The Key Races for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards Couldn’t be more different.
The Comedy Categories Appear to Be Heading for Another Showdown BETWEEN The Bear – Once again prompting an obligatory “is it a drama or a comedy?” debates – and HacksWith Several Returning Shows Still in the Mix while the Drama Fields, Which Shōgun Dominated Last Year, Are Wide Open.
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While voters can, and in many caesses should, absolutely go back to prior favorites like The White Lotus, Severance and The Last of USyou Thr Television critics have recommendations on someone family and some quirky and offbeat ways to yarn out balots.
Voting for the nomination round Closes on Monday, June 23, with nominations announced on Tuesday, July 15. The 2025 Emmys Will Air on CBS and Paramount+ on Sept. 14, with night Bargatze serving as host.
Comedy
Best Series
AFT Max’s Hacks upset The Bear In this breed last emmys, there was some speciming that fx might consider a jump in categories for the restaurant drama. Nope! SO Expect Another Deserted Showdown. While voters will probably preference look at the sayselves in The StudioA Better Field Wold Include Comic Weepies Shrinking, A man on the inside and Someone someoneplus Broadcast Standby Abbott elementary and Nathan Fielder’s Genre Hybrid Dazzler The Rehearsal. – df
Best actor
It is a crime that HBO’s Joyously Funny, Exquisitely empathtic Someone someone has yet to be nominated for a single emmy; Let’s rectify that with a nom for Jeff Hiller’s Irrepressible Joel. Elsewhere, i’m a Fan of Fielder’s Distinctive Weirdness on HBO’s The RehearsalTed Danson’s Funny-Poignant Turn On Netflix’s A man on the insideAdam Brody’s Romantic Chops on Netflix’s NOBODY WANTS THISSeth Rogen’s Never-Ending Panic Attack on Apple TV+’s The Studio and everything everyday is doing on fx’s What we will in the shadows. – Ah
Best Actress
This is where hannah einbinder Belongs, right Alongside Hacks Co-Star Jean Smart. InsTead, she’s miscategorized as supporting, which should leave room for Uzo aduba’s quirky The Residence Performance, Stephanie Hsu’s Confident Rom-Com weirdness in Peacock’s LaidKristen Bell’s NOBODY WANTS THIS Charm Offensive and Such Returning Favorites As Quinta Brunson (Abbott), Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) and Natasha Lyonne (Peacock’s Poker face). – df
Best Supporting Actor
I Expect We’ll See Several Repeats in This Category, Including The Bear‘s ebon moss-bachrach, Hacks‘Paul W. Downs, Abbott elementary‘S Tyler James Williams and Saturday Night Live‘s bowen yang, and i’d be happy for all of me. But i’d Also Love to Find Room for Snl Breakout Marcello Hernández, Someone someone my Sweetheart Bagley, Shrinking Skene-Stealer Ted McGinley and Especilantly His Co-Star Harrison Ford-Heard of Him? – WHO WAS ROBBED OF A NOMINATION FOR SEASON ONE. – Ah
Best Supporting Actress
If einbinder has to be here, she might as well win, especally SINCE LIZA Colón-Zayas of The Bear Won the emmy she deserted for this year at the emmys in september. There are too Too MANY good condenders, but i’d push for Lukita Maxwell (and Jessica Williams and Christa Miller) of Apple TV+’s ShrinkingZias Mamet of Peacock’s LaidPoorna Jagannathan of Hulu’s Deli BoysJanelle James of Abbott elementary and the great lou de laâge, the best part of Prime Video’s Étoile. – df
Drama
Best Series
Its hard to think of a series more searingly of-the-moment than ElderTony Gilroy’s Anti-Fascist staff by way of a disney+ Star Wars brand extension. I’m Also High on Max’s The PittThe best and buzzest of this year’s many medical drama. But if a critic can Dream, i’d also be thrilled to see HBO’s IndustrySharper and Bolder than Ever in Season Three, and Amc’s Deliriously Twisted Interview with the vampire Enter the race. – Ah
