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Emmys 2025: ‘The Studio’ Sets Comedy Record as ‘The Pitt’ Takes Drama and ‘Adolescence’ Rules Limited Series

First-time winners dominated, underscoring a shift in TV awards culture.

Overview

  • Apple TV+’s The Studio finished the season with a record 13 comedy Emmys as Seth Rogen won four awards, including lead actor, directing and writing.
  • HBO Max’s The Pitt won outstanding drama series, with Noah Wyle taking lead actor and Katherine LaNasa earning supporting actress.
  • Netflix’s Adolescence claimed six limited‑series awards, including best series; Stephen Graham won lead actor, Owen Cooper won supporting actor as one of the youngest Emmy winners in decades, and Erin Doherty won supporting actress.
  • Severance led nominations and converted key prizes, with Britt Lower winning lead actress in a drama and Tramell Tillman taking supporting actor as the show tallied eight wins across ceremonies.
  • The ceremony featured a surge of first‑time acting winners, a rousing talk‑series win for Stephen Colbert after news of his show’s cancellation, and online blowback to host Nate Bargatze’s donation countdown for overlong speeches.