2025 Gotham Television Awards: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘The Pitt,’ ‘The Studio’ Take Top Wins
Two of the season’s most talked about shows, Netflix’s Adolescence and HBO Max’s The Pitt, were the top winners of the second annual Gotham Television Awards tonight.
The ceremony was held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
Winning Breakthrough Limited Series was Adolescence, which tells the aftermath story of a 13-year-old boy, who murders a classmate. The series also won Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series, awarded to Stephen Graham, and Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited Series, awarded to its young star Owen Cooper, in his first acting role.
In a tie in the supporting category, Jenny Slate also won for her work in the FX series Dying for Sex.
The Pitt took home the Breakthrough Drama Series award. The medical drama tells its story in hour-long episodes that unfold in real time entirely within a Pittsburgh hospital. Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series was awarded to Kathy Bates in CBS’s Matlock, a new modern version of the classic 80s show. Ben Whishaw won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series for his role as an assassin for hire in the Netflix spy thriller Black Doves.
The Studio, the behind-the-scenes of a studio executive and his team as they navigate Hollywood from AppleTV+, won Breakthrough Comedy Series. Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series was awarded to Julio Torres for his performance in the surrealist HBO Max’s Fantasmas. Poorna Jagannathan won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series for her role of a crime boss auntie in FX’s Deli Boys.
Winning the Breakthrough Nonfiction Series award was FX’s Social Studies, a look at how social media shapes the lives of a group of LA teens during a full school year.
The inaugural Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming was awarded to Pee-Wee as Himself, which explores the life and career of actor Paul Reubens. Aaron Pierre took home Outstanding Performance in an Original Film for his role as a former Marine in the action thriller Rebel Ridge.
Several tributes were handed out throughout the evening; Parker Posey received the inaugrual Legend Tribute, Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, as well as Director Hwang Dong-hyuk received Creator Tributes, Elisabeth Moss and the cast of The Handmaid’s Tale received the inaugural Ensemble Tribute, Brian Tyree Henry received the Performer Tribute, Sheryl Lee Ralph received the Sidney Poitier Icon Tribute, and David E. Kelley received the Visionary Tribute.
The 2025 Gotham Television Award winners are:
Breakthrough Comedy Series
#1 Happy Family USA
Pam Brady, Ramy Youssef, creators; Pam Brady, Andy Campagna, Mona Chalabi, Ravi Nandan, Josh Rabinowitz, Alli Reich, Hallie Sekoff, Ramy Youssef, executive producers (Amazon Prime Video)
English Teacher
Brian Jordan Alvarez, creator; Brian Jordan Alvarez, Dave King, Jonathan Krisel, Paul Simms, executive producers (FX / Hulu)
Fantasmas
Julio Torres, creator; Alex Bach, Olivia Gerke, Dave McCary, Daniel Powell, Emma Stone, Julio Torres, executive producers (HBO | Max)
Overcompensating
Benito Skinner, creator; Josh Bachove, Matt Dines, Sam French, Alison Goodwin, Jonah Hill, Scott King, Daniel Gray Longino, Alli Reich, Benito Skinner, Charli XCX, executive producers (Amazon Prime Video)
The Studio – WINNER
Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Seth Rogen, creators; Josh Fagan, Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Alex McAtee, Frida Perez, Seth Rogen, James Weaver, executive producers (Apple TV+)
Breakthrough Drama Series
Black Doves
Joe Barton, creator; Joe Barton, Jane Featherstone, Chris Fry, Keira Knightley, executive producers (Netflix)
Forever
Mara Brock Akil, creator; Mara Brock Akil, Judy Blume, Susie Fitzgerald, Erika Harrison, Anthony Hemingway, Regina King, Reina King, Shana C. Waterman, Sara White, executive producers (Netflix)
Matlock
Jennifer Snyder Urman, creator; Kathy Bates, Kat Coiro, Joanna Klein, Eric Christian Olsen, Frank Siracusa, Jennifer Snyder Urman, John Weber, John Will, executive producers (CBS)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Josep Amorós, Gonzalo García Barcha, Carolina Caicedo, Andrés Calderón, Rodrigo García, Alex García López, Juliana Flórez Luna, Laura Mora, José Rivera, Diego Ramírez Schrempp, executive producers (Netflix)
The Pitt – WINNER
R. Scott Gemmill, creator; Simran Baidwan, R. Scott Gemmill, Michael Hissrich, Erin Jontow, John Wells, Noah Wyle, executive producers (HBO | Max)
Breakthrough Limited Series
Adolescence
Stephen Graham, Jack Thorne, creators; Philip Barantini, Emily Feller, Dede Gardner, Stephen Graham, Mark Herbert,, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt, Jack Thorne, Hannah Walters, Nina Wolarsky, executive producers (Netflix)
Dying for Sex
Kim Rosenstock, Elizabeth Meriwether, creators; Nikki Boyer, Kathy Ciric, Elizabeth Meriwether, Shannon Murphy, Katherine Pope, Kim Rosenstock, Michelle Williams, executive producers (FX / Hulu)
Get Millie Back
Marlon James, creator; Marlon James, Leopoldo Gout, Simon Maxwell, Jami O’Brien, executive producers (HBO | Max)
Penelope
Mark Duplass, Mel Eslyn, creators; Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, Mel Eslyn, Shuli Harel, executive producers; (Netflix)
Say Nothing
Joshua Zetumer, creator; Nina Jacobson, Patrick Radden Keefe, Michael Lennox, Monica Levinson, Edward L. McDonnell, Brad Simpson, Joshua Zetumer, executive producers; (FX/Hulu)
