Monday, September 8, 2025

'The Studio' wins 9 Emmy Awards and could win up to 6 more

I closed 'The Penguin' has already won 8 Emmys, but could lose to 'Adolescence' by telling my readers "Stay tuned to see if I continue my Emmys coverage with comedy winners and nominees..." Here goes, beginning with the Television Academy announcing 77th Emmy Nominations: Comedy Series.

The nominees for Outstanding Comedy Series are Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Shrinking, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, The Studio, Only Murders In The Building, What We Do In The Shadows.
The Studio led with 23 total nominations, 16 at Saturday's Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony, nine of which it won. Returning winner Hacks followed with 14 total nominations, nine at Saturday's ceremony, winning one of them. Previous winner The Bear was right behind with 13 total nominations. Only Murders in the Building and Shrinking both earned seven total nominations, followed closely by What We Do in the Shadows and Abbott Elementary tied at six total. Nobody Wants This brought up the rear with three.

The Gold Derby odds roughly follow this order, as The Studio leads with every expert, 80.0% of editors, and 89.1% of users picking it to win, while Hacks has the votes of the remaining 20.0% of editors and 7.8% of users. The rest of the field has 1.0% or less with no users supporting Nobody Wants This. I guess nobody does. On the other hand, it looks like Gold Derby expects the Emmy electorate to vote for one of the two nominees about the entertainment business. I agree. Electorates matter.

Gold Derby's next category as 77th Emmy Nominations: Lead Actress In A Comedy Series. Ladies first!

The nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series are Uzo Aduba, Kristen Bell, Quinta Brunson, Ayo Edebiri, Jean Smart.
Every editor, 92.3% of experts, and 95.1% of users at Gold Derby expect Jean Smart to repeat. One expert (7.7%) and 1.8% of users think Kristen Bell will upset Smart. Only 1.7% anticipate Ayo Edebiri winning, followed by 1.1% behind Quinta Brunson and 0.3% under Uzo Aduba. I became a fan of Bell's when she starred in The Good Place, but I think this is Smart's to lose.

Now for 77th Emmy Nominations: Lead Actor In A Comedy Series.

The nominees for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series are Adam Brody, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Martin Short, Jeremy Allen White.
Every editor and expert plus 88.6% of users expect Seth Rogen to snag his first Emmy. Martin Short has the support of 7.3% of users, followed by two-time returning winner Jeremy Allen White with 3.7%, Adam Brody with 0.3%, and Jason Segal with 0.2%.

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
  • Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear as Tina Marrero (FX)
  • Hannah Einbinder – Hacks as Ava Daniels (HBO Max)
  • Kathryn Hahn – The Studio as Maya Mason (Apple TV+)
  • Janelle James – Abbott Elementary as Ava Coleman (ABC)
  • Catherine O'Hara – The Studio as Patty Leigh (Apple TV+)
  • Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary as Barbara Howard (ABC)
  • Jessica Williams – Shrinking as Gaby Evans (Apple TV+)
The prognosticators at Gold Derby think there is a three-way race for this contest. Since the users primarily set the odds, Hannah Einbinder leads with 58.3% of experts, 33.3% of editors, and 68.9% of users. I'm not convinced. Catherine O'Hara sits in second with 33.3% of experts, 60.0% of editors, and 20.5% of users. In cases like this, I tend to go with the editors. Returning winner Liza Colon-Zayas has an expert (8.3%) and 3.4% of users expecting her to return to the podium. Janelle James is close behind with 3.3% of users, followed by Kathryn Hahn at 2.8%, Jessica Williams at 0.7%, and Sheryl Lee Ralph at 0.3%.

