Primetime Emmys Nominate Arcane, Common Side Effects, Love, Death + Robots and More

 

The major entertainment awards organisations tend to restrict animation to one or two of its own categories. Effectively, animation is shut out of the rest of the mainstream categories. Because God forbid an animation production should ever be recognised for its writing, direction, cinematography.. or even be recognised as Best Picture. The Television Academy is little different in this regard. The nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced and animation is restricted to an animation category and a handful of other categories for which animation is eligible. Although it should be noted that animation is also recognised in the Technical Emmys and the Daytime Emmys.

This year's Outstanding Animation nominations include the apparently now mandatory nominations for The Simpsons and Bob's Burgers. Scoring a second nomination for its second season, Netflix, Riot Games and Fortiche's Arcane was also recognised. A second nomination for Netflix went to the latest season of anthology series Love, Death + Robots for the short Spider Rose. But this year's most surprising nomination goes to Adult Swim's debuting series Common Side Effects.

Nominees for Outstanding Title Sequence include Severance, The White Lotus, The Penguin and The House Of The Dragon. There are definitely some memorable credits sequences in the running this year. Severance and The House Of The Dragon in particular, have stepped up their game from their respective first seasons.

Adult Swim scores a second nomination this year. Shinichiro Watanabe's Lazarus is nominated for Outstanding Original Main Title Music for composer Kamasi Washington.

The Outstanding Voice Over Performance isn't entirely dominated by animation this year. There are nominations for Julie Andrews for live-action series Bridgerton and Alan Tudyk for Star Wars series Andor. In animation, however, there are nominations for Hank Azaria for The Simpsons, Maya Rudolph for Big Mouth's final season, Jeffery Wright for Marvel's What If...? and Steven Yeun for Amazon's Invincible.

Outstanding Sound Editing For An Animated Program sees further nominations for Arcane Season 2, Marvel's What If..? and Love, Death + Robots. It's joined by nominations for Amazon's video game-themed anthology Secret Level and Star Trek: Lower Decks. Meanwhile, the Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation category neglected to nominate any animation at all.

In the Visual Effects categories, the Outstanding Visual Effects In A Series or Movie nominations went to Andor, Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, Dune: Prophecy,  The Last Of Us, and The House Of The Dragon.  The Outstanding Visual Effects In A Single Episode nominees are Black Mirror, The Penguin, The Residence, Severance, and The Umbrella Academy.

The 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on September 14, 2025, at 8pm ET, 5pm PT, and will be broadcast live on CBS (in the US) and streamed on Paramount+.

Nominations

Outstanding Animated Program

Arcane • The Dirt Under Your Nails • Netflix • A Riot Games and Fortiche production for Netflix

Christian Linke, Executive Producer/Written by Alex Yee, Executive Producer/Written by

Marc Merrill, Executive Producer Brandon Beck, Executive Producer Shauna Spenley, Executive Producer Brian Wright, Executive Producer

Melinda Wunsch Dilger, Executive Producer Hervé Dupont, Executive Producer

Ken Basin, Executive Producer Jérôme Combe, Executive Producer

Pascal Charrue, Executive Producer/Supervising Director

Arnauld Delord, Executive Producer/Supervising Director/Directed by Christine Ponzevera, Co-Executive Producer

Amanda Overton, Co-Executive Producer Bart Maunoury, Directed by

Amanda Wyatt, Voice Director

Bob’s Burgers • They Slug Horses, Don’t They? • FOX • 20th Television Animation

Loren Bouchard, Executive Producer Nora Smith, Executive Producer

Janelle Momary-Neely, Executive Producer Dan Fybel, Executive Producer

Rich Rinaldi, Executive Producer Jon Schroeder, Executive Producer Steven Davis, Executive Producer Scott Jacobson, Executive Producer

Holly Schlesinger, Executive Producer Jameel Saleem, Co-Executive Producer Lindsey Stoddart, Co-Executive Producer Katie Crown, Supervising Producer

Brett Coker, Animation Executive Producer Bernard Derriman, Producer/Directed by Tony Gennaro, Supervising Director Simon Chong, Supervising Director

