Lots of the 2025 Emmy Awards classes went to the projected frontrunners, like The Studio and Adolescence dominating most comedy and restricted collection races together with Excellent Comedy Sequence and Restricted Sequence, respectively. Nonetheless, there have been a number of upsets and surprises, together with the nail-biting Excellent Drama Sequence victory for HBO Max’s The Pitt within the closing minutes of the Sunday’s telecast.

Apple TV+’s Severance was probably the most nominated program this yr with 27 noms versus 13 for The Pitt, giving it the sting within the high drama race. However the medical drama, completed on a modest price range — fraction of the price of the high-concept Severance — had momentum, and final weekend landed the Casting for a Drama Sequence Emmy alongside The Studio and Adolescence within the comedy and restricted collection fields. The casting Emmys are thought-about a comparatively dependable predictor of the highest collection winners.

The Pitt‘s Katherine LaNasa introduced one other shock win tonight for Lead Actress In a Drama Sequence. She took the Emmy for enjoying Cost Nurse Dana Evans on the medical drama in her first nomination. She gained over Oscar winner Kathy Bates, a 14-time nominee and two-time Emmy winner who had been tipped to triumph for her title position on the CBS drama Matlock.

Equally, Severance‘s Britt Decrease gained for Supporting Actress In a Drama Sequence over 4 The White Lotus performers, led by Carrie Coon, who had been projected by many pundits to win. In one other shock, White Lotus was shut out fully tonight.

Adolescence‘s Stephen Graham, a three-time Emmy winner tonight, delivered a gentle shock within the Lead Actor in a Restricted Sequence class. The Penguin’s Colin Farrell had been tipped as a attainable winner, however the class had largely been thought-about a toss-up between the 2.

Whereas LaNasa, Decrease and Graham nonetheless factored into quite a lot of predictions as attainable winners, Jeff Hiller of HBO’s Any person Someplace didn’t.

In one of many evening’s largest shockers, Hiller prevailed over the likes of The Studio‘s Ike Barinholtz, Shrinking‘s Harrison Ford and The Bear‘s earlier Emmy winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

“I really feel like I’m going to cry,” a speechless Hiller stated onstage.

The drama writing and directing classes additionally delivered surprises, with neither going to the 2 collection main the drama collection Emmy race this yr, Severance and The Pitt.

Whereas Dan Gilroy’s writing win for Disney+’s Andor over stated dramas was thought-about a shock, Adam Randall’s directing victory for Gradual Horses was an actual shocker.

“I feel lots of people have been shocked, it was sudden,” Gilroy stated on stage whereas accepting his award.