Emmy Awards recap: 'The Studio' and 'The Pitt,' both created by Canadians, win top awards at TV's biggest night

It may not have felt exactly like the 2020 Emmys, when the made-in-Canada comedy “Schitt’s Creek” cleaned up and left no crumbs, but it still felt pretty damn good to watch the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards as a Canadian on Sunday evening.

“The Studio,” the riotous new series cocreated by Canadians Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, won a slew of major comedy awards at the ceremony, which also featured fellow Canucks Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short and Nathan Fielder.

The award show, hosted by the American standup comedian Nate Bargatze, was filled with upsets, in many significant categories. The medical procedural “The Pitt,” created by Canadian-American R. Scott Gemmill, bested Apple TV’s “Severance” to win five awards overall. (That total includes the awards won last weekend at the Creative Arts Emmys, which celebrates technical achievement.)

“The Studio,” meanwhile, which stars Rogen as a flailing film exec trying to right a sinking studio while balancing his own personal ambitions, ultimately won 13 Emmys, after entering this year’s awards with 23 nods, the most for a comedy series in its debut series.

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Considering it was hosted by a wholesome Christian comic known for hosting a squeaky-clean Christmas special, this Emmys broadcast was one of the most foul-mouthed we’ve seen in a long time. Or, shall we say, a long-ass time.

Viewers watching in Toronto enjoyed zero broadcast time lag and heard at least five uncensored swears from hopped-up celebrities collecting their prizes.

Hannah Einbinder ended her speech with “Go Birds, f–k ICE and free Palestine.

John Oliver referenced host Nate Bargatze’s charity challenge (wherein he would increase his Boys & Girls Club donation for shorter speeches) when he shouted “F—k you, Nate Bargatze, that is a lot of money to you!” (and then gave a nod to the additional potential monetary penalty with “You can add the f—ks to the swear jar!”)

“Adolescence” winner Erin Doherty thanked the academy and added “you’re all f—king stunning.”

Seth Rogen pivoted from his earlier shorter speeches to a more indulgent ramble, admitting “we’re already in debt, we f—ked the Boys & Girls Club.”

It was the lone little thrill during a night free of frisson.

In lieu of funny sketches or powerful performances, host Nate Bargatze devoted what felt like 467 hours of Emmys airtime to his speech-time fine bit, for which he would deduct $1,000 for every second winners went over their allotted 45 seconds, with proceeds going to the Boys & Girls Club.

Seth Rogen came out swinging, making shorter and shorter speeches with each successive win. John Oliver was also remarkably brief. “Like John Oliver, Seth Rogen is the worst,” Bargatze deadpanned.

Comedian JB Smoove was stuck in this laugh-less pit of a joke, appearing onstage with two tots from the organization. He sternly instructed the audience that if they felt like going over time, just zip it. He then panned to Ben Stiller and said, “You know about that, don’t you, Ben Stiller — ‘There’s Something About Mary’?”, referring, in the year 2025, to the part of the nineties movie where Stiller gets his penis caught in his zipper. Comedy, ladies and gentlemen. Stiller looked deeply unimpressed not only with the joke but the accompanying bizarrely long close-up.

Smoove popped up again an hour later with two different children, demanding people to stay on time. “These two are real people!” he shouted, gesturing at the kids in evening wear squirming around beside him. They weren’t the only ones.

Some stars, like Hannah Einbinder, offered to cover their own overages. The worst offender was Dan Gilroy, who won a drama-writing trophy for “Andor” and droned on while the counter plummeted dramatically in the corner of the screen.

By the time the last hour of the show rolled around, Bargatze was bringing up the bit at an ever-increasing level of intensity, including a line about how “that In Memoriam went a little long” as the camera revealed that the donation had plunged to $52,000.

A short while later, Colbert’s spirited speech resulted in the kitty dipping to a new low in the $20,000s. By the time Rogen hit the stage to take his zillionth Emmy, he declared, “We’re already in debt, we f—ked the Boys & Girls Club” and then promptly ran up another $30,000 or so in talk-debt.

