The Winners of The Emmys and Did Nate Bargatze’s Charity Stunt Succeed in Shortening Speeches?
Nate Bargatze poses on the red carpet at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 14, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole
The Celebrity Beat…
The Emmys were last night, and host Nate Bargatze hyped a plan to keep acceptance speeches short.
Every winner is supposed to have 45 seconds to talk, but getting celebrities to stick to that is damn near impossible.
Nate said he’d donate $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Club. BUT that he’d take away $1,000 for every second that winners go over their allotted time… and he’d ADD $1,000 for every second that winners left on the table.
They tracked the changing donation total throughout the show and in the end, the final donation was: $350,000.
But NO… Nate did NOT succeed in shortening the show by 250 seconds. Instead, it went LONG… as usual… and he called the winners’ execution “embarrassing.”
The total ended up being NEGATIVE. But thankfully, that didn’t mean the CHILDREN would be forced to cough up money to the Academy.
Instead, CBS donated $100,000 out of the kindness of their corporate hearts and Nate chipped in $250K.
Which is cool, but still… these are supposed to be the HOLLYWOOD ELITE. They could’ve probably pooled together more than that for a bit that lasted ALL NIGHT.
A lot of people enjoyed having this sub-plot to follow… but others were critical even before the evening started saying it just distracted from the actual ceremony, without any real pay-off.
The 2025 Emmy Winners
Best Drama Series: “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Best Comedy Series: “The Studio” (Apple TV+)
Best Limited or Anthology Series: “Adolescence” (Netflix)
Best Actor in a Drama Series: Noah Wyle, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Best Actress in a Drama Series: Britt Lower, “Severance” (Apple TV+)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Seth Rogen, “The Studio” (Apple TV+)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Stephen Graham, “Adolescence” (Netflix)
Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Cristin Milioti, “The Penguin” (HBO Max)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Tramell Tillman, “Severance” (Apple TV+)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Katherine LaNasa, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeff Hiller, “Somebody Somewhere” (HBO)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Owen Cooper, “Adolescence” (Netflix)
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Erin Doherty, “Adolescence” (Netflix)
Best Limited or Anthology Series: “Adolescence” (Netflix)
Best Television Movie: “Rebel Ridge” (Netflix)
Best Reality Competition Program: “The Traitors” (Peacock)
Best Host For A Reality Or Reality Competition Program: Alan Cumming, “The Traitors” (Peacock)
Best Talk Series: “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
Best Scripted Variety Series: “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO)
You can check out the winners in ALL categories here.
SOURCE: Television Academy
