Emmy Awards 2025 recap: The biggest winners and most memorable moments
The Primetime Emmy Awards honors the best in television.
Television's biggest night saw history made, big-name winners, moving speeches and a few surprises.
The 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards wrapped up at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
"The Studio," Seth Rogen's Hollywood-based comedy covering the life of powerful and klutzy studio executive Matt Remick, played by Rogen, took home the award for best comedy series and outstanding lead actor in a comedy series.
The medical drama "The Pitt" also claimed top awards including best drama and best lead actor in a drama for the show's star Noah Wyle.
Other big winners included Britt Lower from "Severance" for lead actress in a drama and Jean Smart from "Hacks" for lead actress in a comedy.
"Adolescence" won many of the major awards in the limited or anthology series categories, taking home outstanding limited or anthology series, lead actor (Stephen Graham), supporting actress (Erin Doherty) and supporting actor (Owen Cooper).
Read on for the night's top moments:
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'The Studio' wins Emmy for outstanding comedy series
The Emmy for outstanding comedy series went to "The Studio."
"I am legitimately embarrassed by how happy this makes me," said Seth Rogen, who accepted the award.
"Thank your executives!" Rogen finished.
Other nominees in the category included "Abbott Elementary," "The Bear," "Hacks," "Nobody Wants This," "Only Murders in the Building," "Shrinking" and "What We Do In the Shadows."
'Adolescence' takes home Emmy for outstanding limited or anthology series
The critically acclaimed Netflix limited series "Adolescence" won the Emmy for outstanding limited or anthology series.
Stephen Graham, who also won outstanding lead actor for his role in "Adolescence," said while accepting the award, "What we managed to create was a beautiful family. Whether you was number one on the call sheet or No. 101 ... everyone was respected and treated with the utmost of respect. We are all the same. I think that's how you get the best work.”
Other nominees in the category were "Black Mirror," "Dying For Sex," "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" and "The Penguin."
'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' wins outstanding talk show
"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" took home the Emmy for outstanding talk show.
Colbert accepted the award on behalf of the show as chants of "Stephen! Stephen!" filled the room.
Colbert thanked the show's crew and supporters as well as his family.
He said that while ten years ago he planned to do a comedy show about love, he realized later, his show was about loss.
The popular talk show series has been on air for more than three decades. CBS announced in July that the "Late Show" franchise will come to a close in May 2026.
Other nominees in the category included "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and "The Daily Show."
'Adolescence' star wins lead actor in limited series
Stephen Graham, who won outstanding lead actor in a limited series or TV movie for his role in "Adolescence," was swarmed by his colleagues after the winner was announced.
Graham plays the dad of a 13-year-old boy accused of murder in the critically acclaimed Netflix limited series.
He said in his acceptance speech, “To be here today, in front of my peers and to be acknowledged by you, is the utmost humbling thing I could ever imagine in my life. And it shows you that any dream is possible."