Biggest Surprise Wins & Snubs: Emmy Winners 2025 Full Highlights

Biggest Surprise Wins, Snubs from Emmys 2025

The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards delivered shocking upsets, historic wins, and a night filled with surprises. Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Newcomers Dominate

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Owen Cooper Makes History

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Hannah Einbinder Gets Her Flowers

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The White Lotus Snubbed

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The Studio Sweeps Big

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Seth Rogen’s First Emmy

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The Emmys 2025 Legacy

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