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2025 Emmy Awards Highlights
Celebrating the best in television, the 2025 Emmy Awards brought standout wins and surprises. Here are the key winners and nominees:

Comedy Series

Nominees:

• Abbott Elementary
• The Bear
• Hacks
• Nobody Wants This
• Only Murders in the Building
• Shrinking
• WINNER: The Studio
• What We Do in the Shadows

Acting in a Comedy Series

Best Actress:

• Uzo Aduba (The Residence)
• Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This)
• Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
• Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
• WINNER: Jean Smart (Hacks)
  Jean Smart triumphed again for her sharp portrayal of a legendary comedian in Hacks.
  
  Jean Smart shines as Deborah Vance in Hacks.

Best Actor:

• Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This)
• WINNER: Seth Rogen (The Studio)
• Jason Segel (Shrinking)
• Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
• Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)

Supporting Roles in a Comedy Series

Supporting Actress:

• Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear)
• WINNER: Hannah Einbinder (Hacks)
• Kathryn Hahn (The Studio)
• Janelle James (Abbott Elementary)
• Catherine O’Hara (The Studio)

Supporting Actor:

• Ike Barinholtz (The Studio)
• Harrison Ford (Shrinking)
• WINNER: Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere)
• Bowen Yang (SNL)
  
  Harrison Ford earned his first Emmy nod for Shrinking.

Guest Appearances

Guest Actress:

• Olivia Colman (The Bear)
• Jamie Lee Curtis (The Bear)
• WINNER: Julianne Nicholson (Hacks)

Guest Actor:

• Jon Bernthal (The Bear)
• WINNER: Bryan Cranston (The Studio)
• Ron Howard (The Studio)
• Martin Scorsese (The Studio)
  
  Filmmakers Howard and Scorsese made Emmy history with acting nominations.

Writing & Directing

Comedy Writing:

• Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
• WINNER: Seth Rogen & Team (The Studio)

Comedy Directing:

• Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
• WINNER: Seth Rogen (The Studio)

Drama Writing:

• WINNER: Dan Gilroy (Andor)

Drama Directing:

• WINNER: Adam Randall (Slow Horses)

Limited Series Writing:

• WINNER: Jack Thorne (Adolescence)

Limited Series Directing:

• WINNER: Philip Barantini (Adolescence)

Reality & Variety

Reality Host:

• RuPaul (Drag Race)
• WINNER: Alan Cumming (The Traitors)

Game Show Host:

• WINNER: Jimmy Kimmel (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire)

Structured Reality:

• WINNER: Queer Eye

Unstructured Reality:

• WINNER: Love on the Spectrum

Variety Special (Live):

• WINNER: SNL 50: The Anniversary Special

Variety Special (Pre-Recorded):

• WINNER: Conan O’Brien Mark Twain Prize

The 2025 Emmys celebrated innovation in storytelling, with The Studio and Hacks dominating comedy, while Adolescence and Andor shone in drama. Legendary stars and fresh talent alike left their mark on TV’s biggest night.