After “The Pitt” took home drama series of the year, Bargatze emerged to announce that not only would he be forgiving all the bloviating and dispensing the $100,000 but another $250,000 would be added by CBS to bring the grand total to $350,000. Good for the boys and girls, terrible for comedy.

The fevered “Severance” and “The Pitt” fandom rivalry came to a rousing end with the announcement of Noah Wyle as the winner of lead actor in a drama series, besting Adam Scott, his main competitor.

“What a dream this has been,” Wyle gushed before shouting out his fellow nominees, HBO overlords and “ER” legend John Wells, along with Ontario boy R. Scott Gemmill, “The Pitt” showrunner: “Til the wheels come off, brother!”

If there’s any ‘90s TV legends deserving of a glorious comeback, Wyle is it. We stan!

It was a contest between two TV shows about the business of making entertainment: one a satire about a movie studio; the other about a female comedian’s second act.

It was the former, “The Studio,” that emerged victorious at the Emmys on Sunday.

The series, co-created by Canadians Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg — and starring Rogen and fellow Canadian Catherine O’Hara — won the best comedy prize over last year’s winner, “Hacks.”

“Hacks” was kept to two prizes on Sunday, for actors Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder.

“The Studio” took three Emmys during Sunday’s ceremony — two less than runaway limited series winner “Adolescence” — which gave it the record for most wins by a comedy series in a single season with 13 (including its nine Creative Arts Emmy wins).

“It’s getting embarrassing,” Vancouverite Rogen said while accepting the prize.

“I really appreciate it in all honesty … I am legitimately embarrassed by how happy this makes me.”

He called the people onstage with him, “The best people I know.”

“Adolescence” has triumphed in the best limited series category, wrapping up the evening with six statues. Stephen Graham, actor and the show’s co-creator, brought his personal Emmy tally up to three for the night.

The sentimental acceptance speeches from the “Adolescence” crew ended strong with an adorable exhortation from Graham to “give your mate a cuddle or a kiss and tell them you love them.”

Earlier, Stephen Graham threw another one on the “Adolescence” award pile with outstanding lead actor in a limited series, beating out A-lister Colin Farrell.

Graham’s co-stars and crew exploded in joy, enveloping him in a teary, exuberant embrace as his name was called out. He echoed the humble sweetness of his co-star Owen Cooper’s speech, saying, “I’m just a mixed-race kid from a place called Kirkby. It shows you that any dream is possible.”

Graham gave an especially sweet shout-out to his wife, tears brimming in his eyes: “Without you, I would be dead.”

That “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” would win outstanding talk series was a foregone conclusion ever since it was abruptly cancelled by CBS in July. But surprise on not, Colbert’s win still felt like a statement, as if voters were repudiating the television network’s controversial decision. 

Colbert accepted the award while receiving some of the loudest applause of the night. “I want to thank CBS for giving us the privilege to be part of the late night tradition, which I hope continues long after we’re no longer doing this show,” he said. “Sometimes you only truly know how much you love something when you get a sense that you might be losing it. If the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor.”

CBS had axed the talk series three days after Colbert criticized a settlement between Trump and CBS parent company Paramount Global as it was seeking administration approval for a merger. Critics said the cancellation was political, though CBS executives insisted the decision was financial.

Those in the television industry quickly came to Colbert’s defence. Even fellow talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, who was also nominated in the same category, said he was casting his vote for Colbert.

The Emmy Awards underlined its efforts to be more diverse by opening and closing the in memoriam segment with Black performers, and having it introduced by Black actor Phylicia Rashad. 

Rashad began by talking about her “Cosby Show” co-star Malcolm-Jamal Warner as being among those who “transitioned this past year.”

“We remember them not just for their immense talent but also for the way they made us believe in something bigger, the best that is within us,” Rashad said.

