Beyoncé And Kendrick Lamar To Face-Off At 2025 Emmy Awards
Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar are competing for new additions to their respective lists of accolades after transforming sporting events into historical musical moments. The Houston singer’s Beyoncé Bowl special is up for multiple 2025 Emmy Award categories, directly opposed to Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show.
Both performances will compete for Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Variety Special (Live). Other nominees across either category include Doechii’s 2025 Grammy Awards performance, the 2025 Oscars tribute to Quincy Jones, and the SNL50: The Anniversary Special.
Doechii performs onstage at the 67th annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
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Queen Bey could also potentially win her first Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special and Outstanding Variety Special (Live) at the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards. Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl show is also nominated here; however, it is directed by Hamish Hamilton. The GNX performer could also potentially take Outstanding Music Direction. Beyoncé Bowl is also up for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special.
Notably, Charm La Donna is nominated for her choreography work in both Beyoncé Bowl and Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show.
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Additional highlights across the nominees include Tramell Tillman earning a Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his standout role in Apple TV+’s Severance. If he wins, Tillman will become the first Black actor to take the category in the Television Academy’s history to take the trophy
Also making history is Ayo Edebiri is the first woman to be nominated in the same year for acting and directing in a comedy series for her work in The Bear.
Watch the 2025 Emmy nominations reveal above and read through notable nominations below. The full list of nominees is available on the official Television Academy website.
Outstanding drama series
- “Andor” (Disney+)
- “The Diplomat” (Netflix)
- “The Last of Us” (HBO Max)
- “Paradise” (Hulu)
- “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
- “Severance” (Apple TV+)
- “Slow Horses” (Apple TV+)
- “The White Lotus” (HBO Max)
Outstanding comedy series
- “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
- “The Bear” (FX)
- “Hacks” (HBO Max)
- “Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)
- “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
- “Shrinking” (Apple TV+)
- “The Studio” (Apple TV+)
- “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)
Outstanding limited or anthology series
- “Adolescence” (Netflix)
- “Black Mirror” (Netflix)
- “Dying for Sex” (FX)
- “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” (Netflix)
- “The Penguin” (HBO Max)
Outstanding television movie
- “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” (Peacock)
- “The Gorge” (Apple TV+)
- “Mountainhead” (HBO Max)
- “Nonnas” (Netflix)
- “Rebel Ridge” (Netflix)
Outstanding reality competition program
- “The Amazing Race” (CBS)
- “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)
- “Survivor” (CBS)
- “Top Chef” (Bravo)
- “The Traitors” (Peacock)
Outstanding talk series
- “The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
- “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
- “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
Outstanding scripted variety series
- “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO Max)
- “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Outstanding variety special (live)
- “The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar” (Fox)
- “Beyoncé Bowl” (Netflix)
- “The Oscars” (ABC)
- “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” (NBC)
- “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert” (Peacock)
Outstanding variety special (pre-recorded)
- “Adam Sandler: Love You” (Netflix)
- “Ali Wong: Single Lady” (Netflix)
- “Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years” (Hulu)
- “Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor” (Netflix)
- “Sarah Silverman: Postmortem” (Netflix)
- “Your Friend, Nate Bargatze” (Netflix)
Outstanding game show
- “Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC)
- “Jeopardy” (ABC)
- “The Price is Right” (CBS)
- “Wheel of Fortune” (ABC)
- “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” (ABC)
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series
- Kathy Bates, “Matlock”
- Sharon Horgan, “Bad Sisters”
- Britt Lower, “Severance”
- Bella Ramsey, “The Last of Us”
- Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series
- Sterling K. Brown, “Paradise”
- Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses”
- Pedro Pascal, “The Last of Us”
- Adam Scott, “Severance”
- Noah Wyle, “The Pitt”
