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ARTICLE VIEW:
‘The Studio’ makes history, Colbert gets an ovation and winners
take money from children: Some memorable Emmys moments
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN
Updated:
11:59 AM EDT, Mon September 15, 2025
Source: CNN
History-making wins, exciting ovations, freshman winners and more.
The , like television itself, had a little something for everyone.
Read below for some of the highlights from TV’s biggest night.
‘The Studio’s’ record-breaking night
Sorry, “The Bear.” There’s a new comedy hit in town.
Apple TV+’s “The Studio” entered the history books on Sunday,
picking up more awards in a single Emmys cycle than any other comedy
series. (It also broke the award record for most-awarded freshman
comedy series.)
The previous record holder was FX’s “The Bear,” which picked up
10 awards in 2023. “The Studio” walked away with 13 awards total,
including nine at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys and four on
Sunday. It was nominated for 23 total.
Stephen Colbert’s grand ovation
Chants of “Stephen, Stephen, Stephen” rained down when “The Late
Show with Stephen Colbert” won the Emmy for outstanding talk series
for the first time.
Colbert is beloved, but the context is key here: Earlier this summer,
Colbert after being cancelled by CBS, which coincidentally aired
Sunday’s ceremony. The network cited financial pressures and said the
show will wrap up in May 2026.
In his speech, Colbert thanked CBS for letting them be “a part of the
‘Late Night’ tradition,” which Colbert said he hopes will
continue long after his show comes to an end.
“At a certain point, and you can guess what that point was, I
realized that in some ways we were doing a late night comedy show about
loss,” he said on stage. “That’s related to love because
sometimes you only truly know how much you love something when you get
a sense that you might be losing it.”
He added: “My friends, I have never loved my country more
desperately.” Colbert’s big win was actually his second in the
night; the first was when he came on stage earlier in the show to
present. To close his speech, Colbert said: “God bless America. Stay
strong. Be brave, and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy
and punch a higher floor.”
Nate Bargatze’s off-beat opening
How do you do a monologue when you’re a family-friendly comedian who
wants good vibes and no controversy? You don’t.
In a period sketch that began the show, Bargatze played Philo T.
Farnsworth, the inventor of television, who spoke about the future he
imagined for the medium with help from his staff, played by “SNL”
actors Bowen Yang, Mikey Day, and James Austin Johnson.
His vision included a channel for every culture, like Telemundo for
Spanish-speakers and BET for Black Entertainment Television. Asked if
there’d be a “network for White people,” Bargatze as Farnsworth
joked: “Why CBS, of course.” (Note: The “C” does not, in fact,
stand for caucasian – as he quipped on stage.)
The Boys & Girls Club donation counter
Bargatze spoke ahead of the show about his effort to keep speeches on
time by subtracting from a $100,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Club
every time someone went over. But knowing about this gag ahead of time
did not make it any less amusing to watch celebrities scramble to stay
under time for the children.
John Oliver’s sped-up address and “The Studio’s” writing
team’s well-choreographed acceptance speech were the best on-stage
attempts to have their moments without sacrificing funds. Hannah
Einbinder’s pledge to make up the difference for her long-windedness
was a clever move that probably should have been employed more.
All of these options beat the tired “cue the music” approach. In
the end, the depressing counter, which ended in the red, was pumped up
by a pair of donations from Bargatze and CBS, bringing the end total to
$350,000.
Tramell Tillman made all moms proud
Every tired mom dreams of her child publicly thanking her someday.
“Severance” star Tramell Tillman delivered that moment for his mom
– and all the moms – on Sunday.
Tillman won the Emmy for best supporting actor in a drama and made
history as the first Black actor to win the category. A first-time Emmy
nominee, Tillman dedicated his win to his mother, who was seated in the
audience at the Peacock Theater.
“You remember what you want to remember,” Tillman said. “My first
acting coach was tough, y’all. But all great mothers are,” he said.
“Mama, you were there for me when no one else was, and no one else
would show up. Your love and kindness stay with me, and this is for
you.”
His mother teared up – and wasn’t the only one.
Owen Cooper makes history with “Adolescence”
With Owen Cooper’s win for “Adolescence,” the 15-year old became
the youngest winner in the best supporting actor in a limited/anthology
series or TV movie category. He is also now the youngest male winner of
any acting Emmy ever, according to the TV Academy.
“I think tonight proves that if you listen and you focus and you step
out your comfort zone, you can achieve anything in life,” he said
while accepting his award. “I was nothing about three years ago.
I’m here now.”
“Adolescence” picked up six awards total on Sunday, including
outstanding limited series.
Noah Wyle gets his due
Yes, “The Pitt” was incredible and deserved its show-closing win
for best drama series. But the show wouldn’t be what it is without
Noah Wyle, who has been working in fictional hospitals longer than some
of this year’s Emmy nominees have been alive.
This year was Wyle’s first being nominated as a lead actor, having
been nominated five times during his run on “ER” in the supporting
category. So it felt like something of a culmination to see him
accepting his Emmy on Sunday.
Calling it a “culmination,” of course, would imply that “The
Pitt” and Wyle have reached their peaks, and let’s just say, we
think their shift is just beginning.
Memorable quotes of the night
“Go Birds, F*** ICE and Free Palestine” – “Hacks” star Hannah
Einbinder
“I feel like I’m going to cry because for the past 25 years I’ve
been like, ‘World, I want to be an actor!’ And the world has been
like, ‘Maybe computers.’” – Jeff Hiller, on stage winning for
“Somebody Somewhere.”
“That was a show called ‘Adolescence’ that did that to
adolescents.” – Nate Bargatze, noting the dreary donation total
after some on-stage vamping by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, who won
for “Adolescence.”
“I wrote this speech on the back of notes I took in therapy the other
day, so don’t look at the back.” – Cristin Milioti, on stage
winning for “The Penguin.”
“Culture doesn’t come from the top-down; it comes from the
bottom-up.” – TV Academy president Cris Abrego
“Hacks,” “The Pitt,” “Somebody Somewhere,” “The
Penguin” and other Emmy nominees were produced by Warner Bros.
Television, which like CNN, is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.
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