Why Seth Rogen Is "Legitimately Embarrassed" by Emmys 2025 Win

Why Seth Rogen Is "Legitimately Embarrassed" by Emmys 2025 Win

E! News·2025-09-15 13:01

This award season win is straight out of a movie script.

The Studio was crowned Outstanding Comedy Series at the 2025 Emmy Awards on Sept. 14—and the moment was pure movie magic. (Find out all the winners here.)

Creators Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck and Frida Perez accepted the award on behalf of the meta Apple TV+ show, which stars Rogen as well as Catherine O'Hara, Ike Barinholtz and Kathryn Hahn as movie executives at the fictional Continental Studios.

Taking the stage at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, Rogen admitted he felt awkward about accepting his third trophy of the night after already winning Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Best Writing for a Comedy Series and Best Directing for a Comedy Series.

"Thank you, it's getting embarrassing," Rogen said on stage. "I really appreciate it, in all honesty. I'll do my best attempt at sincerity here: If you watched our show, if you appreciated our show, if you voted for our show, especially, thank you very much."

The Superbad actor continued, "I'm legitimately embarrassed by how happy this makes me. And to be standing up here with all these people, these are the best people I know. And to have them spend their days with me, working with me, is truly one of the great honors of my life."

The Studio—which received 23 Emmy nominations in total—beat outfellow nomineesThe Bear, Nobody Wants This, Abbott Elementary, Only Murders in the Building, Shrinking, What We Do In The Shadows and Hacks, which won last year.

In addition to a nod in the Outstanding Comedy Series category, the Television Academy also recognized Rogen, O'Hara, Barinholtz and Hahn with acting nominations.

Plus, actors Bryan Cranston, Dave Franco, Ron Howard, Anthony Mackie and Martin Scorsese—who made cameos in the satire—duked it out for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series alongside The Bear's Jon Bernthal, with Cranston coming out on top.

For Rogen, the show is heavily based on his own experience working in Hollywood. In fact, award show moments like this have even inspired certain scenes. 

“There’s an episode in particular about the Golden Globes and the whole thing is my character just wants desperately to be thanked in the Golden Globe speech,” he explained on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in March, "which is very important to Hollywood executives."

As Rogen recalled, “Years ago, we made a film that won a Golden Globe, and at the afterparty, we saw one of the executives crying, and we assumed they were crying because we won and they were happy. We went over and we’re like, ‘We won! Is that why you’re crying?’ And they said, ‘No, they forgot to thank me during the speech.'”

And the anonymous exec was even less thrilled to learn that the incident made it to the silver screen.

"The person who it’s based on knows that we made a whole episode about it," Rogen added, "and, in no uncertain terms, yelled at me very recently.”

Find out who else walked away with an Emmy statue this year.

AndorThe DiplomatThe Last of UsParadiseWINNER: The PittSeveranceSlow HorsesThe White Lotus

Abbott ElementaryThe BearHacksNobody Wants ThisOnly Murders in the BuildingShrinkingWINNER: The StudioWhat We Do In The Shadows

Sterling K. Brown, ParadiseGary Oldman, Slow HorsesPedro Pascal, The Last Of UsAdam Scott, SeveranceWINNER: Noah Wyle, The Pitt

Kathy Bates, MatlockSharon Horgan, Bad SistersWINNER: Britt Lower, SeveranceBella Ramsey, The Last of UsKeri Russell, The Diplomat

Zach Cherry, SeveranceWalton Goggins, The White LotusJason Isaacs, The White LotusJames Marsden, ParadiseSam Rockwell, The White LotusWINNER: Tramell Tillman, SeveranceJohn Turturro, Severance

Patricia Arquette, SeveranceCarrie Coon, The White LotusWINNER: Katherine LaNasa, The PittJulianne Nicholson, ParadiseParker Posey, The White LotusNatasha Rothwell, The White LotusAimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus

Adam Brody, Nobody Wants ThisWINNER: Seth Rogen, The StudioJason Segel, ShrinkingMartin Short, Only Murders in the BuildingJeremy Allen White, The Bear

Uzo Aduba, The ResidenceKirsten Bell, Nobody Wants This Quinta Brunson, Abbott ElementaryAyo Edebiri, The BearWINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks

Ike Barinholtz, The StudioColman Domingo, The Four SeasonsHarrison Ford, ShrinkingWINNER: Jeff Hiller, Somebody SomewhereEbon Moss-Bachrach, The BearMichael Urie, ShrinkingBowen Yang, Saturday Night Live

Liza Colón-Zayas, The BearWINNER: Hannah Einbinder, HacksKathryn Hahn, The StudioJanelle James, Abbott ElementaryCatherine O’Hara, The StudioSheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott ElementaryJessica Williams, Shrinking

WINNER: AdolescenceBlack MirrorDying for SexMonsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez StoryThe Penguin

Colin Farrell, The PenguinWINNER: Stephen Graham, AdolescenceJake Gyllenhaal, Presumed InnocentBryan Tyree Henry, Dope ThiefCooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Cate Blanchett, DisclaimerMeghann Fahy, SirensRashida Jones, Black MirrorWINNER: Cristin Milioti, The PenguinMichelle Williams, Dying for Sex

Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryBill Camp, Presumed InnocentWINNER: Owen Cooper, AdolescenceRob Delaney, Dying for SexPeter Sarsgaard, Presumed InnocentAshley Walters, Adolescence

WINNER: Erin Doherty, AdolescenceRuth Negga, Presumed InnocentDeirdre O’Connell, The PenguinChloë Sevigny, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryJenny Slate, Dying for SexChristine Tremarco, Adolescence

Giancarlo Esposito, The BoysScott Glenn, The White LotusWINNER: Shawn Hatosy, The PittJoe Pantoliano, The Last of UsForest Whitaker, AndorJeffrey Wright, The Last of Us

Jane Alexander, SeveranceGwendoline Christie, SeveranceKaitlyn Dever, The Last of UsCherry Jones, The Handmaid’s TaleCatherine O’Hara, The Last of UsWINNER: Merritt Wever, Severance

Jon Bernthal, The BearWINNER: Bryan Cranston, The StudioDave Franco, The StudioRon Howard, The StudioAnthony Mackie, The StudioMartin Scorsese, The Studio

Olivia Colman, The BearJamie Lee Curtis, The BearCynthia Erivo, Poker FaceRobby Hoffman, HacksZoë Kravitz, The StudioWINNER: Julianne Nicholson, Hacks

The Daily ShowJimmy Kimmel Live!WINNER: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Amazing RaceRuPaul’s Drag RaceSurvivorTop ChefWINNER: The Traitors

RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag RaceMark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec Daymond John, Daniel Lubetsky, Shark TankWINNER: Alan Cumming, The TraitorsKristen Kish, Top ChefJeff Probst, Survivor

WINNER: Last Week Tonight With John OliverSaturday Night Live

Elizabeth Banks, Press Your LuckSteve Harvey, Celebrity Family FeudKen Jennings, Jeopardy!Colin Jost, Pop Culture Jeopardy!WINNER: Jimmy Kimmel, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Antiques RoadshowDiners, Drive-Ins And DivesLove Is BlindWINNER: Queer EyeShark Tank

America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys CheerleadersWINNER: Love On The SpectrumRuPaul’s Drag Race: UntuckedThe Secret Lives of Mormon WivesWelcome to Wrexham

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