“Even though they may no longer be with us we can all smile knowing that their impact will remain.”

The “song of remembrance” was performed by country stars Vince Gill and Lainey Wilson, a tune called “Gonna Cry.”

Among the many actors, directors, writers, talent agents, makeup artists and more who were honoured, the segment included the so-called Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne, a television star from the popular “The Osbournes” reality show.

The tribute ended with composer and producer Quincy Jones.

Kristen Bell and Michael Schur presented Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson with the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for their tireless campaigning for a better world.

Arts funding in schools. LGBTQ+ advocacy. Clean water. Incarcerated citizens’ rights. Teens struggling with substance use. The list of causes that the long-time Hollywood power couple champion is just as long as their impressive CVs.

Both have received many accolades over their long careers, but, Danson said, “there’s no honour that will mean more to us than this one, and the fact that this has been given to both of us means the world to us.”

Both cited the kindness and inclusivity of their parents as inspiration. Steenburgen’s father was an Arkansas freight train conductor who would let folks ride the rails instead of turning them in, while Danson hails from an archaeologist dad who taught him that “this life is not just about us: a lot of people come before us, and after us, so it’s about our stewardship and what we can give it.”

Steenburgen ended their speech with an earnest plea for viewers to consider taking up a little volunteering or philanthropy of their own: “The world is a little out of balance right now; we don’t want to live in fear. We work for organizations that move us away from fear and put us smack in the middle of love.”

Tonight’s 2025 Emmys kicked off awards season in style, with fashion heavyweights like Cate Blanchett — a first-time nominee for her role on “Disclaimer” — sharing the carpet with emerging style stars like Jenna Ortega, who stole the show in barely there Givenchy.

Red was a trend on the Emmys red carpet, with Sydney Sweeney joining guests like Selena Gomez and Hunter Schafer in a crimson gown. Sweeney’s red strapless number with a sweetheart neckline was designed by Oscar de la Renta. 

See our picks for the best-dressed stars from the 2025 Emmys red carpet.

First nomination! First win! What a rush. “I love acting so much!” Milioti bellowed before letting out an ear-splitting scream.

The star of “The Penguin,” who plays Sofia Gigante, said she’d written her speech on the back of her notes from therapy. 

“Adolescence” continued its romp through the Emmys limited series categories with a best supporting actress win for Erin Doherty.

The British actor — who previously played Princess Anne in “The Crown” — took her first Emmy on her first nomination for portraying a therapist who meets with the teen killer played by her fellow winner, Owen Cooper, in “Adolescence.”

She was up against another “Adolescence” actor, Christine Tremarco, and Deirdre O’Connell, who played the mother of the title character in “The Penguin.”

Going into Sunday’s show, some observers expected Batman spinoff “The Penguin” and Netflix’s “Adolescence” to be more evenly matched.

In her speech, Doherty upped the show’s swear count, by describing the audience as “f—king stunning.” 

In a moment of serendipity, “Saturday Night Live” alum Tina Fey presented the Emmy for outstanding variety special (live) to the “Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special.”

Its Toronto-born creator Lorne Michaels accepted the award and reflected on his half-century journey with the show. Michaels has the second-most Emmy wins by an individual; “Saturday Night Live” holds the most nominations for a program.

The variety special beat out four other shows, including the Super Bowl halftime show starring Kendrick Lamar. Fey joked that she’d be relieved if Lamar didn’t win, saying that if Kendrick Lamar won, she’d hear it from Drake.

Meanwhile, the team from “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” picked up their eighth consecutive Emmy for outstanding writing for a variety series.

The brunette mother-and-daughter stars of Stars Hollow paired up once more to present the award for outstanding writing in a comedy series. (“The Studio” crew won.)

Even better? Graham and Bledel performed the bit from a full-scale replica of the quaint white flower-covered porch of their house from the beloved long-running show.