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series
- Uzo Aduba, “The Residence”
- Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”
- Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
- Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”
- Jean Smart, “Hacks”
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series
- Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This”
- Seth Rogen, “The Studio”
- Jason Segel, “Shrinking”
- Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”
- Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”
Outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
- Cate Blanchett, “Disclaimer”
- Meghann Fahy, “Sirens”
- Rashida Jones, “Black Mirror”
- Cristin Milloti, “The Penguin”
- Michelle Williams, “Dying for Sex”
Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
- Colin Farrell, “The Penguin”
- Stephen Graham, “Adolescence”
- Jake Gyllenhaal, “Presumed Innocent”
- Brian Tyree Henry, “Dope Thief”
- Cooper Koch, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series
- Patricia Arquette, “Severance”
- Carrie Coon, “The White Lotus”
- Katherine LaNasa, “The Pitt”
- Julianne Nicholson, “Paradise”
- Parker Posey, “The White Lotus”
- Natasha Rothwell, “The White Lotus”
- Aimee Lou Wood, “The White Lotus”
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series
- Zach Cherry, “Severance”
- Walton Goggins, “The White Lotus”
- Jason Isaacs, “The White Lotus”
- James Marsden, “Paradise”
- Sam Rockwell, “The White Lotus”
- Tramell Tillman, “Severance”
- John Turturro, “Severance”
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series
- Liza Colón-Zayas, “The Bear”
- Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”
- Kathryn Hahn, “The Studio”
- Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”
- Catherine O’Hara, “The Studio”
- Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary”
- Jessica Williams, “Shrinking”
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series
- Ike Barinholtz. “The Studio”
- Colman Domingo, “The Four Seasons”
- Harrison Ford, “Shrinking”
- Jeff Hiller, “Somebody Somewhere”
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach, “The Bear”
- Michael Urie, “Shrinking”
- Bowen Yang, “Saturday Night Live”
Outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
- Erin Doherty, “Adolescence”
- Ruth Negga, “Presumed Innocent”
- Deirdre O’Connell, “The Penguin”
- Chloë Sevigny, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”
- Jenny Slate, “Dying for Sex”
- Christine Tremarco, “Adolescence”
Outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
- Javier Bardem, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”
- Bill Camp, “Presumed Innocent”
- Owen Cooper, “Adolescence”
- Rob Delaney, “Dying for Sex”
- Peter Sarsgaard, “Presumecd Innocent”
- Ashley Walters, “Adolescence”
Outstanding guest actress in a drama series
- Jane Alexander, “Severance”
- Gwendoline Christie, “Severance”
- Kaitlyn Dever, “The Last of Us”
- Cherry Jones, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
- Catherine O’Hara, “The Last of Us”
- Merritt Wever, “Severance”
Outstanding guest actor in a drama series
- Giancarlo Esposito, “The Boys”
- Scott Glenn, “The White Lotus”
- Shawn Hatosy, “The Pitt”
- Joe Pantoliano, “The Last of Us”
- Forest Whitaker, “Andor”
- Jeffrey Wright, “The Last of Us”
Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series
- Olivia Colman, “The Bear”
- Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear”
- Cynthia Erivo, “Poker Face”
- Robby Hoffman, “Hacks”
- Zoë Kravitz, “The Studio”
- Julianne Nicholson, “Hacks”
Outstanding guest actor in a comedy series
- Jon Bernthal, “The Bear”
- Bryan Cranston, “The Studio”
- Dave Franco, “The Studio”
- Ron Howard, “The Studio”
- Anthony Mackie, “The Studio”
- Martin Scorsese, “The Studio”
Outstanding directing for a drama series
- “Andor,” Janus Metz (“Who Are You?”)
- “The Pitt,” Amanda Marsalis (“6 P.M.”)
- “The Pitt,” John Wells (“7 A.M.”)
- “Severance,” Jessica Lee Gagné (“Chikhai Bardo”)
- “Severance,” Ben Stiller (“Gold Harbor)
- “Slow Horses,” Adam Randall (“Hello Goodbye”)
- “The White Lotus,” Mike White (“Amor Fati”)
Outstanding directing for a comedy series
- “The Bear,” Ayo Edebiri (“Napkins”)
- “Hacks,” Lucia Aniello (“A Slippery Slope”)
- “Mid-Century Modern,” James Burrows (“Here’s To You, Mrs. Schneiderman”)
- “The Rehearsal,” Nathan Fielder (“Pilot’s Code”)
- “The Studio,” Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (“The Oner”)
Outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series or movie
- “Adolescence,” Philip Barantini
- “Dying for Sex,” Shannon Murphy (“It’s Not That Serious”)
- “The Penguin,” Helen Shaver (“Cent’anni”)
- “The Penguin,” Jennifer Getzinger (“A Great or Little Thing”)
- “Sirens,” Nicole Kassell (“Exile”)
- “Zero Day,” Leslie Linka Glatter
Outstanding writing for a drama series
- “Andor,” Dan Gilroy (“Welcome to the Rebellion”)
- “The Pitt,” Joe Sachs (“2 P.M.”)
- “The Pitt,” R. Scott Gemmill (“7 A.M.”)