Now to re-examine a category I covered in last month's 'Saturday Night Live' earned seven Emmy nominations for its 50th season.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
  • Ike Barinholtz – The Studio as Sal Saperstein (Apple TV+)
  • Colman Domingo – The Four Seasons as Danny (Netflix)
  • Harrison Ford – Shrinking as Dr. Paul Rhoades (Apple TV+)
  • Jeff Hiller – Somebody Somewhere as Joel (HBO)
  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear as Richard "Richie" Jerimovich (FX)
  • Michael Urie – Shrinking as Brian (Apple TV+)
  • Bowen Yang – Saturday Night Live as various characters (NBC)
Bowen Yang is the only acting nominee from SNL, but he's merely in the middle of the pack according to the odds-makers at Gold Derby. Ike Barinholtz from The Studio leads with 38.5% of the experts and 57.6% of the users, but no editors. I'm not convinced. I'm more confident in the second place nominee, Harrison Ford from Shrinking, who is the choice of 53.8% of experts, all editors, and 32.9% of users. The rest of the experts, 7.7%, and 3.1% of users think defending winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach from The Bear will repeat, which would be my default position in the absence of the odds. Yang is in fourth with 2.7% of users, followed by Colman Domingo from The Four Seasons at 1.7%, Jeff Hiller from Somebody Somewhere at 1.4%, and Michael Urie, the other nominee from Shrinking, in last at 0.6%. I will re-examine these odds when I look at the comedy series nominees next month. I expect the order of the top three to change by then.
I was wrong; the top three have remained the same as Ike Barinholtz still leads with 41.7% of the experts and 57.8% of the users, but no editors. Harrison Ford is the choice of 58.3% of experts, all editors, and 37.2% of users. The experts have abandoned defending winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach, although 2.1% of users still support him. The rest of the rankings haven't changed, either. I think the users are wrong in expecting what passes for a sweep by The Studio and Ford will give Shrinking its only Emmy.


On the other hand, a near-sweep for The Studio should catch this award in its broom, as every editor and expert plus 95.8% of users have selected The Studio to win Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. The rest of the nominees are not even close with The Bear a distant second at 2.4% of users, Hacks at 1.3%, The Rehearsal at 0.6%, and Mid-Century Modern with none.

On the other hand, Hacks is about comedy writing as much as performance, so it should be no surprise that most prognosticators at Gold Derby think it will successfully defend Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, as 66.7% of experts, 60.0% of editors, and 75.4% of users predict it will repeat. The Studio is close behind with 40.0% of editors, 25.0% of experts, and 19.5% of users thinking it will contribute to a near-sweep. One of the experts (8.3%) and 2.6% of users are picking The Rehearsal to upset. The rest of the field consists of Abbott Elementary, What We Do in the Shadows, and Somebody Somewhere with 1.2%, 0.8%, and 0.5% user support.

Follow over the jump for Saturday night's comedy series winners at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.


 As I wrote above, The Studio won nine Creative Arts Emmy Awards, shown in the above image. Gold Derby's predictions for guest actors and actresses at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards called Bryan Cranston's victory as Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. Gold Derby's predictions for casting at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards also forecast the series winning Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series. On the other hand, Gold Derby's predictions for title design and music at the Emmy Awards missed The Studio winning Outstanding Music Supervision, thinking the contest would be between Severance and The White Lotus. The Studio was tied for third with 0.6% of users picking it. I bet they enjoyed their long-shot pick coming through!


 Gold Derby also predicted Julianne Nicholson winning Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Watch Gold Derby capture Julianne Nicholson backstage at the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys after winning for 'Hacks'.

Julianne Nicholson backstage at the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys after winning Best Comedy Guest Actress for "Hacks."
That was fun. Congratulations!


Other comedy series won Creative Arts Emmy Awards. One of them was The Righteous Gemstones, which won Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming. Congratulations!


The other was Frasier, which won Outstanding Picture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy Series. I'd say congratulations, but the show was canceled. Darn.

That's a wrap for today's installment. I'll try to get to drama on Wednesday after another update on Claire's, a tale of the Retail Apocalypse tomorrow. Stay tuned.

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