Katherine LaNasa accepts the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for "The Pitt" onstage during the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)The stars are out tonight for the 77th Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles for the 77th Emmy Awards.
Stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze is hosting tonight's show, which is celebrating the best of the 2024-25 television season.
So far, Severance, Adolescence, Hacks and The Studio are among the early award winners.
The nominees were announced in July, and Apple TV+'s Severance leads the pack with a total of 27 Emmy nominations. HBO Max's The Penguin follows closely behind with 24 total nominations, and tied for third most nods are The White Lotus and The Studio, each with a total of 23 nominations. As an Emmy Awards newcomer, The Studio made history with the most-nominated freshman comedy, surpassing Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso. Also new to the Emmy Awards scene is The Pitt, which made an impression with 13 Emmy nominations for its first year.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn terms of networks and streaming services, HBO Max leads this year with 142 total nominations, which is a new record for the service. Meanwhile, Netflix has 120 nods, and Apple TV+ has earned 81 nominations, a bulk of them being for Severance and The Studio.
Cristin Milioti shares excitement in heartfelt acceptance speech: 'I love acting!' Accepting her Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Cristin Milioti (The Penguin) delivered perhaps the most ... colorful speech of the night so far."I'm so sorry," Milioti began. "I wrote this on the back of notes I took in therapy the other day ... so don't look at the back."Admitting that "it's very hard to make sense of being alive right now in this world," she called her experience making The Penguin "a bright spot - despite it being very grisly."Suddenly, Milioti noticed her speech clock was approaching the 45-second limit."Are you kidding?" she said. "This really speeds."Trying to squeeze everything in, Milioti launched into a bunch of rapid-fire thank yous - including one to her family for "supporting your strange kid" and one to Penguin showrunner Lauren LeFranc, whose "brain" Milioti apparently wants to "freebase" - before leaving the audience with one last message."I love you!" Milioti shouted. "And I love acting!"Then she threw her arms over her head and screamed.
Gilmore Girls Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel reuniteAlexis Bledel and Lauren Graham speak onstage during the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. (Monica Schipper/WireImage via Getty Images)Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel of Gilmore Girls reunited on the iconic porch of their Stars Hollow house at tonight's Emmys to present a writing award - 25 years after the show "premiered and apparently took the season of fall hostage," Graham joked."Gilmore was actually a very small show," Bledel said."Meaning we had no money," Graham interjected, slipping seamlessly back into their signature ratatat rapport."Nothing.""If there was a birthday at the Drew Carey Show next door, they would send us their leftover sheet cake.""We looked hungry.""But the one thing we did have," Graham said, "we had scripts."Cristin Milioti wins Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieCate Blanchett, DisclaimerMeghann Fahy, SirensRashida Jones, Black MirrorCristin Milioti, The Penguin - winnerMichelle Williams, Dying for SexCristin Milioti accepts the lead Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie award for The Penguin. (Valerie Macon/AFP)Erin Doherty wins Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieThis is Doherty's first Emmy win and nomination. Her scene partner in the show's harrowing third episode, Owen Cooper, also won for his performance.
Erin Doherty, Adolescence - winnerRuth Negga, Presumed InnocentDeirdre O'Connell, The PenguinChloë Sevigny, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryJenny Slate, Dying for SexChristine Tremarco, AdolescenceErin Doherty accepts the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie award for "Adolescence." (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)AdvertisementAdvertisementCharity donation falls to $36,000 as acceptance speeches go long - then rises againHost Nate Bargatze speaks onstage during the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Tonight's Emmys started with $100,000 earmarked for the Boys & Girls Club of America. Host Nate Bargatze said he would deduct $1,000 for every second an acceptance speech went over the allotted 45 seconds - and add $1,000 back for every second a speech came in under.
At the halfway point - right after Adolescence won Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie - the pot had as low as $36,000."This is tough," Bargatze said. "That was a show called Adolescence that did that to adolescents."But then Bargatze offered to cover Adolescence st