The duo joked about the lean times of the early days of the show, when they had “no money” and were forced to subsist on “leftover sheet cake” sent over from when someone from the cast of “The Drew Carey Show”(!) had a birthday. They also discussed their burning rivalry with “ER,” which both hogged rising star George Clooney and had the gall to wash away all the fake snow they had to save up for all season.

In the seesaw battle between “Hacks” and “The Studio” for comedy wins at the Emmys on Sunday night, “The Studio” pulled ahead with a win for best writing in a comedy.

And the series has now officially won the most Emmys for a comedy in a single season at 12, besting the record of 11 set by “The Bear.”

Canadians Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg notched the win — their second joint trophy of the night and Rogen’s third, alongside fellow writers Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez.

The Netflix limited series “Adolescence” is on a roll. Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham picked up the series’ third Emmy tonight, for outstanding writing for a limited or anthology series of movie.

Both men are nominated for best limited for anthology series, while Graham — who stars in the show — is also up for outstanding lead actor. “Adolescence” also won Emmys tonight for outstanding directing and best supporting actor for 15-year-old Owen Cooper.

The one-take wonder “Adolescence” could have easily failed if the boy at its heart turned in a so-so performance. But Cooper — who, unbelievably, made his debut in the show — absolutely smashed it.

The favourite to win, he indeed took home the gold for the bold performance. Awards shows can drag on a bit, and there can be a sense of jadedness that permeate the proceedings, but there’s nothing like a tiny little British moppet wearing what looks like a three-sizes-too-large janitor’s jacket to make your heart melt and teeny-tiny tear spring to your grizzled eye. Even his co-star, Ashley Walters, who was also nominated, jumped up in sheer elation when he won.

Cooper dispensed some surprisingly sage advice: “You just (need to) step out your comfort zone a little bit. Who cares if you get embarrassed?” he said. “Anything is possible.”

Cooper is going home with more than an Emmy, BTW: he was able to use this year’s ceremony to score an audience with his acting idol, Jake Gyllenhaal. The veteran surprised the teen with a mid-interview visit, where he bestowed a small golden duck on the lad, to give him luck. And yes, this was as cute as it sounds.

In yet another upset, “Slow Horses” won an Emmy that was widely expected to go to one of two directors for nominations frontrunner “Severance.”

British director Adam Randall took the prize for the Apple TV spy comedy that stars Oscar winner Gary Oldman.

The award winner was predicted to be a toss-up between Canadian Jessica Lee Gagné and American Ben Stiller, who’s also an executive producer of “Severance.”

Gagné already won a cinematography award for the series at the Creative Arts Emmys.

The team behind “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” has won the Emmy for outstanding writing for a variety series. This is the show’s tenth consecutive win in the category.

The Emmy for outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series or movie goes to Philip Barantini for “Adolescence,” a British psychological crime drama about a boy who’s arrested for the murder of his schoolmate.

In one of the night’s biggest upsets so far, the bespectacled Jeff Hiller claimed the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for “Somebody Somewhere.” Ike Barinholtz from “The Studio” or Harrison Ford of “Shrinking” were widely tipped to win.

Hiller was a vision in pink as he rushed to the stage near tears. The auditorium went wild, however, for the upset, as wild cheers filled the venue and the cameras cut to “SNL”-ers Bowen Yang and Celeste Yim clutching each other in ecstasy.

Hiller had, arguably, the most charming speech of the evening so far, opening with how, for the last 25 years, he said, “World, I want to be an actor!” And then, he said, “The world said, ‘Maybe computers.’” He then thanked HBO for putting “this sweaty middle-aged person on the same network as the teenagers of ‘Euphoria.’”

The show’s victory (including Hiller’s heartfelt thanks to his husband) is especially poignant in a time when queer joy is under attack from many factions. This is, after all, “a show about connecting and love in this time when compassion is seen as a weakness.” We admit to multiple members of our Culture team being a little verklempt! (And if you haven’t seen “Somebody Somewhere” yet, this is your signal to watch it immediately.)

