‘The Studio' dominates 2025 Astra TV Awards with 4 wins, including Best Comedy; ‘Severance' takes Best Drama

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Apple TV+ was the big winner at the 2025 Astra TV Awards on Tuesday.
The Studio, the buzzy satire about the inner workings of Hollywood, led with a total of four wins, including Best Comedy Series, Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Seth Rogen, Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Catherine O'Hara, and Best Directing in a Comedy Series for Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Severance was named the Best Drama Series.
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Netflix's Adolescence was named Best Limited Series and Rebel Ridge won Best Television Movie.
Additional Best Actor category winners were Noah Wyle in The Pitt (Drama Series) and Colin Farrell in The Penguin (Limited Series or TV Movie).
The Best Actress category winners were Natasha Lyonne in Poker Face (Comedy Series), Kathy Bates in Matlock (Drama Series), and Cristin Milioti in The Penguin (Limited Series or TV Movie).
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For the first time, the Astra Awards are presenting cast awards. In the Comedy Ensemble categories, the inaugural winners were Ghosts (Broadcast Comedy Series), The Righteous Gemstones (Cable Comedy Series), and Shrinking (Streaming Comedy Series). For the Drama Ensemble categories, the inaugural winners were Matlock (Broadcast Network Drama Series), The White Lotus (Cable Drama Series), and The Pitt (Streaming Drama Series).
The Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) also presented the Trailblazer Award to Olivia Munn as well five Honorary Awards to David Alan Grier (Actor Spotlight Award), Melissa Rauch (Actress Spotlight Award), Jennifer Morrison (Director Spotlight Award), Saagar Shaikh (Breakthrough Actor Spotlight Award) and Courtney Eaton (Breakthrough Actress Spotlight Award).
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Here is the complete list of winners for the 2025 Astra TV Awards, determined by a committee of 35 members, all of whom work within the entertainment industry:
Best Comedy Series Abbott Elementary (ABC) Ghosts (CBS) Hacks (Max) Nobody Wants This (Netflix) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Poker Face (Peacock) Shrinking (Apple TV+) The Righteous Gemstones (HBO) [WINNER] — (Apple TV+) What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Best Cast Ensemble in a Broadcast Comedy Series Abbott Elementary (ABC) Animal Control (Fox) [WINNER] (CBS) St. Denis Medical (NBC) Shifting Gears (ABC) The Neighborhood (CBS)
Best Cast Ensemble in a Cable Comedy Series English Teacher (FX) Somebody Somewhere (HBO) [WINNER] — (HBO) What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Best Cast Ensemble in a Streaming Comedy Series Agatha All Along (Disney+) Cobra Kai (Netflix) Hacks (Max) Mid-Century Modern (Hulu) Nobody Wants This (Netflix) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Poker Face (Peacock) [WINNER] — (Apple TV+) The Bear (FX on Hulu) The Studio (Apple TV+)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This (Netflix) John Goodman, The Conners (ABC) Jeremy Allen White, The Bear (FX on Hulu) Jason Segel, Shrinking (Apple TV+) Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Matt Berry, What We Do in the Shadows (FX) [WINNER] — Seth Rogen, (Apple TV+) Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Tim Allen, Shifting Gears (ABC) Utkarsh Ambudkar, Ghosts (CBS)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series Ayo Edebiri, The Bear (FX on Hulu) Jean Smart, Hacks (Max) Kat Dennings, Shifting Gears (ABC) Kathryn Hahn, Agatha All Along (Disney+) Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This (Netflix) [WINNER] — Natasha Lyonne, (Peacock) Natasia Demetriou, What We Do in the Shadows (FX) Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary (ABC) Rose McIver, Ghosts (CBS) Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Asher Grodman, Ghosts (CBS) Brett Goldstein, Shrinking (Apple TV+) Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear (FX on Hulu) [WINNER] — Harrison Ford, (Apple TV+) Ike Barinholtz, The Studio (Apple TV+) Michael Urie, Shrinking (Apple TV+) Paul W. Downs, Hacks (Max) Román Zaragoza, Ghosts (CBS) Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary (ABC) Walton Goggins, The Righteous Gemstones (HBO)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series [WINNER] — Catherine O'Hara, (Apple TV+) Chase Sui Wonders, The Studio (Apple TV+) Edi Patterson, The Righteous Gemstones (HBO) Hannah Einbinder, Hacks (Max) Janelle James, Abbott Elementary (ABC) Jessica Williams, Shrinking (Apple TV+) Liza Colon-Zayas, The Bear (FX on Hulu) Meg Stalter, Hacks (Max) Sheila Carrasco, Ghosts (CBS) Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Best Writing in a Comedy Series Abbott Elementary, 'Back to School," Written by Quinta Brunson (ABC) The Bear, 'Napkins," Written by Catherine Schetina and Christopher Storer (FX on Hulu) Ghosts, 'Pinkus Returns," Written by Skander Halim and Talia Bernstein (CBS) [WINNER] —, "A Slippery Slope," Written by Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello, and Paul W. Downs (Max) Nobody Wants This, 'My Girl Bina," Written by Barbie Adler & Niki Schwartz-Wright (Netflix) Only Murders in the Building, "My Best Friend's Wedding," Written by John Hoffman & J. J. Philbin (Hulu) Shrinking, 'The Last Thanksgiving," Written by Neil Goldman, Bill Lawrence, and Brett Goldstein (Apple TV+) Somebody Somewhere, 'AGG," Written by Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen and Bridget Everett The Studio, 'The Golden Globes," Written by Alex Gregory (Apple TV+) The Studio, 'The Promotion," Written by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg & Peter Huyck & Alex Gregory & Frida Perez (Apple TV+)
Best Directing in a Comedy Series Abbott Elementary, 'Rally," Directed by Claire Scanlon (ABC) Ghosts, 'Ghostfellas," Directed by Rose McIver (CBS) Hacks, 'A Slippery Slope," Directed by Lucia Aniello (Max) Only Murders in the Building, "My Best Friend's Wedding," Directed by Jamie Babbit (Hulu) Poker Face, 'Last Looks," Directed by Natasha Lyonne (Peacock) Shrinking, 'The Last Thanksgiving," Directed by Bill Lawrence (Apple TV+) The Bear, 'Napkins," Directed by Ayo Edebiri (FX on Hulu) The Righteous Gemstones, 'Prelude," Directed by Danny McBride (HBO) [WINNER] —, 'The Oner," Directed by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (Apple TV+) What We Do in the Shadows, 'The Finale," Directed by Yana Gorskaya (FX)
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Adam Scott, The Studio (Apple TV+) Bradley Cooper, Abbott Elementary (ABC) Bradley Cooper, The Righteous Gemstones (HBO) Christopher McDonald, Hacks (Max) John Cena, The Bear (FX on Hulu) [WINNER] — Jon Bernthal, (FX on Hulu) Martin Scorsese, The Studio (Apple TV+) Martin Short, Saturday Night Live (NBC) Ron Howard, The Studio (Apple TV+) Timothee Chalamet, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Ariana Grande, Saturday Night Live (NBC) [WINNER] — Cynthia Erivo, (Peacock) Kaitlin Olson, Hacks (Max) Kaitlin Olson, Abbott Elementary (ABC) Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear (FX on Hulu) Mary Holland, Ghosts (CBS) Melissa McCarthy, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Quinta Brunson, Saturday Night Live (NBC) Sarah Polley, The Studio (Apple TV+) Zoë Kravitz, The Studio (Apple TV+)
