Announcer: Television... The most powerful medium ever
created. Watched by billions in every
corner of the earth. But it would not exist without a
visionary genius who, nearly 100 years ago, saw the future.
Philo t. Farnsworth, the inventor of television.
Okay, ready? I'm turning on the power.
Ugh, the cathode tube overheated, again!
I'm beginning to think Mr. Farnsworth's idea for
television will never work. Perhaps we should just give
up. >> We cannot give up.
[Applause] >> Mr. Farnsworth!
Do not get discouraged. What we create here will one day
bring the world shows that inform and educate.
Yes! >> God willing.
Shows that make us laugh, and cry!
Yes, well said! And shows about people who,
when they go to work, they switch to different people in
their brains who only remember what happens at work.
[Laughter] >> Um...
I don't understand that, sir. Many people who watch it
won't, either, but by god, it will be on TV.
I dream that, one day, there will be a channel for every
interest. The travel channel, for travel.
The food network, for food. And the history channel.
For history. >> No.
Aliens. [Laughter]
There won't be history on the history channel, sir?
No. Just as there will be no
learning on the learning channel.
Then what willbe on the learning channel?
Hoarders. People who eat couch cushions.
Dr. Pimple popper. All of our fun stuff.
Who will make all this, sir? Actors, writers, directors.
And, most importantly: Producers.
And what does a producer do, sir?
Nobody knows. [Laughter]
Ah, okay, so television will have something for everyone?
Yes, for people of every culture.
Networks like telemundo, for spanish speakers.
And b.E.T... Black entertainment television.
Will there be a network for white people, sir?
Why, CBS, of course. [Laughter]
Yes, the caucasian broadcast system!
[Laughter] >> Yeah, I guess so.
And will there be a network for Asian people, sir?
What's that, you asked about streaming?
[Laughter] >> No.
One day, I dream there will be so many shows, we will have
to invent another type of TV called "streaming."
What is streaming, sir? A new way for companies to
lose money. [Laughter]
These streamers will make their own shows, and create their own
stars. Who will these stars be?
Murderers. Real life murderers, mostly.
[Laughter] Who would watch shows about
murderers for entertainment? Your wife, my wife,
everyone's wife. [Laughter]
And that is why we will pay the streaming subscription fees.
Ah, I see. With streaming, the viewer pays
a fee, so there are no ads. If it only were so simple.
You pay the fee andthere are ads.
But that seems unfair to the customer.
All right, get out. [Laughter]
Really? Yeah, we don't say that out
loud. Get out.
Go sit in the back with the people who are probably gonna
lose anyway. [Laughter]
Lose what, sir? >> An emmy.
That is what the award celebrating excellence in
television will be called. And winning one will be very
prestigious. Hmm, like an Oscar!
All right, don't... [Laughter]
It's a good one. And there will be awards for all
types of shows. Gripping dramas, like
"the pitt," a heartbreaking look at the emotional toll of trauma.
And laugh-out-loud comedies like "the bear," a heartbreaking look
at the emotional toll of trauma. [Laughter]
That sounds like a drama, sir.
And yet it is not. But the shows that win an emmy
have achieved the highest level of artistry.
And will have the most viewers.
I mean, not even close. [Laughter]
Most people will watch football and "yellowstone."
But none of that matters if we give up now.
By inventing TV, we create a world where a woman will host
her own popular late-night talk show.
A woman, sir?! Not in real life, but on a
fictional show called "hacks." [Applause]
We create a world where an actor named Stanley tucci will get not
one, but two shows where he goes to Italy and eats food.
Two shows, sir? Two, so far.
We create a world where the finest artists craft stories of
staggering beauty that millions of people will watch...
On their phones, while they're sitting on the toilet.
Thatis television. And this is the emmys.
[Applause] ♪
♪ announcer: Please welcome
ten-time emmy winner Stephen colbert.
[Applause] ♪
♪ [applause continues]
Thank you very much. You are very kind.
Thank you! Sit down!
Thank you very much. We've got to go!
While I have your attention, is anyone hiring?
[Laughter] Because I've got 200 very
qualified candidates with me here tonight.
Who will be available in June. I also brought my own resume
here tonight. I haven't had a chance to update
my headhsot in a bit, but I think it still works.
[Laughter] I am in there somewhere.
After I get back from Istanbul, I'm sure.
I only have the one, so Harrison Ford, could you get
this to Spielberg? Would you?
[Applause] And the nominees for lead actor
in a comedy series are... Adam Brody.
"Nobody wants this." Seth rogen.
"The studio." Jason segel.
"Shrinking." Martin short.
"Only murders in the building." Jeremy Allen white.
"The bear." And now, the emmy for lead
actor in a comedy series goes to...
Seth rogen. "The studio."
[Cheers and applause] ♪
Announcer: This is the first emmy win and ninth
nomination for Seth rogen, also nominated for directing,
producing, and writing "the studio."
Thank you, Stephen. Thank you.
Wow, this is amazing. I so could not wrap my head
around this happening that I literally prepared nothing.
I've never won anything in my life.
When I was a kid I bought a used bowling trophy at an estate
sale, and my parents were like, yeah, that's a good idea.
You should probably buy that. Thank you to my wife, my mother,
everyone who works on the show, my agent, my managers, the
writers, if you and you get started on the show, thank you
so much. This is so lovely.
I feel like I should... I don't know.
I don't know what to say. This is so nice!
Thank you. I appreciate you all.
Have a good one. [Applause]
♪ announcer: Please welcome
your host, Nate bargatze. [Applause]
♪ Nate: All right, all right.
Thank you. Look at us, we're doing it.
All right? Welcome to the 77th emmy awards.
It's not a big one like the 75th or the 80th, but it's the one
they gave me. It's an honor to be here
tonight. I'm excited to be here.
All of you have worked so hard to be here.
It's confusing, too. Reba mcentire, I feel like I'm
at the grammys. Cate blanchett, I feel like I'm
at the oscars, it's crazy. Tina fey, I thought, they
should've had her host, you know?
A lot of people are wondering, why am I hosting?
I don't know what that was. [Laughter]
All right, it counts as a laugh. [Laughter]
People have asked. For my career... I'm a stand-up
comedian, I have not had a ton of success in Hollywood, but let
me tell you, boy, is it going good everywhere else.
[Applause] You might know if you haven't
heard, as a host they asked me, when you give your thank you
speeches, they said you have to keep them on time.
So they wanted me to come up with a way to do that.
What I came up with is this way. Everybody gets 45 seconds.
Honestly, give your speech. I know how hard you have all
worked to get here. I'm not trying to take anything
away. 45 seconds, that's what you got.
If you want to do more than that, do it on social media
later. When people are going to see it
there anyway. [Laughter]
To start the show, I'm going to donate $100,000 to the boys and
a girls of america.
[Applause] Yeah.
Remember that. Remember how fun that was,
because this part is hard to sa say.
If you stay at 45 seconds, it stays at $100,000.
[Laughter] All right, I know.
[Laughs] Every second you go under... or
over, I'm sorry. Every second you go over 45
seconds, we will deduct $1,000 away from the boys ad girls
club. I know, I know.
That's tough. It's hard.
That is tough. It is brutal.
What are you going to do, though, you know?
I can't change it. This is the game I made up, and
these are the rules. [Laughter]
Here's the thing, if you go under, we will put $1,000 a
second back on for the boys and girls club of america.
[Applause] Relax, let's have fun,
all right? By the way, we already got
started. Seth, congrats.
I feel bad, he didn't even know about this at all.
[Laughter] What did he do?
Was he over, under? Under?
All right! [Applause]
He was under! Don't go crazy, though.
Because I'm paying for this, so don't... like, some of you go
over a little, some go under, do the right thing.
[Laughter] Now you know the rules.
Those are it. Now that everybody knows, let's
keep this show going. Please welcome two-time emmy
winner Jennifer coolidge. [Applause]
♪ ♪
I made it!
[Laughter] Wow, you know, I am so honored
to be here presenting the emmy for lead actress in a comedy
series. I just want to say to the
nominees, you are all incredible talents.
You really are. Really, truly.
I'm not joking. [Applause]
Between us, I was actually hoping to be nominated alongside
you tonight for my work on this season of "the pitt."
[Laughter] I played a horny grandmother
having a colonoscopy during a power outage.
Yeah. [Laughter]
I had to play a lot of levels, you know.
I even had to do my own prep! Girls, I just wanna say, being
nominated is such a huge deal. I talked to the guys at the
academy tonight and I asked them how many actresses are eligible
in this category. They thought it was around
25,000. I thought about it and that just
doesn't seem right. I think it's gotta be around
25 million. And then I guess it's just
narrowed down to you five. Girls, I won last year,
and... maybe it was like two years ago.
[Laughter] Anyway, I just want to say this,
I can tell you from experiencing winning, it's not all it's
cracked up to be. It's really not.