Vancouver’s Seth Rogen is now a two-time Emmy winner and his series “The Studio” has now tied “The Bear” for most Emmys won by a comedy in a single season with 11.

Rogen was the first winner of the night on Sunday as lead actor in the Hollywood satire. He was soon back at the podium with his creative partner, and fellow Canadian, Evan Goldberg as best director winners.

In the episode he directed, “The Oner,” Rogen’s studio head character, Matt Remick, kept inadvertently interrupting a long tracking shot sought by Canadian film director Sarah Polley, who played herself.

Rogen was competing against another Canadian in the category, Nathan Fielder for “The Rehearsal.”

“I guess we share this,” Rogen said as he and Goldberg took the stage.

“I call the top,” Goldberg said.

The reality competition program “The Traitors,” hosted by Alan Cumming, won the Emmy, beating out “The Amazing Race,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “Survivor” and “Top Chef.” 

Hannah Einbinder of “Hacks” won her first Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series. She was previously nominated three other times in this category.

It was another upset in favour of “Severance” as the lead actress in a drama praise was handed out.

Kathy Bates was widely expected to win for her comeback role in “Matlock,” but Britt Lower took the prize for playing both an “innie” and and “outie” in “Severance.”

“Thank you Helly R for choosing me,” Lower said, naming one of her characters.

Earlier, her co-star Tramell Tillman triumphed as supporting actor in a drama for playing a manager at the sinister Lumon Industries.

Early predictions had favoured Walton Goggins for the disaffected vacationer he played in “The White Lotus.” 

Tramell Tillman has won his first Emmy for his supporting role on “Severance,” Apple TV’s psychological thriller.

In his acceptance speech, Tillman cheekily paid tribute to his mother: “My first acting coach was tough, y’all, but aren’t all great mothers?”

In the contest between “Severance” and “The Pitt” for drama series supremacy, “The Pitt” got off to a good start with a supporting actress in a drama win for Katherine LaNasa, who plays charge nurse Dana Evans.

LaNasa’s win was an upset: the pre-Emmys consensus was that the prize would go to someone from “The White Lotus,” with four of that series actresses nominated.

LaNasa thanked series executive producer John Wells, who “elevates everything in his wake,” as well as series star Noah Wyle, as well as “all the nurses that inspired Dana.”

And if you didn’t know, she’s married to “Melrose Place” star Grant Show, shown beaming in the audience.

The Emmys opened with a sketch featuring stand-up host Nate Bargatze playing the “visionary genius” Philo T. Farnsworth, who invented TV. He was joined on the lavish lightbulb-studded set by a handful of lab assistants played by the likes of “SNL” stars Bowen Yang, Mikey Day and James Austin Johnson.

Several TV stalwarts got the usual roasting, including the History Channel’s fondness for airing alien content instead of actual history shows and the creepy domination of true crime content (the answer to “who watches murderers for entertainment?” is “your wife, my wife, everyone’s wife”).

The group also took part in the annual tradition of mocking the most famously egregious mis-categorization by dropping a reference to “laugh-out-loud comedies like ‘The Bear.’”

The most popular nominees are, funnily enough, often the least-viewed, they joked: “Most people just watch football and ‘Yellowstone,” Bargatze eyerolled. But thankfully, we still have enough demand for not one, but two shows that are just about Stanley Tucci “going to Italy and eating food.”

Jean Smart won the Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for “Hacks.” This is her seventh career Emmy award, and her fourth for the hit show.

“One of the best things about winning something like this is that you actually get to publicly thank the people you work with,” Smart said in a very graceful acceptance speech. “Let’s just be good to each other.”

As widely expected, Canadian Seth Rogen won best actor in a comedy for “The Studio” on Sunday — bringing his acclaimed show one award closer to breaking “The Bear”‘s record of 11 comedy series wins in a single season. (“The Studio” already won nine at last weekends Creative Arts Emmys.)

