Emmy Predictions – Daniel Howat

Here are Daniel Howat’s 2025 Emmy Predictions. Ranking is updated in real-time, and is constantly changing until the end of the season.

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Outstanding Comedy Series

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1"The Studio" (Apple TV+)
2"Hacks" (MAX)
3"The Bear" (FX)
4"Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
5"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6"Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
7"What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
8"Nobody Wants This" (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"Andor" (Disney+)
8"Paradise" (Hulu)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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1"Adolescence" (Netflix)
2"The Penguin" (HBO)
3"Monster: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)
4"Dying For Sex" (FX)
5"Black Mirror" (Netflix)

Outstanding Television Movie

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1"Rebel Ridge" (Netflix)
2"Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy" (Peacock)
3"Mountainhead" (HBO)
4"The Gorge" (Apple TV+)
5"Nonnas" (Netflix)

Outstanding Animated Program

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1"Arcane" (Netflix)
2"The Simpsons" (FOX)
3"Bob's Burgers" (FOX)
4"Love Death + Robots" (Netflix)
5"Common Side Effects" (Adult Swim)

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)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

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1"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" (CBS)
2"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
3"Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC)

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

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1"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" (HBO)
2"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

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)
5Uzo Aduba, "The Residence" (Netflix)

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)
5Sharon Horgan, "Bad Sisters" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1Cristin Milioti, "The Penguin" (HBO)
2Michelle Williams, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
3Cate Blanchett, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
4Renee Zellweger, "Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy" (Peacock)
5Rashida Jones, "Black Mirror" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

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1Seth Rogen, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
2Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (FX)
3Martin Short, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
4Jason Segel, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
5Adam Brody, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)

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)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1Colin Farrell, "The Penguin" (HBO)
2Stephen Graham, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
3Jake Gyllenhaal, "Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)
4Cooper Koch, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
5Brian Tyree Henry, "Dope Thieves" (Apple TV+)

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)
5Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
6Kathryn Hahn, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
7Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

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1Carrie Coon, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
2Katherine LaNasa, "The Pitt" (MAX)
3Parker Posey, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
4Aimee Lou Wood, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
5Natasha Rothwell, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
6Patricia Arquette, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
7Julianne Nicholson, "Paradise" (Hulu)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1Erin Doherty, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
2Deirdre O'Connell, "The Penguin" (HBO)
3Jenny Slate, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
4Chloe Sevigny, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)
5Christine Tremarco, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
6Ruth Negga , "Presumed innocent" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

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1Harrison Ford, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
2Ike Barinholtz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear" (FX)
4Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
5Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)
6Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
7Jeff Hiller, "Somebody Somewhere" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

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1Tramell Tillman, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
2Walton Goggins, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
3John Turturro, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
4Jason Issacs, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
5Sam Rockwell, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
6Zach Cherry, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
7James Marsden, "Paradise" (Hulu)

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)
3Rob Delaney, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
4Peter Sarsgaard, "Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)
5Bill Camp, "Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)
6Ashley Walters, "Adolescence" (Netflix)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

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1Kaitlyn Dever , "The Last Of US" (HBO)
2Merritt Wever, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3Catherine O'Hara, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
4Gwendolyn Christie, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
5Cherry Jones, "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)
6Jane Alexander, "Severance" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series     

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1Julianne Nicholson, "Hacks" (MAX)
2Zoë Kravitz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3Jamie Lee Curtis, "The Bear" (FX)
4Cynthia Erivo, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
5Olivia Colman, "The Bear" (FX)
6Robby Hoffman, "Hacks" (MAX)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

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1Scott Glenn, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
2Shawn Hatosy, "The Pitt" (MAX)
3Jeffrey Wright, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
4Joe Pantoliano, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5Forest Whitaker, "Andor" (Disney+)
6Giancarlo Esposito, "The Boys" (Prime Video)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series     

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1Martin Scorsese, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
2Bryan Cranston, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3Jon Bernthal, "The Bear" (FX)
4Ron Howard, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
5Dave Franco, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
6Anthony Mackie, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

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1Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
2Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
3Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
4Nathan Fielder, "The Rehearsal" (HBO)
5James Burrows, "Mid-Century Modern" (Hulu)
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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)
5John Wells, "The Pitt" (MAX)
6Janus Metz , "Andor" (Disney Plus)
7Adam Randall, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

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1Phillip Barantini, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
2Jennifer Getzinger, "The Penguin" (HBO)
3Shannon Murphy, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
4Helen Shaver, "The Penguin" (HBO)
5Nicole Kassell, "Sirens" (Netflix)
6Lesli Linka Gatter, "Zero Day" (Netflix)

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

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1Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
2Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory & Frida Perez, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton & Eric Notarnicola, "The Rehearsal" (HBO)
4Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Paul Simms, Sam Johnson, & Sarah Naftalis, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
6Hannah Box, Paul Thureen & Bridgett Everett, "Somebody Somewhere" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

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1Dan Erickson, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
2R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (MAX)
3Will Smith, "Slow Horses"
4Mike White, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
5Dan Gilroy , "Andor" (Disney Plus)
6Joe Sachs , "The Pitt" (MAX)

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)
4Joshua Zetumer, "Say Nothing" (FX)
5Charlie Brooker & Ella Road, "Black Mirror" (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)