Newsweek’s Parting Shot is breaking down all the major nominees (and snubs) for the 2025 Emmys.
The wait is over, we finally know the 2025 Emmy nominees. While some of the nominees were largely expected—with Severance and The Studio dominating in their respective categories—there were plenty of surprises and snubs. (Especially for some major Hollywood leading ladies.) Let’s break it all down.
Apple TV+ has a lot to celebrate this year. The streaming service garnered the most nominations in two categories: drama and comedy. In the drama category, Severance leads with 27 nominations. In the comedy category, The Studio leads with 23 nominations. This is good news for the relatively niche platform, in terms of subscribers, Apple TV+ is far behind giants like Netflix and Disney+.
HBO Max also did very well on Emmys morning. Between The White Lotus, The Penguin, The Last of Us and Hacks, HBO Max picked up 142 nominations.
There were plenty of surprises, especially for Hulu’s Paradise and the Apple TV+ limited series Presumed Innocent. For Paradise, it was largely expected that Sterling K. Brown would get a nomination, but James Marsden and Julianne Nicholson were not on anybody’s radar. As for Presumed Innocent, hearing Jake Gyllenhaal’s name announced was a bit of a shocker. However, now we have Jake Gyllenhaal in a tux to look forward to.
Other surprises included Sharon Horgan’s nomination for Bad Sisters, Uzo Aduba in the recently canceled The Residence, Jeff Hiller’s much-deserved nomination for Somebody Somewhere, and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives picking up a nomination for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program. (Who saw that coming?!)
Now, can we talk about the snubs? The biggest sub takeaway is the number of snubs for major Hollywood leading ladies. We’re talking about Renée Zellweger for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Hilary Swank for Yellowjackets, Melissa McCarthy for Only Murders in the Building, and Elisabeth Moss for The Handmaid’s Tale. It was a shock not to hear their names announced. Other surprise subs include Kathryn Hahn for Agatha All Along, Selena Gomez for Only Murders in the Building, Natasha Lyonne for Poker Face, Diego Luna for Andor, Paul W. Downs for Hacks and Tyler James Williams for Abbott Elementary. We’re also surprised none of the actors from Mountainhead got any attention.
(How was Renée Zellweger NOT NOMINATED? Sorry, still not over that one.)
Newsweek’s Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott will be covering the 77th annual Emmy Awards all season. The Emmys will air on CBS on September 14.
Below are the nominees for the major categories.
Drama Series
Andor
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
Paradise
The Pitt
Severance
Slow Horses
The White Lotus
Lead Actor (Drama)
Sterling K.
