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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)
5Tina Fey, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)

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+)

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)

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
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

Megan Lachinski
1Colin Farrell, "The Penguin" (HBO)
2Stephen Graham, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
3Brian Tyree Henry, "Dope Thieves" (Apple TV+)
4Kevin Kline, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
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)

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+)

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)
4Lesley Manville, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
5Lelia George, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
6Edie Falco, "The Parenting" (MAX)

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+)
5Ike Barinholtz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
6Brett Goldstein, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
7Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons" (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)

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+)

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)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series     

Megan Lachinski
1Jamie Lee Curtis, "The Bear" (FX)
2Julianne Nicholson, "Hacks" (MAX)
3Cynthia Erivo, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
4Greta Lee, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
5Olivia Wilde, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
6Maya Rudolph, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

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)

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)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
1Ben Stiller, "Severance" (HBO)
2Jessica Lee Gagné, "Severance" (HBO)
3Mike White , "The White Lotus" (HBO)
4Neil Druckman, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5Amanda Marsalis, "The Pitt" (MAX)
6John Requa & Glenn Ficarra, "Paradise" (Hulu)
7Hwang Dong-hyuk, "Squid Game" (Netflix)

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)

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

Megan Lachinski
1Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
2Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
3Joanna 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)

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 & Perrie Balthazar, "Bad Sisters" (Apple TV+)

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)
4Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (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)