The 2025 Emmy Awards' 3 Straight Days of Parties, Luncheons, Pop-Ups and More

By Jenny Peters

(Left to Right) "Hacks" stars Jean Smart, Paul W. Downs and Christopher McDonald feel the Emmy-winning love for their comedy at the HBO Max Primetime Emmy Awards Afterparty at San Vicente Bungalows in West Hollywood. (David Jon/Getty Images for HBO Max)

Hollywood celebrated the excellence of small-screen creativity with three straight days of partying as the Television Academy's Emmy Awards came to Tinseltown for its 77th year. That meant nominees ranging from A-list actors to first-time thespians, along with producers, directors, writers and all the other talented people that help put a TV show together, all made the rounds. They bounced from high tea to charity luncheons, then on to toasting celebrations for being nominated, gifting lounges full of swag, and finally to the Sunday night show, Governors Ball and post-show extravaganzas hosted by the town's top studios. Join TheWrap as we pop inside to the weekend's best bashes.

(Left to Right) Seth Rogen, Adam Scott and Pete Huyck attend the 2025 Apple TV+ Emmy Awards Celebration at Ysabel in West Hollywood. (Apple TV+)

The 77th Emmy Awards Governors Gala

Los Angeles Convention Center

(Left to Right) Channing Dungey, Noah Wyle and Clancy Collins White celebrate Wyle's first Emmy Award win for “The Pitt” at the 77th Emmy Awards Governors Gala in Los Angeles. (Decoy Wines)

A quick stroll from the Peacock Theater brought everyone who attended the Emmy Awards show to the Governors Gala, the Television Academy's "Sophisticated Soiree" that transformed the Los Angeles Convention Center into a massive party complete with a two-story-tall golden Emmy statue. That's always the first stop for the big winners like Noah Wyle and Seth Rogen, who led the charge to the "Emmy Winners Circle," where their trophies were made official by having the engraved plaque attached.

With 3,500 partygoers, the Governors Gala is by far the biggest and best-attended after party, complete with Johnny Walker Blue paired with caviar, Decoy cabernet and sauvignon blanc married to chef Jet Li's Peking chicken wrap, and so much other food and drink that no one left hungry.

Perhaps the most jubilant gang at the gala were the "Adolescence" crowd, led by creator-star Stephen Graham, who needed his whole family to help carry all his hardware, taking home three of the eight statues that his intense Netflix series won earlier that evening. His wife Hannah Walters carried her own prize, as she also stars in and produced the series with Graham.

(Left to Right) Alfie Graham, Stephen Graham, Hannah Walters and Grace Graham celebrate the “Adolescence” wins at the Governors Gala after the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

The Creative Coalition's 11th Annual Humanitarian Awards Luncheon

Craig's Restaurant, West Hollywood

(Left to Right) Honoree Skye P. Marshall and Craig Robinson onstage during The Creative Coalition's 11th Annual Humanitarian Awards at Craig's Restaurant in West Hollywood. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)

Saturday's cornucopia of parties got started with some giving back, as The Creative Coalition held their 11th Annual Humanitarian Awards on the chic back patio of Craig's restaurant in WeHo. The Coalition began in 1988 and today remains dedicated to advocating for funding and protection of the arts in America. 

Their awards luncheon honors members of the Hollywood community that "use their platforms to champion causes that spark change," which this year included Emmy nominees Jason Isaacs, John Turturro and Natasha Rothwell, as well as Judith Light, Brianne Howery, Jon Gries and Skye P. Marshall.

"Matlock" star Marshall got emotional when accepting her award, remembering her childhood, saying, "At the age of 12, my family lost everything, and we were homeless. But what my mom did, was she gave me the audacity to believe that I was entitled to equality." Today, she uses her newfound fame to advocate for those in similar situations.

Isaacs got serious about current affairs in his acceptance, saying, "Hate is being weaponized everywhere in the world." But he holds out hope for humanity by finding empathy and giving back to those in need.

There was lots of laughter, too, as the awards were presented, especially from presenters like Alex Borstein, Tig Notaro and Craig Robinson, despite the serious spotlight on the issue of family caregiving, a focus of this year's coalition. Other familiar faces in the lively crowd included Michael Chiklis, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jason Ritter and Richard Kind.