Best actor
My list Starts with Zahn McClarnon of AMC’s Dark Windsa confident Star turn that anchors the fine series. Noah Wyle’s Steady, Yet Emotionally Volatile Carriad Performance The PittThe Second Season of Severance took Adam Scott to New, Darker Places, and Diego Luna Held Together the Disparate Elements in Elder. A good list COULD ALSO INCLUDE MATTHEW Good (Netflix’s Dept. Q), Sterling K. Brown (Hulu’s Paradis) and the Reliable Gary Oldman (Apple TV+’s Slow Horses). – df
Best Actress
If i had to do to sum up my faves in a single word, it’d be “Ferocious.” Bella Ramsey Blew with Away with their Fury and Vulnerability on HBO’s The Last of US. Britt Lower’s High-Wire Act on Apple TV+’s Severance Rewarded Close Repeat Viewing. Marisa Abela took Yasmin to Cold Depths on Industryand Melanie lynskey and sophie nélisse burned up the screen with their shared on showtime Yellowjackets. – Ah
Best Supporting Actor
A Respectable List COULD INCLUDE NOTHING But Severance (don’t forget zach cherry) and The White Lotus (Don’t Forget Patrick Schwarzenegger), but that Waled Leave Out Such Options As Gerran Howell (The Pitt), Kyle Soller (Elder), Ben Whishaw (Netflix’s Black Doves) and Michael Emerson (CBS ‘ Evil). – df
Best Supporting Actress
The temptation to start this extramely Competitive Category with People from The Pitt Is Strong, With Katherine Lanasa and Taylor Dearden especially Close to my Heart. But i’d be remiss to iGnore the simillary wonderful work by The White Lotus‘Aimee Lou Wood and Carrie Coon, Elder‘S Denise Gough and Genevieve O’Reilly, The Last of US‘Isabela Merced and Severance‘S Dichen Lachman. – Ah
Limited/Anthology
Best Series
WOULD IT BE REDUCTIVE TO DESCRIBE The One-Shot Wonder Adolescence AS “THIS YEAR’S Baby reindeer”JUST BECAUS they’re Both wildly acclaimed, Harrowing Netflix Originals of British Origin? Probably. Adolescence is a Powerhouse of Acting, Writing and Directing. But Let’s Save Some Applauses As Well For FX’s Searing Drama Troubles Say Nothing and its boldly Horny Cancer dramedy Dying for sex. – Ah
Best actor
Stephen Graham Tuking in that Teddy Bear In Adolescence wrecked with; Give that man a hug, and a priza. Or Hand it to Brian Henry, Who Can Do No Wrong In Apple TV+’s Dope thief. Otherwise, Most of My Picks Are Great Performance in So-So Shows: Cooper Koch in Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StorySeduce rivera in fx’s American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez and Jimmy O. Yang in Hulu’s Interior chinatown. – Ah
Best Actress
IT’S Essential Cristin End Her Bizarre Streak of Emmy Nom Snubbing. Pledge is nothing with it. Michelle Williams (Dying for sex) and Cate Blanchett (Dysclaimer) Will Add Star Power in a Weak Category that Should Include Kaitlyn Dever (Apple Cider vinegar), Lola petticrew (Say Nothing) and Tamara Lawrance (Get Millie Black). – df
Best Supporting Actor
In his first onscreen performance, The Astonishing Owen Cooper of Adolescence Has This Category in the Bag. SINCE BILL CAMP HAS ROUGHLY 73 SPECIES, LET’S GET HIM A NOM FOR… Something, Without Forgetting About Don Cheadle (Peacock’s Fight Night), Diego Luna (Hulu’s La máquina), Rob Delaney (Dying for sex), Wagner Moura (Dope thief) or ramy Youssef (HBO’s Mountainhead). – df
Best Supporting Actress
Sorry to bring up Adolescence Again, but Erin Doherty’s Performance was a beast – intense but nuanced, layered and dynamic. Also Worthy of Praise Are Jenny Slate’s Tenderness On Dying for sexRuth Negga’s Hurt and Determination on Apple TV+’s Presume innocent and Betty Gilpin’s Raw Longing on Starz’s Three women. And while i thought hulu’s Good American Family was deeply misguided, left impressed by imogen faith reid’s handling of a highly difficult roles. – Ah
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