‘Andor’ Leads the Big Genre Wins of the 2025 Emmys

The 2025 Emmys took place this past weekend, and Andor walked away with several wins for its final season, among many highlights for genre media across both nights of awards.

While the sci-fi series didn’t win its Best Drama or Best Directing nominations, it took home Best Writing in a Drama for “Welcome to the Rebellion”. During Saturday’s Creative Arts Emmys, the episode “Who Are You?” took home awards for Outstanding Production Design in a Narrative Period/Fantasy Drama, Picture Editing, and “Harvest” won for Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes. The overall season also took the win in Special Visual Effects.

Elsewhere, Severance won eight Emmys: Trammell Tillman for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama, Britt Lower for Lead Actress in a Drama, Meritt Weaver for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama (“Who Is Alive?”), and technical wins for Outstanding Title Design, Sound Mixing (“Cold Harbor”), Music Composition (“Cold Harbor”), Cinematography (“Hello, Ms. Cobel”), and Production Design (“Chikhai Bardo”).

HBO also got wins for The Penguin and The Last of Us: the former’s triumphs include Cristin Milioti for Lead Limited Series/Anthology Actress and Mick Giacchino for Music Composition, and Contemporary Makeup (both prosthetic and non-prosthetic) for the episodes “Cent’anni” and “After Hours.” The Last of Us’ technical win was for sound editing in the episode “Through the Valley.”

You can see the highlights list of Emmys winners for the 2025 season below, with winners highlighted in bold, and see the full list of winners from the night here.

Outstanding Drama Series

• Andor
• The Diplomat
• The Last of Us
• Paradise
• The Pitt (WINNER)
• Severance
• Slow Horses
• The White Lotus

Best 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 (WINNER)

Best Actress in a Drama Series

• Kathy Bates, Matlock
• Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters
• Britt Lower, Severance (WINNER)
• Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
• Keri Russell, The Diplomat

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary
• The Bear
• Hacks
• Nobody Wants This
• Only Murders in the Building
• Shrinking
• The Studio (WINNER)
• What We Do in the Shadows

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

• Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
• Seth Rogen, The Studio (WINNER)
• Jason Segel, Shrinking
• Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
• Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

Best 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 (WINNER)

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

• Adolescence (WINNER)
• Black Mirror
• Dying for Sex
• Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
• The Penguin

Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series

• Colin Farrell, The Penguin
• Stephen Graham, Adolescence (WINNER)
• Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent
• Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief
• Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series

• Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
• Meghann Fahy, Sirens
• Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
• Cristin Milioti, The Penguin (WINNER)
• Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex

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