The Vancouver native is also one of the co-creators of “The Studio” — which set a record for most nominations for a first-season comedy – alongside fellow Vancouverite Evan Goldberg.

Rogen, who stars in “The Studio” as movie boss Matt Remick, said he hadn’t prepared a speech.

“I’ve never won anything in my life,” he said. “When I was a kid I bought a used bowling trophy at an estate sale.”

He added, “I don’t know what to say, this is so nice.”

Stephen Colbert presented the first award for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series, to Seth Rogen for “The Studio.”

The talk show host is nominated for Outstanding Talk Series later night, which comes after his show was abruptly cancelled by CBS earlier this year.

Colbert managed to poke some fun at himself. “I brought my own resumé here tonight. I just haven’t updated my headshot.” He handed it to Harrison Ford in the audience, to give to Steven Spielberg.

Some stars arriving at the red carpet this evening wore accessories calling for an end to Israel’s offensive in Gaza. Spanish actor Javier Bardem wore a traditional Palestinian kaffiyeh and called for a “Free Palestine!” in an interview. “Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder affixed an Artists4Ceasefire pin to her dress, while her co-star Megan Stalter, who wore jeans and a white T-shirt, carried a bag that said “cease fire!”

Eternally smiling “ER” legend Noah Wyle has roared back to the top of the TV pantheon, leading the cast and producing and directing runaway hit “The Pitt.” The medical drama is nominated for 13 Emmys tonight.

Wyle hit the red carpet in a tuxedo made by the scrubs company Figs. “This has been a pinch-me experience all the way through: I’m overjoyed to be here,” said Wylie, adding, “And I get a night out with my wife!”

Wyle said he’s deep in shooting season two of “The Pitt,” which takes place over the Fourth of July long weekend. What can “Da Pitt” fans expect from this new season? “Americans have a lot of creative ways to hurt themselves,” Wyle joked, “and we’re going to explore all of them.”

Naked dress, meet naked suit. Cate Blanchett wore a Giorgio Armani backless jumpsuit with a plunging deep V neckline accentuated by panels of sheer crystal-encrusted fabric to her first-ever Emmy Awards.

The two-time Oscar winner — who is up for Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for the Apple TV+ series “Disclaimer” — accessorized her look with Louis Vuitton jewelry. Blanchett has been an Armani ambassador for years: she recently rewore an Armani Privé dress on the Venice red carpet.

The “Only Murders in the Building” star and Rare Beauty founder wore a chic custom Louis Vuitton look with a dramatic scarf train to walk the red carpet with her fiancé Benny Blanco. While Gomez didn’t get an Emmy nod this year (she did snag one in 2024), the series is up for two awards including Outstanding Comedy Series. Canadian Martin Short is nominated for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series this year.

The beloved star of “The Last of Us” — nominated tonight for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — wore head-to-toe white to the 2025 Emmys. Pascal donned a double-breasted blazer, slim dress pants and sunglasses perched just so.

Rejoice, “Severance” fans! We won’t have to endure a 900-year hiatus this time. Adam Scott told a red carpet interviewer that season three will arrive “a lot quicker. It will not take three years to finalize (this time).”

Another buzzy Adam Scott show is back in the spotlight this week: “Big Little Lies” will return for a third season. Scott is keeping it tight-lipped for now: “There’s not much I can tell you, other than it looks like it’s happening and it’s exciting!”

Bowen Yang, nominated for the fourth time tonight for his work on “SNL,” embraced his late-night colleague Celeste Yim on the red carpet.

Toronto’s Yim made history as the comedy institution’s first openly trans and non-binary writer.They announced last month that they will be leaving the show after five seasons, citing a “gruelling” work environment.

Seth Rogen has an armful of Emmy noms tonight for “The Studio” — 23, to be exact — and dude is stoked. “I’ve made a lot of things in my life, and very few of them have gotten, like, remotely close to this type of recognition,” he shared in a red-carpet interview.