I thought I had gotten really close with my fellow nominees,
especially after I won. I'm pretty sure they removed me
from the group chat. [Laughter]
We were all supposed to go on a trip to Ibiza.
I found out I wasn't included, and the only reason I knew that
was because Elizabeth debicki and I have the
same ozempic dealer. At least hers is working.
[Laughter] Now that I think about it,
winning the emmy might have been the worst thing to ever happen
to me. And the nominees for lead
actress in a comedy series are...
Uzo aduba. "The residence."
Kristen bell. "Nobody wants this."
Quinta brunson. "Abbott elementary."
Ayo edebiri. "The bear."
Jean smart. "Hacks."
[Applause] And the emmy goes to...
god help me. Jean smart.
"Hacks." [cheers and applause]
♪ announcer: This is the
seventh emmy win and 14th nomination for Jean smart, and
her fourth win for her portrayal of Deborah vance on "hacks."
♪ ♪
Thank you. Thank you so much.
You honor me so much. If I was walking like
John Wayne, it's because I broke my knee this summer and it's not
quite repaired. One of the best things about
winning something like this is that you actually get to
publicly thank the people you work with, our unbelievable
crew, my incredible cast mates, led by the incomparable Hannah
einbinder. [Applause]
And our show runners, oh, my god, beyond brilliant.
There are so many. Everybody at hbo Max and
universal television TV and the television academy, thank you so
much, and my children you are my anchor.
Joe, my cheerleader, everybody. Let's be good to each other.
Let's just be good to each other.
Thank you. [Applause]
♪ announcer: Coming up next,
Catherine zeta-Jones and Jenna Ortega, and jude law teams
up with Jason Bateman. Then later, reba mcentire and
the ladies of little big town pay tribute to a legendary
sitcom. All that and more, here at the
peacock theater in downtown L.A. this is CBS.
Announcer: Please welcome Oscar winner
Catherine zeta-Jones and emmy nominee Jenna Ortega.
[Applause] ♪
Good evening. Tonight we celebrate women
who don't just play roles, they transform into them.
Each of these women's performances has sparked
conversation and has reminded us of their demanding, powerful
presence on screen. Their impact is undeniable.
They continue to raise the bar and widen the lens on how we
see the world. Here are the nominees for
supporting actress in a drama series.
Patricia arquette. "Severance."
Carrie coon. "The white lotus."
Katherine lanasa. "The pitt."
Julianne Nicholson. "Paradise."
Parker posey. "The white lotus."
Natasha rothwell. "The white lotus."
Aimee Lou wood. "The white lotus."
[Applause] And the emmy goes to...
Katherine lanasa. "The pitt."
[Cheers and applause] Announcer: This is the
first emmy win and nomination for Catherine one asset.
For Katherine lanasa.
[Applause] >> Oh my goodness!
I am so proud and honored to receive this award from the
academy. My whole career I wanted to work
for John Wells, and he elevates everything in his wake.
John, I am so much better when you are around.
Mostly because I don't want to get fired.
Thank you, the writers, all the nurses that inspired Dana.
No a Noah wyle and the incompare "the pitt" family.
[Listing names] Without you I'm nothing.
Warners, hbo Max, and lastly my children for making me real, and
my beautiful husband for helping me always with everything.
[Applause] ♪
♪ Nate: That was an expensive
wave. [Laughter]
A lot of people at home were asking, are we penalizing the
presenters if they go along or something?
I just want to get it straight, we are not.
Only the people that have worked the hardest to get here.
[Laughter] I'm busy hosting, so I can't
keep track of all the money stuff.
So, to help us tonight, we have an actor, comedian, and proud
alum of the boys and girls club of america... jb smoove.
[Applause] Hey, man, let's not make this
about me. This is about the boys and girls
club of america, everybody! [Applause]
I want to say hello to my new friends here, to Paul and
kelsey. Say hello to everybody.
[Applause] Take that job one day, okay?
You're going to take that job one day, right?
Sit on down now. [Laughter]
Nate, this is the most amazing idea I've ever seen.
You are truly an amazing, amazing, amazing host tonight.
This 45 seconds, I love it. Great idea, man.
When you get up there, everybody, please stick to your
time. This is very important for these
young people. Please.
If you feel yourself going over, zipped it!
Zip it! "There's something about Mary,"
you had to zip it up, right? Yeah.
[Laughter] This is going to be an amazing
night. Everybody, please, I am a true
alum. I've got my jacket on.
This is like the masters jacket, but blue, and better.
You know what I'm saying? Nate, let's go, baby, before you
start talking to me, too. Nate: We are three awards
in. What was the number?
I wanted to see where we are at. We are down.
I'm sorry. This is serious!
That's good for me. [Laughter]
I was backstage with these next presenters, and I've seen them
in so much, you know? I couldn't remember their names,
but it was... jude law, dad gum it, and emmy winner
Jason Bateman. I knew it was them!
[Applause] ♪
I'm going to go first. Jason and I are here to
present the emmy for supporting actor in a drama series.
That's true, jude. The artists we honor tonight
elevated every scene they touched.
They deepened the emotional arcs of every episode, and ignited
incredible conflict. Simply put, they make every
scene they are in undeniably memorable, and without them the
story is incomplete. Here are the nominees.
Zach cherry. "Severance."
Walton goggins. "The white lotus."
Jason Isaacs. "The white lotus."
James marsden. "Paradise."
Sam Rockwell. "The white lotus."
Tramell tillman. "Severance."
John turturro. "Severance."
Okay, the emmy goes to... I really hope you win.
Tramell tillman. "Severance."
[Cheers and applause] ♪
This is the first emmy win and nomination for tramell
tillman. [Applause]
♪ 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. [Laughter]
My first acting coach was tough, y'all, but all great mothers
are. [Laughter and applause]
Mama, you are there for me when no one else was, and no one els
would show up. Your loving-kindness stays with
me. And this is for you.
Thank you to the academy. I am full, I am humbled, I am
honored, and as my mama would say, ooh, look at god!
[Applause] ♪
Announcer: Coming up, reba mcentire and the ladies of
little big town, Karen Fairchild and Kimberly schlapman, toast
"the golden girls." Plus Angela bassett presents the
award for lead actress in a drama.
This is CBS. ♪
Announcer: Please welcome
emmy winner Angela bassett. [Applause]
♪ ♪
The lead actress in a drama doesn't just show up to work
each day to "act." They must transform.
They must command our screens with a presence so captivating
that we remember their performances long after the
final credit fades to black. This year's nominees for lead
actress in a drama series didn't just play characters, they gave
us a masterclass in acting that was just electrifying.
Kathy bates. "Matlock."
Sharon horgan. "Bad sisters."
Britt lower. "Severance."
Bella Ramsey. "The last of us."
Keri Russell. "The diplomat."
And the emmy goes to... Britt lower.
[Cheers and applause] ♪
Announcer: This is the first emmy win and nomination
for britt lower. ♪
♪ first, it is a privilege even
be mentioned alongside such an incredible group of artists.
Wow. I share this award with my
heroic cast and crew whose work catalyzes mine.
I am forever grateful to the visionary hearts of Dan,
Jessica, Adam, and then. Thank you to the academy,
apple tv+, and to my fans, our fans, to my team...
[listing names] My teachers, my mom and my dad,
my brother, my husband, our kids, our coparents, our chosen
family. I love you so much.
Thank you for this, and thank you for choosing me.
[Applause] ♪
♪ Nate: 40 years ago tonight,
"the golden girls" premiered on nbc.
[Applause] It was an instant classic.
It was a little edgier than people remember.
Growing up, I was not allowed to watch the blanche parts.
[Laughter] Here to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of the show, and to present the award for best
supporting actress in a comedy series, please welcome
reba mcentire and little big town's Karen Fairchild and
Kimberly schlapman. [Applause]
♪ singing it for the girls!
♪ Thank you for being a friend ♪
♪ traveled down a road and back again ♪
♪ your heart is true ♪ you're a pal and a confidant
♪ ♪ and if you threw a party
♪ invited everyone you knew ♪ you would see the biggest
gift would be from me ♪ ♪ and the card attached would
say ♪ >> ♪ thank you for being a
friend ♪ ♪ and if you threw a party
♪ invited everyone you knew ♪ you would see the biggest
gift would be from me ♪ ♪ and the card attached would
say ♪ >> ♪ thank you for being a
friend ♪ ♪ thank you for being a
friend ♪ ♪
[Applause] >> Here it comes.
Blanche, Dorothy, Sophia, and rose... iconic characters who we
continue to love 40 years after they first graced our television
screens. To the characters and the
legends who brought them to life, thank you for being our
friends. Here are the nominees for
supporting actress in a comedy series.
Liza colón-zayas. "The bear."
Hannah einbinder. "Hacks."
Kathryn hahn. "The studio."
Janelle James. "Abbott elementary."
Catherine O'Hara. "The studio."
Sheryl Lee Ralph. "Abbott elementary."
Jessica Williams. "Shrinking."
