Emmy Awards 2025: HBO Max Gives A Tough Competition To Netflix With 140 Nominations
The 77th Emmy nominations are finally out and HBO Max has taken a headstart with a record haul of 142 nods led by drama series The Penguin, The White Lotus, The Last of Us and comedy series Hacks.
According to Variety, this marks a new high-water mark for the HBO universe. Its previous high was 140 nominations grabbed in 2020.
The all-time Emmy record haul remains the 160 nominations hoovered up by Netflix, also in 2020, reported Variety.
This year, Netflix commanded 120, ranking second among platforms and up from last year's 107 noms.
HBO limited series The Penguin punched above the expectations with 24 nominations. That was second only to the top of the pack, Apple TV drama Severance, which grabbed 27 bids.
The returning drama series The White Lotus, which has been an Emmy magnet since its debut, commanded 23 noms.
While the video game-based series starring Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal in the lead role, The Last of Us, took in 16 nominations.
Hacks, which is the reigning champ among comedy series, has scored 14 bids, making it the second most-nommed comedy behind Apple TV 's The Studio, which earned 23 noms, reported Variety.
In 2024, HBO Max saw a decline of its nominations traction with 91 bids in the Hollywood strike-disrupted year, reported Variety.
As for Apple TV , it had a banner year, reaching 79 nominations after barely six years in business.
Apple's windfall was fueled by drama Severance leading the series field by a significant margin with 27 mentions.
Drama Shrinking delivered 7 noms.
Walt Disney Co. platforms collected a total of 136 noms. Programs airing on Hulu and FX combined for a total of 95 nominations, topped by FX comedy The Bear with 13 bids.
FX's year-to-year tally took an inevitable hit after the triumph of Shogun last year, which lapped the series field with 25 nominations.
Disney collected another 40 mentions, paced by Season 2 of Star Wars drama Andor with 14 nominations.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
India.com
13 minutes ago
- India.com
Emmy Nominations 2025 Full List: ‘Severance' Leads With 27 Nods; The Squid Game, Black Doves Snubbed
New Delhi: The Emmy Awards 2025 nominations were announced on July 15. The live telecast, marked the return of the prestigious ceremony to its regular September scheduling. The 77th Primetime ceremony will air live on Sunday, September 14, on CBS and stream on Paramount Plus. EMMY Awards 2025 Nominations: Full List 'Severance' (27 nominations), 'The Studio' (23 nations), 'The Penguin' (24 nominations), and 'The White Lotus' (23 nominations) got a big thumbs up but popular series including 'Squid Game' Season 2, or Patrick Schwarzenegger in 'The White Lotus', were snubbed. The 2025 Emmy nominations were unveiled by actors Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows) and Brenda Song (Running Point). 'Severance', a series on Apple TV+ that completed its second season, received a total of 27 nominations. It was trailed by The Penguin on HBO Max with 24 nominations, and The White Lotus (also on HBO Max) and The Studio (from Apple TV+) each garnered 23. The Studio now shares the distinction with The Bear for achieving the highest number of nominations earned by a comedy series within a single year, according to CBS. Harrison Ford, who, at 83, received his first-ever Emmy nomination for his supporting role in the comedy series Shrinking. Outstanding comedy series "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) "The Bear" (FX) "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix) "Hacks" (HBO Max) "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu) "Shrinking" (Apple TV+) "The Studio" (Apple TV+) "What We Do in the Shadows" (FX) Outstanding drama series "Andor" (Disney+) "The Diplomat" (Netflix) "The Last of Us" (HBO Max) "Paradise" (Hulu) "The Pitt" (HBO Max) "Severance" (Apple TV+) "The White Lotus" (HBO Max) "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+) Outstanding television movie "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" (Peacock) "The Gorge" (Apple TV+) "Mountainhead" (HBO Max) "Nonnas" (Netflix) "Rebel Ridge" (Netflix) Outstanding limited or anthology series "Adolescence" (Netflix) "Black Mirror" (Netflix) "Dying for Sex" (FX) "The Penguin" (HBO Max) "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix) Outstanding reality competition program "The Amazing Race" (CBS) "RuPaul's Drag Race" (MTV) "Survivor" (CBS) "Top Chef" (Bravo) "The Traitors" (Peacock) Outstanding talk series "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central) "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (ABC) "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (CBS) Outstanding scripted variety series "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (HBO Max) "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) Outstanding variety special (live) "The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar" (Fox) "Beyoncé Bowl" (Netflix) "The