Common Side Effects • Cliff’s Edge • Adult Swim • Green Street Pictures and Bandera Entertainment for Adult Swim

Joe Bennett, Executive Producer Steve Hely, Executive Producer Mike Judge, Executive Producer Greg Daniels, Executive Producer Dustin Davis, Executive Producer James Merrill, Executive Producer Sean Buckelew, Executive Producer Kelly Crews, Executive Producer

Suzanna Makkos, Executive Producer Dave King, Co-Executive Producer Dan Schofield, Supervising Producer Max Minor, Producer

Susan Shi, Producer

Paige Boudreaux, Producer Jonathan Roig, Producer Susan Shi, Producer Sophie Kriegel, Written by Vincent Tsui, Directed by

Benjy Brooke, Supervising Director

Love, Death + Robots • Spider Rose • Netflix • Blur Studio for Netflix

David Fincher, Executive Producer Tim Miller, Executive Producer Jennifer Miller, Executive Producer Joshua Donen, Executive Producer Al Shier, Executive Producer

Victoria Howard, Supervising Producer Samantha Brainerd, Senior Producer Meg Darcy, Producer

Joe Abercrombie, Adapted Script by Todd Wilbur, Animation Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Directed by

The Simpsons • Bart’s Birthday • FOX • A Gracie Films production in association with 20th Television Animation

James L. Brooks, Executive Producer Matt Groening, Executive Producer Matt Selman, Executive Producer

Al Jean, Executive Producer John Frink, Executive Producer

Michael Price, Co-Executive Producer Tim Long, Co-Executive Producer Rob LaZebnik, Co-Executive Producer Brian Kelley, Co-Executive Producer

Jeff Westbrook, Co-Executive Producer Dan Vebber, Co-Executive Producer Ryan Koh, Co-Executive Producer Christine Nangle, Co-Executive Producer Cesar Mazariegos, Supervising Producer Richard K. Chung, Producer

Tom Klein, Animation Producer Jessica Conrad, Written by Rob Oliver, Directed by

Mike B. Anderson, Supervising Director Dane Romley, Assistant Director Carlton Batten, Lead Animation Timer

Outstanding Title Design

Dark Matter • Apple TV+ • Sony Pictures Television in association with Apple

Ronnie Koff, Creative Director/Designer/Animator Charlie Proctor, Animator

Alex Braddock, Animator Lexi Gunvaldson, Editor

The Decameron • Netflix • A Netflix series in association with Tilted Productions

Mark Bashore, Director Katrina Crawford, Director

Jason Esser, Designer/Animator Torin Bashore, Illustrator/Animator Harry Teitelman, Animator

Mauro Gimferrer Alos, 3D Artist

House Of The Dragon • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Bastard Sword, GRRM and 1:26 Pictures Inc.

Garson Yu, Creative Director

Mulan Leong-Suzuki, Art Director/Designer

James Robertson, Art Director/Designer/Animator Damian Stricker, 3D Artist

Dan Tegnelia, Editor Gregory Jones, Compositor

The Penguin • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Acid and Tender Productions, 6th & Idaho Motion Picture Company, Dylan Clark Productions, Chapel Place Productions, Zobot Projects, DC Studios, and Warner Bros. Television

Aaron Becker, Creative Director Joseph Ahn, Designer

Michael Lo, Designer Hsien Lun Su, Animator Alasdair Willson, Animator Ben Hurand, Animator

Severance • Apple TV+ • Fifth Season in association with Apple

Oliver Latta, Creative Director/ Designer/ Animator/ Compositor Teddy Blanks, Typographer

The White Lotus • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and MC Pictures

Katrina Crawford, Director/Art Director Mark Bashore, Director/Editor

Mauro Gimferrer, 3D Artist Marcos Coral, 3D Artist

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

Bridgerton • Into The Light • Netflix • A Netflix Original Series in association with shondalandmedia

Julie Andrews as Lady Whistledown

The Simpsons • Abe League Of Their Moe • FOX • A Gracie Films production in association with 20th Television Animation

Hank Azaria as Moe Szyslak

Big Mouth • Why Do We Go Through Puberty? • Netflix • Netflix

Maya Rudolph as Connie the Hormone Monstress

Andor • Who Else Knows? • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd.

