The 2nd edition of the Gotham TV Awards has honored the best television performances and shows of the last year. The event was held on June 2, 2025, at the Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
Netflix’s Adolescence was the frontrunner in the nominations this year with four nods and has ended up bagging three prestigious awards, including Breakthrough Limited Series, Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series, and Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited Series.
Other shows that won big on the night were Max’s medical drama The Pitt, Apple TV+’s comedy series The Studio, and CBS’ legal drama Matlock. Check who else won at the Gotham TV Awards 2025 below.
Gotham TV Awards 2025: Winners list
The nominations for the Gotham TV Awards were announced back in April 2025. Netflix’s psychological crime drama Adolescence, which became one of the most-watched and talked-about shows of the year, earned four nominations and won three, with Stephen Graham winning the Outstanding Lead and teen actor Owen Cooper bagging the Outstanding Supporting Performance awards.
Veteran actress Kathy Bates won the Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series for Matlock, and the Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series award went to Julio Torres for HBO’s Fantasmas. Here is the complete list of the Gotham TV Awards winners:
Breakthrough Limited Series
Dying for Sex
Get Millie Back
Adolescence
Penelope
Say Nothing
Winner: Adolescence (Netflix)
Breakthrough Comedy Series
#1 Happy Family USA
The Studio
English Teacher
Fantasmas
Overcompensating
Winner: The Studio (Apple TV+)
Breakthrough Drama Series
The Pitt
Black Doves
Forever
Matlock
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Winner: The Pitt (Max)
Breakthrough Non-fiction Series
Conbody Vs Everybody
Hollywood Black
Ren Faire
Social Studies
Omnivore
Winner: Social Studies (FX/Hulu)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series
Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
Megan Stott, Penelope
Winner: Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series
Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside
Anna Lambe, North of North
Saagar Shaikh, Deli Boys
Benito Skinner, Overcompensating
Julio Torres, Fantasmas
Winner: Julio Torres, Fantasmas
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
Aldis Hodge, Cross
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Lovie Simone, Forever
Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Winner: Kathy Bates, Matlock
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited Series
Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex
Taraji P. Henson, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Diego Luna, La Maquina
Winners: Owen Cooper, Adolescence, and Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series
Linda Lavin, Mid-Century Modern
Sean Patton, English Teacher
Timothy Simons, Nobody Wants This
Poorna Jagannathan, Deli Boys
Chase Sui Wonders, The Studio
Winner: Poorna Jagannathan, Deli Boys
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series
Skye P. Marshall, Matlock
Olivia Williams, Dune: Prophecy
James Marsden, Paradise
Ben Whishaw, Black Doves
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
Winner: Ben Whishaw, Black Doves
Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music
Pee-wee as Himself
Rebel Ridge
Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Winner: Pee-wee as Himself (HBO/Max)
Outstanding Performance in an Original Film
Dylan O’Brien, Caddo Lake
Aaron Pierre, Rebel Ridge
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
Renée Zellweger, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Phoebe-Rae Taylor, Out of My Mind
Winner: Aaron Pierre, Rebel Ridge (Netflix)
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