Best Drama Series Andor (Disney+) Bridgerton (Netflix) Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+) Matlock (CBS) [WINNER] — (Apple TV+) Slow Horses (Apple TV+) The Last of Us (HBO) The Pitt (Max) The White Lotus (HBO) Will Trent (ABC)
Best Cast Ensemble in a Broadcast Network Drama Series 9-1-1 (Fox) Elsbeth (CBS) High Potential (ABC) [WINNER] — (CBS) The Cleaning Lady (Fox) Will Trent (ABC)
Best Cast Ensemble in a Cable Drama Series House of the Dragon (HBO) Interview With the Vampire (AMC) Industry (HBO) Outlander (Starz) The Last of Us (HBO) [WINNER] (HBO)
Best Cast Ensemble in Streaming Drama Series Andor (Disney+) Bridgerton (Netflix) Landman (Paramount+) Lord of The Rings: Rings of Power (Prime Video) Paradise (Hulu) Severance (Apple TV+) The Boys (Prime Video) The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) [WINNER] – (Max) Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Best Actor in a Drama Series Adam Scott, Severance (Apple TV+) Charlie Cox, Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+) Eddie Redmayne, The Day of The Jackal (Peacock) Gary Oldman, Slow Horses (Apple TV+) Jacob Anderson, Interview With the Vampire (AMC) Joshua Jackson, Doctor Odyssey (ABC) [WINNER] — Noah Wyle, (Max) Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us (HBO) Ramón Rodríguez, Will Trent (ABC) Sterling K. Brown, Paradise (Hulu)
Best Actress in a Drama Series Angela Bassett, 9-1-1 (ABC) Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us (HBO) Britt Lower, Severance (Apple TV+) Carrie Preston, Elsbeth (CBS) Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) Kaitlin Olson, High Potential (ABC) [WINNER] — Kathy Bates, (CBS) Keri Russell, The Diplomat (Netflix) Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets (Showtime) Nicola Coughlan, Bridgerton (Netflix)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Daniel Sunjata, High Potential (ABC) James Marsden, Paradise (Hulu) Jason Isaacs, The White Lotus (HBO) Jason Ritter, Matlock (CBS) John Turturro, Severance (Apple TV+) Sam Reid, Interview With the Vampire (AMC) Sam Rockwell, The White Lotus (HBO) Tramell Tillman, Severance (Apple TV+) Vincent D'Onofrio, Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+) [WINNER] — Walton Goggins, (HBO)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus (HBO) Allison Janney, The Diplomat (Netflix) Carrie Coon, The White Lotus (HBO) Dichen Lachman, Severance (Apple TV+) [WINNER] — Isabela Merced, (HBO) Jennifer Love Hewitt, 9-1-1 (Fox) Julianne Nicholson, Paradise (Hulu) Parker Posey, The White Lotus (HBO) Skye P. Marshall, Matlock (CBS) Taylor Dearden, The Pitt (Max)
Best Writing in a Drama Series Andor, 'One Year Later," Written by Tony Gilroy (Disney+) High Potential, 'Pilot," Written by Drew Goddard, Nicolas Jean, and Stéphane Carrié (ABC) Matlock, 'Pilot," Written by Jennie Snyder Urman (CBS) Severance, 'Cold Harbor," Written by Dan Erickson (Apple TV+) Slow Horses, 'Hello, Goodbye," Written by Will Smith (Apple TV+) The Diplomat, 'Dreadnaught," Written by Debora Cahn (Netflix) The Last of Us, "Through the Valley," Written by Craig Mazin (HBO) [WINNER] —, '7:00 PM," Written by Joe Sachs and R. Scott Gemmill (Max) The White Lotus, 'Full-Moon Party," Written by Mike White (HBO) Will Trent, 'Best of Your Recollection," Written by Rebecca Murga (ABC)
Best Directing in a Drama Series Andor, 'One Year Later," Directed by Ariel Kleiman (Disney+) Matlock, 'I Was That, Too," Directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper (CBS) Severance, 'Chikhai Bardo," Directed by Jessica Lee Gagné (Apple TV+) Severance, 'Cold Harbor," Directed by Ben Stiller (Apple TV+) Squid Game, 'Friend or Foe,' Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk (Netflix) The Last of Us, 'Through the Valley," Directed by Mark Mylod (HBO) The Pitt, '7:00 A.M.," Directed by John Wells (Max) The White Lotus, 'Full-Moon Party," Directed by Mike White (HBO) [WINNER] —, 'I'm a Guest Here," Directed by Ramón Rodríguez (ABC) Yellowjackets, 'Croak," Directed by Jennifer Morrison (Showtime)
