The 2025 Emmy Awards are within the books, with Adolescence sweeping and The Studio and The Pitt scoring huge wins. Nate Bargatze took his first stab at internet hosting, nominees introduced their A-game to the crimson carpet, and Hollywood’s cutest {couples} served severe A-list vitality.
The three-hour present ran just some minutes over, with Bargatze utilizing a charity gimmick to maintain the winners’ thank-yous in examine. Whereas just a few political statements slipped by, a lot of the night time stayed gentle and drama-free.
Some highlights embrace Stephen Colbert receiving an early standing ovation, Tramell Tillman and Owen Cooper making historical past, the Gilmore Women reuniting and Cristin Milioti delivering a passionate acceptance speech that culminated in a scream.
From heartfelt acknowledgments to one-liners and all the pieces in between, these quotes seize the essence of the night time.
“Whereas I’ve your consideration, is anybody hiring?” — Stephen Colbert
Two months after The Late Present was canceled, a choice many considered as politically motivated, Colbert has obtained widespread assist in Hollywood, and Emmys night time was no exception. As the primary presenter, the late-night host was greeted with a standing ovation, which he adopted with this completely delivered employment joke, principally to shine a lightweight on the 200 staffers of his present who shall be out of jobs in June. Later, when Colbert received for Speak Collection, the viewers stood up once more. That point, he mirrored on how his aim in taking up the present a decade in the past was to create a comedy program about love. “Ten years later … I’ve by no means cherished my nation extra desperately,” he stated.
“What a dream this has been.” — Noah Wyle
After seven nominations, the star of The Pitt lastly added Emmy winner to his résumé. Wyle was nominated 5 instances for performing throughout his ER period within the Nineties. Quick-forward to his newest physician drama, enjoying Dr. Robby, and he received for Lead Actor in a Drama Collection and Drama Collection. He sweetly devoted his performing win to the actual medical professionals on the market, saying: “To anyone who’s going on shift tonight or coming off shift tonight, thanks for being in that job. That is for you.”
“I’ve by no means received something in my life.” — Seth Rogen
The Studio was an enormous winner — and no one was extra stunned by the popularity than its star and cocreator. Whereas gathering the Lead Actor in a Comedy Collection award, he didn’t conceal his shock, joking that as a toddler, he purchased a used bowling trophy at an property sale as a result of he — and his mother and father — by no means thought he’d win accolades on his personal.
“‘You keep in mind what you wish to keep in mind. You find time for what you wish to find time for. Do the work. Present up. And most significantly, for the love of God, don’t embarrass me in public.’ My first performing coach was powerful, y’all. However all nice moms are.” — Tramell Tillman
The Severance star, who made historical past as the primary Black actor to win within the Supporting Actor in a Drama Collection class, sweetly shouted out his mom onstage. Delightfully, she was seated within the viewers and put her hand to her coronary heart.
“I really like performing a lot. WOOO!” — Cristin Milioti
Cristin Milioti. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Instances by way of Getty Pictures)
Profitable for Lead Actress in a Restricted or Anthology Collection or Film for The Penguin, Milioti gave essentially the most impassioned remarks of the night time. After she revealed that she wrote her speech on the again of notes from a remedy appointment, Milioti stated that it’s “very exhausting to make sense of being alive proper now on this world.” Nonetheless, she’s “deeply grateful for the brilliant spots,” like enjoying her villainous character. After thanking collaborators, like showrunner Lauren LeFranc, “whose mind I wish to freebase,” Milioti wrapped up with a gleeful scream.
“We keep in mind them not only for their immense expertise but in addition for the way in which they made us imagine in one thing larger.” — Phylicia Rashad
The Cosby Present mother launched the in memoriam part of the telecast, paying tribute to her onscreen son, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who drowned in July at age 54, and different TV stars who died this 12 months.
“F*** you, Nate Bargatze. That’s some huge cash for you.” — John Oliver
Whereas accepting the award for Scripted Selection Collection, the Final Week Tonight With John Oliver host delivered his speech at lightning pace. However he made time to playfully jab at host Bargatze’s charity bit, which deducted cash from a donation to the Boys & Women Golf equipment of America for acknowledgments that ran lengthy but in addition added cash for shorter ones.
“For the previous 25 years, I have been like, ‘World, I wish to be an actor.’ And the world’s like, ‘Uh, perhaps computer systems?’” — Jeff Hiller
Jeff Hiller. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Instances by way of Getty Pictures)
The Any person Someplace expertise, who received for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Collection, additionally thanked his costar Bridget Everett and HBO “for placing a present about sweaty middle-aged individuals on the identical community because the attractive teenagers of Euphoria.”
“I used to be nothing about three years in the past. I am right here now.” — Owen Cooper
The 15-year-old British actor, who stars in Adolescence, made historical past by changing into the youngest male actor to ever obtain an Emmy. The teenager’s speech, whereas holding his Supporting Actor in a Restricted or Anthology Collection or Film trophy, was candy as he talked about how he by no means pictured the place he’d be as we speak when he signed up for drama courses just a few years earlier. “I feel tonight proves that, if you happen to pay attention and also you focus and also you step out of your consolation zone, you may obtain something in life,” he stated.
“Go birds, f*** ICE, free Palestine.” — Hannah Einbinder
The Hacks actress, who received Supporting Actress in a Comedy, made one of many few political statements of the night time with these parting phrases that put the censors to work. Backstage, Einbinder expanded on her remarks, additional addressing her stance.
“We’re not doing a remake of ‘Little and Giant.’” — Stephen Graham
Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne. (Phil McCarten/Invision for the Tv Academy/AP Content material Companies by way of Related Press)
Whereas gathering the {hardware} for Writing for a Restricted or Anthology Collection or Film, the Adolescence star poked enjoyable on the top distinction between himself and cocreator Jack Thorne, referencing a Nineteen Eighties British comedy present. Graham had a busy night time. He additionally received Lead Actor in a Restricted or Anthology Collection or Film for the Netflix sequence.
“I received this award for the primary time 50 years in the past in 1976. I used to be youthful and had quite a lot of goals about what would occur in my life. Not a type of goals was me doing the identical present for the subsequent 50 years.” — Lorne Michaels
Whereas accepting the Emmy for SNL50: The Anniversary Particular, the longtime government producer Lorne mirrored on, together with his dry humor, his half-century with the present.
“Principally, we had been bullied and ravenous.” — Alexis Bledel
Followers bought a dose of nostalgia when Gilmore Women stars Lauren Graham and Bledel reunited onstage as Lorelai and Rory. They joked about how low the price range was for his or her sequence, which ran from 2000 to 2007, however has remained a popular culture touchstone. Graham stated that if there was a birthday being celebrated at The Drew Carey Present subsequent door, “they’d ship us their leftover sheet cake.” In addition they riffed about taking pictures “Connecticut” scenes in Burbank, Calif., saving all 12 months to have one “one snow episode.” Nonetheless, they agreed: They at all times had the writing.
“I can’t think about ever doing this once more.” — Nate Bargatze
The comic and first-time host, who stored the present shifting however by no means regarded solely comfortable, closed out the night time with a self-deprecating line that summed up his expertise.
