We came for the fash-un. We stayed for the winners. And with so many stacked categories, we had high expectations for the 77th annual Emmy Awards. Lucky for us, the ceremony didn’t disappoint. From 15-year-old Owen Cooper becoming the youngest actor to win "Supporting Actor in a Limited Series" in decades to Tramell Tillman making history as the first Black man to win "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series", here are the best moments of the night.
The 7 Best Moments from the 77th Annual Emmy Awards
A night full of history
Updated Sep 15, 2025
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1. Tramell Tillman Makes History
Tramell Tillman made history as the first Black man to win "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" for his role in Severance, and used his speech as an opportunity to pay tribute to many of the Black actors that came before him, including the late Michael K. Williams and Andre Braugher. "I’ve been taken by their work for years and I’ve borrowed from them, so I’m just honored to be in the class," Tillman told the crowd emotionally.
2. Owen Cooper Finally Broke a Streak
Newcomer and 15-year-old Adolescence star Owen Cooper became the youngest actor to win "Supporting Actor in a Limited Series" since Roxana Zal in 1984 for her role in the television movie Something About Amelia. "I was nothing about three years ago, and now here I am," he said in his speech. Oh, and if that wasn't enough, he got a hug from Sydney Sweeney, too.
3. Stephen Colbert's Standing Ovation
Stephen Colbert got a heartwarming standing ovation when he came out as the first presenter of the night. Colbert jokingly told the crowd to stop, adding, "While I have your attention: is anyone hiring because I have 200 very qualified candidates who will be available in June."
4. 'Saturday Night Live's' Major Milestone
Saturday Night Live won the award for "Outstanding Variety Special (Live)" for their SNL50: The Anniversary Special, making it a full circle moment for creator Lorne Michaels, who won his first award for the show in 1975. "When I won this award for the first time 50 years ago in 1975, I was younger and I had a lot of dreams about what would happen in my life," he told the audience, adding, "And not one of those dreams was that I'd still be doing the same show for the next 50 years. However, here we are."
6. Noah Wyle Winning His First-Ever Emmy
After seven nominations and more than a quarter-century after he was last nominated, Noah Wyle finally won his first-ever Emmy for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" for his role in the popular drama series The Pitt. "What a dream this has been," he said in his acceptance speech. "To anybody who’s going on shift tonight or coming off shift tonight, thank you for being in that job. This is for you."
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7. Stephen Colbert Wins An Emmy
And if getting a standing ovation wasn't enough, Stephen Colbert also got to take home some hardware, with The Late Show winning for "Outstanding Talk Series," where it beat out the likes of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Daily Show. "Ten years ago, in September of 2015, Spike Jonze stopped by my office and said, 'What do you want this show to be about?' I said, Ah, Spike, I don’t know how you could do it, but I kind of want to do a late-night comedy show that was about love. I don’t know if I ever figured that out, but at a certain point, and you can guess what that point was, I realized that in some ways, we were doing a late-night comedy show about loss and that’s related to love, because sometimes you only truly know how much you love something when you get a sense that you might be losing it."
He continued, "Ten years later, in September of 2025, I have never loved my country more desperately. God bless America. Stay strong. Be brave, and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor." Gotta love a Prince reference.
Bottom line: It was a night to remember. Congrats to all the winners and nominees.
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