And the emmy goes to... Hannah einbinder.
"Hacks." [cheers and applause]
Announcer: This is the first emmy win and fourth
nomination in this category for Hannah einbinder for her portray
portrayal on "hacks." ♪
Congratulations! >> Wow.
Thank you so much! Thank you.
Wow. Yeah, sorry, I'm thinking out
loud here. I was just really committed to
the personal narrative I had that it's actually cooler to
continue to lose. I was pretty committed to that.
Had to be, right? But this is cool, too.
This is also a punk rock. [Laughter]
I want to thank the creators of "hacks."
[Listing names] For changing my life in every
conceivable way. Not just by giving me a great
gig, but by being my friends and being my family.
Oh, here I go. [Voice breaking]
And I want to thank Jean smart, who is like the sun and I get to
stand in her warmth. I also want to thank the cast
and crew of "hacks." Finally... I will be the
difference, sorry. [Laughter]
Finally, I just want to say go birds.
And free palestine. Thank you.
[Applause] ♪
♪ announcer: Coming up, an
appearance by leanne Morgan. Then, James marsden,
sterling k. Brown, and julianne Nicholson present the
award for supporting actor in a comedy series.
♪ Nate: Welcome back to the
emmys. Congratulations, Hannah.
I believe she said she was going to pay for it.
I just want to make sure they separate that from the amount I
said. [Laughter]
I will find her later. She also cursed, and let me tell
you, I will start a swear jar wheels asked if y'all don't...
[laughter] What is the money at?
I know. It's tough when you see it on
TV. [Laughter]
$80,000. It is all going to work out.
Just when everybody thought they can't understand what I'm
saying, I thought, let's bring out someone with a thicker
Tennessee accent than mine. From the Netflix sitcom
"leanne," please welcome my dear friend leanne Morgan.
[Applause] ♪
♪ oh, my gosh, I'm so tickled
to be here! This has been a dream of mine
since I was a little bitty girl, and y'all are just as beautiful
as I thought y'all were going to be.
Pedro Pascal, look at you! My darling!
[Laughter] Honey!
Oh, my gosh, everybody is so disciplined and tiny.
Walton goggins, I could not get my toe in his pants.
Y'all are all beautiful. Oh, my gosh.
I know, I've got to get on this. Oh, not that yet.
[Laughter] Can y'all tell I'm so excited?
Okay. Can I pull you in for a chat?
That's what all those young people say on "love island," and
I'm so obsessed with that show! In fact, as someone who's
married and a mom, I am obsessed with every nominee in the
reality competition series category.
Y'all stay with me on this. Pedro.
[Laughter] "The amazing race" describes me
getting to the airport. [Applause]
My makeup will never be as good as all those beauties on
"rupaul's drag race." [Cheers and applause]
"Survivor." [applause]
I'm a survivor. I've been married for 33 years.
I'm the "top chef" in my house. "Top chef!"
Any mom who plays mahjong can relate to the treachery,
gossip, and backstabbing on "the traitors."
[Applause] I don't play mahjong.
I don't have it in me to learn new things.
And those are the nominees for the reality competition program.
And the emmy goes to... "The traitors."
[Cheers and applause] ♪
Announcer: "The traitors" has won all five of their
nominations this year. This is the second consecutive
wins category. Accepting the emmy on their
behalf is to be 26. Quick, everyone, the clock is
ticking and we have a shield! Thank you to the academy, the
sport is a lovely. We appreciate it.
Thanks everyone he watches the show and all the people who have
"traitors" parties and dress up as me.
We see you and we love you. Thank you to peacock, the best
collaborators. Thank you to studio lambert to
be so fecund. Thank you to our crazy cast at
our crew and Scotland who had to understand the concept of the
scottish summer as sometimes oxymoronic.
It's a difficult Tim we live in but it is so great that our show
brings a little bit of joy into this life.
Talking of joy, thank you, grant schaefer, who brings joy into my
life every single day. Thank you so much.
[Applause] ♪
♪ announcer: Please welcome
two-time emmy nominee James marsden, emmy
winner julianne Nicholson, and three-time emmy winner
sterling k. Brown. [Applause]
♪ don't worry about us!
Great to share the emmys stage with two of my all-time
favorite scene partners. Come on, James.
You know you're the man. I love working with you both on
"paradise." and thank you all for the
love you've shown to our show. But we are a little bit
miffed about our show not being viewed as a comedy.
After all, julianne won an emmy for her comedic performance
on "hacks." [Applause]
And, sterling, you've been nominated for your comedic
performances in "Brooklyn nine-nine" and
"the marvelous Mrs. Maisel." Thank you very much.
And, James, you were nominated for "jury duty."
And that's funny stuff. Thank you.
So I just don't get how three comedic powerhouses were
overlooked for our work in "paradise."
What's funnier than 25,000 people evading the end of the
world by moving into a bunker? Compared to headlines these
days, that's positively feel-good TV.
And it's even funnier how your wife in the show missed the
plane that took us to the bunker, but your barber didn't.
Because your fade was tight every episode.
I've got to keep this tight, baby, you know what I'm saying.
So, emmy voters, keep us in mind for next year.
Now, here are the nominees for supporting actor in a comedy
series. >> Ike barinholtz.
"The studio." Colman domingo.
"The four seasons." Harrison Ford.
"Shrinking." Jeff hiller.
"Somebody somewhere." Ebon moss-bachrach.
"The bear." Michael urie.
"Shrinking." bowen Yang.
"Saturday night live." Okay, and the emmy goes to...
Jeff hiller. "Somebody somewhere."
[Cheers and applause] ♪
Announcer: This is the first emmy win and nomination
for Jeff hiller. [Applause]
♪ ♪
Congrats! I feel like I'm going to cry,
because for the past 25 years I have been like, world, I want to
be an actor! In the world was like, maybe
computers. [Laughter]
I just want to say thank you to hbo for putting a show about
sweaty middle-age people on the same network as the sexy teens
of "euphoria." [Laughter]
Thank you to the duplass brothers.
[Listing names] For writing a show that
connecting and love in this time when compassion is seen as a
weakness. Thank you to my sweet husband
and my family for never laughing at me, and most of all,
thank you, Bridget Everett. You changed my life and you told
so many people to believe in themselves, and they do.
Thank you. [Applause]
♪ announcer: Coming up next,
walton goggins, Parker posey, and Elizabeth banks take the
stage. Later, we celebrate 35 years of
"law & order." And still ahead, lainey Wilson
and Vince gill salute the legends we lost this year.
This is CBS. ♪
Nate: Welcome back to the emmys.
Before I bring up the next presenters, just so you know,
the money... I think we are at... I don't know, is a good?
Oh, good night. All right.
It's going good for me. [Laughter]
Before I met our next presenters, I thought they were
going to be a lot. But they were actually quite
lovely. Please welcome emmy nominees
walton goggins and Parker posey. [Applause]
♪ ♪
We spent eight months in Thailand shooting the third
season of "the white lotus." Yes, it was so beautiful
there! And the food was delicious.
Just divine. It was, wasn't it?
I wish I had some right now. Thai thai food, or american
thai food? >> Thai thai food.
You are tired? I'm not tired.
I just want some thai food that you only get in Thailand.
This is making me hungry. Okay, but first we have to
show the nominees for outstanding directing for a
comedy series. >> Ayo edebiri.
"The bear." Lucia aniello.
"Hacks." James Burrows.
"Mid-century modern." Nathan fielder.
"The rehearsal." Seth rogen and Evan goldberg.
"The studio." And the emmy goes to...
Seth rogen! [Cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
I think we share this, which is pretty cool.
I call the top. Okay, thanks.
Thank you again, this is so lovely.
Thank you to our cast and crew without him obviously this would
not be possible. [Listing names]
All of you. The way that we make this show,
everyone really has to come together in sort of a glorious
passion, so thank you all for your hard work.
This would not be possible without all of you.
Those are those people, and I just want to thank my family, my
kids, dusty and boomer, and my wife, lisa.
I love my wife! He said you wouldn't do this!
And Millie, I want to thank her.
We are under! Thank you!
[Applause] ♪
Announcer: Please welcome four-time emmy nominee
Elizabeth banks. [Applause]
♪ ♪
Good evening. If you're unfamiliar with my
work, I'm an actress, a director a producer, a spokeswoman, a
lego heroine, and the host of the game show "press your luck."
[Applause] Thanks.
If you're unfamiliar with my work, why are you here, and how
did you get in? [Laughter]
I'm presenting the award for directing for a limited or
anthology series or movie, which is a lot of stuff, right?
This is the category, to simplify, where movie
stars dabble in TV without having to commit to playing the
same role for eight years. When was the last time a
directing category had five women and one man?
[Cheers and applause] Yeah.
I did not bother to look that up, but I think we all agree it
was never. In this year's nominees are
Helen shaver for "the penguin." Shannon Murphy for
"dying for sex." Nicole kassell for "sirens."
Jennifer getzinger for "the penguin."