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series Cheyenne Jackson, Doctor Odyssey (ABC) Danny Ramirez, The Last of Us (HBO) Ethan Slater, Elsbeth (CBS) Gong Yoo, Squid Game (Netflix) [WINNER] — Jeffrey Wright, (HBO) Joe Pantoliano, The Last of Us (HBO) Joel McHale, Yellowjackets (Showtime) John Noble, Severance (Apple TV+) Scott Glenn, The White Lotus (HBO) Yul Vazquez, Will Trent (ABC)
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series Alanna Ubach, The Last of Us (HBO) Angela Bassett, Doctor Odyssey (ABC) Catherine O' Hara, The Last of Us (HBO) D'Arcy Carden, The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) Gwendoline Christie, Severance (Apple TV+) [WINNER] — Hilary Swank, (Showtime) Kaitlyn Dever, The Last of Us (HBO) Mary Louise Parker, Elsbeth (CBS) Merritt Wever, Severance (Apple TV+) Tracey Ullman, Black Doves (Netflix)
Best Limited Series [WINNER] — (Netflix) Black Mirror (Netflix) Dope Thief (Apple TV+) Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu) Presumed Innocent (Apple TV+) The Penguin (HBO)
Best Television Movie Another Simple Favor (Prime Video) Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock) G20 (Prime Video) [WINNER] — (Netflix) The Gorge (Apple TV+) The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (Hulu)
Best Cast Ensemble in a Limited Series or TV Movie Adolescence (Netflix) Black Mirror (Netflix) Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock) Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu) G20 (Prime Video) [WINNER] — (HBO)
Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie Aaron Pierre, Rebel Ridge (Netflix) Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief (Apple TV+) [WINNER] — Colin Farrell, (HBO) Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent (Apple TV+) Miles Teller, The Gorge (Apple TV+) Stephen Graham, Adolescence (Netflix)
Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie Amanda Seyfried, Long Bright River (Peacock) Anya Taylor Joy, The Gorge (Apple TV+) [WINNER] — Cristin Milioti, (HBO) Kaitlyn Dever, Apple Cider Vinegar (Netflix) Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu) Renee Zellweger, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock)
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie Ashley Walters, Adolescence (Netflix) Clancy Brown, The Penguin (HBO) Dan Stevens, Zero Day (Netflix) Hugh Grant, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock) Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix) [WINNER] — Owen Cooper, (Netflix)
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie AnnaSophia Robb, Rebel Ridge (Netflix) [WINNER] — Cristin Milioti, (Netflix) Deirdre O'Connell, The Penguin (HBO) Erin Doherty, Adolescence (Netflix) Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu) Ruth Negga, Presumed Innocent (Apple TV+)
Best Writing in a Limited Series or TV Movie [WINNER] —, 'Episode 3," Written by Jack Thorne & Stephen Graham (Netflix) Black Mirror, 'Eulogy," Written by Ella Road and Charlie Brooke (Netflix) Dying for Sex, 'It's Not That Serious," Written by Shannon Murphy, Kim Rosenstock, and Elizabeth Meriwether (FX on Hulu) Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, 'The Hurt Man," Written by Ian Brennan (Netflix) Rebel Ridge, Written by Jeremy Saulnier (Netflix) The Penguin, 'A Great or Little Thing," Written by Lauren LeFranc (HBO)
