Emmy Predictions – Giovanni Lago

Here are Giovanni Lago’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 Studio" (Apple TV+)
3"The Bear" (FX)
4"Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
5"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6"Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
7"Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
8"What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)

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"Andor" (Disney+)
6"Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
7"Paradise" (Hulu)
8"Industry" (HBO)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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1"Adolescence" (Netflix)
2"The Penguin" (HBO)
3"Dying For Sex" (FX)
4"Say Nothing" (FX)
5"Monster: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)

Outstanding Television Movie

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1"Rebel Ridge" (Netflix)
2"Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy" (Peacock)
3"Am I OK" (MAX)
4"The Supremes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat" (Hulu)
5"Mountainhead" (HBO)

Outstanding Animated Program

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1"Arcane" (Netflix)
2"Invincible" (Amazon Prime Video)
3"Secret Level" (Amazon Prime Video)
4"Batman: Caped Crusader" (Amazon Prime Video)
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 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)

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)
5Natasha Lyonne, "Poker Face" (Peacock)

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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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)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Giovanni Lago
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)
5Jason Segel, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

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1Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (MAX)
2Adam Scott, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3Pedro Pascal, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
4Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
5Diego Luna, "Andor" (Disney Plus)

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+)
4Paul Giamatti, "Black Mirror" (Netflix)
5Cooper Koch, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

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1Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks" (MAX)
2Liza Colon-Zayas, "The Bear" (FX)
3Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
4Meryl Streep, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
5Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Meg 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)
4Michelle Monaghan, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
5Leslie Bibb, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
6Patricia Arquette, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
7Dichen Lachman, "Severance" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1Erin Doherty, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
2Jenny Slate, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
3Chloe Sevigny, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)
4Lesley Manville, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
5Deirdre O'Connell, "The Penguin" (HBO)
6Christine 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)
4Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
5Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Ike Barinholtz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
7Brett Goldstein, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)

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)
6Patrick Schwarzenegger, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
7Ken Leung, "Industry" (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Giovanni Lago
1Owen Cooper, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
2Javier Bardem, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menedez Story" (Netflix)
3Rob Delaney, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
4Ashley Walters, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
5Rhenzy Feliz, "The Penguin" (HBO)
6Sacha Baron Cohen, "Disclaimer" (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+)
3Kaitlyn Dever , "The Last Of US" (HBO)
4Meritt Weaver, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
5Sydney Cole Alexander , "Severance" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series     

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Giovanni Lago
1Robby Benson, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
2Scott Glenn, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
3Joe Pantoliano, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
4Jeffrey Wright, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5Tony Dalton, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series     

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1Bradley Cooper, "The Righteous Gemstones" (HBO)
2Jon Bernthal, "The Bear" (FX)
3Martin Scorsese, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
4Griffin Dunne, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
5Bryan Cranston, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
6Christopher McDonald, "Hacks" (MAX)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

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1Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
2Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX)
3Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
4James Burrows, "Mid-Century Modern" (Hulu)
5Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
6Rian Johnson, "Poker Face" (Peacock)

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

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1Ben Stiller, "Severance" (HBO)
2Janus Metz , "Andor" (Disney Plus)
3Mike White , "The White Lotus" (HBO)
4Jessica Lee Gagné, "Severance" (HBO)
5John Wells, "The Pitt" (MAX)
6Mark Mylod, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
7Hwang Dong-hyuk, "Squid Game" (Netflix)

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)

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

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1Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
2Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
3Joanna Calo, "The Bear" (FX)
4Paul Simms, Sam Johnson, & Sarah Naftalis, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
5Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, & Frida Perez, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
6Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

Giovanni Lago
1Dan Erickson, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
2R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (MAX)
3Mike White, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
4Dan Gilroy , "Andor" (Disney Plus)
5Mickey Down & Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO)
6Will Smith, "Slow Horses"

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Giovanni Lago
1Jack Thorne & Stephen Graham, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
2Kim Rosenstock, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
3Joshua Zetumer, "Say Nothing" (FX)
4Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)
5Alfonso Cuarón, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special      

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