Television Academy Unveils 2025 Emmy Music Nominees

The Television Academy has released the full list of Emmy nominations, including those in the seven music categories. Notable nominees include lauded composer Hans Zimmer’s first opportunity to win an Emmy and Kendrick Lamar for his musical direction of the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. Some television programs that landed numerous nominations are the Star Wars spinoff, Andor, the Hollywood satire, The Studio, and the science fiction workplace drama, Severance. Check out the full list below.

The full list:

Outstanding Music Direction

• The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar: - FOX - Roc Nation, DPS, Jesse Collins Entertainment and pgLang; Kendrick Lamar, Tony Russell, Music Directors

• The Kennedy Center Honors - CBS - Done + Dusted in association with Rok Productions; Rickey Minor, Music Director

• The Oscars - ABC - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; Michael Bearden, Music Director

• SNL50: The Anniversary Special - NBC - SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video; Lenny Pickett, Leon Pendarvis, Eli Brueggemann, Music Directors

• SNL50: The Homecoming Concert - Peacock - SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video; James Poyser, Music Director, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Music Director

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)

• Andor - “Who Are You?” - Disney+ - Lucasfilm Ltd.; Brandon Roberts, Composer

• Based on a True Story - “Relapse” - Peacock - UCP, Aggregate Films, and Parasox; Sherri Chung, Composer

• Cobra Kai - “Blood In Blood Out” - Netflix - Sony Pictures Television for Netflix; Leo Birenberg, Zach Robinson, Composers

• Severance - “Cold Harbor” - Apple TV+ - Fifth Season in association with Apple; Theodore Shapiro, Composer

• The Studio - “The Missing Reel” - Apple TV+ - Lionsgate Television in association with Apple; Antonio Sánchez, Composer

• The White Lotus - “Amor Fati” - HBO | Max - HBO in association with Rip Cord and MC Pictures; Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Composer

Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

• Black Mirror - “Hotel Reverie” - Netflix - Broke & Bones for Netflix; Ariel Marx, Composer

• Black Mirror - “USS Callister: Into Infinity” - Netflix - Broke & Bones for Netflix; Daniel Pemberton, Composer

• Dying For Sex - “It’s Not That Serious” - FX on Hulu - 20th Television; Ariel Marx, Composer

• Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story - “Spree” - Netflix - Ryan Murphy Productions for Netflix; Thomas Newman, Julia Newman, Composers

• The Penguin - “After Hours” - 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; Mick Giacchino, Composer

• The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat - Hulu - Searchlight Pictures presents A Temple Hill production; Kathryn Bostic, Composer

Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

• The Americas - “Andes” - NBC - BBC Studios Natural History Unit in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio; Hans Zimmer, Anže Rozman, Kara Talve, Composers

• Chef’s Table - “José Andrés” - Netflix - Boardwalk Pictures and David Gelb Planetarium for Netflix; Duncan Thum, David Bertok, Composers

• Leonardo Da Vinci - PBS - Florentine Films & WETA; Caroline Shaw, Composer

• Planet Earth: Asia - “Beneath the Waves” - BBC America - A BBC Studios Natural History Unit production co-produced with BBC America and ZDF for BBC; Jacob Shea, Laurentia Editha, Composers

• Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story - HBO | Max - DC Studios presents in association with HBO Documentary Films and CNN Films in association with Words+Pictures, a Passion Pictures and Misfits Entertainment production in association with Jenco Films; Ilan Eshkeri, Composer

Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics

• Agatha All Along - “Circle Sewn With Fate” / “Unlock Thy Hidden Gate” / Song Title: “The Ballad of the Witches’ Road” - Disney+ - Marvel Television; Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Music & Lyrics

• Andor - “Who Are You?” / Song Title: “We are the Ghor (Planetary Anthem)” - Disney+ - Lucasfilm Ltd.; Nicholas Britell, Tony Gilroy, Music & Lyrics

• The Boys - “We’ll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here” / Song Title: “Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas” - Prime Video - Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures Television with Kripke Enterprises, Original Film, and Point Grey Pictures; Christopher Lennertz, Music & Lyrics

• SNL50: The Anniversary Special - Song Title: “Adam Sandler’s Song: 50 Years” - NBC - SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video; Adam Sandler, Dan Bulla, Music & Lyrics

• Will & Harper - Song Title: “Harper and Will Go West” - Netflix - A Netflix Documentary / A Wayfarer Studios Film / A Delirio Films Production / A Gloria Sanchez Production; Sean Douglas, Kristen Wiig, Music & Lyrics; Josh Greenbaum, Lyrics

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

• Dept. Q - Netflix - A Netflix Series / A Left Bank Pictures Production, Carlos Rafael Rivera, Scott Frank, Composers

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

• Lazarus - Adult Swim - Sola Entertainment and Studio MAPPA; Kamasi Washington, Composer

• The Residence - Netflix - A Netflix Original Series in association with shondalandmedia; Mark Mothersbaugh, Composer

• The White Lotus - HBO | Max - HBO in association with Rip Cord and MC Pictures; Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Composer

• Your Friends & Neighbors - Apple TV+ - Apple Studios / Tropper Ink; Dominic Lewis, Hamilton Leithauser, Composers

Outstanding Music Supervision

• Hacks - “I Love LA” - HBO | Max - Universal Television in association with Paulilu, First Thought Productions, Fremulon Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment; Matt Biffa, Music Supervisor

• The Last of Us - “The Price” - HBO | Max - HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog; Evyen Klean, Ian Broucek, Music Supervisors

• The Righteous Gemstones - “You Hurled Me Into the Depths, Into the Very Heart of the Seas” - HBO | Max - HBO in association with Rough House Pictures; DeVoe Yates, Gabe Hilfer, Music Supervisors

• Severance - “Cold Harbor” - Apple TV+ - Fifth Season in association with Apple, George Drakoulias, Music Supervisor

• The Studio - “The Promotion” - Apple TV+ - Lionsgate Television in association with Apple; Gabe Hilfer, Music Supervisor

• The White Lotus - “Same Spirits, New Forms” - HBO | Max - HBO in association with Rip Cord and MC Pictures; Gabe Hilfer, Music Supervisor