Lesli linka glatter for "zero day."
And Philip barantini for "adolescence," which is kind of
poetic, if you think about it, because Philip, you're the
"oner." if you know, you know.
And the emmy goes to... Philip barantini.
Announcer: This is the first emmy win and second
nomination this year for Philip barantini, who was also
nominated as part of the producing team for "adole"
"adolescence." ♪
Oh, my gosh. Thank you so much.
I'll be very quick. Thank you so much to the
academy, to all of my amazing cast.
[Listing names] The whole ensemble, all of you.
To all the crew, this award is for them as much as it is for
me. To Jack and Steven, thank you
for writing something so raw, so urgent, and so absolutely
Matt Lewis, my incredible emmy-winning cinematographer, I
love you. To the producers...
[listing names] You are my right and left arm on
this, I love you to bits. To Netflix, thank you for
trusting us with this mad idea. To my wife, my beautiful
daughter, all of my family. Oh, no.
[Laughtr] Lastly, mum, I said I would make
you proud and I will continue to do so.
Thank you. [Applause]
♪ announcer: Coming up,
Jesse Williams. And, the emmys celebrate
25 years of "survivor" with Jeff Probst.
Then later, Sydney sweeney takes the stage.
Plus, Alexis bledel and Lauren Graham team up for a
"gilmore girls" reunion. This is CBS.
♪ please welcome actor and
producer Jesse Williams. [Applause]
♪ good evening.
The job of a television director requires leadership
skills, technical expertise, and the ability of translating
a script into compelling visuals by guiding both the actors and
the camera to tell a cohesive story.
Preferably without meal penalties.
That perfectly describes these directors tonight.
Here are the nominees for directing for a drama series.
Janus Metz. "Andor."
Amanda marsalis. "The pitt."
John Wells. "The pitt."
Jessica Lee gagne. "Severance."
Ben stiller. "Severance."
Adam Randall. "Slow horses."
Mike white. "The white lotus."
And the emmy goes to... Adam Randall.
"Slow horses." [Cheers and applause]
♪ announcer: This is the
first emmy win and nomination for Adam Randall.
♪ ♪
Thank you. Wow, that is unexpected.
Thank you very much. First and foremost I want to
thank my wife, Natalie, who's been on this journey since the
very beginning, without whose love and belief I wouldn't be
standing here today. This is as much yours as it is
mine. I want to thank my kids, my
team... [Listing names]
Huge thank you to apple TV. To my amazing collaborators, to
Gary oldman, the legendary Gary oldman, Doug urbanski, everyone
at 60/40, everyone at seesaw... [Listing names]
And the most incredible cast and crew.
It's a privilege working with you.
Thanks so much. This is an honor.
[Applause] ♪
♪ Nate: All right, we're
moving along pretty well. I've got a backup plan for this
speech thing. I'm not trying to brag, but I've
actually been nominated twice, and if I win I promise to give
my speech is short. Announcer: You already lost.
Nate: Lost? When?
Announcer: Last weekend, at the creative arts emmys.
Nate: So these are the non-creative emmys?
Who did I lose to? Announcer: The mark twain
prize... >> Nate: Mark twain?
He's still alive? How old is he?
I thought when you host they have to give it to you.
All right, not everybody can be a winner.
Please welcome five-time emmy winner... five?!
Golly, that's a lot. The host of "survivor,"
Jeff Probst. [Applause]
♪ during "survivor's" 25 years
on CBS, 50 seasons of our show, with the world watching,
contestants must outwit, outplay, and outlast the
competition until one takes home the prize.
Tonight is no different, with two tribes that both have dug
deep in their quest. And here there is no immunity to
protect them. [Laughter]
"Last week tonight with John Oliver.
And "Saturday night live"... do you both know the prize you are
playing for? All right, the votes have been
tallied. The sole survivor for the
scripted variety series trophy in emmys' 77th season is...
"Last week tonight with John Oliver."
[Cheers and applause] ♪
Announcer: "Last week tonight with John Oliver" has
received six nominations this year and a total overall of 69.
This year's nomination included production design, writing,
directing, and scripted variety series.
Accepting the emmy on behalf of the team is John Oliver.
Thank you to hbo, thank you to our staff, especially Liz
Stanton and Jim carville. Thank you to my wife, I love you
very much. Thank you to our children,
that's got to be enough. That's a lot of money for you.
Thank you, goodbye! [Applause]
♪ announcer: Coming up,
hiroyuki sanada, Anna sawai, and Sydney sweeney.
Then later, lainey Wilson and Vince gill pay tribute to those
we lost this year. Plus, which of these shows will
take home the award for outstanding drama series?
We'll find out when we return.
The 77th emmy awards on CBS, sponsored by Volkswagen.
Now anybody can drive like somebody.
♪ announcer: Please welcome
emmy winners hiroyuki sanada and Anna sawai.
[Applause] ♪
It has been said that the key to writing a great drama is for
the writer to craft every scene with a perfect blend and balance
to the action, the dialogue, and the narrative.
And, in doing just that, this year's nominees for writing for
a drama series gave us some of the most memorable and powerful
television of this year, or any year.
Here are the nominees. Dan Gilroy.
"Andor." Joe sachs.
"The pitt." R. Scott gemmill.
"The pitt." Dan Erickson.
"Severance." will Smith.
"Slow horses." Mike white.
"The white lotus." And the emmy goes to...
Dan Gilroy. "Andor."
[Cheers and applause] ♪
Announcer: This is the first emmy win and nomination
for Dan Gilroy. ♪
♪
Thank you, everyone. I think a lot of people are
surprised. It was unexpected.
Obviously we have friends everywhere.
[Applause] I want to thank the fans, who
did more than watch the show. They listened, they cared, and
they made a story about ordinary people citing impossible odds
possible. This was very special because I
got to work with both my brothers on the show, Tony
Gilroy, the showrunner and the creator.
It is all you, Tony. And my brother, editor and
producer. I very much want to thank
Bob iger for his vision, Kathy Kennedy for supporting the show
from its inception, the producer, the amazing cast, and
to Genevieve O'Reilly, who is incomparable talent and heart
brought the episode to life. Thank you to my wife and my
daughter. I don't have words to describe
how much I love them. Thank you.
[Applause] ♪
♪ Nate: Thank you, Dan, for
helping me out after what John did.
[Laughter] He's the worst!
And I guess you are allowed to curse on TV now, whom I?
It messed me up. I forgot.
I have a blue Jean tuxedo and for some reason.
We had a joke. There's a cummerbund.
I forgot. I don't know.
Please welcome to time emmy nominee Sydney sweeney.
[Applause] ♪
Hello, hello. "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik
menendez story." "Adolescence."
"Presumed innocent." "Dying for sex."
Four great series with six incredible nominees for
supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie.
Here they are... Javier bardem.
"Monsters: The Lyle and Erik menendez story."
Bill camp. "Presumed innocent."
Owen Cooper. "Adolescence."
Rob Delaney. "Dying for sex."
Peter sarsgaard. "Presumed innocent."
Ashley Walters. "Adolescence."
The emmy goes to... Owen Cooper.
"Adolescence." [cheers and applause]
Announcer: This is the first emmy win and nomination
for Owen Cooper, who made his debut in the series
"adolescence," which was filmed in one continuous take.
[Applause] ♪
Oh, my god. [Cheers and applause]
Standing up here, wow, it is so surreal.
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. 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.
I was nothing about three years ago.
I'm here now. If you are listening, you are
focusing, you step out of your comfort zone a little bit, who
cares if you get embarrassed? Anything is possible.
A big thanks to my parents, my mum and my dad and my family,
the ones who love me and the ones who I loved.
Stephen, Aaron, Ashley, Philip barantini, Jack Thorne, Joe
Johnson. Sorry.
Is it going down? No.
[Laughter] Netflix, plan b.
Oh, my god, I could go on forever.
It may have my name on it but it really belongs to the people
behind the camera. Stephen and all the cast.
I hope you all have an amazing night, and good night.
[Cheers and applause] ♪
♪ announcer: Still to come,
appearances by ike barinholtz, Kathryn hahn, Alexis bledel,
Lauren Graham, Tina fey, Kathy bates, and Alan cumming.
Plus, Ted Danson and Mary steenburgen receive the
Bob hope humanitarian award. This is CBS.
Announcer: Please welcome emmy nominee ike barinholtz and
four-time emmy nominee Kathryn hahn.
[Applause] ♪
♪ we are here to present an
award for writing. Some say writing is the most
important part of a TV show, but we actually think it's the least
important. [Laughter]
Just because we don't have some little trophy doesn't mean
we are not great actors, okay? We are trained actors.
We are improvised. We don't need some Harvard nerd
eating pringles to tell us what to say.
To prove this, you know what? Lets turn off the teleprompter.
Yeah, we're gonna go with our guts on this one.
Turn it off. [Laughter]
Yes. >> So...
TV shows are why we are here tonight.