Oscars" (ABC) "SNL50: The Anniversary Special" (NBC) "SNL50: The Homecoming Concert" (Peacock) Outstanding variety special (pre-recorded) "Adam Sandler: Love You" (Netflix) "Ali Wong: Single Lady" (Netflix) "Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years" (Hulu) "Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor" (Netflix) "Your Friend, Nate Bargatze" (Netflix) "Sarah Silverman: Postmortem" (Netflix) Outstanding game show "Celebrity Family Feud" (ABC) "Jeopardy" (ABC) "The Price is Right" (CBS) "Wheel of Fortune" (ABC) "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" (ABC) Outstanding lead actress in a drama series Kathy Bates, "Matlock" Sharon Horgan, "Bad Sisters" Britt Lower, "Severance" Bella Ramsey, "The Last of Us" Keri Russell, "The Diplomat" Outstanding lead actor in a drama series Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" Pedro Pascal, "The Last of Us" Adam Scott, "Severance" Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series Uzo Aduba, "The Residence" Kristen Bell, "Nobody Wants This" Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" Jean Smart, "Hacks" Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series Adam Brody, "Nobody Wants This" Seth Rogen, "The Studio" Jason Segel, "Shrinking" Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building" Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" Outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie Cate Blanchett, "Disclaimer" Meghann Fahy, "Sirens" Rashida Jones, "Black Mirror" Cristin Milloti, "The Penguin" Michelle Williams, "Dying for Sex" Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie Colin Farrell, "The Penguin" Stephen Graham, "Adolescence" Jake Gyllenhaal, "Presumed Innocent" Brian Tyree Henry, "Dope Thief" Cooper Koch, "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series Patricia Arquette, "Severance" Carrie Coon, "The White Lotus" Katherine LaNasa, "The Pitt" Julianne Nicholson, "Paradise" Parker Posey, "The White Lotus" Natasha Rothwell, "The White Lotus" Aimee Lou Wood, "The White Lotus" Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series Zach Cherry, "Severance" Walton Goggins, "The White Lotus" Jason Isaacs, "The White Lotus" James Marsden, "Paradise" Sam Rockwell, "The White Lotus" Tramell Tillman, "Severance" John Turturro, "Severance" Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series Liza Colón-Zayas, "The Bear" Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks" Kathryn Hahn, "The Studio" Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" Catherine O'Hara, "The Studio" Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series Ike Barinholtz. "The Studio" Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons" Harrison Ford, "Shrinking" Jeff Hiller, "Somebody Somewhere" Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear" Michael Urie, "Shrinking" Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" Outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie Erin Doherty, "Adolescence" Ruth Negga, "Presumed Innocent" Deirdre O'Connell, "The Penguin" Chloë Sevigny, "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" Jenny Slate, "Dying for Sex" Christine Tremarco, "Adolescence" Outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie Javier Bardem, "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" Bill Camp, "Presumed Innocent" Owen Cooper, "Adolescence" Rob Delaney, "Dying for Sex" Peter Sarsgaard, "Presumecd Innocent" Ashley Walters, "Adolescence" Outstanding guest actress in a drama series Jane Alexander, "Severance" Gwendoline Christie, "Severance" Kaitlyn Dever, "The Last of Us" Cherry Jones, "The Handmaid's Tale" Catherine O'Hara, "The Last of Us" Merritt Wever, "Severance" Outstanding guest actor in a drama series Giancarlo Esposito, "The Boys" Scott Glenn, "The White Lotus" Shawn Hatosy, "The Pitt" Joe Pantoliano, "The Last of Us" Forest Whitaker, "Andor" Jeffrey Wright, "The Last of Us" Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series Olivia Colman, "The Bear" Jamie Lee Curtis, "The Bear" Cynthia Erivo, "Poker Face" Robby Hoffman, "Hacks" Zoë Kravitz, "The Studio" Julianne Nicholson, "Hacks" Outstanding guest actor in a comedy series Jon Bernthal, "The Bear" Bryan Cranston, "The Studio" Dave Franco, "The Studio" Ron Howard, "The Studio" Anthony Mackie, "The Studio" Martin Scorsese, "The Studio" Outstanding directing for a drama series "Andor," Janus Metz ("Who Are You?") "The Pitt," Amanda Marsalis ("6 P.M.") "The Pitt," John Wells ("7 A.M.") "Severance," Jessica Lee Gagné ("Chikhai Bardo") "Severance," Ben Stiller ("Gold Harbor) "Slow Horses," Adam Randall ("Hello Goodbye") "The White Lotus," Mike White ("Amor Fati") Outstanding directing for a comedy series "The Bear," Ayo Edebiri ("Napkins") "Hacks," Lucia Aniello ("A Slippery Slope") "Mid-Century Modern," James Burrows ("Here's To You, Mrs. Schneiderman") "The Rehearsal," Nathan Fielder ("Pilot's Code") "The Studio," Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg ("The Oner") Outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series