Emmy Predictions – Megan Lachinski

Here are Megan Lachinski’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

Megan Lachinski
1"Hacks" (MAX)
2"The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3"Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
4"Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
5"Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
6"The Bear" (FX)
7"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
8"What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
9"The Righteous Gemstones" (HBO)
10"Poker Face" (Peacock)

Outstanding Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
1"Severance" (Apple TV+)
2"The Pitt" (MAX)
3"The White Lotus" (HBO)
4"The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5"The Diplomat" (Netflix)
6"Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
7"Paradise" (Hulu)
8"Squid Game" (Netflix)
9"Bad Sisters" (Apple TV+)
10"Andor" (Disney+)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Television Movie

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

Outstanding Animated Program

Megan Lachinski
1"Arcane" (Netflix)
2"The Simpsons" (FOX)
3"Bob's Burgers" (FOX)
4"Invincible" (Amazon Prime Video)
5"Batman: Caped Crusader" (Amazon Prime Video)
6"Common Side Effects" (Adult Swim)
7"Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" (Disney Plus)
8"What If...?" (Disney Plus)
9"Creature Commandos" (MAX)
10"Family Guy" (FOX)

Outstanding Competition Program

Megan Lachinski
1"The Traitors" (Peacock)
2"RuPaul's Drag Race" (MTV)
3"Survivor" (CBS)
4"The Amazing Race" (CBS)
5"The Voice" (NBC)
6"Top Chef" (Bravo)
7"Beast Games" (Amazon Prime Video)
8"American Idol" (ABC)
9"Deal Or No Deal Island" (NBC)
10"Yes, Chef!" (NBC)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

Megan Lachinski
1"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
2"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" (CBS)
3"Late Night With Seth Meyers" (NBC)
4"Everybody's Live With John Mulaney" (Netflix)
5"Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC)
6"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (NBC)
7"The Graham Norton Show" (BBC)
8"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (NBC)
9"Real Time With Bill Maher" (HBO)
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Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

Megan Lachinski
1"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" (HBO)
2"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
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Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Megan Lachinski
1Jean Smart, "Hacks" (MAX)
2Kristen Bell, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
3Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
4Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Tina Fey, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)
6Selena Gomez, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
7Kathryn Hahn, "Agatha All Along" (Disney Plus)
8Natasha Lyonne, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
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Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
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+)
6Melanie Lynskey, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
7Helen Mirren, "1923" (Paramount Plus)
8Kiera Knightley, "Black Doves" (Netflix)
9Nicola Coughlin, "Bridgerton" (Netflix)
10Marisa Abela, "Industry" (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Megan Lachinski
1Michelle Williams, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
2Cristin Milioti, "The Penguin" (HBO)
3Cate Blanchett, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
4Kaitlyn Dever, "Apple Cider Vinegar" (Netflix)
5Lola Petticrew, "Say Nothing" (FX)
6Ellen Pompeo, "Good American Family" (Hulu)
7Renee Zellweger, "Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy" (Peacock)
8Amanda Seyfried, "Long Bright River" (Peacock)
9Lizzy Caplan, "Zero Day" (Netflix)
10Nicole Kidman, "The Perfect Couple" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Megan Lachinski
1Martin Short, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
2Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (FX)
3Seth Rogen, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
4Adam Brody, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
5Jason Siegel, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
6Steve Martin, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
7Ted Danson, "A Man On The Inside" (Netflix)
8Matt Berry, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
9Luke Kirby , "Etoile" (Amazon Prime Video)
10Jon Hamm, "Your Friends And Neighbors" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
1Adam Scott, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
2Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (MAX)
3Pedro Pascal, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
4Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
5Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
6Lee Jung-jae, "Squid Game" (Netflix)
7Diego Luna, "Andor" (Disney Plus)
8Jon Hamm, "Your Friends and Neighbors" (Apple TV+)
9Eddie Redmayne, "The Day Of The Jackal" (Peacock)
10Jeff Bridges, "The Old Man" (FX)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Megan Lachinski
1Colin Farrell, "The Penguin" (HBO)
2Stephen Graham, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
3Cooper Koch, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
4Kevin Kline, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
5Jake Gyllenhaal, "Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)
6Robert De Niro, "Zero Day" (Netflix)
7Nicholas Alexander Chavez, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
8Brian Tyree Henry, "Dope Thieves" (Apple TV+)
9Anthony Boyle, "Say Nothing" (FX)
10Aaron Pierre, "Rebel Ridge" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Megan Lachinski
1Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks" (MAX)
2Liza Colon-Zayas, "The Bear" (FX)
3Meryl Streep, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
4Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
5Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Catherine O'Hara, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
7Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (MAX)
8Abby Elliot, "The Bear" (FX)
9Patti LuPone, "Agatha All Along" (Disney Plus)
10Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
1Carrie Coon, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
2Parker Posey, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
3Allison Janney, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
4Isabela Merced, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5Dichen Lachman, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
6Aimee Lou Wood, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
7Patricia Arquette, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
8Natasha Rothwell, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
9Fiona Dourif, "The Pitt" (MAX)
10Julianne Nicholson, "Paradise" (Hulu)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Megan Lachinski
1Erin Doherty, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
2Lesley Manville, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
3Chloe Sevigny, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)
4Jenny Slate, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
5Lelia George, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
6Edie Falco, "The Parenting" (MAX)
7Deirdre O'Connell, "The Penguin" (HBO)
8Angela Bassett, "Zero Day" (Netflix)
9Christine Tremarco, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
10Cristin Milioti, "Black Mirror" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Megan Lachinski
1Harrison Ford, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
2Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear" (FX)
3Paul W. Downs, "Hacks" (MAX)
4Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
5Brett Goldstein, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
6Ike Barinholtz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
7Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)
8Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
9Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
10Timothy Simons, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
1Walton Goggins, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
2Tramell Tillman, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3Jason Issacs, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
4John Turturro, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
5James Marsden, "Paradise" (Hulu)
6Patrick Schwarzenegger, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
7Sam Rockwell, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
8Jack Lowden, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
9Gabriel Luna, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
10Jonathan Pryce, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Megan Lachinski
1Owen Cooper, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
2Javier Bardem, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menedez Story" (Netflix)
3Rob Delaney, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
4Liev Schreiber, "The Perfect Couple" (Netflix)
5Jesse Plemons, "Zero Day" (Netflix)
6Sacha Baron Cohen, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
7Ashley Walters, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
8Kodi Smitt-McPhee, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
9Peter Sarsgaard, "Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)
10Bill Camp, "Zero Day" (Netflix)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
1Catherine O'Hara, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
2Gwendolyn Christie, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3Tati Gabrielle, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
4Ella Purnell, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
5Hillary Swank, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
6Arriela Barer, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
7D'Arcy Carden, "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)
8Tracey Ullman, "Black Doves" (Netflix)
9Sydney Cole Alexander , "Severance" (Apple TV+)
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Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series     

