Emmy Awards 2025 recap: The biggest winners and most memorable moments

In the drama category, Noah Wyle won the Emmy for outstanding lead actor for his performance in the HBO hospital show, "The Pitt."

Wyle ended his acceptance speech by acknowledging shift workers -- like those who work in hospitals -- by saying, “To anybody who is going on shift tonight, or coming off shift tonight, thank you for being in that job. This is for you!“

The other nominees in the category were Sterling K. Brown for "Paradise," Gary Oldman for "Slow Horses," Pedro Pascal for "The Last of Us" and Adam Scott for "Severance.”

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."

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" 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."