Emmys 2025 live updates: All the winners from the Emmys awards ceremony and red carpet looks

With the defunding of public broadcasting by the Trump administration, the Emmys is taking the opportunity to pay tribute and call for support.

The Television Academy’s chair Cris Abrego gave an impassioned plea. He said, “Last Sunday at the Creative Arts Emmys, I had the honour of helping present the Governor’s Award to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

“For more than 50 years, CPB has been the backbone of American public media, bringing us everything from Sesame Street to Mr. Rogers’s Neighbourhood, to finding your roots and keeping free local stations alive across the nation.

“In many small towns, those stations weren’t just a cultural lifeline. They were the only emergency alert system families could count on. But at the end of this year, CBP will close the stores because Congress has voted to defund it to silence yet another cultural institution.

“That’s a reminder of just how much our work here matters, especially right now. In a time when division dominates the headlines, storytelling still has the power to unite us. Television, and the artists who make it do more than reflect society, they shape our culture.

“In times of culture regression, they remind us what’s at stake and what can still be achieved.”

He added, “In moments like this, neutrality is not enough. You must be voices for connection, inclusion, empathy, because, yes, because we know that culture doesn’t come from the top down, it rises from the bottom up.

“Culture belongs to the people. So, if our industry is to thrive, we need to make move for more voices, not fewer.”

The excellent Cristin Milioti is truly so excited to win for her role as the chilling Sofia Falcone in The Penguin. She also wrote her speech on the back of notes she took down in therapy, so asked that we not all peek at what’s on the other side.

She thanked The Penguin and HBO folks, and her family - “for showing me movies that were very inappropriate for my age” - but gave a massive shout-out for friendships, which is not something you hear all that often on stage.

“I have the best friends in the world. You’re the reason that I’m standing. You’re the whole reason that I’ve gotten through life.”

ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer

Meghann Fahy, Sirens

Rashida Jones, Black Mirror

Cristin Milioti, The Penguin - WINNER

Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex

It’s no surprise that Adolescence is doing so well. Everyone was talking about the show when it came out earlier this year for its searing exploration of toxic masculinity and boyhood.

Erin Doherty just won supporting actress in a limited series for her performance in the show’s third episode.

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

The show has consecutively won the writing for a variety series category since 2016.

Saturday Night Live has won the variety special category, in which it was nominated twice. The winner was its Anniversary Special rather than the Homecoming concert.

Lorne Michaels, the godfather of Saturday Night Live, accepted the gong, amid speculation his retirement is imminent.

He said, “When I I got this award for the first time, a few years ago, in 1975, I was younger and I had a lot of a lot of dreams about what would happen in my life. And one of those dreams was I’d still be doing the same show for the next 50 years.

“However, here we are. I want to thank NBC and Comcast for their support for the show. It’s two years in the planning. And they said, ‘We don’t care what it costs as long as it is good.’ Maybe they didn’t say that. Maybe that’s just the way I heard it.

“Anyway, we are here. I also want to think the Academy for continuing to keep the word television in their name. As long as they keep doing that, we’ll keep showing up. Thank you.”

Seth Rogen is on a roll.

This time, The Studio wins for writing. This was no small feat because every series it was up against is very, very funny. If you’re not watching any of these nominated comedies, remedy that now.

The team also managed to keep their acceptance speech super short, like, maybe sub-10 seconds, so that’s some money going back on the charity countdown. It’s back up to $99,000.

WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary

Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, Hacks

Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola, The Rehearsal

Hannah Hos, Paul Thureen, Bridget Everett, Somebody Somewhere

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez, The Studio - WINNER

Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis, Paul Simms, What We Do in the Shadows

Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham have taken the Emmy for writing for a limited series.

Graham said, “We never expected our little program to have such a big impact. We’re really grateful that it did.”

Charity dollar countdown clock update: It’s down to $36,000 but Bargatze said he’ll pick up Owen Cooper’s tab for going over time, so now it’s back up to $60,000.

WRITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Jack Thorne, Stephen Graham, Adolescence - WINNER

Charlie Brooker, Bisha K. Ali, Black Mirror

Kim Rosenstock, Elizabeth Meriwether, Dying for Sex

Lauren LeFranc, The Penguin

Joshua Zetumer, Say Nothing

You have to give it up for Owen Cooper who won his category of supporting actor in a limited series for his heartbreaking turn as young Jamie in Adolescence.

He was a non-professional actor when the series discovered him.

For someone so young and new to the industry, he seemed pretty comfortable on stage. His TV dad and Adolescence co-creator, Stephen Graham, looked absolutely chuffed in the audience.

“It’s so surreal,” he said. “Honestly, when I started these drama classes a couple of years back, I didn’t expect to be even in the United States, never mind this. But I think tonight, that if you’re listening and you focus and you step out of your comfort zone, you can achieve.

“I was nothing about three years ago. I’m here now.

“Who cares if you get embarrassed. Anything can be possible.”

He added, “It may have my name on this award, but it really goes to the people behind the camera and Stephen and all that. I hope you all have an amazing night and good night.”

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

Did you see that second season of Andor? It was phenomenal, some of the ​sharpest political drama committed to screen.​ That it was a Star Wars show was secondary.

Great to see it recognised here in writing for a drama series, especially as the show was not considered a frontrunner in any of its categories. So, this is fabulous.

Dan Gilroy, who picks up the Emmy here, thanks among others, his brother Tony Gilroy who is the Andor showrunner. He also a special mention of Irish-Australian actor Genevieve O’Reilly, whose character Mon Mothma was the focus of his winning episode.

Gilroy added, “I want to thank the fans who did more than watch the show. They listened, they cared, and they made a story about ordinary people fighting impossible and it’s possible.”

WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Dan Gilroy, Andor - WINNER

Joe Sachs, The Pitt

R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt

Dan Erickson, Severance

Will Smith, Slow Horses

Mike White, The White Lotus

Perennial winner John Oliver is taking that countdown clock very seriously, possibly breaking the record for fast-spoken acceptance speech.

He raced through his thanks while collecting the trophy for scripted variety series, “That’s got to be enough. F--k you, Nate Bargatze, my god, that is a lot of money for you, and you can add a buck to the swear jar as well.”

SCRIPTED VARIETY SERIES

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - WINNER

Saturday Night Live