77th Primetime Emmy Awards: ‘The Pitt,’ ‘The Studio,’ ‘Adolescence’ Take Top Wins
Freshman shows made a big splash at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards where HBO Max’s The Pitt and AppleTV+’s The Studio took the top wins for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Comedy Series, respectively.
The Pitt, created by ER’s John Wells and Noah Wyle, won five awards overall, including three for acting: Wyle as Lead Actor, Katherine LaNasa for Supporting Actress and Shawn Hatosy for Guest Actor. It’s the first show to win the Emmy for Best Drama Series without a directing or writing win since the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones in 2019. In a pair of surprise, drama directing went to Slow Horses while drama writing went to the now canceled Andor.
The Studio was the big success story, breaking Emmy records with its 13 wins, the most for any comedy series in Emmy history. Creator Seth Rogen won four himself, for Series, Directing, Writing and Lead Actor with the show’s overall haul including Casting, Guest Actor (Bryan Cranston), Cinematography, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Picture Editing, Production Design, Music Supervision and Costumes. Rogen also tied the record for most Emmys won by a single individual in one night, joining Moira Demos (2016), Amy Sherman-Palladino (2018) and Dan Levy (2020).
The Penguin added one win tonight, Cristin Milioti for Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, to its eight wins last week, including Costumes, Makeup, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects.
Adolescence breakout star Owen Cooper, 15, became the youngest male actor ever to win a Primetime Emmy Award, taking home the trophy for Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. The single take Netflix series also took home the wins for Limited Series, Directing, Writing, Lead Actor for Stephen Graham and Supporting Actress for Erin Doherty. As producer and writer, Graham earned three wins himself tonight.
Severance led the nominations for all shows with 27 but came away with just two tonight, but big ones. Britt Lower won Lead Actress in a Drama Series while Tramell Tillman became the first Black actor to win the Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Merritt Wever won Guest Actress at last week’s Creative Arts Awards.
While Jean Hacks went 4/4 in her Lead Actress in a Comedy Series bids for Hacks, Hannah Einbinder finally clinched the win for Supporting Actress for her work on the series. While at first giving a clever smirk to the camera and in her speech, earnesty took over and her heartfelt thanks extended to the show’s creators and revealed earlier on the red carpet that next season would be the show’s last. Einbinder closed her speech exclaiming, “Go Birds, Fuck ICE and Free Palestine!”
In two of the most excited audience moments of the night, Stephen Colbert revealed the first winner of the night (even before the host monologue, one of many odd choices tonight) and then near the end of the evening with the win for Late Night with Stephen Colbert for Outstanding Talk Series, the first win for the show, with the crowd chanting “Stephen!” as the team took the stage. Earlier this summer, Paramount and CBS announced that the series would end next year due to “costs,” which happened to coincide with the network settling a lawsuit with President Trump for $16M and to ensure their takeover by Larry Ellison’s Skydance, which the president could have halted.
Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen are set to receive the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award. This marks the first time the award will be presented to a couple, who earned the honor for their commitment to environmental activism, as well as their collaborations with organizations like Artists for a Free South Africa, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Heifer International, and No Kid Hungry.
Nate Bargatze hosted this years Emmys, and in one of the worst running gags in Emmy history, introduced a gag in which he would deduct money from a $100,000 donation to the Boys and Girls Club for every second a winner’s speech ran long. At several points in the show, the gag ran longer than most speeches and dropped to -$50,000 at one point. Ultimately, Bargatze, who remarked ‘Well, I won’t be doing this again” along with CBS pledged $350,000 to the organization at the show’s end.
