Black Stars Nominated for the 77th Emmy Awards
Much like last year’s nominations, Black talent earned top nominations for the 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
The 77th Emmy Awards ceremony, planned for Sept 14, 2025 will be presented by CBS. The nominees for the 2025 Emmy Awards were announced by Harvey Guillén (“What We Do in the Shadows”) and Brenda Song (“Running Point”) on Tuesday morning. According to CBS News, two categories were unveiled on "CBS Mornings" — outstanding reality competition and for outstanding talk series.
Much like last year’s nominations, Black talent shined bright. See the full list below:
Outstanding comedy series
- "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
Outstanding reality competition program
- "RuPaul's Drag Race" (MTV)
Outstanding variety special (live)
- "The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar" (Fox)
- "Beyoncé Bowl" (Netflix)
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series
- Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise"
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series
- Uzo Aduba, "The Residence"
- Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary"
- Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear"
Outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
- Rashida Jones, "Black Mirror"
Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
- Brian Tyree Henry, "Dope Thief"
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series
- Natasha Rothwell, "The White Lotus"
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series
- Zach Cherry, "Severance"
- Tramell Tillman, "Severance"
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series
- Liza Colón-Zayas, "The Bear"
- Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary"
- Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary"
- Jessica Williams, "Shrinking"
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series
- Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons"
Outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
- Ruth Negga, "Presumed Innocent"
Outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
- Ashley Walters, "Adolescence"
Outstanding guest actor in a drama series
- Giancarlo Esposito, "The Boys”
- Forest Whitaker, "Andor"
- Jeffrey Wright, "The Last of Us"
Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series
- Cynthia Erivo, "Poker Face"
- Zoë Kravitz, "The Studio"
Outstanding guest actor in a comedy series
- Anthony Mackie, "The Studio"
Outstanding directing for a comedy series
- "The Bear," Ayo Edebiri ("Napkins")
Outstanding writing for a comedy series
- "Abbott Elementary," Quinta Brunson ("Back To School")
- "The Studio," Frida Perez ("The Promotion")