Breakthrough Nonfiction Series
Conbody Vs Everybody
Debra Granik, creator; Joslyn Barnes, Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini, Diane Weyermann, executive producers; (Self-distributed)
Hollywood Black
Justin Simien, creator; Nina Yang Bongiovi, Jill Burkhart, Shayla Harris, Jon Kamen, Amy Goodman Kass, Kyle Laursen, Stacey Reiss, Jeffrey Schwarz, Justin Simien, Dave Sirulnick, Forest Whitaker, Michael Wright, executive producers (MGM+)
Omnivore
Cary Joji Fukunaga, Matt Goulding, René Redzepi, creators; Michael Antinoro, Matt Goulding, Ben Liebmann, Collin Orcutt, René Redzepi, Chris Rice, Max Wagner, Mateo Willis, executive producers (Apple TV+)
Ren Faire
Nancy Abraham, Dani Bernfeld, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Lisa Heller, David Gauvey Herbert, Lance Oppenheim, Sara Rodriguez, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, executive producers (HBO | Max)
Social Studies – WINNER
Lauren Greenfield, creator; Frank Evers, Lauren Greenfield, executive producers (FX/Hulu)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series
Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside (Netflix)
Anna Lambe, North of North (Netflix)
Saagar Shaikh, Deli Boys (Hulu)
Benito Skinner, Overcompensating (Amazon Prime Video)
Julio Torres, Fantasmas (HBO | Max) – WINNER
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates, Matlock (CBS) – WINNER
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise (Hulu)
Aldis Hodge, Cross (Amazon Prime Video)
Lovie Simone, Forever (Netflix)
Noah Wyle, The Pitt (HBO | Max)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series
Stephen Graham, Adolescence (Netflix) – WINNER
Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief (Apple TV+)
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin (HBO | Max)
Megan Stott, Penelope (Netflix)
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex (FX / Hulu)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series
Poorna Jagannathan, Deli Boys (Hulu) – WINNER
Linda Lavin, Mid-Century Modern (Hulu)
Sean Patton, English Teacher (FX / Hulu)
Timothy Simons, Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Chase Sui Wonders, The Studio (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt (HBO | Max)
James Marsden, Paradise (Hulu)
Skye P. Marshall, Matlock (CBS)
Ben Whishaw, Black Doves (Netflix) – WINNER
Olivia Williams, Dune: Prophecy (HBO | Max)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited Series (tie)
Owen Cooper, Adolescence (Netflix) – WINNER
Erin Doherty, Adolescence (Netflix)
Taraji P. Henson, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Diego Luna, La Maquina (Hulu)
Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex (FX / Hulu) – WINNER
Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast, or Streaming
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Michael Morris, director; Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jo Wallett, producers (Peacock)
Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music
Oz Rodriguez, Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson, directors; Oz Rodriguez, producer (Peacock)
Pee-wee as Himself – WINNER
Matt Wolf, director; Emma Tillinger Koskoff, producer (HBO | Max)
Rebel Ridge
Jeremy Saulnier, director; Neil Kopp, Jeremy Saulnier, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani, producers (Netflix)
Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson, director; Eric Macdonald, Derik Murray, Joseph Patel, Stephen Sawchuk, producers (Hulu)
Outstanding Performance in an Original Film, Broadcast, or Streaming
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat (Searchlight Pictures/Hulu)
Dylan O’Brien, Caddo Lake (HBO | Max)
Aaron Pierre, Rebel Ridge (Netflix) – WINNER
Phoebe-Rae Taylor, Out of My Mind (Disney+)
Renée Zellweger, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock)
The Breakthrough Comedy Series jury included: Annette Davey, Lucy DeVito, Janine Nabers, Jaz Sinclair, and Jon Tenney.
The Breakthrough Drama Series jury included: Nikole Beckwith, Marcus Gardley, Chris Giliberti, and James Ponsoldt.
The Breakthrough Limited Series jury included: Colin Bucksey, Colette Burson, Riley Keough, Don McKellar, and Jurnee Smollett.
The Breakthrough Nonfiction Series jury included: Bonni Cohen, Eli B. Despres, Prentice Penny, Angela Tucker, and Jamila Wignot.
The Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series jury included: Aurora Guerrero, Chris Perfetti, Meredith Scardino, and Jez Scharf.
The Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series jury included: DeMane Davis, Molly Smith Metzler, Ryan O’Nan, Zine Tseng, and Julie Yorn.
The Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series jury included: Anna Boden, Jessica Gunning, Mike Makowsky, and Elizabeth Perkins.
The Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series jury included: Anna Chlumsky, Nia DaCosta, Matt Rogers, Graham Wagner, and Hoa Xuande.
The Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series jury included: Ryan Broussard, Marissa Jo Cerar, Jill Footlick, Rachel Kondo, and Ji-young Yoo.
The Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited Series jury included: Ryan Cunningham, Daniel Ings, Jon Levin, and Justin Marks.
The Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming jury included: Alex Coco, Julie Goldstein, André Holland, and Celine Rattray.
The Outstanding Performance in an Original Film jury included: Ryan Destiny, Bill Holderman, Jayme Lemons, and Danielle Macdonald .
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