Some get a word have and keep. Shows...
That's what we celebrate on the emmys awards night.
We love... "cheers," and "Seinfeld."
They are not here tonight. They were great.
People are smiling at us. Some people are not.
Everybody is so pretty and glamorous.
Noah wyle. Noah wyle, so good on
"scrubs." [laughter]
We are going to... turn the prompter back on, we proved our
point. Maybe writers areimportant.
We're sorry about what we said earlier.
Yes, we're learning. And the nominees for writing for
a limited or anthology series or movie are...
Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham.
"Adolescence." Charlie brooker and bisha k.
Ali. "Black mirror."
Kim rosenstock and Elizabeth meriwether.
"Dying for sex." Lauren lefranc.
"The penguin." Joshua zetumer.
"Say nothing." And the emmy goes to...
Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham.
"Adolescence." [cheers and applause]
♪ announcer: This is the
first emmy win for Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham.
Both are also nominated as part of the producing team.
And Stephen Graham is also nominated for his leadin role
in "adolescence." ♪
Thank you. We are not doing a remake of
"little and large." Just a quick one.
We never expected our little program to have such a big
impact but we are really grateful that it did.
We would like to thank everybody.
Just from the bottom of our hearts, thanks to everyone at
Netflix, everyone at warp, everyone at matriarch, and a
special thank you to Joe Johnson, Hannah Walters, and
Emily for being the glue that held this thing together.
It's impossible to single out anyone in the cast, but we just
wanted to say... [Listing names]
You've done the wrong bit. We haven't.
It's all right. This is how we worked in the
room, by the way. This is what is happening all
the time. You are the young people, the
flame that prove young people are going to be okay and we are
forever grateful for you. Thank you.
Thank you very much. Have a lovely evening.
[Applause] ♪
♪ Nate: All right, here we
go. That's tough.
That was a show called "adolescence" that did that.
Two adolescents. [Laughter]
Congrats. I would like to say, because...
owe income I will pick up his tab.
Put... whatever he had, I want to cover Owen.
He's the best. Whatever it is... is that what%
it is at? Good night!
What is wrong? 25 years ago, our next
presenters starred in the Warner brothers television
show "gilmore girls." Now, contractually I have to say.
"Warner brothers"... for now. Please welcome Lauren Graham and
emmy winner Alexis bledel. [Applause]
["Gilmore girls" theme playing] ♪
25 years ago a show called "gilmore girls" premiered, and
apparently took the season of fall hostage.
In spite of our autumnal dominance, "gilmore" was
actually a very small show. Meaning, we had no money.
Nothing. If there was a birthday at
"the drew Carey show" next door, they would send us their
leftover sheet cake. We looked hungry.
We walked in circles in Burbank saying "hey, look how"
Connecticut it is here today!" We saved up all year long to
have one snow episode. And then "E.R." would wet
down their street and wash it all away.
You gotta let that go. They had clooney.
They could've let us have the damn snow.
[Laughter] Basically, we were bullied
and starving. But the one thing we did
have... we had scripts. Great scripts.
Big scripts. Terrifying scripts.
Without scripts, we would not have the wonderful words to say.
We wouldn't know if it's day or night.
Whether we're inside or outside.
So, in the spirit of having information and jokes...
Here are the nominees for outstanding writing for a comedy
series. >> Quinta brunson.
"Abbott elementary." Lucia aniello, Paul w. Downs
and Jen statsky. "Hacks."
Nathan fielder, Carrie kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, and
Eric notarnicola. "The rehearsal."
Hannah bos, Paul thureen, and Bridget Everett.
"Somebody somewhere." Seth rogen, Evan goldberg,
Peter huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez.
"The studio." Sam Johnson, Sarah naftalis, and
Paul Simms. "What we do in the shadows."
[Applause] And the emmy goes to...
The team from "the studio." [Cheers and applause]
♪ announcer: This is the
third emmy win and nines nomination for Seth rogen, the
second and seventh win for Evan goldberg, the third emmy win
411-time nominees Peter huyck and Alex Gregory, and the third
for Frida Perez. We would like to thank Seth
and Evan. Aand r amazing cast and crew.
Apple and lionsgate. Pay up.
Thank you! [Applause]
♪ announcer: Coming up next,
Tina fey, Alan cumming, and Kathy bates.
Then later, a performance by lainey Wilson and Vince gill.
It's he emmys on CBS.
♪ Nate: All right.
Seth rogen, like John Oliver, is the worst, and added money to
it. So what is it?
All right, we are back up! $99,000.
[Applause] Don't forget to do your
thank yous long, everybody. This next category is live
variety special. Good luck to "snl," Kendrick,
and the oscars, but just know, if you beat beyonce, the beyhive
will come for you. Your next presenter has won ten
emmy awards. She's also been nominated 46
times. Please welcome 36-time loser
Tina fey. [Applause]
♪ ♪
Well, good evening. I'm in an awkward position
tonight, given my personal relationships to the nominees
for outstanding live variety special.
Two of the nominees involve "snl," where I worked for nine
years. [Applause]
Yeah. So if they win, people might
think I just opened the envelope and said "snl" out of habit,
like that time I accidentally gave a mark twain prize to.
"Alexa, play rain sounds." [Laughter]
Nate, I will pay for the time we took for that joke.
[Laughter] But if the 97th annual academy
awards hosted by conan o'brien wins, people might wonder if
that's true, or if I'm just pranking conan, which could
happen, because we are nemeses. I might say conan won, let him
take the award home, and then call the police and say he stole
it. We don't know.
We don't know what I'll do. If Kendrick lamar's super bowl
whew, I'm really going to hear it from Drake.
[Laughter] And Drake and I are supposed to
play pickleball tomorrow, so... Really the only safe outcome for
me would be the beyonce bowl. [Applause]
As always, thank you, beyonce. Whoever wins, for the love of
god, don't come up here and kiss my stomach, because I am not
pregnant. [Laughter]
Here are the nominees for outstanding live variety
special, and god help me. The "apple music
super bowl lix halftime show starring Kendrick lamar."
"Beyonce bowl." "The oscars."
"Snl50: The anniversary special."
"Snl50: The homecoming concert." [Applause]
And the emmy goes to... "Snl50: The anniversary
"special." [cheers and applause]
♪ announcer: They receive 12
nominations this year. They have won emmys in
directing, writing, picture editing, makeup, hair styling,
sound mixing, technical direction, and camerawork
categories. Accepting on behalf of the team
is lorne Michaels. [Applause]
♪ ♪
Because of the money I'm going to start talking quickly.
I won this award for the first time 50 years ago, in 1975.
[Applause] I was younger and I had a lot of
dreams about what would happen, and one of those dreams was that
I would still be doing the same show for the next 50 years.
[Laughte] However, here we are.
I want to thank nbc and comcast for their support.
The show was two years in the planning, and they said, we
don't care what it costs, as long as it's good.
Maybe they didn't say that, maybe that's just the way I
heard it. [Laughter]
Anyway, I also want to thank the academy for continuing to keep
the word "television" in their name, as long as it is in there
we will keep showing up. Thank you.
[Applause] ♪
♪ ♪
Announcer: Please welcome three-time emmy winner
Alan cumming, and two-time emmy winner Kathy bates.
[Applause] ♪
♪ in 1999, Kathy and I starred
in a TV movie adaptation of "Annie."
That's right. I played miss hannigan, and Alan
played my scheming younger brother, rooster.
Kathy received an emmy nomination for her work.
Alan did not. [Laughter]
Thank you for reminding me, Kathy.
But you are nominated again tonight, weren't you?
Did you win? >> No, I did not.
Thank you for reminding me, Alan.
I won tonight and last week. Anyway...
[laughter] The nominees for writing for a
variety series are... "The daily show."
"Last week tonight with John Oliver."
"Saturday night live." [Applause]
The emmy goes to... The team of "last week tonight"
with John Oliver." [Cheers and applause]
♪ announcer: This is the
eighth consecutive emmy win in this category for "last week"
"tonight with John Oliver," which has a total overall of 69
nominations. Hbo's "last week tonight with"
"John Oliver" has won the category every year since 2016.
♪ ♪
Hello, thank you so much. We share this category, we are
honored to share it with all writers of late-night political
comedy, while that is still a type of show that's allowed to
exist. [Cheers and applause]
This show does not get made without our researchers, footage
apartment, p.A., ap, transcriber, graphics
department, interns, crew. Nina and Casey at each bmx.
[Listing names]
If I forgot you, it might not be that important.
John Oliver! That's it.
Go, boys and girls club of america, go!
[Applause] ♪
Announcer: Still to come, hunter Schafer, young mazino,
and Charlie hunnam. And later, Ted Danson and
Mary steenburgen receive the Bob hope humanitarian award.
This is CBS.