Megan Lachinski
1Jamie Lee Curtis, "The Bear" (FX)
2Cynthia Erivo, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
3Kaitlin Olsen, "Hacks" (MAX)
4Greta Lee, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
5Olivia Wilde, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
6Maya Rudolph, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
7Margo Martindale, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
8Sarah Polley, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
9Gaby Hoffman , "Poker Face" (Peacock)
10Zoë Kravitz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

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

Megan Lachinski
1Jon Bernthal, "The Bear" (FX)
2Martin Scorsese, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3Bradley Cooper, "The Righteous Gemstones" (HBO)
4Bryan Cranston, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
5Griffin Dunne, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
6Christopher McDonald, "Hacks" (MAX)
7Mike Myers, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
8Dave Franco, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
9Ron Howard, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
10Giancarlo Esposito, "Poker Face" (Peacock)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
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 Requa & Glenn Ficarra, "Paradise" (Hulu)
7Hwang Dong-hyuk, "Squid Game" (Netflix)
8Adam Randall, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
9Eric Kripke , "The Boys" (Amazon Prime Video)
10Mickey Down & Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO)

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

Megan Lachinski
1Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
2Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
3Christopher Storer & Joanna Calo, "The Bear" (FX)
4Erin Foster , "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
5Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
6John Hoffman & J.J. Philbin, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
7Paul Simms, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
8Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, & Frida Perez, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
9Laura Deeley, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
10Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino, "Étoile" (Amazon Prime Video)

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

Megan Lachinski
1Dan Erickson, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
2Mike White, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
3R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (MAX)
4Craig Mazin, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5Will Smith, "Slow Horses"
6Sharon Horgan, "Bad Sisters" (Apple TV+)
7Beau Willmon, "Andor" (Disney Plus)
8Dan Gilroy , "Andor" (Disney Plus)
9Mickey Down & Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO)
10Anna Ouyang Moench, "Severance" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Megan Lachinski
1Jack Thorne & Stephen Graham, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
2Joshua Zetumer & Clare Barron, "Say Nothing" (FX)
3Lauren LeFranc, "The Penguin" (HBO)
4Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)
5Kim Rosenstock, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
6Alfonso Cuarón, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
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      

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