Emmy Predictions – Tom O’Brien

Here are Tom O’Brien’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"Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
4"The Bear" (FX)
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"The Pitt" (MAX)
2"Severance" (Apple TV+)
3"The White Lotus" (HBO)
4"The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5"Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
6"The Diplomat" (Netflix)
7"Andor" (Disney+)
8"Paradise" (Hulu)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Television Movie

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1"Mountainhead" (HBO)
2"Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy" (Peacock)
3"Rebel Ridge" (Netflix)
4"Another Simple Favor" (Amazon Prime Video)
5"Out Of My Mind" (Disney Plus)

Outstanding Animated Program

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1"Arcane" (Netflix)
2"Invincible" (Amazon Prime Video)
3"The Simpsons" (FOX)
4"Bob's Burgers" (FOX)
5"Love Death + Robots" (Netflix)

Outstanding Competition Program

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1"The Traitors" (Peacock)
2"RuPaul's Drag Race" (MTV)
3"The Amazing Race" (CBS)
4"Top Chef" (Bravo)
5"Survivor" (CBS)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

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1"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
2"Everybody's Live With John Mulaney" (Netflix)
3"Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC)
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)
5Selena Gomez, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

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1Kathy Bates, "Matlock" (CBS)
2Bella Ramsey, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
3Britt Lower, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
4Keri Russell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
5Melanie Lynskey, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)

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

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1Martin Short, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
2Seth Rogen, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3Adam Brody, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
4Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (FX)
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+)
3Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
4Pedro Pascal, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
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)
3Kevin Kline, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
4Brian Tyree Henry, "Dope Thieves" (Apple TV+)
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)
3Catherine O'Hara, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
4Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
6Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

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1Carrie Coon, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
2Parker Posey, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
3Allison Janney, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
4Aimee Lou Wood, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
5Natasha Rothwell, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
6Katherine LaNasa, "The Pitt" (MAX)
7Kristin Scott Thomas, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

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1Harrison Ford, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
2Paul W. Downs, "Hacks" (MAX)
3Ike Barinholtz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
4Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear" (FX)
5Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
7Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

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1Walton Goggins, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
2John Turturro, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3Tramell Tillman, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
4Jack Lowden, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
5Jason Issacs, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
6Sam Rockwell, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
7Patrick Ball, "The Pitt" (MAX)

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)
5Rhenzy Feliz, "The Penguin" (HBO)
6Peter Sarsgaard, "Presumed Innocent" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

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1Kaitlyn Dever , "The Last Of US" (HBO)
2Gwendolyn Christie, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3Catherine O'Hara, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
4Cherry Jones, "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)
5Meritt Weaver, "Severance" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series     

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1Julianne Nicholson, "Hacks" (MAX)
2Cynthia Erivo, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
3Jamie Lee Curtis, "The Bear" (FX)
4Melissa McCarthy, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
5Kaitlin Olsen, "Hacks" (MAX)
6Sarah Polley, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

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1Scott Glenn, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
2Shawn Hatosy, "The Pitt" (MAX)
3Jeffrey Wright, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
4Mackenzie Astin, "The Pitt" (MAX)
5Joe Pantoliano, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series     

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1Bryan Cranston, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
2Jon Bernthal, "The Bear" (FX)
3Martin Scorsese, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
4Ron Howard, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
5Christopher McDonald, "Hacks" (MAX)
6Bradley Cooper, "The Righteous Gemstones" (HBO)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

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1Ben Stiller, "Severance" (HBO)
2Mike White , "The White Lotus" (HBO)
3Janus Metz , "Andor" (Disney Plus)
4Jessica Lee Gagné, "Severance" (HBO)
5Amanda Marsalis, "The Pitt" (MAX)
6Mark Mylod, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
7John Requa & Glenn Ficarra, "Paradise" (Hulu)

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)
4Craig Zobel, "The Penguin" (HBO)
5Carl Franklin , "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)
6Lesli Linka Gatter, "Zero Day" (Netflix)

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+)
3John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
4Joanna Calo, "The Bear" (FX)
5Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
6Paul Simms, Sam Johnson, & Sarah Naftalis, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

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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"
6Dan Gilroy , "Andor" (Disney Plus)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

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)