2025 Emmy Predictions via Feinberg Forecast: Scott’s Latest Picks

A note from Scott: Voting to determine the winners of the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards officially began today, Aug. 18, which is why you are suddenly seeing coverage of nominees everywhere — including a new episode of my Awards Chatter podcast with Seth Rogen of Apple TV+’s The Studio — and will see a ton more dropping until the close of voting at 10pm PT nine days from now, on Aug. 27.

Since we last checked in, contenders and their backers have been leaving no stone unturned. Noah Wyle of HBO Max’s The Pitt threw out the first pitch at a Dodgers game and then, along with his castmates, mingled with press in a suite; the same network’s Hacks delivered lunch from Joan’s on Third to media outlets. Apple TV+, meanwhile, is comping cold-pressed juice to anyone who shows up at an L.A.-area Erewhon and, at the checkout counter, quotes Severance (“The work is mysterious and important”) or The Studio (“Thank you, Sal Saperstein”). Fifteen-year-old Owen Cooper, the breakout from Netflix’s Adolescence, who is poised to become one of the youngest Emmy winners ever, was feted at a BAFTA garden party. Various shows are being promoted not just on billboards and bus stops but also on valet tickets and pizza boxes. And the list goes on.

Will any of it shift the outcome of a single Emmy? We’ll never know for sure. But after spending a lot of time, effort and money making shows and getting them nominated, almost everyone seems game to spend a little more trying to get across the finish line.

Below, you can find my latest read of the race in several dozen of the highest-profile categories.

Remember: You can bookmark this page and return to it each Monday for Scott’s latest picks. Think of Scott like a meteorologist: his aim is to forecast what will happen, not to advocate for what he thinks should happen. His projections are arrived at by screening shows, analyzing campaigns, consulting voters and studying relevant history and stats.

🎧 Awards Chatter podcast episode (click to listen)

Best Drama Series

Best Comedy Series

Best Limited or Anthology Series

Best TV Movie

Best Talk Series

Best Scripted Variety Series

Best Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

Best Documentary or Nonfiction Series

Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special

Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or a TV Movie

Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or a TV Movie

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or a TV Movie

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or a TV Movie

Past installments of the Forecast:

• May 1, 2025
• May 27, 2025
• June 2, 2025
• June 9, 2025
• June 16, 2025
• July 14, 2025
• Aug. 11, 2025