Herald NOW: Reviewing the Emmy's and an exclusive interview with Mr Fantasy.
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The best and brightest of TV came out to shine in a night packed full of memorable moments, snubs, and surprises.
The red carpet saw Taika Waititi and Rita Ora give fans a loved-up display, and Selena Gomez and Jenna Ortega stun with dramatic looks andold Hollywood glam.
Inside the Peacock Theatre, awards season darling The White Lotus was left in the dust in a shock upset, bringing home no wins.
Seth Rogen’s tinseltown comedy The Studio won the highly coveted Best Comedy Series award. Rogen also won the Best Actor in a Comedy Series as well as a writing and directing award.
Taika Waititi and Rita Ora attend the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Photo / Getty Images
Teen actor Owen Cooper, 15, became the youngest male to win an Emmy Award, thanks to his impressive performance as a child accused of murder in the Netflix Drama Adolescence.
This series also snapped up the best Limited Series, writing, actor and supporting actress awards, giving it a total clean sweep in the highly competitive category and six awards in total.
Medical drama and predicted fan favourite The Pitt won Best Drama Series, along with its lead Noah Wyle, who won Best Actor in a Drama Series. Wyle and the creators of the show thanked frontline staff in emergency rooms and dedicated the award to them.
Playing Femme Fatale to Colin Farrell’s The Penguin paid off in droves for Cristin Milioti, who scored her first Emmy nom and win for her performance in HBO’s DC Drama series.
2025 Emmy host Nate Bargatze with talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, who was nominated for his Talk Show Jimmy Kimmel Live! Photo / Getty Images
Crowd-pleasing Vegas comedy Hacks once again got its fair share of glory, with lead actress Jean Smart extending her Emmy total to seven and supporting actress Hannah Einbinder getting her first win out of four nominations.
The crowd erupted and chanted Stephen Colbert’s name when his recently cancelled late-night show was announced as the winner for Best Variety Talk Series.
“Sometimes you only get a sense of how much you love something when you think you might be losing it... I have never loved my country so desperately.
“God bless, be brave and if the elevator tries to keep you down, punch through to a higher floor,” Colbert said during his acceptance speech.
Stephen Colbert celebrates his Emmy win. Photo / Getty Images
Hosted by “clean” and “deadpan” comedian Nate Bargatze, the 77th Emmy Awards focusses mainly on categories covering acting, writing and directing.
Apple TV’s Severance topped the nominations this year with 27, followed by HBO Max’s Batman spinoff The Penguinwith 24 nominations and holiday-from-hell anthology The White Lotusstarring Kiwi actress Morgana O’Reilly.
Severance and The Pitt were big contenders for best drama at the Emmys.
Overall Series Awards
Outstanding Comedy Series
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Shrinking (Apple TV)
Hacks (HBO Max)
The Studio (Apple TV) - WINNER
What We Do in the Shadows (Hulu)
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (Hulu)
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Dying for Sex (Hulu)
The Penguin (HBO Max)
Adolescence (Netflix) - WINNER
Black Mirror (Netflix)
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
The cast and crew of The Pitt celebrate their win. Photo / Getty Images
