Emmy Predictions

Here are the 2025 Emmy Predictions from the NBP staff! Ranking is updated in real-time, and is constantly changing until the end of the season.

Click each heading to view individual staff rankings, or search/sort by the drop-downs below:

Outstanding Comedy Series

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1"Hacks" (MAX)
2"The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3"Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
4"The Bear" (FX)
5"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6"Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
7"Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
8"What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
9"Poker Face" (Peacock)
10"The Four Seasons" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Drama Series

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1"Severance" (Apple TV+)
2"The Pitt" (MAX)
3"The White Lotus" (HBO)
4"The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5"Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
6"The Diplomat" (Netflix)
7"Paradise" (Hulu)
8"Andor" (Disney+)
9"The Day Of The Jackal" (Peacock)
10"Squid Game" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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1"Adolescence" (Netflix)
2"The Penguin" (HBO)
3"Dying For Sex" (FX)
4"Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
5"Monster: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)
6"Say Nothing" (FX)
7"Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)
8"Black Mirror" (Netflix)
9"Zero Day" (Netflix)
10"The Perfect Couple" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Television Movie

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1"Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy" (Peacock)
2"Rebel Ridge" (Netflix)
3"Out Of My Mind" (Disney Plus)
4"Am I OK" (MAX)
5"Another Simple Favor" (Amazon Prime Video)
6"The Supremes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat" (Hulu)
7"The Gorge" (Apple TV+)
8"Star Trek: Section 31" (Paramount+)
9"G20" (Amazon Prime Video)
10"The Parenting" (MAX)

 
 
 

Outstanding Animated Program

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1"Arcane" (Netflix)
2"Invincible" (Amazon Prime Video)
3"Batman: Caped Crusader" (Amazon Prime Video)
4"Bob's Burgers" (FOX)
5"The Simpsons" (FOX)
6"Secret Level" (Amazon Prime Video)
7"Common Side Effects" (Adult Swim)
8"Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" (Disney Plus)
9"What If...?" (Disney Plus)
10"Creature Commandos" (MAX)

 
 
 

Outstanding Competition Program

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1"The Traitors" (Peacock)
2"RuPaul's Drag Race" (MTV)
3"Survivor" (CBS)
4"The Amazing Race" (CBS)
5"Top Chef" (Bravo)
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Outstanding Talk Series

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1"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
2"Everybody's Live With John Mulaney" (Netflix)
3"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" (CBS)
4"Late Night With Seth Meyers" (NBC)
5"Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC)
6"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (NBC)
7"The Graham Norton Show" (BBC)
8"Real Time With Bill Maher" (HBO)
9"Hart to Heart" (Peacock)
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Outstanding Scripted Variety Series

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1"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" (HBO)
2"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
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Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

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1Jean Smart, "Hacks" (MAX)
2Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
3Kristen Bell, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
4Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Selena Gomez, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
6Natasha Lyonne, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
7Kathryn Hahn, "Agatha All Along" (Disney Plus)
8Tina Fey, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)
9Uzo Aduba, "The Residence" (Netflix)
10Bridget Everett, "Somebody Somewhere" (HBO)

 
 
 

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

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1Kathy Bates, "Matlock" (CBS)
2Britt Lower, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3Bella Ramsey, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
4Keri Russell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
5Melanie Lynskey, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
6Sharon Horgan, "Bad Sisters" (Apple TV+)
7Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)
8Helen Mirren, "1923" (Paramount Plus)
9Kiera Knightley, "Black Doves" (Netflix)
10Nicola Coughlan, "Bridgerton" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1Michelle Williams, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
2Cristin Milioti, "The Penguin" (HBO)
3Cate Blanchett, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
4Renee Zellweger, "Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy" (Peacock)
5Lola Petticrew, "Say Nothing" (FX)
6Kaitlyn Dever, "Apple Cider Vinegar" (Netflix)
7Ellen Pompeo, "Good American Family" (Hulu)
8Amanda Seyfried, "Long Bright River" (Peacock)
9Nicole Kidman, "The Perfect Couple" (Netflix)
10Lizzy Caplan, "Zero Day" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

