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)
9"The Righteous Gemstones" (HBO)
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"Andor" (Disney+)
8"Squid Game" (Netflix)
9"Paradise" (Hulu)
10"The Day Of The Jackal" (Peacock)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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1"Adolescence" (Netflix)
2"The Penguin" (HBO)
3"Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
4"Monster: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)
5"Say Nothing" (FX)
6"Dying For Sex" (FX)
7"Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)
8"Black Mirror" (Netflix)
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 Gorge" (Apple TV+)
6"Am I OK" (MAX)
7"Mountainhead" (HBO)
8"The Parenting" (MAX)
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 Coughlan, "Bridgerton" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1Cristin Milioti, "The Penguin" (HBO)
2Cate Blanchett, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
3Michelle Williams, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
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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1Seth Rogen, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
2Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (FX)
3Martin Short, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
4Steve Martin, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
5Adam Brody, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
6Jason Segel, "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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1Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (MAX)
2Adam Scott, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
4Pedro Pascal, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5Diego Luna, "Andor" (Disney Plus)
6Lee Jung-jae, "Squid Game" (Netflix)
7Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
8Eddie Redmayne, "The Day Of The Jackal" (Peacock)
9Billy Bob Thorton, "Landman" (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)
4Catherine O'Hara, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
5Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
6Abby Elliot, "The Bear" (FX)
7Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
8Meryl Streep, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
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)
4Dichen Lachman, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
5Allison Janney, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
6Isabela Merced, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
7Patricia Arquette, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
8Fiona Dourif, "The Pitt" (MAX)
9Kristin Scott Thomas, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
10Natasha Rothwell, "The White Lotus" (HBO)

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+)
7Jenny Slate, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
8Angela Bassett, "Zero Day" (Netflix)
9Cristin Milioti, "Black Mirror" (Netflix)
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)
4Ike Barinholtz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
5Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
7Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)
8Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
9Brett Goldstein, "Shrinking" (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+)
4Jason Issacs, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
5Jack Lowden, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
6Patrick Schwarzenegger, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
7Patrick Ball, "The Pitt" (MAX)
8Jonathan Pryce, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
9Gabriel Luna, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
10Sam Rockwell, "The White Lotus" (HBO)

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)
3Jesse Plemons, "Zero Day" (Netflix)
4Sacha Baron Cohen, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
5Kodi Smitt-McPhee, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
6Ashley Walters, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
7Rob Delaney, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
8Rhenzy Feliz, "The Penguin" (HBO)
9Bill Camp, "Zero Day" (Netflix)
10Peter Sarsgaard, "Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

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1Kaitlyn Dever , "The Last Of US" (HBO)
2Catherine O'Hara, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
3Gwendolyn Christie, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
4Meritt Weaver, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
5Cherry Jones, "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)
6Hillary Swank, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
7D'Arcy Carden, "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)
8Tracey Ullman, "Black Doves" (Netflix)
9Ella Purnell, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
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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)
3Julianne Nicholson, "Hacks" (MAX)
4Zoë Kravitz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
5Kaitlin Olsen, "Hacks" (MAX)
6Maya Rudolph, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
7Sarah Polley, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
8Olivia Wilde, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
9Ariana Grande, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
10Melissa McCarthy, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

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

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1Jon Bernthal, "The Bear" (FX)
2Bryan Cranston, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3Martin Scorsese, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
4Griffin Dunne, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
5Ron Howard, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
6Dave Chapelle , "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
7Giancarlo Esposito, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
8Mike Myers, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
9David Krumholtz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
10John Cena, "The Bear" (FX)

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

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)
4Craig Mazin, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5Amanda Marsalis, "The Pitt" (MAX)
6John Wells, "The Pitt" (MAX)
7Hwang Dong-hyuk, "Squid Game" (Netflix)
8Adam Randall, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
9John Requa & Glenn Ficarra, "Paradise" (Hulu)
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)
2Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, & Frida Perez, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3Christopher Storer & Joanna Calo, "The Bear" (FX)
4Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (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)
4Will Smith, "Slow Horses"
5Craig Mazin, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
6Dan Gilroy , "Andor" (Disney Plus)
7Beau Willmon, "Andor" (Disney Plus)
8Neil Druckman, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
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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