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"The Studio" (Apple TV+)
2"Hacks" (MAX)
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"The Diplomat" (Netflix)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Television Movie

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

Outstanding Animated Program

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

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"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" (CBS)
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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1Britt Lower, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
2Kathy Bates, "Matlock" (CBS)
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)
5Meghann Fahy, "Sirens" (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)
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+)
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)
3Cooper Koch, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
4Brian Tyree Henry, "Dope Thieves" (Apple TV+)
5Jake Gyllenhaal, "Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)

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+)
4Catherine O'Hara, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
5Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
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)
3Aimee Lou Wood, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
4Parker Posey, "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)
2Jenny Slate, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
3Chloe Sevigny, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)
4Christine Tremarco, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
5Deirdre O'Connell, "The Penguin" (HBO)
6Ruth 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)
3Ike Barinholtz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
4Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
5Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
6Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)
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)
6James Marsden, "Paradise" (Hulu)
7Zach Cherry, "Severance" (Apple TV+)

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)
4Ashley Walters, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
5Bill Camp, "Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)
6Peter Sarsgaard, "Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

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1Catherine O'Hara, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
2Merritt Wever, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3Kaitlyn Dever , "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)
2Jamie Lee Curtis, "The Bear" (FX)
3Zoë Kravitz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
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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1Joe Pantoliano, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
2Shawn Hatosy, "The Pitt" (MAX)
3Jeffrey Wright, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
4Scott Glenn, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
5Forest Whitaker, "Andor" (Disney+)
6Jeffrey Wright, "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+)
3Bryan Cranston, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
4Dave Franco, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
5Ron Howard, "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+)
2Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
3Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
4James Burrows, "Mid-Century Modern" (Hulu)
5Nathan Fielder, "The Rehearsal" (HBO)
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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)
6Amanda Marsalis, "The Pitt" (MAX)
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)
4Nicole Kassell, "Sirens" (Netflix)
5Lesli Linka Gatter, "Zero Day" (Netflix)
6Helen Shaver, "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+)
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)
3Mike White, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
4Dan Gilroy , "Andor" (Disney Plus)
5Joe Sachs , "The Pitt" (MAX)
6Will Smith, "Slow Horses"

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1Jack Thorne & Stephen Graham, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
2Kim Rosenstock, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
3Lauren LeFranc, "The Penguin" (HBO)
4Charlie Brooker & Ella Road, "Black Mirror" (Netflix)
5Joshua Zetumer, "Say Nothing" (FX)

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)