Broadway performers and writers were among the winners of the 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards held on Sept. 14. Hosted by Nate Bargatze, and presented by the Television Academy, the Emmys honor achievement in television.
Tony Award nominee Jean Smart, who recently returned to Broadway after 25 years in Jamie Wax’s solo drama “Call Me Izzy,” took home her fourth award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for “Hacks.” This marks Smart’s seventh Emmy win overall (out of 14 total nominations). With this honor, Smart is now one of only five individuals who have earned four or more citations in this category (the others being Candice Bergen, Helen Hunt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Mary Tyler Moore). Smart was up against several other Main Stem alums, including Uzo Aduba and Kristen Bell, in addition to Quinta Brunson and Ayo Edebiri, the latter of whom will make her Broadway debut in the upcoming revival of “Proof.”
Cristin Milioti, a Tony nominee for 2012’s “Once,” was the victor in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her turn in “The Penguin.” This marked the first Emmy nomination and win for Milioti, in a category that was rounded out by Broadway alumni Cate Blanchett, Meghann Fahy and Michelle Williams, as well as Rashida Jones.
The award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series went to Jeff Hiller for his performance in “Somebody Somewhere.” Like Milioti, this marked the first nomination and win for Hiller, who made his Broadway debut in 2010’s “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” and recently appeared in the 2025 City Center Encores! mounting of “Urinetown.” Hiller’s fellow nominees included current “Oh, Mary!” star Michael Urie, Tony nominee Colman Domingo and Ike Barinholtz, Harrison Ford, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Bowen Yang.
Winners in the creative categories included Jack Thorne, who, as a playwright, is currently represented on Broadway by his Tony-winning script of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” as well as “Stranger Things: The First Shadow.” Together with Stephen Graham, Thorne won the award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for “Adolescence.”
Tony winner Alan Cumming, as one of the producers of “Traitors,” accepted the award for Outstanding Reality Competition Program on behalf of the entire team of producers.
A complete list of winners can be found here.
A complete list of the select categories mentioned above can be found below. Winners are marked in bold and with a double asterisk.
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 Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Cate Blanchett, “Disclaimer”
Meghann Fahy, “Sirens”
Rashida Jones, “Black Mirror”
Cristin Milioti, “The Penguin”**
Michelle Williams, “Dying For Sex”
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 Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, Adolescence”**
Charlie Brooker and Bisha K. Ali, “Black Mirror”
Kim Rosenstock and Elizabeth Meriwether, “Dying For Sex”
Lauren LeFranc, “The Penguin”
Joshua Zetumer, “Say Nothing”
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
“The Amazing Race”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“Survivor”
“Top Chef”
“Traitors”**
