*

*The Last of Us* star **Bella Ramsey** has once again been nominated for Lead Actress in a Drama making her the first non-binary person to earn two Emmy nominations.

**Kathy Bates** is nominated for Lead Actress for her role in *Matlock* and at 77, she’s the oldest nominee in that category in Emmys history. Angela Lansbury previously held the record when she was nominated for *Murder She Wrote’* aged 70!

**RuPaul** is the most nominated reality host ever, after receiving a 10th nomination for *Drag Race.*

And **Bowen Yang** has scored a history-making fourth acting nomination for *SNL* making him the most nominated Asian male performer.

Check out the full list of nominees below:

## Best Actress in a Drama

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

## Best Guest Actress in a Drama

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 Actress in a Comedy

Uzo Aduba, *The Residence* Kristen Bell, *Nobody Wants This* Quinta Brunson, *Abbott Elementary* Ayo Edebiri, *The Bear* Jean Smart, *Hacks*

## Best Actor in a Drama

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

## Best Actor in a Comedy

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 Supporting Actress in a Drama

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 Actress in a Comedy

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*

## 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 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 Guest Actress in a Comedy 

Olivia Colman, *The Bear* Jamie Lee Curtis, *The Bear* Cynthia Erivo, *Poker Face* Robby Hoffman, *Hacks* Zoë Kravitz, *The Studio* Julianne Nicholson, *Hacks*

## Best Supporting Actor in a Drama

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 Supporting Actor in a Comedy

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 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 Actor in a Limited Anthology or 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*

## Best Guest Actor in a Drama

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*

## Best Guest Actor in a Comedy

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 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 Drama Series

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

## Best TV Movie

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

## Best Limited Anthology Series

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

## Best Reality Competition Program

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

## Best Talk Series

*The Daily Show Jimmy Kimmel Live! The Late Show With Stephen Colbert* 

## Best Scripted Variety Series

*Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Saturday Night Live*

## Best Writing for a Comedy

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*

## Best Writing for a Drama

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

## Best 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*

## Best Directing for a Comedy

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

## Best 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*

## Best 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*

***The Emmys will air live from the Peacock Theatre in L.A. on Sunday, September 14 at 5pm P.T. and will stream on Paramount+.*** 

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