The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in L.A. Live, Los Angeles. The ceremony will celebrate the best in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

How to Watch Live

The 2025 Emmys will be broadcast live on CBS and available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+. However, live streaming access is limited to Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers, who can stream via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate. Paramount+ Essential subscribers can stream the telecast on demand from Monday, September 15, through September 21.

Several pre-show festivities will lead up to the main event. E! is airing a programming block from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. PT, starting with "Live From E! Countdown to the Emmys," hosted by Bresha Webb, Christian Siriano, Zanna Roberts Rassi, and Melissa Peterman. This will be followed by "Live From E!: Emmys," hosted by Heather McMahan and Zuri Hall. Entertainment Tonight is hosting "ET: Live on the Emmys Red Carpet" on CBS and Paramount+ starting at 4 p.m. PT, with Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner as hosts. People and Entertainment Weekly will also livestream nominee arrival interviews and commentary on their websites and social platforms from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. PT, hosted by Janine Rubenstein, Patrick Gomez, Gerrad Hall, and Bronwyn Newport.

Host and Presenters

Grammy-nominated comedian Nate Bargatze will host the 2025 Emmy Awards. This marks his first time hosting the awards show.

A star-studded lineup of presenters will grace the stage, including:

• Elizabeth Banks
• Angela Bassett
• Jason Bateman
• Kathy Bates
• Kristen Bell
• Alexis Bledel
• Sterling K. Brown
• Stephen Colbert
• Jennifer Coolidge
• Alan Cumming
• Eric Dane
• Colman Domingo
• Tina Fey
• Walton Goggins
• Tony Goldwyn
• Lauren Graham
• Kathryn Hahn
• Mariska Hargitay
• Justin Hartley
• Charlie Hunnam
• Jude Law
• James Marsden
• Christopher Meloni
• Leanne Morgan
• Julianne Nicholson
• Jenna Ortega
• Sarah Paulson
• Evan Peters
• Parker Posey
• Jeff Probst
• Phylicia Rashad
• Hiroyuki Sanada
• Anna Sawai
• Michael Schur
• Sydney Sweeney
• Sofia Vergara
• Jesse Williams
• Catherine Zeta-Jones

Notably, the presenter lineup includes cast reunions such as Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham ("Gilmore Girls"), Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"), Eric Dane and Jesse Williams ("Grey's Anatomy"), Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters ("American Horror Story"), and Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai ("Shōgun").

Nominations

The nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on July 15, 2025. "Severance" leads with 27 nominations. Other major contenders include "The Penguin" (24 nominations), "The White Lotus" (23 nominations), and "The Studio" (23 nominations).

Key categories and nominees include:

• Outstanding Drama Series: "Andor," "The Diplomat," "The Last of Us," "Paradise," "The Pitt," "Severance," "Slow Horses," "The White Lotus".
• Outstanding Comedy Series: "Abbott Elementary," "The Bear," "Hacks," "Nobody Wants This," "Only Murders in the Building," "Shrinking," "The Studio," "What We Do in the Shadows".
• Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Kathy Bates, Sharon Horgan, Britt Lower, Bella Ramsey, Keri Russell.
• Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Sterling K. Brown, Gary Oldman, Pedro Pascal, Adam Scott, Noah Wyle.

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which recognize artistic and technical achievements, were held earlier in September. An edited presentation of the ceremonies will air on FXX on Saturday, September 13, at 8 p.m. ET/PT and will be available to stream on Hulu through October 7.