Netflix Celebrates 120 Emmy Nominations for 2025 Across 44 Titles.
Here’s the Full Breakdown
Netflix continues to assert its dominance in the awards landscape, earning 120 nominations at the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards across 44 films, series, and specials. The wide range of nods spans 14 program categories, from drama and comedy to animation, reality, and documentary.
The nominations, announced July 15, recognize both critical standouts and fan-favorites, reflecting Netflix’s growing influence across every genre and format. Among the most-nominated titles are Adolescence, Black Mirror, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, and The Diplomat, with honors across performance, writing, directing, and design.
Notable standouts this year include:
- Outstanding Drama Series: The Diplomat
- Outstanding Comedy Series: Nobody Wants This
- Outstanding Limited Series: Adolescence, Black Mirror, and Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
- Lead Performance Nods: Kristen Bell, Uzo Aduba, Adam Brody, Keri Russell, Rashida Jones, Stephen Graham
- Music & Design Categories: Bridgerton, Black Mirror, The Residence, Emily in Paris
And yes, Beyoncé Bowl made waves with multiple nominations in live special, choreography, production design, and directing.
Complete List of Netflix’s 2025 Emmy Nominations
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Nobody Wants This
Outstanding Drama Series
- The Diplomat
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Adolescence
- Black Mirror
- Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Outstanding Animated Program
- Arcane
- Love, Death + Robots
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
- Chef’s Table
- Simone Biles Rising
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
- Martha
- Will & Harper
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
- The Remarkable Life Of Ibelin
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
- My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
- Love is Blind
- Queer Eye
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
- America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
- Love on the Spectrum
Outstanding Television Movie
- Nonnas
- Rebel Ridge
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
- Beyoncé Bowl
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
- Adam Sandler: Love You
- Ali Wong: Single Lady
- Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
- Sarah Silverman: PostMortem
- Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
- Adolescence: The Making Of Adolescence
Performance Categories
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Uzo Aduba – The Residence
- Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Meghann Fahy – Sirens
- Rashida Jones – Black Mirror
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Stephen Graham – Adolescence
- Cooper Koch – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Colman Domingo – The Four Seasons
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Erin Doherty – Adolescence
- Christine Tremarco – Adolescence
- Chloë Sevigny – Monsters
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Javier Bardem – Monsters
- Owen Cooper – Adolescence
- Ashley Walters – Adolescence
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
- Julie Andrews – Bridgerton
- Maya Rudolph – Big Mouth
Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Series
- Tom Segura – Bad Thoughts
Outstanding Narrator
- Barack Obama – Our Oceans
Directing, Casting, Cinematography & Design Highlights
Netflix scored dozens of nominations across artistic and technical categories, including:
- Directing (Limited Series):
- Philip Barantini – Adolescence
- Nicole Kassell – Sirens
- Lesli Linka Glatter – Zero Day
- Reality Program Directing:
- Cian O’Clery – Love on the Spectrum
- Documentary Directing:
- Josh Greenbaum – Will & Harper
- Variety Special Directing:
- Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Alex Rudzinski – Beyoncé Bowl
- Casting (Limited or Anthology):
- Adolescence
- Black Mirror
- Monsters
- Cinematography (Limited Series):
- Adolescence
- American Primeval
- Zero Day
- Production Design:
- Bridgerton
- The Residence
- Beyoncé Bowl
- Costumes & Hairstyling:
- Emily in Paris
- Sirens, Black Mirror
- American Primeval
Music & Sound
- Original Music & Lyrics: Will & Harper – “Harper and Will Go West”
- Title Theme Music: Dept. Q, The Residence
- Music Composition: Cobra Kai, Black Mirror, Chef’s Table
- Sound Mixing & Editing: Adolescence, Arcane, Love, Death + Robots, The Umbrella Academy
Netflix’s 2025 Emmy haul proves that the platform continues to evolve well beyond streaming hits, carving out real space in prestige television. With 120 nominations, it stands tall alongside traditional networks and prestige cable players, but with the global breadth and genre diversity only streaming can offer.
From heart-wrenching limited dramas (Adolescence) to cultural documentaries (Will & Harper), and from comedy to choreography, these nominations reflect how much of today’s most talked-about content starts and thrives on Netflix.
The 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony airs later this year.