“The Studio” is the favorite to win best comedy at the 2025 Emmys.
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The 2025 Emmy predictions seem clearer than in past years. It looks like it will be a big night for The Studio, AppleTV+’s satirical sendup of Hollywood that earned 23 Emmy nominations, tying the record set the previous year by FX/Hulu’s The Bear.
You can debate whether The Bear is a comedy or drama all day long, but what’s not debatable is The Studio’s new role as Emmy favorite. Hollywood absolutely loves navelgazing—shows about show business seem to captivate voters (see last year’s upset win for Hacks, about the comedy business, over The Bear, about the restaurant business).
On the drama side, AppleTV+’s Severance earned 27 nods to lead all series, but HBO Max’s first-year show The Pitt is getting a lot of buzz and could capture a couple of top categories. Here is how the Sunday night ceremony on CBS, hosted by Nate Bargatze, could play out.
Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win Best Drama Series At 2025 Emmy Awards?
Nominees:
Andor (Disney+)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
The Last of Us (HBO)
Paradise (Hulu)
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Severance (Apple TV+)
Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
The White Lotus (HBO)
And the winner is: Severance. While The Pitt seemed to gain some momentum in recent weeks, Severance’s huge gap in total nominations (27 vs. The Pitt’s 13) would seem to put this Emmy firmly in the twisty AppleTV+ show’s grasp.
Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win Best Comedy Series At 2025 Emmy Awards?
Nominees:
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX/Hulu)
Hacks (HBO Max)
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Shrinking (Apple TV+)
The Studio (Apple TV+)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
And the winner is: The Studio. The Academy often (but not always) rewards the top nominee in the show category, and this year that will happen. It helps that The Bear’s burnish seems to have worn off for voters, who seem content just nominating Only Murders in the Building year after year.
Emmy predictions 2025: “The Pitt’s'” Noah Wyle (pictured with Krystel McNeil) is a favorite for best actor in a drama.
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Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win Best Lead Actor In A Drama Series At 2025 Emmy Awards?
Nominees:
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise (Hulu)
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us (HBO)
Adam Scott, Severance (Apple TV+)
Noah Wyle, The Pitt (HBO Max)
And the winner is: Noah Wyle. Academy voters will reward the HBO Max standout in this category, where Wyle ascends three decades after his debut as a different doctor on ER. It’s a nice full-circle moment.
Emmy predictions 2025: Kathy Bates is a favorite for her role in “Matlock.”
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Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win Best Lead Actress In A Drama Series At 2025 Emmy Awards?
Nominees:
Kathy Bates, Matlock (CBS)
Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
Britt Lower, Severance (Apple TV+)
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us (HBO)
Keri Russell, The Diplomat (Netflix)
And the winner is: Kathy Bates. Her gender-swapped revival of Matlock was an unexpected delight of the TV season. Bates does great work in everything she does, and this is also a nice way to show broadcast can still compete against streaming, the same way it once had to prove itself against cable.
Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win Best Lead Actor In A Comedy Series At 2025 Emmy Awards?
Nominees:
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Seth Rogen, The Studio (Apple TV+)
Jason Segel, Shrinking (Apple TV+)
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear (FX/Hulu)
And the winner is: Seth Rogen. While there’s a small groundswell of support for Martin Short, a beloved veteran TV actor, Rogen made cringey funny. And did we mention how much Hollywood loves itself?
Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win Best Lead Actress In A Comedy Series At 2025 Emmy Awards?
Nominees:
Uzo Aduba, The Residence (Netflix)
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear (FX/Hulu)
Jean Smart, Hacks (HBO Max)
And the winner is: Jean Smart. Academy voters adore her, and while Uzo Aduba was brilliant in the already-canceled The Residence and The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri is arguably the best young talent on TV, Smart’s performance is transcendent.
Emmy predictions 2025: Netflix’s timely and impactful “Adolescence” could win best limited series.
