2025 Emmy Predictions: Comedy, Variety, and Talk


COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (Hulu)
Hacks (Max)
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Shrinking (AppleTV+)
The Studio (AppleTV+)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Will win: The Studio
Could win: Hacks
Should win: What We Do in the Shadows 
Should have been nominated: The Rehearsal (HBO)


ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Seth Rogen, The Studio
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

Will win: Seth Rogen
Could win: Jeremy Allen White
Should win: Martin Short
Should have been nominated: Nathan Fielder, The Rehearsal


ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Uzo Aduba, The Residence
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Jean Smart, Hacks

Will win: Jean Smart
Could win: Ayo Edebiri
Should win: Quinta Brunson
Should have been nominated: Edi Patterson, The Righteous Gemstones


SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
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

Will and should win: Ike Barinholtz
Could win: Colman Domingo
Should have been nominated: Walton Goggins, The Righteous Gemstones


SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
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

Will win: Catherine O’Hara
Could win: Liza Colón-Zayas
Should win: Hannah Einbinder
Should have been nominated: Megan Stalter, Hacks


WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary (“Back to School”)
Hacks (“A Slippery Slope”)
The Rehearsal (“Pilot’s Code”)
Somebody Somewhere (“AGG”)
The Studio (“The Promotion”)
What We Do in the Shadows (“The Finale”)

Will win: Hacks
Could win: The Studio 
Should win: The Rehearsal 
Should have been nominated: The Righteous Gemstones (“Prelude”)


DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
The Bear (“Napkins”)
Hacks (“A Slippery Slope”)
Mid-Century Modern (“Here’s to You, Mrs. Schneiderman”)
The Rehearsal (“Pilot’s Code”)
The Studio (“The Oner”)

Will win: The Studio
Could win: The Bear
Should win: The Rehearsal 
Should have been nominated: The Bear (“Tomorrow”)


VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show (Fox)
Beyoncé Bowl (Netflix)
The Oscars (ABC)
SNL50: The Anniversary Special (NBC)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (Peacock)

Will and should win: The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
Could win: SNL50: The Anniversary Special
Should have been nominated: N/A


TALK SERIES
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Will win: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Could and should win: The Daily Show
Should have been nominated: Have I Got News for You (CNN)


SCRIPTED VARIETY SERIES
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Will and should win: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Could win: Saturday Night Live
Should have been nominated: After Midnight (CBS)


WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
The Daily Show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saturday Night Live

Will win: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Could win: Saturday Night Live
Should win: The Daily Show
Should have been nominated: Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney

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