Here is the list of winners:
Outstanding Drama Series
Andor (Disney+)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
The Last of Us (HBO)
Paradise (Hulu)
The Pitt (HBO Max) – WINNER
Severance (AppleTV+)
Slow Horses (AppleTV+)
The White Lotus (HBO)
Outstanding Lead 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 Lead 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
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Patricia Arquette, Severance
Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt – WINNER
Julianne Nicholson, Paradise
Parker Posey, The White Lotus
Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Zach Cherry, Severance
Walton Goggins, The White Lotus
Jason Isaacs, The White Lotus
James Marsden, Paradise
Sam Rockwell, The White Lotus
Tramell Tillman, Severance – WINNER
John Turturro, Severance
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX)
Hacks (HBO MAX)
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Shrinking (AppleTV+)
The Studio (AppleTV+) – WINNER
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Outstanding Lead 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 Lead 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
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Liza Colon-Zayas, The Bear
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks – WINNER
Kathryn Hahn, The Studio
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Jessica Williams, Shrinking
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz, The Studio
Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Jeff Hiller, Somebody Somewhere – WINNER
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Michael Urie, Shrinking
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Adolescence (Netflix) – WINNER
Black Mirror (Netflix)
Dying for Sex (FX)
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
The Penguin (HBO Max)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer (AppleTV+)
Meghan Fahy, Sirens (Netflix)
Rashida Jones, Black Mirror (Netflix)
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin (HBO Max) – WINNER
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex (FX)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Colin Farrell, The Penguin (HBO Max)
Stephen Graham, Adolescence (Netflix) – WINNER
Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent (AppleTV+)
Brian Tyree Henry, Dopesick (AppleTV+)
Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Menendez Story (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Erin Doherty, Adolescence – WINNER
Ruth Negga, Presumed Innocent
Deirdre O’Connell, The Penguin
Chloe Sevigny, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Bill Camp, Presumed Innocent
Owen Cooper, Adolescence – WINNER
Rob Delaney, Dying for Sex
Peter Sarsgaard, Presumed Innocent
Ashley Walters, Adolescence
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Andor, “Welcome to the Rebellion” (Disney+) – WINNER
The Pitt, “2:00 P.M.” (HBO Max)
The Pitt, “7:00 A.M.” (HBO Max)
Severance ,“Cold Harbor” (AppleTV+)
Slow Horses, “Hello Goodbye”(AppleTV+)
The White Lotus, “Full-Moon Party” (HBO)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary, “Back to School” (ABC)
Hacks, “A Slippery Slope” (HBO Max)
The Rehearsal, “Pilot’s Code” (HBO)
Somebody Somewhere, “AGG”(HBO)
The Studio, “The Promotion” (AppleTV+) – WINNER
What We Do in the Shadows, “The Finale” (FX)
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Adolescence (Netflix) – WINNER
Black Mirror, “Common People” (Netflix)
Dying for Sex, “Good Value Diet Soda” (FX)
The Penguin, “A Great or Little Thing” (HBO Max)
Say Nothing,“The People in the Dirt” (FX)
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – WINNER
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Andor, “Who Are You?” (Disney+)
The Pitt ,“6:00 P.M.” (HBO Max)
The Pitt, “7:00 A.M.” (HBO Max)
Severance, “Chikhai Bardo, (AppleTV+)
Severance , “Cold Harbor,”(AppleTV+)
Slow Horses “Hello Goodbye” (AppleTV+) – WINNER
The White Lotus “Amor Fati” (HBO)
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
The Bear, “Napkins” (FX)
Hacks, “A Slippery Slope,” (HBO Max)
Mid-Century Modern, “Here’s To You, Mrs. Schneiderman,” (Hulu)
The Rehearsal, “Pilot’s Code” (HBO)
The Studio, “The Oner” (AppleTV+) – WINNER
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Adolescence (Netflix) – WINNER
Dying for Sex, “It’s Not That Serious” (FX)
The Penguin, “Cent’anni” (HBO Max)
The Penguin, “A Great or Little Thing” (HBO Max)
Sirens, “Exile” (Netflix)
Zero Day (Netflix)
Outstanding Talk Series
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
The Last Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) – WINNER
Outstanding Reality Competition Series
The Amazing Race (CBS)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
Survivor (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Traitors (Peacock) – WINNER
Outstanding Scripted Variety Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – WINNER
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar (Fox)
Beyoncé Bowl (Netflix)
The Oscars (ABC)
SNL50: The Anniversary Special (NBC) – WINNER
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (Peacock)
Totals:
The Studio: 13
Adolescence: 9
The Penguin: 9
Severance: 8
Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special: 8
Andor: 5
The Pitt: 5
The Traitors: 5
Arcane: 4
Love, Death & Robots: 4
The Boys: 3
Bridgerton: 3
Hacks: 3
Pee-Wee as Himself: 3
Saturday Night Live: 3
100 Foot Wave: 2
67th Annual Grammy Awards: 2
The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains: 2
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: 2
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert: 2
Love on the Spectrum: 2
Welcome to Wrexham: 2
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