British drama Adolescence, which dominated Netflix’s most-watched list earlier this year, swept the awardsSee the full list of winners below
Adolescence star Owen Cooper has become the youngest male actor to win an Emmy, earning the award for his role in the British Netflix drama.
Owen Cooper arrives at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
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Ireland’s Colin Farrell, Sharon Horgan and Ruth Negga had all been nominated for awards.
Farrell, nominated for ‘Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie’ for his role in The Penguin lost out to British actor Stephen Graham for his role as the teenage boy’s father in Adolescence.
Ruth Negga, nominated for ’Outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie’, also lost out to Adolescence as Erin Doherty, who played the teenager’s mother, scooped the award.
And Sharon Horgan, nominated for ‘Outstanding lead actress in a drama series’ for her role in Bad Sisters lost out to Britt Lower for her role in Severance.
Owen Cooper, left, and Erin Doherty arrive at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Having already made history as the youngest person ever nominated for supporting actor in a limited series, Owen Cooper told the audience at the 77th Emmy Awards that he was “nothing” just three years ago.
“Honestly, when I started these drama classes a couple years back, I didn’t expect to be even in the United States, never mind here,” the English actor said in his acceptance speech.
Owen Cooper, winner of the award for outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
“But I think tonight proves that if you listen and you focus and you step out of your comfort zone, you can achieve anything in life.”
Hollywood stars arrived at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night for the ceremony, hosted by US comedian Nate Bargatze.
“It says my name on the statue, but it really belongs to all of the people who worked on the show,” Cooper said.
Co-stars Erin Doherty won best supporting actress in a limited series, dedicating the award to her older sister and Stephen Graham picked up the award for lead actor in a limited series.
“I’m just a mixed-race kid from a block of flats in a place called Kirkby,” Graham told the audience.
Stephen Graham in Adolescence
“So, for me to be here today in front of my peers and to be acknowledged by you is the utmost humbling thing I could ever imagine in my life, and it shows you that any dream is possible.”
Severance was nominated 27 times, while crime drama mini-series The Penguin had 24 nominations and Adolescence received 13.
The British drama, which dominated Netflix’s most-watched list earlier this year, centres on the story of a 13-year-old boy arrested for the murder of a classmate.
Ruth Negga poses on the red carpet at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 14, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson
Adolescence director Philip Barantini took home the Emmy for outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series or movie, while writers Jack Thorne and lead actor Graham won for outstanding writing in the same category.
“To Netflix, thank you for trusting us with this mad idea,” Barantini said while accepting his award.
Adolescence also took home the gong for best limited or anthology series.
Presenters Sterling K. Brown, Julianne Nicholson and James Marsden speak onstage at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 14, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
The night’s other major winners included Seth Rogen’s The Studio, which took home awards for best directing, best comedy series, best writing and outstanding actor in a comedy series.
Colin Farrell and Henry Farrell pose on the red carpet at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 14, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver picked up two awards for variety series and outstanding scripted variety series.
Severance star Tramell Tillman made history as the first black man to win the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series, while his co-star Britt Lower won the award for outstanding lead actress in the same category.
Alan Cumming accepts the award for Outstanding Reality Competition Program for “The Traitors” at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 14, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
The Pitt won best drama series, with its stars Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa taking home awards for outstanding lead actor and supporting actress, respectively.
In his opening address, host Bargatze announced that he would donate 100,000 dollars (£73,752) to the Boys and Girls Club of America.
But if speeches ran for more than 45 seconds, he deducted 1000 dollars (£737) from the total amount being donated, while speeches under the time limit would add more money to the total.
“I know, it’s brutal,” he said. “This is a game I’ve made up and these are rules.”
But with the speeches running over, the donation limit went “way down”, Bargatze told the crowd in his closing monologue.
“The number, I’ll be honest, it was embarrassing. It went way down. And I don’t know, I can’t imagine ever doing this again,” host Nate Bargatze said.
Hannah Einbinder accepts the award for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for “Hacks” at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 14, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
“So CBS is going to add 100,000 dollars (£73,752). I will give 250,000 dollars (£185,000). It takes us to 350,000 dollars (£259,000) to the Boys & Girls Club.”
Dame Maggie Smith, musicians Ozzy Osbourne and Quincy Jones, Gossip Girl actress Michelle Trachtenberg and director David Lynch were among the famous faces honoured in an In Memoriam slideshow.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which was controversially cancelled earlier this year, won the award for outstanding talk series.
Jeff Hiller accepts the award for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for “Somebody Somewhere” at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 14, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
“And that’s related to love, because sometimes you only truly know how much you love something when you get a sense that you might be losing it,” Colbert told the crowd, who kicked off his speech to cheers of “Stephen” from his team onstage.
“Ten years later, in September of 2025, my friends, I have never loved my country more desperately. God bless America. Stay strong. Be brave, and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor.”
Full list of winners:
Outstanding drama series
WINNER: The Pitt (HBO Max)
Outstanding comedy series
WINNER: The Studio (Apple TV+)
Outstanding limited or anthology series
WINNER: Adolescence (Netflix)
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series
WINNER: Noah Wyle – The Pitt (HBO Max)
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series
WINNER: Britt Lower – Severance (Apple TV+)
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series
WINNER: Seth Rogen – The Studio (Apple TV+)
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series
WINNER: Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max)
Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
WINNER: Stephen Graham – Adolescence (Netflix)
Outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
WINNER: Cristin Milioti – The Penguin (HBO Max)
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series
WINNER: Tramell Tillman – Severance (Apple TV+)
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series
WINNER: Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt (HBO Max)
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series
WINNER: Jeff Hiller – Somebody Somewhere (HBO Max)
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series
WINNER: Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO Max)
Outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
WINNER: Owen Cooper – Adolescence (Netflix)
Outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
WINNER: Erin Doherty – Adolescence (Netflix)
Outstanding reality competition programme
WINNER: The Traitors (NBC)
Outstanding scripted variety series
WINNER: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO Max)
Outstanding talk series
WINNER: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Outstanding writing for a drama series
WINNER: Dan Gilroy – Andor
Outstanding writing for a limited or anthology series or movie
Jack Thorne, Stephen Graham – Adolescence
Outstanding directing for a drama series
WINNER: Adam Randall, Slow Horses
Outstanding directing for a comedy series
WINNER: Seth Rogen, The Studio
Outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series or movie
WINNER: Philip Barantini, Adolescence