Alan Tudyk as K-2SO

What If…? • What If…1872? • Disney+ • Marvel Animation

Jeffrey Wright as The Watcher

Invincible • What Have I Done? • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Skybound Animation

Steven Yeun as Mark Grayson / Invincible

Outstanding Sound Editing For An Animated Program

Arcane • The Dirt Under Your Nails • Netflix • A Riot Games and Fortiche production for Netflix

Brad Beaumont, MPSE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Eliot Connors, MPSE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Stephen P. Robinson, Sound Editor

Janet “PJ” Pascual, Foley Editor Dan O’Connell, Foley Artist John Cucci, Foley Artist

Love, Death + Robots • 400 Boys • Netflix • Blur Studio for Netflix

Bradley North, MPSE, Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer Craig Henighan, Sound Effects Editor

Matt Manselle, Foley Editor Matt Telsey, Foley Editor

Brian Straub, MPSE, Foley Artist

Secret Level • Warhammer 40,000: They Shall Know No Fear • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio

Matt Yocum, MPSE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Bradley North, MPSE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Nolan McNaughton, MPSE, Sound Designer

Ryan Sullivan, MPSE, Sound Designer Joseph Fraioli, MPSE, Sound Designer

Christopher Battaglia, MPSE, Sound Effects Editor Harry Cohen, MPSE, Sound Effects Editor

Matt Manselle, Foley Editor Matt Tesley, Foley Editor

Brian Straub, MPSE, Foley Artist

Star Trek: Lower Decks • The New Next Generation • Paramount+ • CBS’s Eye Animation Productions, Titmouse, Secret Hideout, and Roddenberry Entertainment

James Lucero, Supervising Sound Editor Drew Guy, Dialogue Editor

Konrad Piñon, Dialogue Editor James Singleton, Sound Editor John Wynn, Sound Editor Amber Funk, Music Editor Michael Britt, Foley Artist

What If…? • What If…1872? • Disney+ • Marvel Animation

Mac Smith, Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer Vanessa Lapato, Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editor Alyssa Nevarez, Sound Effects Editor

Steve Bissinger, Sound Effects Editor Derek McGinley, Foley Editor

Anele Onyekwere, Supervising Music Editor Carl Sealove, Music Editor

Andrea Stelter Gard, Foley Artist Sean England, Foley Artist

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie

Andor • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd. Mohen Leo, Visual Effects Supervisor TJ Falls, Visual Effects Producer

Luke Murphy, Special Effects Supervisor Neal Scanlan, Special Creature Effects by Scott Pritchard, ILM Visual Effects Supervisor

Joseph Kasparian, Hybride Visual Effects Supervisor Sue Rowe, Scanline Visual Effects Supervisor

Paolo D’Arco, In-House VFX Supervisor Jean-Clément Soret, Digital Colourist

Dune: Prophecy • HBO | Max • HBO presents a Legendary Television production in association with Flying Life Productions, Herbert Properties LLC, and Wandering Jew Productions

Terron Pratt, Visual Effects Supervisor Michael Enriquez, Visual Effects Supervisor

Brennan Prevatt, Additional Visual Effects Supervisor Martyn Culpitt, Visual Effects Supervisor (Image Engine)

Philip Engstrom, Visual Effects Supervisor (Important Looking Pirates) Peter Lames, Visual Effects Supervisor (Accenture Song VFX)

Julien Hery, Visual Effects Supervisor (Rodeo FX) Vincent Poitras, Visual Effects Supervisor (Raynault VFX) Jed Glassford, On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor

House Of The Dragon • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Bastard Sword, GRRM and 1:26 Pictures Inc.

