The Finest and Worst of the 2025 Emmys

The 2025 Emmy Awards featured loads of wins, reunions and surprises for TV followers.

Host Nate Bargatze welcomed Hollywood's most profitable actors and actresses to the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 14, to have fun the best possible in TV.

Breaking custom from most awards reveals, Bargatze, who didn't have the simplest evening on the mic, began the present with a skit involving Saturday Evening Stay solid members Bowen Yang, Mikey Day and Austin Johnson.

The group traveled again in time to assist create the TV and joke about what tv would give to the world.

“By inventing TV, we create a world the place a girl will host her personal well-liked late-night speak present,” Bargatze mentioned. “Not in actual life, however on a fictional present known as Hacks.” (Jean Good would later win Excellent Lead Actress in a Comedy Collection for her function as host Deborah Vance.)

Maintain studying for the very best and worst moments from the telecast that everybody might be speaking about this week.

Finest Recognition for a Presenter: Stephen Colbert 

Earlier than presenting the primary award of the night for Excellent Lead Actor in a Comedy Collection, Colbert acquired a standing ovation following information of the Late Present's cancellation.

“Thanks very a lot. You're very type,” he mentioned. “Sit down! Thanks very a lot. We've obtained to go!”

As soon as the gang lastly took a seat, Colbert gave credit score to all the Late Present group who assist make the telecast attainable.

“Whereas I've your consideration, is anybody hiring as a result of I've obtained 200 very certified candidates with me right here tonight who might be obtainable in June,” he mentioned. “I additionally introduced my very own resume right here tonight. I haven't had an opportunity to replace my headshot in a bit, however I feel it nonetheless works. … Harrison Ford, may you get this to [Steven] Spielberg?”

Finest Acceptance Speech: Owen Cooper

At 15 years previous, Cooper stole the present when he made historical past because the youngest male actor to win Excellent Supporting Actor in a Restricted or Anthology Collection or Film due to his function in Adolescence.

Along with thanking his mother and father, Cooper shared an inspirational message to these considering of stepping out of their consolation zone.

“After I began these drama lessons a pair years again, I didn't anticipate to be even in the US, by no means thoughts right here,” he mentioned. “I used to be nothing about three years in the past. I'm right here now so if you're listening and you're focusing, you step out of your consolation zone slightly bit, who cares in the event you get embarrassed? Something is feasible.”

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Finest TV Reunion: Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel

In celebration of Gilmore Women' twenty fifth anniversary, Graham and Bledel reunited to current the award for Excellent Writing for a Comedy Collection on a set straight from Stars Hole. Earlier than asserting the winner, the actresses reminded followers of their fast wit and humorous jokes as they seemed again on a present that after had little finances.

“We saved up all yr lengthy to have one snow episode,” Bledel mentioned.

Graham added, “After which E.R. would moist down their road and wash all of it away.”

Whereas Bledel replied that her TV mother has to “let that go,” followers will always remember their fond reminiscences watching the beloved collection created by Amy Sherman-Palladino.

Finest Creativity in Award Reveals: Jeff Probst

Probst discovered a option to deliver the Survivor set to the Emmys stage when he offered the award for Finest Scripted Selection Collection.

With Final Week Tonight with John Oliver and Saturday Evening Stay serving as the 2 nominees, Probst introduced the award in a mock tribal council that includes cutout pictures of John Oliver and Lorne Michaels.

“There isn't a immunity to guard them,” Probst mentioned earlier than asserting “the only survivor” is Final Week Tonight with John Oliver.

Finest Award Dedication: Noah Wyle 

When accepting the trophy for Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Collection due to his portrayal of Dr. Robinavitch on The Pitt, Wyle was fast to reward the actual life docs and well being care staff who work in hospitals throughout the nation each day.

“To anyone occurring shift tonight or coming off shift tonight, thanks for being in that job,” he mentioned. “That is for you.”

Finest Acceptance Speech Rule: Nate Bargatze

In an try to forestall any and all acceptance speeches from occurring and on, Bargatze set some tips within the title of charity.

“All people will get 45 seconds. Actually, give your speech. I understand how onerous you guys have all labored to get right here,” he defined at first of the present. “I'm not making an attempt to take something away, however 45 seconds. That's what you bought. If you wish to do greater than that, do it on social media later. Extra individuals are going to see it there anyway.”

To begin the present, Bargatze pledged to donate $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of America, a nonprofit that helps get youngsters future prepared. Each second a winner goes over, $1,000 is devoted. If actors go beneath, $1,000 a second might be put again on for the overall donation.

On the finish of the evening, Bargatze introduced he can be donating $250,000 to the trigger whereas CBS can be including an extra $100,000.

However Additionally Worst Acceptance Speech Rule: Nate Bargatze

Whereas Bargatze deserves credit score for including a charity part to the stay telecast, some viewers questioned why presenters had no limits on how lengthy they might communicate on the Peacock Theater.

“Lots of people at house had been asking, ‘Are we penalizing the presenters in the event that they go lengthy or one thing?' I simply wish to get it straight — we're not,” he mentioned because the viewers laughed. “Solely the people who have labored the toughest to get right here. I'm busy internet hosting, so I can't maintain observe of all the cash stuff.”

Worst Damage: Sterling Okay. Brown

Earlier than presenting the award for Excellent Supporting Actor, Comedy to Anyone Someplace‘s Jeff Hiller, Brown confirmed as much as the stage on a knee scooter as a results of an harm he sustained whereas filming season 2 of Hulu's Paradise. 

In an Instagram submit, Brown revealed he tore his Achilles tendon. He determined to postpone his surgical procedure so he may attempt to benefit from the awards present.

“I can encourage myself and attempt to have fun with my solid and the producers of Paradise as a result of we obtained acknowledged,” he mentioned by way of Instagram on September 9. “It will likely be good to be on the market.”

Worst Title Flub: Nate Bargatze

It was a difficult evening for Bargatze, who tried his finest to maintain the 45-second acceptance speech rule contemporary for 3 hours.

One other hiccup got here when he launched a tribute to The Golden Women with Little Massive City's Karen Fairchild.

“Please welcome Reba McEntire and Little Massive City's Kerry Fanchild — Fairchild! Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman!” he mentioned on stay TV.

Worst Snub: ‘The White Lotus'

One in all TV's greatest — and buzziest — reveals of 2025 didn't come out as a giant winner through the 2025 Emmys. Regardless of seven nominations in Excellent Supporting Actor and Excellent Supporting Actress classes alone, the solid didn't stroll away with any main awards. As a substitute, The Pitt dominated within the drama classes.

As for comedies, The Bear, No person Desires This, Abbott Elementary and Solely Murders within the Constructing additionally walked away with zero awards in main classes.