The 2025 Emmy nominations are here, and while plenty of heavy hitters received the expected nods, there were also a ton of unexpected moments. From the A-list actors who were passed over to the Cinderella stories of the season, campaigning is sure to heat up before the Sept. 14 ceremony. Check out Variety’s list of the biggest snubs and surprises from nomination morning below.
Surprise: No ‘Last of Us’ Season 2 Fatigue for the Show’s Key Players
First season leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, who received nominations last year, also picked up nods this season, despite a rockier reception to the second season and an early change in Pascal’s status.
Snub: Patrick Schwarzenegger, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Nivola and Leslie Bibb Didn’t Check Into the Awards Race With ‘White Lotus’ Co-Stars
There was never going to be enough room for everyone in the fêted cast to have a shot, so these absences read more as a volume issue than an acting critique. (And a ton of their co-stars did make the cut in both supporting and guest categories.)
Surprise: ‘The Pitt’ Supporting Players May Have Split the Vote
As sometimes happens with buzzy shows with huge casts, it seems likely that some of “The Pitt” cast members might have canceled each other out, including Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones and Tracy Ifeachor. Katherine LaNasa was the only supporting nod with Shawn Hatosy picking up a guest actor nomination.
Snub: Elisabeth Moss not nominated for the last season of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Although it was the sixth and final season of the prestigious series — which she had been nominated for outstanding lead actress in a drama series four times and won once — Moss didn’t receive a nod for the series’ end.
Surprise: ‘The Residence’ Star Uzo Aduba Scores Even Though Netflix Cancelled the Series
While Netflix doesn’t want any more episodes of the mystery series, the Television Academy awarded Aduba’s sly lead performance.
Surprise: Meghann Fahy gets a nod for “Sirens”
Fahy’s punky, inquisitive role was not overlooked, despite the series’ short episode count.
Snub: Seth Meyers’ Anti-Trump Comedy Didn’t Move the Needle
Meyers devoted the most time of any late-night show to slamming the president, but either out of political fatigue or fear of Trump’s hold over media, voters chose not to give him a nod.
Surprise: ‘The Voice’ Stumbles for the First Time in More Than a Decade
The singing competition has received an outstanding reality competition program nod every year since 2012 and has won four times along the way — yet it was boxed out this year.
Snub: ‘Agatha All Along’ Missed in All Acting Categories
Kathryn Hahn and the cast couldn’t conjure up any magic in the above-the-line nominations.
Snub: Tina Fey’s Buzzy “The Four Seasons” Only Lands One Nomination
While Colman Domingo got a supporting actor nod, Fey, a Television Academy darling, couldn’t make more waves with her most recent project.
Snub: Paul Giamatti Can’t Jump in With ‘Black Mirror’
Despite anchoring one of the most emotional episodes of the series, Giamatti — who previously won an Emmy for the 2008 miniseries “John Adams” — didn’t draw enough attention to his understated performance.
Snub: ‘Yellowjackets’ Comes Up Empty-Handed.
The survival series was DOA with the Television Academy.
Surprise: No Acting Love for ‘Andor’
Diego Luna, Adria Arjona and Genevieve O’Reilly felt like shoo-ins for their great work during this epic second season, but no one from this galaxy far, far away was celebrated.
Snub: ‘The Bear’ Creator Chris Storer left out of the race.
Storer may have won four Emmys for his work on the show, but that streak has come to an end.
See all of the Emmy nominations here.
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