- “Severance,” Dan Erickson (“Cold Harbor”)
- “Slow Horses,” Will Smith (“Hello Goodbye”)
- “The White Lotus,” Mike White (“Full-Moon Party”)
Outstanding writing for a comedy series
- “Abbott Elementary,” Quinta Brunson (“Back To School”)
- “Hacks,” Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky (“A Slippery Slope”)
- “The Rehearsal,” Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Lock-Norton and Eric Notarnicola (“Pilot’s Code”)
- “Somebody Somewhere,” Hanna Bos, Paul Thureen and Bridget Everett (“AGG”)
- “The Studio,” Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez (“The Promotion”)
- “What We Do in the Shadows,” Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis and Paul Simms (“The Finale”)
Outstanding writing for a limited or anthology series or movie
- “Adolescence,” Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham
- “Black Mirror,” Charlie Brooker and Bisha K. Ali (“Common People”)
- “Dying for Sex,” Kim Rosenstock and Elizabeth Meriwether (“Good Value Diet Soda”)
- “The Penguin,” Lauren LeFranc (“A Great or Little Thing”)
- “Say Nothing,” Joshua Zetumer (“The People in the Dirt”)
Outstanding writing for a variety series
- “The Daily Show”
- “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
- “Saturday Night Live”
Outstanding Choreography For Variety Or Reality Programming
- The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar • Routines: Humble / Not Like Us • FOX • Roc Nation, DPS, Jesse Collins Entertainment and pgLang Charm La’Donna, Choreographer
- Beyoncé Bowl • Routines: My House / Sweet Honey Bucklin’ / Texas Hold ‘Em • Netflix • Jesse Collins Entertainment and Parkwood Entertainment for Netflix Tyrik Patterson, Choreographer Charm La’Donna, Choreographer Christopher Grant, Choreographer Parris Goebel, Choreographer
- The 67th Annual Grammy Awards • Routine: Doechii Musical Performance • CBS • A Fulwell Entertainment production in association with The Recording Academy Robbie Blue, Choreographer
- The Lion King At The Hollywood Bowl • Routine: He Lives In You • Disney+ • Disney Concerts, Fulwell 73 Productions, AMP Worldwide and Live Nation-Hewitt Silva, Disney Branded Television Jamal Sims, Choreographer
- The Oscars • Routines: James Bond Tribute Performance / Quincy Jones Tribute Performance • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Mandy Moore, Choreographer
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
- The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar • FOX • Roc Nation, DPS, Jesse Collins Entertainment and pgLang. Directed by Hamish Hamilton,
- Beyoncé Bowl • Netflix • Jesse Collins Entertainment and Parkwood Entertainment for Netflix Directed by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Alex Rudzinski
- The Oscars • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Directed by Hamish Hamilton,
- SNL50: The Anniversary Special • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video. Directed by Liz Patrick
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert • Peacock • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video Directed by Beth McCarthy Miller
- 77th Annual Tony Awards • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment Directed by Glenn Weiss
Outstanding Music Direction
- The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar • FOX • Roc Nation, DPS, Jesse Collins Entertainment and pgLang Kendrick Lamar, Music Director Tony Russell, Music Director
- The Kennedy Center Honors • CBS • Done + Dusted in association with Rok Productions Rickey Minor, Music Director
- The Oscars • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Michael Bearden, Music Director
- SNL50: The Anniversary Special • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video Lenny Pickett, Music Director Leon Pendarvis, Music Director Eli Brueggemann, Music Director
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert • Peacock • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video James Poyser, Music Director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Music Director
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
- The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar • FOX • Roc Nation, DPS, Jesse Collins Entertainment and pgLang, Shawn Carter, Executive Producer Desiree Perez, Executive Producer Jesse Collins, Executive Producer Dave Free, Executive Producer Dionne Harmon, Co-Executive Producer Dave Meyers, Co-Executive Producer Anthony Saleh, Co-Executive Producer Cornell Brown, Co-Executive Producer Aaron B. Cooke, Supervising Producer Jana Fleishman, Producer Phil Sino-Cruz, Line Producer Chelsea Gonnering, Line Producer Kendrick Lamar, Performer
- Beyoncé Bowl • Netflix • Jesse Collins Entertainment and Parkwood Entertainment for Netflix Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Executive Producer/Performer Justina Omokhua, Executive Producer Jesse Collins, Executive Producer Dionne Harmon, Executive Producer Tanisha Whitfield, Supervising Producer Alex Rudzinski, Producer Alex Queen-Sneed, Producer Brittany Brazil, Producer
- The Oscars • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Raj Kapoor, Executive Producer Katy Mullan, Executive Producer Rob Paine, Co-Executive Producer Taryn Hurd, Producer Sarah Levine Hall, Producer Hamish Hamilton, Producer Jeff Ross, Producer Mike Sweeney, Producer Conan O’Brien, Host
- SNL50: The Anniversary Special • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video Lorne Michaels, Executive Producer Javier Winnik, Supervising Producer Erin Doyle, Producer Tom Broecker, Producer Caroline Maroney, Producer Colin Jost, Producer Michael Che, Producer Steve Higgins, Produced by Erik Kenward, Produced by
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert • Peacock • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video Lorne Michaels, Executive Producer Mark Ronson, Executive Producer Rob Paine, Supervising Producer Ken Aymong, Supervising Producer Sam Kruger, Producer Karen Scarminach, Line Producer Erin David, Produced by Jimmy Fallon, Host