or movie "Adolescence," Philip Barantini "Dying for Sex," Shannon Murphy ("It's Not That Serious") "The Penguin," Helen Shaver ("Cent'anni") "The Penguin," Jennifer Getzinger ("A Great or Little Thing") "Sirens," Nicole Kassell ("Exile") "Zero Day," Leslie Linka Glatter Outstanding writing for a drama series "Andor," Dan Gilroy ("Welcome to the Rebellion") "The Pitt," Joe Sachs ("2 P.M.") "The Pitt," R. Scott Gemmill ("7 A.M.") "Severance," Dan Erickson ("Cold Harbor") "Slow Horses," Will Smith ("Hello Goodbye") "The White Lotus," Mike White ("Full-Moon Party") Outstanding writing for a comedy series "Abbott Elementary," Quinta Brunson ("Back To School") "Hacks," Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky ("A Slippery Slope") "The Rehearsal," Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Lock-Norton and Eric Notarnicola ("Pilot's Code") "Somebody Somewhere," Hanna Bos, Paul Thureen and Bridget Everett ("AGG") "The Studio," Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez ("The Promotion") "What We Do in the Shadows," Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis and Paul Simms ("The Finale") Outstanding writing for a limited or anthology series or movie "Adolescence," Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham "Black Mirror," Charlie Brooker and Bisha K. Ali ("Common People") "Dying for Sex," Kim Rosenstock and Elizabeth Meriwether ("Good Value Diet Soda") "The Penguin," Lauren LeFranc ("A Great or Little Thing") "Say Nothing," Joshua Zetumer ("The People in the Dirt") Outstanding writing for a variety series "The Daily Show" "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" "Saturday Night Live" Emmy Awards 2025: When and Where to Watch The live telecast will follow the pre-taped Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies, which will take place on September 6 and 7. In addition to airing on CBS, the 2025 Emmys will also stream live on Paramount Plus for subscribers who have access to their local CBS affiliate on the service. According to the Television Academy, the telecast will originate from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, kicking off at 8 pm ET and running for over three hours.
India.com
43 minutes ago
- India.com
Amid Massive 'Superman' Success, Makers Drop 'Supergirl' First Look
Los Angeles: Amid the success of 'Superman', the makers on Wednesday unveiled the first look of 'Supergirl' featuring Milly Alcock. Milly Alcock plays the Maid of Might in the Craig Gillespie-directed. Filmmaker James Gunn took to X and shared the poster of Supergirl on social media with the caption, "Look Out. 2026." The film is all set to hit the theatres on June 26, 2026. Milly made a cameo as Supergirl in the Superman film near the end. This film, based on the comic by Tom King and Bilquis Evely, presents a darker and more intense Supergirl than fans are used to. According to Variety, in his first presentation of the DC Studios slate with co-chief Peter Safran, Gunn shared that "she is not exactly the Supergirl we're used to seeing." This version of Kara Zor-El grew up witnessing the destruction of Krypton, giving her a harder who is best known for her role in HBO's House of the Dragon, plays the iconic superhero. She is joined by Matthias Schoenaerts, who stars as the villain Krem of the Yellow Hills; Eve Ridley as Ruthye Marye Knoll, the girl who recruits Supergirl to bring Krem to justice; and David Krumholtz and Emily Beecham as Supergirl's parents. Fans will also see Jason Momoa as the alien mercenary Lobo and the much-loved Krypto the Superdog.
Time of India
3 hours ago
- Time of India
Amid success of 'Superman', first look of 'Supergirl' unveiled
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) Amid the success of 'Superman', the makers on Wednesday unveiled the first look of 'Supergirl' featuring Milly Alcock . Milly Alcock plays the Maid of Might in the Craig Gillespie-directed. Filmmaker James Gunn took to X and shared the poster of Supergirl on social media with the caption, "Look Out. 2026." The film is all set to hit the theatres on June 26, 2026. "She is not exactly the Supergirl we're used to seeing" Milly made a cameo as Supergirl in the Superman film near the end. This film, based on the comic by Tom King and Bilquis Evely, presents a darker and more intense Supergirl than fans are used to. According to Variety, in his first presentation of the DC Studios slate with co-chief Peter Safran, Gunn shared that "she is not exactly the Supergirl we're used to seeing." Introducing the cast This version of Kara Zor-El grew up witnessing the destruction of Krypton, giving her a harder who is best known for her role in HBO's House of the Dragon, plays the iconic superhero. She is joined by Matthias Schoenaerts, who stars as the villain Krem of the Yellow Hills; Eve Ridley as Ruthye Marye Knoll, the girl who recruits Supergirl to bring Krem to justice; and David Krumholtz and Emily Beecham as Supergirl's parents. Fans will also see Jason Momoa as the alien mercenary Lobo and the much-loved Krypto the Superdog.
