Stephen Colbert, Hannah Einbinder, Jeff Probst and Tramell Tillman Getty Images (4) 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 The 2025 Emmy Awards saw laughter, tears and plenty of memorable moments throughout the ceremony on Sunday night. From The Late Show With Stephen Colbert receiving a standing ovation and Severance star Tramell Tillman and Adolescence breakout Owen Cooper making history with their wins, to Gilmore Girls, Everybody Loves Raymond and Law & Order reunions, The Hollywood Reporter is highlighting some of the night's unforgettable moments below. 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Gets Standing Ovation After Win As it embarks on its final season, CBS' Late Show With Stephen Colbert took home its first Emmy for best talk series. The show beat out Jimmy Kimmel Live! and last year's winner, The Daily Show. It's the first win ever for a broadcast late-night show for best talk series - a category that's existed since 2015. Prior to that, the last network show to win the Emmy for best variety, music or comedy series was The Late Show With David Letterman in 2002. Even before presenter Bryan Cranston announced The Late Show's win, the audience at the Peacock Theater gave the show a standing ovation, which continued as Colbert and members of the show's team took the stage. Read more. - Rick Porter Related Stories Lifestyle Rock the Red Carpet With the Season's Most Dazzling Jewels TV Hollywood Flashback: 'SNL''s Epic Emmy Run Began 50 Years Ago Hannah Einbinder Says "Fuck ICE and Free Palestine" During Acceptance Speech Hannah Einbinder took home her first Emmy on Sunday for best supporting actress in a comedy series for her role in Hacks at the 2025 awards ceremony. After being presented the award by Reba McEntire and Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman, Einbinder took to the stage, where she said it's "punk rock" to win an Emmy. "Thank you so much, wow! I'm thinking out loud here - I was just really committed to the personal narrative that I have that it was actually cooler to continue to lose. I was pretty committed to that, had to be, right? But this is cool too. This is also punk rock!" she said in her acceptance speech. Read more. - Carly Thomas Tramell Tillman Makes History With Emmy Win in Best Supporting Drama Category Severance star Tramell Tillman made history, becoming the first Black man to ever win the best supporting actor in a drama series Emmy. Tillman, who this year received his first Emmy nomination and win, was nominated alongside Zach Cherry (Severance), James Marsden (Paradise), John Turturro (Severance), Sam Rockwell (The White Lotus), Jason Isaacs (The White Lotus) and Walton Goggins (The White Lotus). During his acceptance speech, Tillman, who stars as Milchick in the Apple TV+ series, said, "You remember what you want to remember. You make time for what you want to make time for, do the work, show up, and most importantly, for the love of God, don't embarrass me in public." Read more. - Beatrice Verhoeven Host Nate Bargatze (Gently) Mocks Nominees With 'SNL'-Inspired Sketch Nate Bargatze poked fun of the TV industry and some nominees during the opening moments of the show. The first-time Emmy host opened with a sketch with Bargatze portraying television inventor Philo Farnsworth explaining the all-too-real and baffling ways the medium would be used in the future. Flanked by SNL cast members Bowen Yang, Mikey Day and James Austin Johnson, the sketch was a variation on Bargatze's beloved "Washington's Dream" sketch from his debut hosting Saturday Night Live last year. Read more. - James Hibberd Owen Cooper Makes History as Youngest-Ever Male Winner in Any Acting Category Adolescence breakout Owen Cooper made history as the youngest-ever male Emmy winner in any acting category. At just 15, the British star becomes the first of his age to manage such a feat after winning best supporting actor in a limited/anthology series or TV movie. The previous record holder was Scott Jacoby, who was 16 years old when he won a Primetime Emmy in 1973 for his role in That Certain Summer. "Standing up here... wow this is so surreal" Cooper said while picking up the award in downtown Los Angeles. "Tonight proves that if you listen and you focus and you step out of your comfort you can achieve anything in life." Read more. - Lily Ford Jeff Probst Hosts Mini 'Survivor' Tribal Council During Show Survivor, the most-watched Emmys series of all the 2025 nominees, had a hand in dishing out the award for scripted variety series to Last Week Tonight With John Oliver. Jeff Probst, series host and executive producer, held tribal council on stage with a fully equipped mini Survivor set, where cardboard cut-outs of John Oliver and Lorne Michaels sat, awaiting their fate. "During Survivor's 25 years on CBS, 50 seasons o
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Most Memorable Emmy Moments, From Stephen Colbert's Standing Ovation and History-Making Wins to Iconic Reunions
September 15, 2025
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