Announcer: Please welcome hunter Schafer, and emmy nominee
young mazino. [Applause]
♪ young, it is so great to be
here with you to present supporting actress in a limited
or anthology series or movie. I couldn't agree more,
hunter. Backstage, you and I were
talking about what it really means to deliver a supporting
performance. To me it means listening,
responding, elevating, and you said...
walking into a scene, dropping a perfectly executed
monologue, shedding a single tear, and then disappearing
before everyone realizes you're the reason they'll keep
watching. >> And these six women
definitely kept us watching their indelible performances
this year. >> Erin Doherty.
"Adolescence." Ruth negga.
"Presumed innocent." Deirdre O'Connell.
"The penguin." Chloe sevigny.
"Monsters: The Lyle and Erik menendez story."
Jenny slate. "Dying for sex."
Christine tremarco. "Adolescence."
The emmy goes to... Erin Doherty.
[Cheers and applause] ♪
Announcer: This is the first emmy win and nomination
for Erin Doherty. ♪
♪ congratulations!
Speak it looks like I'm going to be
banging on about "adolescence"
the rest of my life, and there were things.
I'd love to mention everything a person involved in making this,
because it was the definition of a team effort, but I can't get
up here without talking about Stephen Graham and Hannah
Walters. You are generosity personified.
Even though Stephen called me a tea cozy today.
[Laughter] This is dedicated to my big
sister, grace. I wouldn't be here without you.
I love you with all my heart. And sinead, thank you for making
me the happiest person the world.
I love you with everything I've got.
Thank you to the academy, and you are all...
[inaudible] [Applause]
♪ Nate: All right.
John Oliver, by the way, added some time again.
I think they have won enough. [Laughter]
Lorne Michaels, you know it? To be honest, congrats on 50,
man. I honestly probably wouldn't be
here hosting it wasn't for you. So thank you very much for that
from me. [Applause]
What else can I say? You cost the boys and girls club
a lot of money. [Laughter]
In case you are sitting there thinking, man, I could really
use another show about a psychopath, our next presenter
has got you covered. He'll be in the upcoming season
of "monster." Please welcome Charlie hunnam.
Picasso said art is a lie that reveals the truth.
A great performance can help us to understand ourselves,
shedding light and clarity on the corners of life that can
feel dark and confusing. Through art we can transmute
painful truth into something beautiful.
These talented artists have all done just that.
The nominees for lead actress in a limited or anthology series or
movie are... >> Cate blanchett.
"Disclaimer." meghann fahy.
"Sirens." rashida Jones.
"Black mirror." Cristin milioti.
"The penguin." Michelle Williams.
"Dying for sex." And the emmy goes to...
Cristin milioti. [Cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
Announcer: This is the first emmy win and nomination
for cristin milioti. ♪
♪ want me to hold this?
Sure. I'll hold it.
Thank you! Thank you so much.
I am so profoundly grateful. Sorry, I wrote this on the back
of notes I took in therapy the other day.
[Laughter] So don't look at the back.
I loved making this show and I loved playing Sofia so much.
It's very hard to make sense of being alive right now in this
world so I'm deeply grateful for the bright spots and making this
show with our incredible cast and crew, and getting to inhabit
this woman was a bright spot for me.
Despite it being very grisly. Playing her felt like flying.
Oh, my god, are you kidding? Wow, this really speeds.
I want to thank my kettle family.
They are here tonight with me. Thank you for supporting your
strange kid and showing the movies that were very
inappropriate for my age. I want to thank ou, I want to
thank my friends. I had the best friends in the
world. You are the reason I'm standing.
You are the whole reason I've gotten through life.
I want to thank Lauren, whose brain I want to freebase.
She's the reason our show was so special.
All right, I want to thank our incredible Colin, crew, agents.
[Listing names] And everyone at D.C.
Thank you so much. I love you and I love acting so
much! [Cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
Announcer: Coming up, Michael schur and kristen bell
present the Bob hope humanitarian award to television
legends Ted Danson and Mary steenburgen.
Plus, Bryan Cranston presents the emmy for outstanding talk
series. And just ahead, lainey Wilson
and Vince gill pay tribute to those we lost this year.
♪ announcer: Please welcome
Justin hartley. [Applause]
It's my honor to introduce our next speaker.
He's an accomplished television executive, entrepreneur,
award-winning producer. What's more, he is a leader
deeply committed to humanitarian causes and to the power of
storytelling. Please welcome our television
academy chairman, cris abrego. [Applause]
♪ ♪
Hello, hello. Last sunday, at the creative
arts emmys, I had the honor of helping present the governor's
award to the corporation for public broadcasting.
[Applause] For more than 50 years, the cpb
has been the backbone of american public media, bringing
us everything from "sesame street" to
"Mr. Rogers' neighborhood" to "finding your roots," and
keeping free local stations alive across the nation.
[Applause] And, in many small towns, those
stations weren't just cultural lifelines, they were the only
emergency alert system families could count on.
But, at the end of this year, cpb will close its doors because
congress has voted to defund it. [Audience reacts]
And silence yet another cultural institution.
And that's a reminder of just how much our work here matters,
especially right now. In a time when division
[applause] In a time when division
dominates the headlines, storytelling still has the power
to unite us. Television, and the artists who
make it, do more than reflect society.
They shape our culture. And in times of cultural
regression, they remind us what's at stake and what can
still be achieved. "M♪aás♪h."
"Roots." the late, great Norman lear's
entire body of work. "Will and grace."
"The handmaid's tale." "South park."
The legacy of late night. For generations, artists have
seized the power of TV to broaden horizons, challenge the
status quo, and bend that arc of history towards justice.
[Applause] The television academy, and all
of us in this room, must continue to champion that power
and wield it responsibly. In moments like this, neutrality
is not enough. We must be voices for
connection, inclusion, empathy, yes.
[Applause] Because we know that culture
doesn't come from the top down. It rises from the bottom up.
Culture belongs to the people. So, if our industry is to
thrive, we need to make room for more voices, not fewer.
That's the work of the television academy.
Today we are almost 30,000 strong... the largest, youngest,
and most diverse body in our history.
And with that diversity comes the strength, imagination, and
courage our industry needs to move forward.
So let's do that, together. Let's keep telling stories, and
let's make sure that culture is not a platform for the
privileged, but a public good for all.
[Cheers and applause] And now, to present one of the
television academy's most prestigious honors, the Bob hope
humanitarian award, please welcome emmy nominee
kristen bell and emmy winner Michael schur.
[Applause] ♪
♪ Mike and I are here to
celebrate our good friend Mary steenburgen, who is both a
brilliant actor and a devoted philanthropist.
We're also here to celebrate Ted Danson.
[Applause] Who is both tall and from
San Diego. [Laughter]
That's according to a bio his publicist sent over, as neither
of us is familiar with his acting work.
Yeah, I don't know. Together, Ted and Mary are an
unstoppable force, on screen and off, and tonight they are
receiving the Bob hope humanitarian award.
Created in 2002 by the television academy's board of
governors, this award is given to artists whose philanthropy
exemplifies Bob hope's altruism and positive impact on society.
Please join us as we salute these two wonderful actors and,
more importantly, wonderful people.
♪ announcer: Their performances
on camera have earned them the adoration of viewers from around
the globe, but tonight we honor Ted Danson and Mary steenburgen
for an even more meaningful contribution to our world...
their dedication to the causes they so deeply believe in.
They've worked with oceana to protect and preserve the world's
oceans. We want to make sure we are
not over polluting our waters. There is a ticking clock,
there's a real problem. We can fix this.
And used their passionate and powerful voices to increase arts
funding in schools. They are outspoken allies of the
lgbtq community, and have proudly stood up for individuals
and their rights. Last year they were recognized
with the Nancy pelosi equality ally award at the 2024 equality
pac national pride gala in Washington D.C.
There are only really two emotions, love and fear.
Everything we do boils down to one or the other.
They've supported the missions of numerous
organizations such as the Elizabeth glaser pediatric aids
foundation, no kid hungry, heifer international,
progeria research foundation, andpathway to kinship, working
with currently and formerly incarcerated citizens, and
together they helped co-found angels at risk, a non-profit
organization that addresses the crisis of drug and alcohol abuse
in teens and families by creating educational programs
and services to raise awareness for addiction prevention,
intervention, and treatment. With grace, integrity, and
unwavering commitment, Ted Danson and Mary steenburgen
have built an extraordinary legacy of service to our people
and our planet. ♪
[Applause] Ted and Mary... on behalf of
the television academy, we are honored to present you with the
2025 Bob hope humanitarian award.
[Cheers and applause] ♪
♪ ♪
Thank you very much. Thank you, guys, guys.
Best friends. Thank you to the television
academy and its board of governors for this award.
It's named after a man whose very name was "hope," and that
is what Bob hope brought to people for 50 years as he
traveled the world entertaining our troops.
We send our love to his family along with our deepest thanks
for this. There is no honor that would
mean more to Mary and me than this one.
The fact that it has been given to both of us means the world
[applause] And this honor would have
meant the world to our parents, because, in a way, it's about
living the lives they, by example, taught us to live.
