The Outstanding Comedy Series category at the 2025 Emmy Awards was stacked, but there could only be one winner.
The Studio ultimately received the accolade during the Sunday, September 14, awards show at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with star Seth Rogen addressing the crowd.
“It’s getting embarrassing. I really appreciate it. In all honesty, to everyone — I’m going to do my best attempt at sincerity here. If you’ve watched our show, if you’ve appreciated our show, voted for our show, especially, thank you very much. I am legitimately embarrassed by how happy this makes me,” Rogen said. “To be standing up here with all these people. These are the best people I know, and to have them spend their days with me working with me is truly like one of the great honors of my life. So, thank you to all these people so much.”
After Rogen let other members of the creative team speak, he told the stars to “thank your executives” and walked off the stage.
Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, Shrinking and What We Do in the Shadows were also nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series.
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Among the contenders, The Studio received the most overall nominations this year, with a total of 23 that included Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Rogen (which he won), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Ike Barinholtz, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Kathryn Hahn and Catherine O’Hara, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Bryan Cranston, Anthony Mackie, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese and Dave Franco and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Zoë Kravitz.
Hacks followed with 14 nods, including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Jean Smart, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Hannah Einbinder and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Julianne Nicholson and Robby Hoffman. The show previously won Outstanding Comedy Series in 2024 and was nominated in the category in 2021 and 2022.
Meanwhile, The Bear racked up 13 nominations this year for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Jeremy Allen White, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Ayo Edebiri, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Liza Colón-Zayas, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Jon Bernthal and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Jamie Lee Curtis and Olivia Colman, among others. The Bear earned Outstanding Comedy Series in 2023 and landed another nod in the category in 2024.
As for Only Murders in the Building — which has been up for Outstanding Comedy Series three times between 2022 and 2024 — the show received nominations in seven total categories in 2025, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Martin Short.
Shrinking was also in the running for seven awards this year, such as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Jason Segel, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Harrison Ford, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Jessica Williams and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Michael Urie.
Abbott Elementary landed six total nominations, including for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Quinta Brunson and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Janelle James and Sheryl Lee Ralph. The sitcom has been up for Outstanding Comedy Series on three past occasions from 2022 to 2024.
What We Do in the Shadows was nominated in six categories this year after previously earning nods for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2020, 2022 and 2024.
Nobody Wants This received a total of three nominations in 2025, with Adam Brody and Kristen Bell earning their first Emmy nods ever for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, respectively.