Rogen dashed the dreams, however, of the legions of Bravo reality TV fans; when an interviewer suggested he roast the likes of “Vanderpump Rules” and “The Valley” on the upcoming second season of “The Studio,” he revealed that movie and TV people seldom mix, so it’s unlikely that Dorinda and co. will make an appearance.

While Nate Bargatze has a rep as a cuddly, clean comic, he is, however, ruthless when it comes to speech length.

During his recent appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” he told the three-time Emmys host that he’d be donating $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Club.

But if a winner goes over their 45-second allotment? Bargatze said he’d remove $1,000 from his donation for every extra second they ramble on.

As added incentive, he said he’ll have some of the recipient children in the room.

Is he just doing a bit? According to Bargatze, the stunt is 100 per cent real. “It’s real, real,” he said. “That’s why we did the add-on, ‘cause I thought everybody would think it was a joke if we just took away. I swear. I’m putting the money up.”

The stars of “The White Lotus” didn’t come to play on the Emmys red carpet.

Blackpink singer Lisa, who played Mook on the HBO series, went full futuristic princess. She wore a frothy pink Lever Couture gown that looked like it was crafted from ribbons of tulle.

Meanwhile, Charlotte Le Bon stunned in a look from Courrèges: a body-hugging silver turtleneck dress and paired with what could only be called “naked boots,” that appear to be made of flesh-toned stockings.

The French-Canadian actor and model starred in season three of the Emmy-nominated show “The White Lotus,” stealing every scene as Chloé, the new vacation friend (and fellow age-gap romancer) of Chelsea, played by Aimee Lou Wood.

Natasha Rothwell really brought red carpet glamour. A black dress with this much drama is anything but basic. Rothwell, nominated for Supporting Actress in a Drama series for her turn as Belinda, wore a voluminous gown with puff sleeves and a cheeky slit. Bonus points for that jaw-dropping emerald and diamond necklace.

The Great White North will be well represented down in Los Angeles on Sunday night, with a bevy of Canucks nominated for Emmys. In the category for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series, Seth Rogen (“The Studio”) is up against his fellow countryman Martin Short (“Only Murders in the Building”). Rogen’s co-star, the Toronto-born Catherine O’Hara, is also vying for her third Primetime Emmy in the category of outstanding actress in a comedy series.

Other Canadians to watch out for include comedian Nathan Fielder, who nabbed writing and directing nominations for his HBO docu-comedy “The Rehearsal,” and Quebec director and cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagné, up for “Severance.”

Guests are beginning to arrive on the red carpet, including Justine Lupe of “Nobody Wants This,” which has three nominations, and nominee Walton Goggins of “The White Lotus.”

Tonight’s Emmys will kick off awards season in style, with nominees like “The White Lotus”’s Carrie Coon and Aimee Lou Wood walking the red carpet along with other fashion favourites like “The Bear” nominee Ayo Edibiri, “Dying for Sex” nominee Michelle Williams, “The Last of Us” actor Pedro Pascal, up for the Lead Actor in a Drama Series trophy, and bona fide silver screen star Cate Blanchett, nominated for Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for the Apple TV film “Disclaimer,” are also expected to be in stylish attendance.

One Toronto-shot series earned a handful of Emmy Award nominations for its final season — another was almost completely snubbed. And “The Studio,” a show co-created by two Vancouver natives, received the most nominations ever for a new comedy series in a single year.

Overall, there were few surprises when the U.S. Television Academy announced nominations on July 15 for the prime-time Emmy Awards, honouring the best in American TV.

The top drama nominee — and top nominee overall — was “Severance” with 27, while the top comedy entry was “The Studio,” tying “The Bear”’s 23 nods in 2024, but besting the record for most nominations for a freshman comedy, set in 2021 by “Ted Lasso.”

