Jeff Hiller Wins 2025 Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Jeff Hiller won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Sunday night, taking home his first-ever Emmy for his portrayal of Joel on HBO’s Somebody Somewhere at the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. The award was presented during the 2025 Emmy Awards ceremony hosted by Nate Bargatze and broadcast on CBS and Paramount.

Hiller, 49, choked up as he accepted the trophy, saying, I feel like I am going to cry. For the past 25 years I have been like, world, I want to be an actor and the world was like, maybe computers, he said. He thanked HBO for programming that includes his show alongside teen dramas, the series writers and producers, and his costar Bridget Everett. Most of all, thank you Bridget Everett, you changed my life and you told so many people to believe in themselves, and they do, Hiller said.

The victory was widely described as a surprise. Hiller beat out a field that included last year’s winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach for The Bear, Harrison Ford and Michael Urie for Shrinking, Ike Barinholtz for The Studio, Bowen Yang for Saturday Night Live, and Colman Domingo for The Four Seasons. Several outlets had predicted Barinholtz as the frontrunner...