My dad, an Arkansas freight train conductor, played by all
of the rules at work, save one. When he came across a man down
boxcar, he didn't put them off the train.
He let them ride. And, even though I was a child,
I understood well the beauty of that act of kindness.
My father was an archeologist, and spent most of
his life digging up and cataloging the remnants of past
cultures. He taught me, "this life is not
just about us. A lot of people have come before
us, and a lot of people will come after us.
It's about our stewardship of what we have been given."
If it's true that life is made up of two emotions, love
and fear, the world is a little out of balance right now.
We don't want to live in fear, so we make ourselves useful,
working for organizations that move the scale away from fear
and put us smack in the middle of love.
Thank you to Jacob fenton, Keith addis, Eric kranzler,
Jo yao, and annett wolf, because for a long time that team of
people has also contributed their own time and caring to
these causes and more. Thank you to our sisters,
our children, and grandchildren, who of course are the best
teachers we have ever had. Most of all, thank you to you,
our beloved community. Together we have a sacred
assignment to remind the world of its dreams, its failures, its
laughter, its courage, and, most especially, its hope.
The two of us feel very blessed to spend our lives doing
just that with you. Thank you for this honor.
Thank you. [Applause]
♪ ♪
Announcer: Here are tonight's accountants from Ernst & young,
greta casagrande, jade Davis, and Suzanne dejong.
♪ ♪
Please welcome six-time emmy nominee phylicia rashad.
[Applause] ♪
He was a beloved teenager in an iconic television series
who the world watched grow into manhood, and like all our
friends and colleagues who transitioned this past year,
Malcolm Jamal-Warner remains in our hearts.
[Applause] Tonight, as is tradition at the
emmys, we remember them not just for their immense talent, but
also for the way they made us believe in something bigger.
The best that is within us. Even though they may no longer
be with us, we can all smile knowing that their impact will
remain, knowing that their lasting impressions will
continue to live on through story, knowing that they touched
our lives. Whether you grew up watching
them or have just now discovered their brilliance, their light
remains in the very fabric of our industry.
Performing a song of remembrance for all the members of all our
television families who have passed on, here are Vince gill
and lainey Wilson. [Applause]
♪ ♪
♪ I know your life on earth was troubled ♪
♪ and only you could know the pain ♪
♪ you weren't afraid to face the devil ♪
♪ you were no stranger to the rain ♪
♪ go rest high on that mountain ♪
♪ son, your work on earth is done ♪
♪ go to heaven a-shoutin' ♪ love for the father and the
son ♪ ♪ oh, how we cried the day
you left us ♪ ♪ we gathered 'round your grave
to grieve ♪ ♪ wish I could see the angels'
faces ♪ ♪ when they hear your sweet
voice sing ♪ ♪
[Violin solo] ♪
♪ ♪
♪ go rest high on that
mountain ♪ ♪ son, your work on earth is
done ♪ ♪ go to heaven a-shoutin'
♪ love for the father and the son ♪
♪ [guitar solo]
♪ ♪
♪ you're safely home in the
arms of Jesus ♪ ♪ eternal life, my brother's
found ♪ ♪ the day will come, I know I'll
see him ♪ ♪ in that sacred place on that
holy ground ♪ ♪ go rest high on that
mountain ♪ ♪ son, your work on earth is
done ♪ ♪ go to heaven a-shoutin'
♪ love for the father and the son ♪
♪ go to heaven a-shoutin' ♪ love for the father and the
son ♪ ♪ %
♪ Nate: Welcome back to the
emmys. The in memoriam went a little
long. [Laughter]
I'm joking, sorry, I didn't mean that.
The number is down. It's crazy, jb.
It's like they don't think it's a real.
They don't believe it, man. This is a real thing.
These young people are real, you hear me?
Carter and Molly, there bladders are small, they had two bottles
of water and we have to get this money up, man.
Nate: I agree. Please welcome your next
presenter's, ma malin akerman ad Brittany snow.
Wow, that took me a while to get here.
Sorry, I was really slow to come out.
I don't mind waiting for you to come out.
[Cheers and applause] Thank you for the help.
The feeling a lead actor brings forth in a character
often resonates deeply with the audience creating memorable
experiences. This year we have been
captivated by performances of characters both charismatic and
flawed who worked through their personal demons all while trying
to navigate complex relationships.
Here are the nominees for outstanding lead actor in a
limited or anthology series or movie.
Colin Farrell. "The penguin."
Stephen Graham. "Adolescence."
Jake Gyllenhaal. "Presumed innocent."
Brian tyree Henry. "Dope thief."
Cooper koch. "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik
menendez story." And the emmy goes to...
Stephen Graham. "Adolescence."
[Cheers and applause] ♪
Announcer: This is the second emmy win and third
nomination this year for Stephen Graham.
He's also nominated for writing and producing "adolescence."
[Applause] ♪
♪
[Applause] This kind of thing doesn't
normally happen to a kid like me.
I'm just a mixed-race kid from a block of flats in a place called
kirk kirkby. This is the most humbling thing
I could imagine my life and it shows anything is possible.
There are too many people to think but I want to thank my
friends and family. Without you none of this is
possible. Thank you for helping me.
Something I can't do on my own. Jack, everyone, I want to bring
it to my dad for taking me to video shop when I was a kid and
starting my education. My kids, grace and Elsie, and my
adorable wife, who I live with every ounce of my being.
You are my rock, you are my soulmate, and you know and I
know that without you I would be dead.
So from the bottom of my heart, I love you with everything I
have, and namaste, everyone. Thanks very much.
[Applause] ♪
Announcer: Please welcome seven-time emmy winner
Bryan Cranston. [Applause]
♪ ♪
The hallmark of an exceptional talk show, like our
nominees tonight, is to entertain the audience through
witty and intelligent conversations with a wide range
of guests. From the learned and
inspirational guests like Neil degrasse Tyson, to the
destructive and woke degenerates, like tom Hanks...
[laughter] A talk show must bring out their
very best, every single night. Except Fridays, and weekends.
And John Oliver. [Laughter]
The nominees for outstanding talk show are...
"The daily show." "Jimmy kimmel live."
"The late show with Stephen colbert."
[Applause] [Novation continues]
And the emmy goes to...
"The late show with Stephen colbert!"
[Cheers and applause] ♪
Announcer: "The late show with Stephen colbert" received
two nominations this year. Accepting the emmy on behalf of
the team is Stephen colbert. [Applause]
♪ ♪
Thanks! [Chanting "Stephen"]
Think of the children! Thank you for this honor.
I want to thank CBS were giving us the privilege to be part of
the late-night tradition, which I hope continues long after we
are no longer doing this show. I've got to thank these people,
those people up there, the 200 incredible professionals.
You are the pros from Dover and I am so proud to be one of you.
We have got to thank the people who have supported us for the
last 20 years. [Listing names]
Personally I want to thank my beautiful, brilliant wife, who
is the real brains of the outfit.
My three children. I want to dedicate this to my
mom and dad, her mom and dad, and a young woman who should be
here tonight, Amy Cole. Ten years ago in September of
2015, spike jonze stopped by my office and said, what do you
want this show to be about? I said, I don't know how you
could do it, but I'd like to do a late night comedy show that
was about love. I don't know if I ever figured
that out, but at a certain point, and you can guess what
that point was, I realized that in some ways we were doing a
late night comedy show about loss.
And that's related to love because sometimes the only truly
know how much you love somethinu might be losing it.
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! Whoo!
[Cheers and applause] ♪
♪ announcer: After the break,
Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters. Plus, ray Romano and
Brad Garrett present the emmy for outstanding comedy series,
and colman domingo presents lead actor in a drama series.
This is CBS. ♪
Announcer: Please welcome emmy winners Sarah Paulson and
Evan Peters. [Applause]
♪ ♪
Hi! I'm really excited to be here
with you tonight. >> You, too.
I mean, me, is also. We haven't really worked
together since ""american horror story" close
to season 10 pet I miss you.
If you really missed me, you would call your agent to
Mr. Murphy and get started on season 13.
That's not why we're here. We are here to present the
emmy for outstanding limited or anthology series.
What a great category. Wouldn't you like to be in a
show that was able to be nominated in a category like
that? >> I would.
I really, really would. What are you going to do
about it? I'll get on the phone
here are the nominees for outstanding limited or anthology
series. >> "Adolescence."
"Black mirror." "Dying for sex."
"Monsters: The Lyle and Erik menendez story."
"The penguin." And the emmy goes to...
"Adolescence." [cheers and applause]
♪ announcer: "Adolescence"
received 13 nominations this year.
Accepting the emmy on behalf of the team's three-time emmy
winner Stephen Graham. [Applause]
Winner Stephen Graham. [Applause]
♪ don't start the clock yet.
Want to make sure everyone is in.
There's a lot of us. Come on.