Daði Einarsson, Visual Effects Supervisor (HBO Production)

Lev Kolobov, Associate Visual Effects Supervisor (HBO Production) Thomas Horton, Visual Effects Producer (HBO Production)

Mike Dawson, Special Effects Supervisor (HBO Production) Sven Martin, Visual Effects Supervisor (Pixomondo)

Fausto Tejeda, Associate Visual Effects Supervisor (Pixomondo) Wayne Taz Stables, Visual Effects Supervisor (Wētā FX)

Marcus Goodwin, Visual Effects Producer (Wētā FX) Martin Pelletier, Visual Effects Supervisor (Rodeo FX)

The Last Of Us • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog

Alex Wang, Overall Visual Effects Supervisor

Fiona Campbell Westgate, Overall Visual Effects Producer Jed Glassford, 2nd-Unit Visual Effects Supervisor

Joel Whist, Production SFX Supervisor

Stephen James, Visual Effects Supervisor (DNEG) Nick Epstein, Visual Effects Supervisor (Wētā FX) Dennis Yoo, Animation Supervisor (Wētā FX) Philip Engström, Visual Effects Supervisor (ILP)

Andreas Giesen, Visual Effects Supervisor (RISE FX)

The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios

Jason Smith, Senior VFX Supervisor Tim Keene, VFX Producer

Ann Podlozny, VFX Producer James Yeoman, VFX Co-Producer Daniele Bigi, VFX Supervisor (ILM)

Greg Butler, VFX Supervisor (DNEG)

Ara Khanikian, VFX Supervisor (Rodeo FX) Laurens Ehrmann, VFX Supervisor (The Yard) Ryan Conder, SFX Supervisor

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode

Black Mirror • USS Callister: Into Infinity • Netflix • Broke & Bones for Netflix

James MacLachlan, VFX Supervisor Josie Henwood, VFX Producer

Kubra Tanyel, VFX Production Manager David Schneider, Senior DFX Supervisor Tallulah Baker, VFX Producer

Jane Paton, 2D Supervisor Jonathan Caruana, VFX Supervisor Filip Latal, VFX Supervisor

Jamie Wood, VFX Supervisor

The Penguin • Bliss • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Acid and Tender Productions, 6th & Idaho Motion Picture Company, Dylan Clark Productions, Chapel Place Productions, Zobot Projects, DC Studios, and Warner Bros. Television Johnny Han, Overall VFX Supervisor

Michelle Rose, Overall VFX Producer

Alexandre Prod’homme, On-Set VFX Supervisor Erin Sullivan, VFX Editor

Goran Pavles, Vendor VFX Supervisor Emanuel Fuchs, Vendor VFX Supervisor Ed Bruce, Vendor VFX Supervisor

Nathaniel Larouche, Vendor VFX Supervisor Adrien Saint Girons, Vendor VFX Supervisor

The Residence • The Fall Of The House Of Usher • Netflix • A Netflix Original Series in association with shondalandmedia

Seth Hill, VFX Supervisor Tesa Kubicek, VFX Producer John Nelson, VFX Supervisor Ryan Urban, VFX Supervisor Phillip Moses, VFX Supervisor

Brandon Nelson, Creative Director Spencer Hecox, Compositing Supervisor Gabriel Vargas, CG Supervisor

Burke Roane, Animation Supervisor

Severance • Hello, Ms. Cobel • Apple TV+ • Fifth Season in association with Apple

Eric Leven, Production Visual Effects Supervisor Sean Findley, Production Visual Effects Producer

Shawn Hillier, ILM Visual Effects Associate Supervisor Radost Ridlen, ILM Visual Effects Associate Supervisor Martin Kolejak, ILM Environments Lead

Brian Holligan, ILM Producer Alex Lemke, ESE VFX Supervisor

Michael Huber, ESE VFX Supervisor Djuna Wahlrab, On-Set VFX Supervisor

The Umbrella Academy • End Of The Beginning • Netflix • UCP for Netflix

Everett Burrell, Overall VFX Supervisor Sabrina Arnold, VFX Producer

Sophie Vertigan, Overall Special Effects Supervisor Laurent Spillemaecker, VFX Supervisor

Gabriel Beauvais, CG Supervisor Maria Saade, VFX Producer

Pier-Olivier Allard, Lead Animator

Ryan Freer, Supervising VFX Supervisor Jeff Campbell, VFX Supervisor