Seth Rogen shines as 'The Studio' dominates the 2025 Emmy Awards

“The Studio” made history at this year's Emmy Awards with an astonishing 13 wins.

The Apple TV+ show's debut season broke the all-time record for most wins for a comedy series, taking home three more prizes than when “The Bear” set the record in 2023 with 10 wins.

In addition, co-creator and star Seth Rogen tied for the record of most individual Emmy wins in one night, putting him on par with Moira Demos (2016), Amy Sherman-Palladino (2018) and Dan Levy (2020). He scooped the Lead Comedy Actor prize and another for co-directing an episode titled The Oner with Evan Goldberg.

The show also saw Rogen, Evan, Frida Perez, Peter Huyck and Alex Gregory win Best Writing for a Comedy Series for “The Studio's” pilot episode, and the top award, Outstanding Comedy Series, adding to the nine wins the programme had notched up at last weekend's Creative Arts Ceremony, including Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Bryan Cranston and awards for casting, cinematography, music supervision, sound editing and sound mixing.

Elsewhere at the ceremony, “Adolescence” was another big winner, taking a total of eight awards, with six from Sunday's ceremony and two from the Creative Arts Emmys.

The Netflix drama picked up the award for Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series, and acting honours for Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty, and Owen Cooper, with the latter becoming the youngest male winner ever at the ceremony when he scooped the Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series prize.

He said in his speech: “Honestly, when I started these drama classes a couple years back, I didn’t expect to be even in the United States, never mind here.

“But I think tonight proves that if you listen and you focus and you step out of your comfort zone, you can achieve anything in life.”

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

In addition, Philip Barantini took Best Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and Stephen and Jack Thorne won Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

In the drama categories, The Pitt was named Best Drama Series, and its star Noah Wyle was named Best Actor in a Drama Series, with Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series going to co-star Katherine LaNasa.

Tramell Tillman made history as the first black winner of the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award, and his “Severance” co-star Britt Lower won Best Actress in a Drama Series.

Other notable wins at this year's Emmy Awards - which were hosted by Nate Bargatze - included “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” taking Best Talk Series, and Best Variety Special (Live) going to “SNL50: The Anniversary Special”, with showrunner Lorne Michaels noting he had picked up his first Emmy a staggering 50 years ago.

He said: “I was younger and I had a lot of dreams about what would happen in my life, and one of my dreams was that I’d still be doing the same show for 50 years.

“I want to thank NBC and Comcast for their support. The show was two years in the planning and they said, ‘we don’t care what it costs, as long as it’s good.'

“Maybe that didn’t say that, maybe that’s just the way I heard it. I also wanted to thank the Academy for continuing to keep the word ‘television in their name,’ as long as it’s in that, we’ll keep showing up.”

Primetime Emmy Awards 2025 list of winners:

Best Drama Series:

“The Pitt”

Best Comedy Series:

“The Studio”

Best Limited or Anthology Series:

“Adolescence”

Best Reality Competition Program:

“The Traitors”

Best Talk Series:

“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”

Best Scripted Variety Series:

“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”

Best Variety Special (Live):

“SNL50: The Anniversary Special”

Best Actor in a Drama Series:

Noah Wyle, “The Pitt”

Best Actress in a Drama Series:

Britt Lower, “Severance”

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:

Tramell Tillman, “Severance”

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:

Katherine LaNasa, “The Pitt”

Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie:

Stephen Graham, “Adolescence”

Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie:

Cristin Milioti, “The Penguin”

Best Actress in a Comedy Series:

Jean Smart, “Hacks”

Best Actor in a Comedy Series:

Seth Rogen, “The Studio”

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:

Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie:

Owen Cooper, “Adolescence”

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie:

Erin Doherty, “Adolescence”

Best Writing for a Drama Series:

Dan Gilroy, “Andor”

Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie:

Jack Thorne, Stephen Graham, “Adolescence”

Best Writing for a Comedy Series:

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez, “The Studio”

Best Writing for a Variety Series:

“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”

Best Directing for a Comedy Series:

Seth Rogen, “‘The Studio”

Best Directing for a Drama Series:

Adam Randall, “Slow Horses”

Best Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie:

Philip Barantini, “Adolescence”