07/15/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/15/2025 18:09
What you need to know: Productions filmed in California are raking in the nominations in this year's Emmy bids.
SACRAMENTO- Today, the nominees for the 77thEmmy Awards were announced,with California-based television productions securing at least 104 nominations across all categories. With today's announcement, the Golden State continues to prove that it is the premier place to work, create and tell stories that reach across the world.
Here are the 14 California-based productions that were nominated for an Emmy in a key category(listed in order of total nominations):
1. "The Studio", Apple TV+
Total nominations: 23, including:
2. "Hacks", HBO Max
Courtesy of HBO Max
Total nominations: 14, including
3. "The Pitt"*, HBO Max
Courtesy of Warner Bros.
Total nominations: 13, including:
4. "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story", Netflix
Courtesy of Miles Cris/Netflix
Total nominations: 11, including:
5. "RuPaul's Drag Race", MTV
Courtesy of MTV/World of Wonder
Total nominations: 8, including
Best Reality Competition
6. "Shrinking", Apple TV+
Courtesy of Apple TV+
Total nominations: 7, including:
7. "Abbott Elementary", ABC
Courtesy of ABC
Total nominations: 6, including
8. "The Oscars", ABC
Courtesy of ABC
Total nominations: 6, including
Best Variety Special
9. "Paradise"*, Hulu
Courtesy of Ser Baffo/Disney
Total nominations: 4, including
10. "Presumed Innocent"*, Apple TV+
Courtesy of Apple TV+
Total nominations: 4, including
11. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", ABC
Courtesy of ABC
Total nominations: 3, including
Best Talk Series
12. "Nobody Wants This", Netflix
Courtesy of Stefania Rosini/Netflix
Total nominations: 3, including
13. "Matlock"*, CBS
Courtesy of CBS
Total nominations: 1
Kathy Bates, Best Actress in a Drama Series
14. "The Residence"*, Netflix
Courtesy of Erin Simkin/Netflix
Total nominations: 1
Uzo Aduba, Best Actress in a Comedy Series
The 77th Emmy Awards will take place on September 14th at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles' L.A. Live.
*Denotes inclusion in California's Film and Television Tax Credit Program. For the full list of productions that are a part of the program, see here.
Earlier this month, Governor Gavin Newsom joined labor representatives, entertainment leaders and state officials to mark the official expansion of California's Film and Television Tax Credit Program-solidifying the Golden State's status as the global epicenter of film and television production. The move more than doubled the program's annual funding-from $330 million to $750 million-and introduced key updates to keep production, below-the-line jobs, and investment rooted in California.
The expanded program - now one of the largest capped film incentives in the nation - maintains California's competitive edge in the creative economy while continuing to prioritize workforce diversity provisions, more funding for the Career Pathways Training Program, and the nation's first Safety on Production Pilot Program.
The California Film Commission has already integrated the expanded funding and refundable credit mechanism into its immediately upcoming application cycles, the next of which is scheduled for August 25-27, 2025 for independent and non-independent films.