John Oliver accepting the best scripted variety series award for 'Last Week Tonight' during the 2025 Emmys. VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Last Week Tonight With John Oliver's run of Emmy Awards dominance continued Sunday. The HBO series won its third straight trophy for best scripted variety series at the 2025 Emmys, in a category that has only existed for three years. It beat out NBC's Saturday Night Live, the only other nominee in the category. Oliver raced through his acceptance speech for the award, responding to a running bit from host Nate Bargatze during the awards that winners who go over their allotted 45 seconds will cause the amount of a donation to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to fall. Oliver came in well under that time, thanking his staff, his family and HBO and also slipping in a couple of bleeped-out "fucks" - one of which he directed (jokingly) at Bargatze. Last Week Tonight is on a 10-year streak of winning Emmys for its series category. Prior to the creation of the scripted variety series category in 2023, Last Week Tonight won seven straight Emmys for best variety talk series - which in part led to the creation of the scripted variety series category, as Last Week Tonight's largely scripted, once-a-week format is significantly different than the daily late-night shows that now compete for best talk series. The Emmys were telecast live from the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles Sunday on CBS and streamed on Paramount+. See the red carpet looks here. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Paradise 'Gilmore Girls' Stars Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel Reunite at Emmys united kingdom 'Adolescence' Star Owen Cooper Makes Emmys History as Youngest-Ever Male Winner in Any Acting Category Survivor Emmys: Jeff Probst Hosts Mini 'Survivor' Tribal Council With John Oliver and Lorne Michaels Somebody Somewhere 'Somebody Somewhere' Star Jeff Hiller Wins First Emmy for Supporting Actor in Surprise Victory The Traitors 'The Traitors' Sweeps Emmys Slate Clean With Reality Competition Series Win Hannah Einbinder Emmys: Hannah Einbinder Says "F*** ICE and Free Palestine" After Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Win Paradise 'Gilmore Girls' Stars Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel Reunite at Emmys united kingdom 'Adolescence' Star Owen Cooper Makes Emmys History as Youngest-Ever Male Winner in Any Acting Category Survivor Emmys: Jeff Probst Hosts Mini 'Survivor' Tribal Council With John Oliver and Lorne Michaels Somebody Somewhere 'Somebody Somewhere' Star Jeff Hiller Wins First Emmy for Supporting Actor in Surprise Victory The Traitors 'The Traitors' Sweeps Emmys Slate Clean With Reality Competition Series Win Hannah Einbinder Emmys: Hannah Einbinder Says "F*** ICE and Free Palestine" After Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Win