At the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards in the Books, Variety celebrates the star who brought back gold at a Sunday evening ceremony. Many of the biggest winners of the evening were on the cover of variety magazines with weekly editions and Emmy’s season extra editions, while others won guests on the Awards Circuit podcast.
Revisit the best coverage of variety with the winners below.
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Tramell Tillman (“Severance”), supporting actor in the drama series: Tramell Tillman in an emotional coming out story, delayed “Severance” and acting with Tom Cruise the day after getting the “Mission: Impossible” script
Noah Weil (“Pitt”), lead actor in the drama series: Noah Weil, was approaching a “neurological breakdown.” Then came the “pit”: it can’t come to the consensus with “furious” masks and vaccines.”
Actors
Seth Rogen (“Studio”), lead actors in comedy series: Seth Rogen and Jason Segel relive 27 years of friendship: smoking naked watching Segel next to Scorsese and Harrison Ford
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Stephen Graham (“Adolescent”), lead actor in limited or anthology series: the surprising “Adolescent” success, the personal touch that caused the collapse of Eddie’s finale, and what potential season 2 looks like.
Katherine Lanatha (“Pit”) supports actresses in drama series: “Pit” women associated with the complicated characters of “Pit”, nerve-wracking” portrayal on television, and whether Dana really wants to leave
Cristin Milioti (“The Penguin”), starring actress in the Leading Anthology series: All Mothers: Christine Milioti looks back from “The Sopranos” to “Black Mirror” and “Penguin”
Award Circuit Podcast
Britt Lower (“Retirement”), starring actresses in the drama series: Adam Scott and Britt Lower Debate root the “retirement” couple: Mark and Gemma Scout, or Mark S and Helly R
Julianne Nicholson (“Hacks”), guest actress in the comedy series: How comedy role in Julianne Nicholson’s “Hacks” changed everything: “I’m really funny too!”