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Apple TV’s psychological thriller “Severance,” about the employees of a biotech company who undergo a procedure to sever their workplace memories from their personal lives, enters this year’s Emmys with a leading 27 nominations. Meanwhile, “The Studio,” co-created and starring Rogen as a flailing film exec trying to right a sinking ship while balancing his own personal ambitions, leads all comedies with 23 nods, the most for a comedy series in its debut season.

Both shows performed exceedingly well this past weekend at the Creative Arts Emmys. “Severance” picked up six statuettes, while “The Studio” earned nine, making both the early front-runners heading into the main ceremony tonight. 

The ceremony kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday night at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles and is expected to last about three hours. (Award shows, however, aren’t exactly known for their punctuality, so take that estimate with a grain of salt.)

Canadians can watch the Emmys live on CTV 2, ctv.ca and the CTV app starting at 8 p.m. Beginning at 7 p.m., the network will also air the one-hour, red carpet special “ET: Live on the Emmys Red Carpet,” hosted by Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner.

The American standup comedian Nate Bargatze is emceeing this year’s ceremony. The first-time award show host, known for his deadpan humour, is one of the top-earning comedians in the world, according to the trade publication Pollstar.

Bargatze has previously hosted “Saturday Night Live” and released three Netflix specials. His latest, “Your Friend, Nate Bargatze,” was nominated for two Emmys at the Creative Arts Awards last weekend, for outstanding variety special (pre-recorded) and outstanding writing for a variety special.

While other award shows such as the Oscars and Golden Globes have been able to lock down regular hosts, the Emmys have had a harder time. The last four Emmys have been hosted by Eugene and Dan Levy, Anthony Anderson, Kenan Thompson and Cedric the Entertainer.

With files from The Associated Press

The 2025 Emmy Awards are split across two weekends. Last weekend featured the Creative Arts Awards, which recognizes technical achievement, along with variety, documentary, reality TV and scripted programs. Tonight’s ceremony is when the major acting prizes, and awards for outstanding comedy and drama series will be handed out.

Big names who won at the Creative Arts Awards include former U.S. president Barack Obama for his narration on the documentary “Our Oceans”; Julie Andrews for her voice-over work on “Bridgerton”; and Kendrick Lamar, alongside Tony Russell, for their music direction on the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show.

Apple TV’s “Severance” picked up six statuettes, while “The Studio,” co-created and starring Seth Rogen, earned nine, making both the early front-runners heading into this evening.

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I feel confident in saying that Canada will never again have a night at the Primetime Emmy Awards like it did in 2020.

That was the evening that “Schitt’s Creek,” a made-in- and set-in-Canada series that first aired on CBC, romped to a record sweep of the comedy categories at the pandemic-era ceremony.

I wrote at the time that I felt the way I imagined a Toronto hockey fan would if the Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup: absolutely jubilant. 

A-listers including Pedro Pascal, Kathy Bates and Cate Blanchett will be facing off Sunday night as the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards take centre stage. 

Here’s a cheat sheet to the television industry’s biggest night, including how to tune in from Canada, which Canucks are in the running and what shows are the early favourites. 

What time does the show begin? 

An Oshawa resident and former Pickering resident, nominated together for an Emmy award, are headed to Los Angeles for the big event this weekend.

Makeup artists Cherie Snow and Lorna Thibodeau are on a team of four off to the 77th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for their work on “What We Do in the Shadows,” a TV series that follows four vampire roommates living on Staten Island.

The annual event that honours the best behind the scenes in prime time TV is happening Sept. 6 and 7, a week before the Sept. 14 Primetime Emmy Awards.

Boy oh boy, these Emmy Awards are really making a hash of critics’ pre-show predictions.

Front-runners “The Pitt” and “Severance” lost the best writing in a drama prize to underdog “Andor.”

Dan Gilroy took the award and thanked the cast for their “incomparable talent.”

The critically acclaimed Disney Plus “Star Wars” spinoff was largely seen as an also-ran going into the ceremonies, up against Apple’s acclaimed “Severance” and HBO Max’s “The Pitt.”