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

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"Andor" (Disney+)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Television Movie

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

Outstanding Animated Program

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

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 Traitors" (Peacock)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

Megan Lachinski
1"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" (CBS)
2"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
3"Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC)

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

Megan Lachinski
1"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" (HBO)
2"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

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)
5Uzo Aduba, "The Residence" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
1Kathy Bates, "Matlock" (CBS)
2Britt Lower, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3Keri Russell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
4Bella Ramsey, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
5Sharon Horgan, "Bad Sisters" (Apple TV+)

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+)
4Meghann Fahy, "Sirens" (Netflix)
5Rashida Jones, "Black Mirror" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Megan Lachinski
1Seth Rogen, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
2Martin Short, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
3Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (FX)
4Adam Brody, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
5Jason Segel, "Shrinking" (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)
4Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
5Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Megan Lachinski
1Colin Farrell, "The Penguin" (HBO)
2Stephen Graham, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
3Brian Tyree Henry, "Dope Thieves" (Apple TV+)
4Cooper Koch, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
5Jake Gyllenhaal, "Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Megan Lachinski
1Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks" (MAX)
2Liza Colon-Zayas, "The Bear" (FX)
3Catherine O'Hara, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
4Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
5Kathryn Hahn, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
6Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7Janelle 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)
3Katherine LaNasa, "The Pitt" (MAX)
4Patricia Arquette, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
5Natasha Rothwell, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
6Aimee Lou Wood, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
7Julianne Nicholson, "Paradise" (Hulu)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Megan Lachinski
1Erin Doherty, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
2Jenny Slate, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
3Chloe Sevigny, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)
4Ruth Negga , "Presumed innocent" (Apple TV+)
5Christine Tremarco, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
6Deirdre O'Connell, "The Penguin" (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Megan Lachinski
1Harrison Ford, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
2Ike Barinholtz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear" (FX)
4Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
5Jeff Hiller, "Somebody Somewhere" (HBO Max)
6Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
7Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
1Tramell Tillman, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
2Walton Goggins, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
3Jason Issacs, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
4John Turturro, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
5Zach Cherry, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
6James Marsden, "Paradise" (Hulu)
7Sam Rockwell, "The White Lotus" (HBO)

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

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
1Catherine O'Hara, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
2Kaitlyn Dever , "The Last Of US" (HBO)
3Merritt Wever, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
4Cherry Jones, "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)
5Gwendolyn Christie, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
6Jane Alexander, "Severance" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series     

Megan Lachinski
1Julianne Nicholson, "Hacks" (MAX)
2Jamie Lee Curtis, "The Bear" (FX)
3Zoë Kravitz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
4Cynthia Erivo, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
5Robby Hoffman, "Hacks" (MAX)
6Olivia Colman, "The Bear" (FX)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
1Shawn Hatosy, "The Pitt" (MAX)
2Scott Glenn, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
3Jeffrey Wright, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
4Joe Pantoliano, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5Giancarlo Esposito, "The Boys" (Prime Video)
6Forest Whitaker, "Andor" (Disney+)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series     

Megan Lachinski
1Martin Scorsese, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
2Jon Bernthal, "The Bear" (FX)
3Bryan Cranston, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
4Ron Howard, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
5Dave Franco, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
6Anthony Mackie, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Megan Lachinski
1Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
2Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
3Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
4Nathan Fielder, "The Rehearsal" (HBO)
5James Burrows, "Mid-Century Modern" (Hulu)
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Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
1Ben Stiller, "Severance" (HBO)
2Jessica Lee Gagné, "Severance" (HBO)
3Mike White , "The White Lotus" (HBO)
4Janus Metz , "Andor" (Disney Plus)
5Amanda Marsalis, "The Pitt" (MAX)
6Adam Randall, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
7John Wells, "The Pitt" (MAX)

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

Megan Lachinski
1Phillip Barantini, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
2Lesli Linka Gatter, "Zero Day" (Netflix)
3Jennifer Getzinger, "The Penguin" (HBO)
4Shannon Murphy, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
5Helen Shaver, "The Penguin" (HBO)
6Nicole Kassell, "Sirens" (Netflix)

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

Megan Lachinski
1Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
2Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
3Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton & Eric Notarnicola, "The Rehearsal" (HBO)
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+)
6Hannah Box, Paul Thureen & Bridgett Everett, "Somebody Somewhere" (HBO Max)

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)
4Dan Gilroy , "Andor" (Disney Plus)
5Will Smith, "Slow Horses"
6Joe Sachs , "The Pitt" (MAX)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

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)