Thank you. First of all, let me say
thank you my agents and my manager who have been with me
for over 20 years. I love yous dearly prayed I'm
sorry forgot. This is not a game of footy, you
know what I mean? Is no winners and no losers.
It's all subjective. What we managed to create was a
beautiful family. Whether you was number one or
number 101 on the call sheet, we were treated equally and
everyone was respected and treated with the utmost of
respect. We are all the same.
I think that's how you get the best work and how you get the
best out of your people, do you know what I mean?
If you fill them with love and give them that opportunity.
So whether or not you are an executive producer from plan b
or you are the fellow that was cleaning the toilets in our
winnebagos, we were all equal. Just look after each other and
give your mate a cuddle or a kiss and tell them you love
them. Good night, god bless.
[Applause] ♪
♪ Nate: All right.
This night has been great for me.
Honestly, I think I have made money.
[Laughter] What is it at?
Yeah, that is tough, and the kids are going to take it.
It's brutal. Stephen colbert is happy that he
doesn't have a job, it is just tough.
All right. What a night!
Are next two presenters played brothers in the '90s who
really wanted to kill their mom...
But they didn't! Please welcome emmy winners
ray Romano and Brad Garrett. [Applause]
♪ ♪
Hey, everybody. Thank you very much.
It's an honor to be here. For Brad and I, it's an honor to
present for best comedy series. We were lucky enough to be on a
show that won this award 20 years ago this month.
[Applause] Beautiful.
A long time ago, boy. It feels a little different
to be on the emmys stage tonight than it did then.
I don't think we were wearing compression socks back then.
[Laughter] >> Or hearing aids.
Yes. I don't have one of those yet.
I've got two. You know what else I remember
from that night, not only did we win for the show, but my friend
Brad here also won for best supporting actor.
Thank you. That's very nice.
[Applause] And you lost to Tony shalhoub.
Yes, I did. [Laughter]
I don't know why we needed to know that fact, but yes.
You want to know something, ray?
I just thought that I would have been back here sooner, you know?
In some capacity. What do you mean?
I just thought for winning the emmy I would have worked
more, that's all. Don't you think, if you win
tonight, your life is going to change?
It's not going to change! Stop.
You're doing fine. You are.
Am I, ray? >> Yes.
You're kind of sign? You started in a
scorsese film with de niro. I'm doing a guest job on "the"
dog whisperer." You're out there!
You are still out there! That's all that matters.
Come on. Let's be honest, I think the
next time I'm on the emmys it will be in memoriam.
No! [Laughter]
No, no. We are going to stop this right
in the bud. You are bringing the room down.
Just be honest with me, okay? Am I going to make the cut?
What cut? >> In memoriam.
[Laughter] I've got to read this.
Just tell me! Just say it!
I mean... If it's a slow year, no doubt.
No doubt. [Laughter]
No question. >> Okay.
Thank you. >> All right?
You are a good friend. Thank you.
By the way, you are doing fine. He has his own comedy club in.
Las Vegas. Okay?
[Applause] It's in the food court!
[Laughter] If you are this money back
then, we could have won a couple more.
[Laughter and applause] All right, somebody is going to
enact. Here are the nominees.
"Abbott elementary." "The bear."
"Hacks." "nobody wants this."
"Only murders in the building." "The studio."
"What we do in the shadows." [Applause]
And the emmy... wait a minute, you do it.
Seriously? Yeah, do something.
[Laughter] And the emmy goes to "the"
"studio!" [cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
Announcer: For its first eligible year, "the studio" has
received 23 nominations, which has tied the record for the most
nominations in a single year for a comedy.
[Applause] ♪
Thank you. It's getting embarrassing.
I really appreciate it. In all honesty, to
everyone... I'm going to do my best attempt at sincerity here.
If you've watched our show, he's appreciated our show, voted for
our show especially, thank you very much.
I am legitimately embarrassed by how happy this makes me.
To be standing up here with all these people.
These are the best people I% know, and to have them spend
their days with me working with me is truly like one of the
great honors of my life. So thank you to all these people
so much. If anyone else want to say
something, we are already... [Inaudible]
Anyone you'd like to thank? You made a movie about
executives. [Listing names]
All the people at apple and lionsgate.
Tim cook. He is here.
Thank you. The first latina to ever win
in this category, Frida Perez. Thank you to her.
Say something! We want to thank landscape,
and my fiance, Nick, I love you. Thank you so much.
In all honesty, thank you so much.
He couldn't appreciate this more.
Thank you to you all for real. Thanks to every executive out
there. Thank you to the executives.
Thank your executives. Bye, everybody.
[Applause] ♪
Announcer: Up next, colman domingo presents the emmy
for lead actor in a drama series.
Then, mariska hargitay, Christopher meloni,
Tony goldwyn, s. Epatha merkerson, and ice-t.
Announcer: Please welcome emmy winner colman domingo.
Tonight we celebrate more than performances.
We celebrate the spirit of men who carry entire worlds within
their craft. Men who do not simply play a
role, but transform... body, voice, and soul... until we the
audience forget where the actor ends and the character begins.
To witness their work is to be reminded of the power of
storytelling. The way it can crack us open,
hold us in silence, and demand we feel something true.
They remind us that art is not just entertainment... it is
revelation. Here are the nominees for lead
actor in a drama series. Sterling k. Brown.
"Paradise." Gary oldman.
"Slow horses." Pedro Pascal.
"The last of us." Adam Scott.
"Severance." Noah wyle.
"The pitt." [Applause]
And the emmy goes to... Noah wyle.
"The pitt." [Cheers and applause]
♪ announcer: This is the
first emmy win and seventh nomination for Noah wyle, he
received five nominations for his supporting role on "er" as
Dr. John Carter. [Applause]
Wow! What a dream this has been.
Oh, my goodness. First of all, to my fellow
nominees, just having my name included in your company is the
honor of a lifetime. Thank you to everybody at "hbo"
lightning to strike in my life twice.
Thank you for being that lightning.
To my creative partner in this endeavor, Scott, until the
wheels come off, brother, and all the amazing artists who meet
us every morning on stage 22. The cast, crew, background,
technical advisors, writers, directors.
You bring your a-game every day which inspires me to bring mine.
And to my children, to my parents, my step-parents and my
beautiful wife, Sarah, who owns half of this, not just because
it's california law but because she earned it.
[Laughter] And mostly come if anybody is
going on shift tonight were coming off shift tonight,
thank you for being in that job. This is for you.
[Applause] ♪
♪ ["law & order" theme]
Announcer: Celebrating 35 years on television, from the
"law & order" franchise, please welcome Christopher meloni,
ice-t, Tony goldwyn, emmy winner s. Epatha merkerson, and emmy
winner mariska hargitay. [Applause]
♪ ["law & order" "dun-dun" sound]
That sound? That's the noise my phone makes
when mariska calls me. We are your "law & order"
dream team. Icons, veterans, survivors of so
many rooftop chase scenes. And we're all here tonight
with one clear mission... To remind you that
mariska hargitay has literally solved more fictional crimes
than most actual precincts. [Applause]
She's been on "svu" for 27 years.
[Cheers and applause] That's longer than some of you
have been in therapy because of "svu."
[Laughter] And don't let the compassion
fool you. Olivia Benson will hug a victim
and knock out a perp, all before lunch.
Everyone settled, that's enough.
I love you all, this is true, but this isn't the "mariska"
lifetime achievement roast." This isn't the "mariska
lifetime achievement roast?" He's always in character.
And now, let's give some love to the shows that are carrying
the torch, pushing boundaries, and reminding us why TV drama
still matters. Here are the nominees for
outstanding drama series. "Andor."
"The diplomat." "The last of us."
"Paradise." "the pitt."
"Severance." "slow horses."
"The white lotus." The emmy goes to...
"The pitt." [Applause]
♪ announcer: "The pitt" has
30 nominations including captain, directing, contemporary
makeup nonprosthetic, prosthetic makeup, lead actor, supporting
actress, guest actor, sound editing, sound mixing, writing,
and drama series. [Applause]
♪ this is insane.
Thank you so much to the academy.
I want to thank everybody at Warner Bros., for believing in
this show from the get-go. [Listing names]
Hbo Max for nurturing and supporting our show, our amazing
cast and crew, writersand directors.
We wouldn't be out here without you guys.
I have the best producing partners and friends in the
world. John Wells.
And Noah wyle, I don't know where he is.
My secret weapon, Dr. Joe sachs. Our friends, our families, and a
big shot up. I want to dedicate this on
behalf of everyone, to all the health care workers, frontline,
first responders. Respect them, protect them,
trust them. Thank you.
[Applause] >> Nate: All right.
Thanks to everyone here. The numbers... I'll be honest
with you, it was embarrassing. It went way down.
I don't know, I can't imagine every doing this again, so I'm
going to... CBS is going to add $100,000.
I will give $250,000. That takes us to $350,000 for
the boys and girls club. Thank you so much for being out
here. Thank you, jb.
Thank you to all the winners. Good night's!
America needs club kids and club kids need you!