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
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.
Read the full story here.
And just like that, another Emmy awards ceremony has come to an end. Watch
highlights from the ceremony below.
“Adolescence”: 6
“The Studio”: 4
“The Pitt”: 3
“Severance”: 2
“Hacks”: 2
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.”
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.
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.

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.”
Noah Wyle. Kevin Winter / Getty Images
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.

Kicking off his acceptance speech to cheers of “Stephen” from his team onstage,
Stephen Colbert thanked CBS — which is canceling his show next year – for
*giving us the privilege to be part of the late-night tradition, which I hope continues
long after we’re no longer doing this show.”
Stephen Colbert.Valerie Macon / AFP – Getty Images
Back in 2015, Colbert recalled, he thought he wanted his late-night show to be a
comedy show about love.
Instead, he said, he realized in some ways that the show was also about loss.
“And that’s related to love, because sometimes you only truly know how much you
love something when you get a sense that you might be losing it,” Colbert said.
*Ten years later, in September of 2025, my friends, I have never loved my country
more desperately. God bless America.
Stay strong. Be brave, and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and
punch a higher floor.”
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
Stephen Graham, “Adolescence”
There are just under 30 minutes left on the Emmys clock, with six awards to
announce until the show officially goes over its time limit.
Here’s what’s left:
Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
Outstanding talk series
Outstanding limited or anthology series
Outstanding comedy series
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series
Outstanding drama series
Honoring the memory of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died in July, Phylicia Rashad
described the “The Cosby Show” actor as a “beloved teenager in an iconic
television series who the world watched grow into manhood.”
Vince Gill and Lainey Wilson went on to perform an in memoriam tribute to a slew of
honorees, including: Teri Garr, Gary Smith, Allan Blye, Terry Louise Fisher, David
Duclon, Jonathan Kaplan, Glenn Padnick, Larry Auerbach, Robin Kaye, Mark Snow,
Ozzy Osbourne, Loni Anderson, Alan Rachins, Ruth Buzzi, Anne Burrell and Quincy
Jones.
*We remember them not just for their immense talent, but also for the way they
made us believe in something bigger, the best that is within us,” Rashad said of
those who were honored.
“And even though they may no longer be here with us, we can all smile, knowing
that their impact will remain, knowing that their lasting impressions will continue to
live on through story.”

The award is ‘given to artists whose philanthropy exemplifies Bob Hope’s altruism
and positive impact on society,* said Kristen Bell and Michael Schur, who presented
Steenburgen and Danson with the honor.
Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen. Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag
The couple have long been involved in giving back to the community.
They co-founded Angels at Risk, a nonprofit organization that addresses the crisis
of drug and alcohol abuse for teens and families.
They’ve also supported a variety of organizations, such as the Elizabeth Glaser
Pediatric Aids Foundation and No Kid Hungry.
They’ve also worked to help increase arts funding in schools and been recognized
for their LGBTQ allyship.
In accepting the award, the duo spoke about their parents and how the award would
have meant so much to them, and they thanked their children and families.
“If it’s true life is made up of two emotions, love and fear, the world’s a little out of
balance right now,” Steenburgen said.
“We don’t want to live in fear, so we make ourselves useful working for
organizations that move the scale away from fear and put us smack dab in the
middle of love.”
Cris Abrego, chair of the Television Academy, took the stage to call out Congress
for defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, noting that it has voted to
“silence yet another cultural institution.”
“And that’s a reminder of just how much our work here matters.
Especially right now, in a time when division dominates the headlines, storytelling
still has the power to unite us,” Abrego said.
*Television and the artists who make it do more than reflect society.
They shape our culture, and in times of cultural regression, they remind us what’s at
stake and what can still be achieved.*

He said the Television Academy, as well as everyone in the audience, must
“continue to champion that power and wield it responsibly.”
“In moments like this, neutrality is not enough,” he said. “We must be voices for
connection, inclusion and empathy.
Because we know that culture doesn’t come from the top down; it rises from the
bottom up.”
Cristin Miloti accepted the lead actress trophy for “The Penguin” with an earnest
tribute to the show and her craft — with attention to the ticking clock.
“I wrote this on the back of notes that I took in therapy the other day, so don’t look
at the back,” she said.
“It’s very hard to make sense of being alive right now in this world, and so I’m
deeply grateful for the bright spots and making this show with our incredible cast
and incredible crew.
.. Playing her felt like flying.”
“I love you and I love acting so much!” Miloti said, ending her speech with a
triumphant yell.
Cristin Milioti.Kevin Winter / Getty Images
Cristin Milioti, “The Penguin”
The acceptance speech for “The Studio” was so short that it brought the donation
counter for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America back to $99,000, up from $60,000.
(It was even lower before Bargatze offered to “pick up Owen [Cooper)’s tab.”)

Erin Doherty, “Adolescence”
Before announcing the variety special (live) category winner, Fey joked that she’s
too close to some of the nominees for outstanding variety special (live), including
“Saturday Night Live.”
Fey (an “SNL” alum) worried that if the show won, people would think she rigged
the award.
Of course, it did win.
Lorne Michaels, accepting the award for the show, said the last time he accepted
this award was in 1975, for the first season of the show.
He thanked NBC and Comcast for their support and joked about the money he has
spent producing the show for 50 years.
His win was met by a standing ovation.
VARIETY
SPECIAL (LIVE)
Lorne Michaels accepts the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) award for “Saturday Night Live.’ VALERIE
MACON / AFP via Getty Images
The team from “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
“Gilmore Girls” stars Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham reunited at the Emmys to
present the award for outstanding writing in a comedy series category.
Before they introduced the nominees, the duo joked about how little the budget was
for the show, noting the only thing they had was “good writing.”
-We were bullied and starving but the one thing we did have: We had scripts,”
Bledel said.
Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham. Kevin Winter / Getty Images
“SNL50: The Anniversary Special”
“The Studio” and “Adolescence” have now picked up trophies for their writing and
directing.
It’s a demonstration of the goodwill for the shows inside the room — and a strong
sign that they’re bound for wins in two marquee categories: best comedy series and
best limited series.