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"Hacks" (MAX)
2"The Bear" (FX)
3"The Studio" (Apple TV+)
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)
9"The Four Seasons" (Netflix)
10"Poker Face" (Peacock)

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"Squid Game" (Netflix)
9"Andor" (Disney+)
10"Bad Sisters" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Television Movie

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

Outstanding Animated Program

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1"Arcane" (Netflix)
2"The Simpsons" (FOX)
3"Bob's Burgers" (FOX)
4"Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" (Disney Plus)
5"Invincible" (Amazon Prime Video)
6"What If...?" (Disney Plus)
7"Creature Commandos" (MAX)
8"Batman: Caped Crusader" (Amazon Prime Video)
9"Secret Level" (Amazon Prime Video)
10"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)
6"The Voice" (NBC)
7"American Idol" (ABC)
8"Beast Games" (Amazon Prime Video)
9"Deal Or No Deal Island" (NBC)
10"Yes, Chef!" (NBC)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

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1"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
2"Everybody's Live With John Mulaney" (Netflix)
3"Late Night With Seth Meyers" (NBC)
4"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" (CBS)
5"Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC)
6"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (NBC)
7"The Graham Norton Show" (BBC)
8"Hart to Heart" (Peacock)
9"Real Time With Bill Maher" (HBO)
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Outstanding Variety Sketch 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)
5Tina Fey, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)
6Selena Gomez, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
7Natasha Lyonne, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
8Kathryn Hahn, "Agatha All Along" (Disney Plus)
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Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

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

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)
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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1Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (FX)
2Seth Rogen, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3Martin Short, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
4Adam Brody, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
5Steve Martin, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
6Jason Siegel, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
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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1Adam Scott, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
2Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (MAX)
3Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
4Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
5Eddie Redmayne, "The Day Of The Jackal" (Peacock)
6Lee Jung-jae, "Squid Game" (Netflix)
7Diego Luna, "Andor" (Disney Plus)
8Billy Bob Thorton, "Landman" (Paramount Plus)
9Harrison Ford, "1923" (Paramount Plus)
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)
3Kevin Kline, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
4Cooper Koch, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
5Jake Gyllenhaal, "Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)
6Robert De Niro, "Zero Day" (Netflix)
7Nicholas Alexander Chavez, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
8Anthony Boyle, "Say Nothing" (FX)
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)
3Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
4Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
5Catherine O'Hara, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
6Abby Elliot, "The Bear" (FX)
7Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
8Meryl Streep, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
9Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (MAX)
10Patti LuPone, "Agatha All Along" (Disney Plus)

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)
4Kaitlyn Dever, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5Allison Janney, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
6Natasha Rothwell, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
7Dichen Lachman, "Severance". (Apple TV+)
8Patricia Arquette, "Severance". (Apple TV+)
9Julianne Nicholson, "Paradise" (Hulu)
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)
5Lelia George, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
6Ruth Negga, "Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)
7Edie Falco, "The Parenting" (MAX)
8Angela Bassett, "Zero Day" (Netflix)
9Jenny Slate, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
10Christine Tremarco, "Adolescence" (Netflix)

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)
4Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
6Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)
7Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
8Brett Goldstein, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
9Ike Barinholtz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
10Timothy Simons, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)

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+)
4Pedro Pascal, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
5Jack Lowden, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
6Jason Issacs, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
7Jeffrey Wright, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
8Patrick Schwarzenegger, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
9Jonathan Pryce, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
10James 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)
3Liev Schreiber, "The Perfect Couple" (Netflix)
4Jesse Plemons, "Zero Day" (Netflix)
5Kodi Smitt-McPhee, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
6Sacha Baron Cohen, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
7Ashley Walters, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
8Jay Duplass, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
9Bill Camp, "Zero Day" (Netflix)
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)
2Tati Gabrielle, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
3Gwendolyn Christie, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
4Ella Purnell, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
5Arriela Barer, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
6Sydney Cole Alexander , "Severance" (Apple TV+)
7Hillary Swank, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
8Tracey Ullman, "Black Doves" (Netflix)
9D'Arcy Carden, "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)
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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+)
4Olivia Wilde, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
5Kaitlin Olsen, "Hacks" (MAX)
6Maya Rudolph, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
7Margo Martindale, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
8Sarah Polley, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
9Gaby Hoffman , "Poker Face" (Peacock)
10Da'Vine Joy Randolph, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

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1Robby Benson, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
2Scott Glenn, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
3Gabriel Luna, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
4John Noble, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
5Gong Yoo, "Squid Game" (Netflix)
6Spencer Lord, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
7Joe Pantoliano, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
8Joel McHale, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
9Jeffrey Wright, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
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Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series     

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1Jon Bernthal, "The Bear" (FX)
2Martin Scorsese, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3Griffin Dunne, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
4Bill Burr, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
5Mike Myers, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
6Giancarlo Esposito, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
7Christopher McDonald, "Hacks" (MAX)
8Adam Scott, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
9Ron Howard, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
10Bryan Cranston, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)

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)
4Rian Johnson, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
5Bill Lawrence, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
6Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
7Danny McBride, "The Righteous Gemstones" (HBO)
8Jamie Babbit, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
9Greg Motolla, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
10Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

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1Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
2Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
3Christopher Storer & Joanna Calo, "The Bear" (FX)
4Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
5Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, & Frida Perez, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
6Paul Simms, Sam Johnson, & Sarah Naftalis, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
7John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
8Laura Deeley, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
9Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino, "Étoile" (Amazon Prime Video)
10Paul Simms, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

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1Dan Erickson, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
2R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (MAX)
3Mike White, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
4Craig Mazin & Neil Druckman, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5Will Smith, "Slow Horses"
6Beau Willmon, "Andor" (Disney Plus)
7Dan Erickson & Mark Friedman, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
8Dan Fogelman, "Paradise" (Hulu)
9Joe Sachs & R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (MAX)
10Anna Ouyang Moench, "Severance" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

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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