'The Pitt' and 'The Studio' win big at the 77th Emmy Awards. Here's what to know:
- Apple TV+'s "The Studio" broke the record for most Primetime Emmys won by a comedy series in a single year, taking home a total of 13 awards (nine at the Creative Arts Emmys and four tonight).
- The ceremony was filled with several firsts. Tramell Tillman, nominated for "Severance," became the first Black man to win for supporting drama actor. At age 15, Owen Cooper became the youngest actor to win for supporting actor in a limited or anthology series for his role in the chilling Netflix series "Adolescence." Noah Wyle won his first Emmy for his role as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch on "The Pitt," years after he garnered several nominations for his role as a different beloved TV doctor on "ER."
- “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," which sent shock waves in the entertainment industry when it was canceled this year, won the Emmy for outstanding talk series for the first time. CBS cited financial reasons for ending the show, but many speculated the network's decision was political.
- Comedian Nate Bargatze hosted this year’s ceremony, which took place at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater. At the top of the show, he said he plans to donate $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, adding that the amount would decrease every time winners’ acceptance speeches ran too long. While the figure dipped into the negative, Bargatze ultimately said the donation amount would be $350,000.
Emmy Awards 2025 winners: By the numbers
Including Creative Arts awards, 'The Studio" took home the most amount of Emmys this year.
- "The Studio": 13
- “The Penguin”: 9
- “Adolescence”: 8
- "Severance": 8
- "Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special": 8
- "Andor": 5
- "The Pitt": 5
- "The Traitors": 5
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HBO’s “The Pitt,” a tense hospital drama, and Apple TV+’s “The Studio,” a madcap satire of modern Hollywood, nabbed top honors at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight. The three-hour ceremony was hosted by first-time emcee Nate Bargatze, a low-key stand-up comedian who largely steered away from political headlines.
Watch highlights of the 2025 Emmy Awards in 3 minutes
And just like that, another Emmy awards ceremony has come to an end. Watch highlights from the ceremony below.
'The Studio' and 'Adolescence' among the biggest winners of the night
- "Adolescence": 6
- "The Studio": 4
- "The Pitt": 3
- "Severance": 2
- "Hacks": 2
After dropping below $0, the donation soars to $350,000
The Boys & Girls Clubs of America will be getting their donations after all — no thanks to the Emmy winners, though. Those who delivered speeches did not keep them brief.
“The number, I’ll be honest, it was embarrassing. It went way down. And I don’t know, I can’t imagine ever doing this again,” host Nate Bargatze said. “So CBS is going to add $100,000. I will give $250,000. It takes us to $350,000 to the Boys & Girls Club.”
Television's biggest night (almost) ended on time
The 2025 Emmy Awards wrapped only four minutes late before the credits began to roll. Winners had an incentivize to keep their acceptance speeches short throughout the broadcast to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
R. Scott Gemmill shouts out health care workers in win for 'The Pitt'
The team behind “The Pitt” celebrated and cheered as they took the stage to accept their Emmy for best drama. The show’s creator, R. Scott Gemmill, kept his speech brief, closing with a shoutout to health care workers.
“I want to dedicate this on behalf of everyone, to all the health care workers, front-line, first responders,” he said. “Respect them, protect them, trust them.”
"The Pitt" win came as a bit of a surprise, as "Severance," which had 27 nominations this year, was considered more of a front-runner in the drama category.
Dr. Robby thanks real-life health care workers
Seven nominations and a few decades later, Noah Wyle is finally an Emmy winner. He returned to the OR as Dr. Robby in "The Pitt," cashing in on his long-deserved award in a new medical drama in a new millennium.
"What a dream this has been," Wyle said. He thanked the industry and studios "for allowing the conditions for lightning to strike in my life twice" and then thanked John Wells, producer on both "ER" and "The Pitt," "for being that lightning."
Finally, Wyle called out the real-life doctors and health care workers he emulates on screen.
"To anybody who is going on shift tonight or coming off shift tonight, thank you for being in that job," he said. "This is for you."
Outstanding drama series
"The Pitt"
Donation tracker has fallen into the negatives
At this rate, the Boys & Girls Club of America won't be getting a donation after all. In fact, Nate Bargatze might even be making money, somehow?
After "The Studio"'s latest win, Seth Rogen's speech went on for so long that the donation tracker plummeted past –$50,000 — more than making up for the team's last acceptance speech, which was kept so short that they helped tick the counter back up.
