Netflix’s Adolescence surpassed its older peers by winning six awards at the 77th Emmys, the most for a single program on the night, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. Apple TV+’s The Studio followed with four wins, including Outstanding Comedy Series. HBO Max’s freshman medical drama The Pitt was next with three Emmys, including Outstanding Drama Series.
Peacock’s The Traitors won its second consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Reality Competition Program and swept all five categories in which it was nominated this year, one tonight and four at last week’s Creative Arts ceremonies. HBO’s Last Week Tonight received the Emmy for Outstanding Scripted Variety Series for the third consecutive year and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for the eighth consecutive year.
The Studio's Seth Rogen won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series / Invision/AP
CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert scored its first-ever Emmy, for Outstanding Talk Series. The well wishes for the beloved late night host, as reflected in the lengthy cheers and chant of “Stephen! Stephen!” for his first win after the July announcement that his show would end next year, were echoed backstage before the winner in his category was called.
Fifty years after winning his first Emmy, Lorne Michaels took home his 22nd Emmy for NBC’s SNL50: The Anniversary Special.
In addition to its win for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, Adolescence, a wrenching drama about a teenager accused of murder and the effects of the accusation on the young man and his family, made history. Fifteen-year-old Owen Cooper became the youngest male Emmy acting winner ever by capturing Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his performance in Netflix’s Adolescence. Erin Doherty grabbed Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and Stephen Graham won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Graham and Jack Thorne received the prize for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, and Philip Barantini prevailed in the category of Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
The Studio, a frantic farce about the pitfalls of being an executive at a major motion picture studio, broke The Bear’s record of 11, established in 2023, for most Emmys won by a comedy, with 13 — four tonight and nine at last weekend’s Creative Arts ceremonies. In addition to its win for Outstanding Comedy Series, The Studio's other victories included Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Seth Rogen; Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for Rogen and Evan Goldberg; and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Rogen, Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez.
Adolescence's Stephan Graham and Jack Thorne / Invision/AP
Beyond its win for Outstanding Drama Series, The Pitt, which follows a demanding day in a Pittsburgh emergency room, had two newly minted first-time Emmy winners in Katherine LaNasa for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama and Noah Wyle for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
Apple TV+’s Severance garnered two Emmys. Britt Lower took home Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and the untrammeled Tramell Tillman victoriously made history as the first Black man to win Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Other acting honors included two for the HBO Max comedy Hacks. Jean Smart took home her third consecutive Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy, and Hannah Einbender won her first Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
Another HBO comedy, Somebody Somewhere, received its first Emmy when Jeff Hiller, nominated for the first time, was named Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy. Fellow first-time nominee Cristin Milioti took home Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for HBO’s The Penguin.
Andor, streaming on Disney+, took its lone Emmy of the night for Dan Gilroy in the category of Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. Adam Randall scored the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the Apple TV+ program Slow Horses.
In addition to the Emmys voted on by the Television Academy membership, a special award, the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, chosen by the Academy's board of governors, was given to Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson. Established in 2002, it is given to “an individual(s) in the media industry whose deeds and actions have a lasting impact on communities and whose philanthropic efforts exemplify Bob Hope’s decades-long altruism and positive impact on society.” The couple received the award for their work supporting numerous causes, including ocean preservation and environmentalism; incarcerated and formerly incarcerated citizens; funding for the arts; and for co-founding Angels at Risk, a nonprofit focused on young people who are at risk for drugs and alcohol abuse as well as their families.
The team from The Pitt accepts the award for Outstanding Drama/ Invision/AP
The ceremony — hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze and broadcast live on CBS — took place at the Peacock Theater at LA Live in Downtown Los Angeles.
The Academy's Primetime Awards Committee is led by chair Debra Curtis and co-vice chairs Anya Adams and Jacob Fenton.
The executive producers of the 77th Emmy Awards — returning for a third time — were Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay of Jesse Collins Entertainment.
A complete list of winners is available here.