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1Martin Short, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
2Seth Rogen, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (FX)
4Adam Brody, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
5Jason Segel, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
6Steve Martin, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
7Ted Danson, "A Man On The Inside" (Netflix)
8Matt Berry, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
9Luke Kirby , "Etoile" (Amazon Prime Video)
10David Oyelowo, "Government Cheese" (Apple TV+)

 
 
 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

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1Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (MAX)
2Adam Scott, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
4Pedro Pascal, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
6Eddie Redmayne, "The Day Of The Jackal" (Peacock)
7Lee Jung-jae, "Squid Game" (Netflix)
8Diego Luna, "Andor" (Disney Plus)
9Jon Hamm, "Your Friends and Neighbors" (Apple TV+)
10Jeff Bridges, "The Old Man" (FX)

 
 
 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1Colin Farrell, "The Penguin" (HBO)
2Stephen Graham, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
3Cooper Koch, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
4Kevin Kline, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
5Jake Gyllenhaal, "Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)
6Robert De Niro, "Zero Day" (Netflix)
7Brian Tyree Henry, "Dope Thieves" (Apple TV+)
8Nicholas Alexander Chavez, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
9Aaron Pierre, "Rebel Ridge" (Netflix)
10Gael Garcia Bernal, "La Maquina" (Hulu)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

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1Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks" (MAX)
2Liza Colon-Zayas, "The Bear" (FX)
3Catherine O'Hara, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
4Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Meryl Streep, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
6Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
7Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
8Abby Elliot, "The Bear" (FX)
9Kathryn Hahn, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
10Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (MAX)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

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1Carrie Coon, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
2Parker Posey, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
3Aimee Lou Wood, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
4Allison Janney, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
5Natasha Rothwell, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
6Isabela Merced, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
7Dichen Lachman, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
8Michelle Monaghan, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
9Patricia Arquette, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
10Kristin Scott Thomas, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1Erin Doherty, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
2Lesley Manville, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
3Deirdre O'Connell, "The Penguin" (HBO)
4Chloe Sevigny, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)
5Jenny Slate, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
6Christine Tremarco, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
7Angela Bassett, "Zero Day" (Netflix)
8Lelia George, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
9Edie Falco, "The Parenting" (MAX)
10Ruth Negga , "Presumed innocent" (Apple TV+)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

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1Harrison Ford, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
2Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear" (FX)
3Paul W. Downs, "Hacks" (MAX)
4Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
5Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Ike Barinholtz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
7Brett Goldstein, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
8Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
9Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)
10Timothy Simons, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

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1Walton Goggins, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
2Tramell Tillman, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3John Turturro, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
4Jason Issacs, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
5Jack Lowden, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
6Patrick Schwarzenegger, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
7Sam Rockwell, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
8Jonathan Pryce, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
9James Marsden, "Paradise" (Hulu)
10Patrick Ball, "The Pitt" (MAX)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1Owen Cooper, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
2Javier Bardem, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menedez Story" (Netflix)
3Liev Schreiber, "The Perfect Couple" (Netflix)
4Jesse Plemons, "Zero Day" (Netflix)
5Rob Delaney, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
6Kodi Smitt-McPhee, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
7Sacha Baron Cohen, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
8Ashley Walters, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
9Rhenzy Feliz, "The Penguin" (HBO)
10Peter Sarsgaard, "Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)

 
 
 

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

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1Catherine O'Hara, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
2Gwendolyn Christie, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3Tati Gabrielle, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
4Kaitlyn Dever , "The Last Of US" (HBO)
5Tracey Ullman, "Black Doves" (Netflix)
6Sydney Cole Alexander , "Severance" (Apple TV+)
7Arriela Barer, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
8Hillary Swank, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
9Ella Purnell, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
10D'Arcy Carden, "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)