Best Directing in a Limited Series or TV Movie [WINNER] —, 'Episode 3," Directed by Philip Barantini (Netflix) Black Mirror, 'Eulogy,' Directed by Chris Barrett and Luke Taylor (Netflix) Rebel Ridge, Directed by Jeremy Saulnier (Netflix) The Gorge, Directed by Scott Derrickson (Apple TV+) The Penguin, 'Cent'anni," Directed by Helen Shaver (HBO) Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, "The Hurt Man," Directed by Michael Uppendahl (Netflix)
Best Animated Series Batman: Caped Crusader (Prime Video) Harley Quinn (Max) [WINNER] — (Prime Video) Love Death + Robots (Netflix) Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+) The Simpsons (Fox)
Best Anime Series Dan Da Dan (Crunchyroll) [WINNER] — (Crunchyroll) Fire Force Season 3 (Adult Swim) Lazarus (Adult Swim) Solo Leveling Season 2 (Crunchyroll) The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 (Crunchyroll)
Best Lead Voice-Over Performance Kaley Cuoco, Harley Quinn (Max) Alex Borstein, Family Guy: Holiday Special (Fox) Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy: Holiday Special (Fox) [WINNER] — Aleks Le, (Crunchyroll) Johnny Yong Bosch, Devil May Cry (Netflix) Stephanie Nadolny, Dragon Ball Daima (Netflix)
Best Supporting Voice-Over Performance Caitlin Glass, One Piece (Crunchyroll) J.K. Simmons, Invincible (Prime Video) [WINNER] — Jack Quaid, (Paramount+) Jamie Chung, Batman: Caped Crusader (Prime Video) Justin Briner, Solo Leveling (Crunchyroll) Xolo Mariduena, Sakamoto Days (Netflix)
Best Comedy or Standup Special Adam Sandler: Love You (Netflix) Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix) Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (Hulu) [WINNER] — (HBO) Hannah Einbinder: Everything Must Go (HBO) Iliza Shlesinger: A Different Animal (Prime Video) Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was… (Netflix) Roy Wood Jr.: Lonely Flowers (Hulu) Sarah Silverman: PostMortem (Netflix) Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking (HBO)
Best Documentary TV Movie Beatles '64 (Disney+) I am Celine Dion (Prime Video) Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (Prime Video) Music By John Williams (Disney+) Number One on the Call Sheet (Apple TV+) [WINNER] — (Netflix)
Best Docuseries or Nonfiction Series Baylen Out Loud (TLC) Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing (Netflix) Conan O'Brien Must Go (HBO) [WINNER] — (HBO) Shelter Me: The Cancer Pioneers (PBS) Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)
Best Game Show Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity? (Prime Video) Celebrity Family Feud (ABC) Celebrity Jeopardy (ABC) Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (ABC) Jeopardy Masters (ABC) [WINNER] — (Fox)
Best Reality Series Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives (Food Network) Love is Blind (Netflix) [WINNER] — (Netflix) Selling Sunset (Netflix) The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (Hulu) Shark Tank (ABC)
Best Reality Competition Series Beast Games (Prime Video) Dancing With the Stars (ABC) RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV) The Masked Singer (Fox) [WINNER] — (Peacock) Top Chef (Bravo)
Best Talk Show Everybody's Live With John Mulaney (Netflix) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman (Netflix) [WINNER] — (Comedy Central) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Best Variety Series or Special Beyonce Bowl (Netflix) Ladies and Gentlemen… 50 Years of Saturday Night Live Music (NBC) [WINNER] — (HBO) Saturday Night Live (NBC) Saturday Night Live: The Anniversary Special (NBC) The Oscars (ABC)
The Astra TV Awards are voted on by members of the Hollywood Creative Alliance. The organization's membership includes critics, entertainment journalists, content creators, industry insiders, and creatives.
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