Overview

• Apple TV+’s The Studio led all winners with a record 13 Emmys, including best comedy series and lead actor for Seth Rogen, while Netflix’s Adolescence swept the limited‑series categories with eight awards.
• Medical drama The Pitt won outstanding drama series and Noah Wyle took lead actor, as Apple’s Severance split major acting prizes with Britt Lower’s lead actress win.
• Tramell Tillman became the first Black man to win supporting actor in a drama series for Severance, and Variety notes additional breakthroughs, including Frida Perez’s first‑ever Latina win for comedy writing.
• Red‑carpet and onstage advocacy featured Artists4Ceasefire pins, Javier Bardem’s keffiyeh and boycott pledge alignment, and Hannah Einbinder’s “Free Palestine” sign‑off, which CBS bleeped for profanity.
• Host Nate Bargatze’s timed‑speech charity bit ended with $350,000 pledged to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and Stephen Colbert received standing ovations as The Late Show won outstanding talk series despite its cancellation.