 
 
 

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series      

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1Jamie Lee Curtis, "The Bear" (FX)
2Cynthia Erivo, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
3Zoë Kravitz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
4Kaitlin Olsen, "Hacks" (MAX)
5Julianne Nicholson, "Hacks" (MAX)
6Sarah Polley, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
7Maya Rudolph, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
8Olivia Wilde, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
9Greta Lee, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
10Margo Martindale, "Poker Face" (Peacock)

 
 
 

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

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1Robby Benson, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
2Scott Glenn, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
3John Noble, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
4Joe Pantoliano, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5Jeffrey Wright, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
6Spencer Lord, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
7Shawn Hatosy, "The Pitt" (MAX)
8Gong Yoo, "Squid Game" (Netflix)
9Joel McHale, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
10Tony Dalton, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)

 
 
 

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series      

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1Jon Bernthal, "The Bear" (FX)
2Martin Scorsese, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3Bradley Cooper, "The Righteous Gemstones" (HBO)
4Griffin Dunne, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
5Bryan Cranston, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
6Mike Myers, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
7Ron Howard, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
8Christopher McDonald, "Hacks" (MAX)
9John Cena, "The Bear" (FX)
10Bill Burr, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

 
 
 

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

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1Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
2Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
3Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX)
4Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
5Rian Johnson, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
6Jamie Babbit, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
7Bill Lawrence, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
8Danny McBride, "The Righteous Gemstones" (HBO)
9Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
10Greg Motolla, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

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1Ben Stiller, "Severance" (HBO)
2Jessica Lee Gagné, "Severance" (HBO)
3Mike White , "The White Lotus" (HBO)
4Amanda Marsalis, "The Pitt" (MAX)
5Craig Mazin, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
6John Requa & Glenn Ficarra, "Paradise" (Hulu)
7John Wells, "The Pitt" (MAX)
8Hwang Dong-hyuk, "Squid Game" (Netflix)
9Adam Randall, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
10Janus Metz , "Andor" (Disney Plus)

 
 
 

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

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1Phillip Barantini, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
2Jennifer Getzinger, "The Penguin" (HBO)
3Alfonso Cuarón, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
4Carl Franklin , "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)
5Craig Zobel, "The Penguin" (HBO)
6Michael Lennox, "Say Nothing" (FX)
7Shannon Murphy, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
8Peter Berg, "American Primeval" (Netflix)
9Anne Sewitsky, "Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)
10Lesli Linka Gatter, "Zero Day" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

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1Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
2Christopher Storer & Joanna Calo, "The Bear" (FX)
3Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, & Frida Perez, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
4Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
6Erin Foster , "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
7Paul Simms, Sam Johnson, & Sarah Naftalis, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
8John Hoffman & J.J. Philbin, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
9Laura Deeley, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
10John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)

 
 
 

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

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1Dan Erickson, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
2Mike White, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
3R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (MAX)
4Will Smith, "Slow Horses"
5Craig Mazin, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
6Beau Willmon, "Andor" (Disney Plus)
7Dan Gilroy , "Andor" (Disney Plus)
8Mickey Down & Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO)
9Sharon Horgan, "Bad Sisters" (Apple TV+)
10Neil Druckman, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)

 
 
 

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1Jack Thorne & Stephen Graham, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
2Lauren LeFranc, "The Penguin" (HBO)
3Kim Rosenstock, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
4Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)
5Alfonso Cuarón, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
6Joshua Zetumer & Clare Barron, "Say Nothing" (FX)
7Charlie Brooker, "Black Mirror" (Netflix)
8David E. Kelley, Sharr White, & Miki Johnson, "Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)
9Joshua Zetumer, "Say Nothing" (FX)
10Ian Brennan & David McMillan, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special

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1"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" (HBO)
2"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
3"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
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