(Left to Right) Alex Borstein and Brianne Howey onstage during The Creative Coalition 11th Annual Humanitarian Awards at Craig's Restaurant in West Hollywood. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)

BAFTA North America's TV Tea Party

The Maybourne Hotel, Beverly Hills

(Left to Right) “The Pitt” crowd brightened up the scene at The BAFTA TV Tea Party, including Taylor Dearden, Gerran Howell, Grant Show, Katherine LaNasa, Joyce Pierpoline (North America Board Chair, BAFTA), Tracy Ifeachor, Adeyemi Eruola, Patrick Ball and Courtney LaBarge Bell (Executive Director, BAFTA North) at The Maybourne Beverly Hills. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for BAFTA)

The oh-so-British BAFTA TV Tea is always a hot ticket during Emmy Awards weekend, and this year brought out lots of 2025 nominees, ranging from 15-year-old Owen Cooper of "Adolescence" fame to industry vets like "Severance" stars Patricia Arquette and John Turturro, whose careers began in the 1980s.

Held outside in the sunny garden terrace of  The Maybourne hotel, everyone wore summery outfits and (oddly) happily stood in a huge, never-ending line to vie for the chance to play a claw-grabber game to win a Delta Airlines-Virgin Atlantic trip to London. "Can't all these people afford to buy a plane ticket?" quipped one onlooker, and we'll admit that we didn't see nominees Rashida Jones ("Black Mirror"), Sharon Horgan ("Bad Sisters") or Quinta Brunson ("Abbott Elementary") in that line, but it was astonishing that so many people queued up!

Chatting with "Abbott Elementary" star Lisa Ann Walter, she revealed what her crowd's plan was for the rest of day into night.

"We're all going to the Warner Bros. nominee party across the street next, then on to the MPTF, and I have different dresses to wear," she said with a laugh (Marchesa for BAFTA, Nadine Merabi for MPTF). She wasn't the only one who did quick changes along the way. When you've got a hit TV show, there are so many parties and so many couture opportunities.

Also nibbling scones and cucumber sandwiches were Katherine LaNasa, Taylor Dearden, Tracy Ifeachor, Tramell Tillman, Kathryn Hahn, Justin Hartley, Julianne Nicholson and Skye P. Marshall, who didn't change her lovely, brightly hued gown from the earlier Creative Coalition luncheon.

Also nibbling scones and cucumber sandwiches were Katherine LaNasa, Taylor Dearden, Tracy Ifeachor, Tramell Tillman, Kathryn Hahn, Justin Hartley, Julianne Nicholson and Skye P. Marshall, who didn't change her lovely, brightly hued gown from the earlier Creative Coalition luncheon.

(Left to Right) Sharon Horgan and Kathryn Busby attend The BAFTA TV Tea Party at The Maybourne Beverly Hills. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

GBK 19th Annual Luxury Lounge

The Sun Rose Hotel West Hollywood

"The White Lotus" star Jason Issacs enjoys GBK’s 19th Annual Luxury Lounge at The Sun Rose Hotel in West Hollywood. (Kinga Sarabia)

Luxury lounges pop up all over town as the Emmy Awards approach, with GBK leading the way with gifting to A-list stars. This year the GBK 19th Annual Luxury Lounge brought out nominated "The White Lotus" star Jason Isaacs as well as fellow category nominee Jeff Hiller, along with Angela Bassett, Jason Ritter, Leah Lewis, Craig Robinson and many others.

They found gifts in the sunny garden of The Sun Rose Hotel from presenting sponsors Oro Ventro Parfum and Burj Bites Chocolates, both from Dubai, as well as GBK perennial favorites like Ike's Love & Sandwiches, Jam Vino (delicious fruit jams made with wine) and Hansen's Cakes, all washed down with Hertelendy Vineyards world-class Napa wines and Ophora water. NFL fans were delighted by the Los Angeles Chargers, who gifted two premium suite tickets to an upcoming Chargers game at SoFi and Chef Cat Cora was on hand, too, gifting knives and other kitchenware from her new Cat Cora by Culinary Pro line. Free trips to Fiji's Raiwasa Villa and Sailrock Resort in Turks & Caicos rounded out the luxe experience.

(Left to Right) Jason Ritter and Leah Lewis get ready for some football with the L.A. Chargers at GBK’s 19th Annual Luxury Lounge presented by Oro Ventro Parfum and Burj Bites Chocolates. (Bella Marie)

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