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Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win Best Limited Series At 2025 Emmys?
Nominees:
Adolescence (Netflix)
Black Mirror (Netflix)
Dying for Sex (FX/Hulu)
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
The Penguin (HBO Max)
And the winner is: Adolescence. A searing look at the impact of internet incel culture and misogyny, this was also shot in single takes, making it timely and innovative.
Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win Best Supporting Actor In A Drama Series At 2025 Emmy Awards?
Nominees:
Zach Cherry, Severance
Walton Goggins, The White Lotus
Jason Isaacs, The White Lotus
James Marsden, Paradise
Sam Rockwell, The White Lotus
Tramell Tillman, Severance
John Turturro, Severance
And the winner is: Tramell Tillman. The mysterious Lumon manager had a huge impact on this season, and Tillman plays the role perfectly.
Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win Best Supporting Actress In A Drama Series At 2025 Emmy Awards?
Nominees:
Patricia Arquette, Severance
Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
Julianne Nicholson, Paradise
Parker Posey, The White Lotus
Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
And the winner is: Carrie Coon. With four White Lotus nominees, it’s not surprising that one of them will win, and Coon’s performance was most impactful.
Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win Best Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series At 2025 Emmy Awards?
Nominees:
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Kathryn Hahn, The Studio
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Jessica Williams, Shrinking
And the winner is: Catherine O’Hara. A previous winner for Schitt’s Creek, O’Hara is a beloved actress whose acerbic delivery heightens every scene on a night when Studio should dominate. Hacks’ Einbinder wouldn’t be a huge surprise, though.
Emmy predictions 2025: Harrison Ford, pictured with Lukita Maxwell in “Shrinking,” is a favorite for best supporting actor in a comedy.
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Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win Best Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series At 2025 Emmy Awards?
Nominees:
Ike Barinholtz, The Studio
Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Jeff Hiller, Somebody Somewhere
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Michael Urie, Shrinking
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
And the winner is: Harrison Ford. The Academy loves a movie star, and the veteran actor brings charm and humor to what could have been a throwaway curmudgeon role. Domingo also delivered a lovely performance in a show with a high-profile cast.
Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win Best Lead Actress In A Limited Series At 2025 Emmy Awards?
Nominees:
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Meaghann Fahy, Sirens
Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
And the winner is: Cristin Milioti. She’s had a long and varied career, and this role was different for her, managing to make a woman who did horrible things after abuse and mental illness relatable.
Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win Best Lead Actor In A Limited Series At 2025 Emmy Awards?
Nominees:
Colin Farrell, The Penguin
Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent
Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief
Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
And the winner is: Colin Farrell. Talk about diving into a role—Farrell was unrecognizable in his transformation into Oswald, the sad-sack villain whose utter contemptibility grew in each episode.
Emmy predictions 2025: Javier Bardem, pictured with Chloë Sevigny, is a favorite for best supporting actor in a limited series for Netflix’s “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.”
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Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win Best Supporting Actor In A Limited Series At 2025 Emmy Awards?
Nominees:
Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Bill Camp, Presumed Innocent
Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Rob Delaney, Dying for Sex
Peter Sarsgaard, Presumed Innocent
Ashley Walters, Adolescence
And the winner is: Javier Bardem. The Academy loves Oscar winners; several should take home awards tonight, including Bardem. Cooper’s performance in Adolescence is equally deserving, though.
Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win Best Supporting Actress In A Limited Series At 2025 Emmy Awards?
Nominees:
Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Ruth Negga, Presumed Innocent
Deidre O’Connell, The Penguin
Chloë Sevigny, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence
And the winner is: Erin Doherty. Playing a psychologist in the Netflix series about a young teen boy accused of murder, Doherty’s character shone a light on just how the internet culture of misogyny can impact vulnerable kids.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonifitzgerald/2025/09/12/emmy-predictions-2025-severance-and-the-studio-should-win-big/
