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"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"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"Monster: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)
5"Black Mirror" (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"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"Survivor" (CBS)
4"The Amazing Race" (CBS)
5"Top Chef" (Bravo)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

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1"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" (CBS)
2"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
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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1Kathy Bates, "Matlock" (CBS)
2Britt Lower, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
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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1Cristin Milioti, "The Penguin" (HBO)
2Michelle Williams, "Dying For Sex" (FX)
3Cate Blanchett, "Disclaimer" (Apple TV+)
4Rashida Jones, "Black Mirror" (Netflix)
5Meghann Fahy, "Sirens" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

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1Seth Rogen, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
2Martin Short, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
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)
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)
3Catherine O'Hara, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
4Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
6Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7Kathryn Hahn, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

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1Carrie Coon, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
2Parker Posey, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
3Aimee Lou Wood, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
4Natasha Rothwell, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
5Katherine LaNasa, "The Pitt" (MAX)
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)
3Deirdre O'Connell, "The Penguin" (HBO)
4Christine Tremarco, "Adolescence" (Netflix)
5Ruth Negga , "Presumed innocent" (Apple TV+)
6Chloe Sevigny, "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

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

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)
2Catherine O'Hara, "The Last Of US" (HBO)
3Merritt Wever, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
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)
2Cynthia Erivo, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
3Jamie Lee Curtis, "The Bear" (FX)
4Zoë Kravitz, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
5Olivia Colman, "The Bear" (FX)
6Robby Hoffman, "Hacks" (MAX)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

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

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+)
5Dave Franco, "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+)
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

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1Ben Stiller, "Severance" (HBO)
2Amanda Marsalis, "The Pitt" (MAX)
3Jessica Lee Gagné, "Severance" (HBO)
4John Wells, "The Pitt" (MAX)
5Mike White , "The White Lotus" (HBO)
6Janus Metz , "Andor" (Disney Plus)
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)
4Helen Shaver, "The Penguin" (HBO)
5Lesli Linka Gatter, "Zero Day" (Netflix)
6Nicole Kassell, "Sirens" (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+)
3Paul Simms, Sam Johnson, & Sarah Naftalis, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
4Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton & Eric Notarnicola, "The Rehearsal" (HBO)
5Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
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)
4Will Smith, "Slow Horses"
5Dan Gilroy , "Andor" (Disney Plus)
6Joe Sachs , "The Pitt" (MAX)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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