On September 14th, the Primetime Emmys will unveil their winners of the 2024-2025 television season while the Creative Arts Emmys take place tomorrow September 6th and the next day September 7th. Three big thoughts come to mind immediately when looking over this hefty list of nominations: Severance, The Pitt, and The White Lotus will duke it out in almost every Drama category, Stephen Colbert is destined for a lot of love (and an inevitable standing ovation), and (fingers crossed) we will hear a lot of shout-outs to Sal Saperstein.

In reference to the first, it will be an incredibly tight race with all three shows being phenomenons in their own right. The Pitt, hot off an explosive debut could The Handmaid’s Tale itself to a win in its first season. The White Lotus could retrieve the crown it once had after winning Limited Series two seasons back (when it was just a limited series). Severance, though, still feels like the prestige pick, and a way to honor the series after its obvious loss to Succession‘s final season. While, Severance has the edge, The Pitt does seem likely to at least achieve wins in the Lead Actor category and Writing for its pilot episode.

While Hacks managed to steal the thunder away from The Bear with its tremendous third season, it seems the people (or at least the industry) has a new obsession with The Studio. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s brainchild Hollywood-set series was an instant hit and seems like a shoo-in to bag wins in multiple big categories, leaving shows like The Bear and Only Murders in the Building potentially empty-handed (Hacks will always have Jean Smart).

The Limited Series category will see a likely Adolescence sweep, though Colin Farrell still feels like a safe bet for a Best Actor win for his villainous and transformative role in The Penguin. Milioti has a tight, but probable shot to win for her tragic but magnetic antagonist role in Sofia Falcone/Gigante, but Michelle Williams may also be the more comfortable and sympathetic pick for Television Academy voters for her heartbreaking but luminous performance in Dying For Sex.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

“Andor”	(Disney+)
“The Diplomat”	(Netflix)
“The Last of Us”	(HBO)
“Paradise”	(Hulu)
“The Pitt”	(HBO Max)
“Severance”	(Apple)
“Slow Horses”	(Apple)
“The White Lotus”	(HBO)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Sterling K. Brown	“Paradise” (Hulu)
Gary Oldman	“Slow Horses” (Apple)
Pedro Pascal	“The Last of Us” (HBO)
Adam Scott	“Severance” (Apple)
Noah Wyle	“The Pitt” (HBO Max)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Kathy Bates	“Matlock” (CBS)
Sharon Horgan	“Bad Sisters” (Apple)
Britt Lower	“Severance” (Apple)
Bella Ramsey	“The Last of Us” (HBO)
Keri Russell	“The Diplomat” (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Zach Cherry	“Severance” (Apple)
Walton Goggins	“The White Lotus” (HBO)
Jason Isaacs	“The White Lotus” (HBO)
James Marsden	“Paradise” (Hulu)
Sam Rockwell	“The White Lotus” (HBO)
Tramell Tillman	“Severance” (Apple)
John Turturro	“Severance” (Apple)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Patricia Arquette	“Severance” (Apple)
Carrie Coon	“The White Lotus” (HBO)
Katherine LaNassa	“The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Julianne Nicholson	“Paradise” (Hulu)
Parker Posey	“The White Lotus” (HBO)
Natasha Rothwell	“The White Lotus” (HBO)
Aimee Lou-Wood	“The White Lotus” (HBO)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Giancarlo Esposito	“The Boys” (Amazon Prime), “Beware the Jabberwocky, My Son”
Scott Glenn	“The White Lotus” (HBO), “Killer Instincts”
Shawn Hatosy	“The Pitt” (HBO Max), “9:00PM”
Joe Pantoliano	“The Last of Us” (HBO), “The Price”
Forest Whitaker	“Andor” (Disney+), “I Have Friends Everywhere”
Jeffrey Wright	“The Last of Us” (HBO), “Day One”

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Jane Alexander	“Severance” (Apple), “Sweet Vitrol”
Gwendoline Christie	“Severance” (Apple), “Cold Harbor”
Kaitlyn Dever	“The Last of Us” (HBO), “Through the Valley”
Cherry Jones	“The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu), “Exile”
Catherine O’Hara	“The Last of Us” (HBO), “Future Days”
Merritt Wever	“Severance” (Apple), “Who Is Alive?”

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

“Andor” (Disney+), “Who Are You?”	Janus Metz
“The Pitt” (HBO Max), “6:00 P.M.”	Amanda Marsalis
“The Pitt” (HBO Max), “7:00 A.M.”	James Burrows
“Severance” (Apple), “Chikhai Bardo”	Jessica Lee Gagne
“Severance” (Apple), “Cold Harbor”	Ben Stiller
“Slow Horses” (Apple), “Hello Goodbye”	Adam Randall
“The White Lotus” (HBO), “Amor Fati”	Mike White

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

“Andor” (Disney+), “Welcome to the Rebellion”	Dan Gilroy
“The Pitt” (HBO Max), “2:00 P.M.”	Joe Sachs
“The Pitt” (HBO Max), “7:00 A.M.”	R. Scott Gemmill
“Severance” (Apple), “Cold Harbor”	Dan Erickson
“Slow Horses” (Apple), “Hello Goodbye”	Will Smith
“The White Lotus” (HBO), “Full-Moon Party”	Mike White

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

“Abbott Elementary”	(ABC)
“The Bear”	(FX)
“Hacks”	(HBO Max)
“Nobody Wants This”	(Netflix)
“Only Murders in the Building”	(Hulu)
“Shrinking”	(Apple)
“The Studio”	(Apple)
“What We Do in the Shadows”	(FX)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Adam Brody	“Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)
Seth Rogen	“The Studio” (Apple)
Jason Segel	“Shrinking” (Apple)
Martin Short	“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
Jeremy Allen White	“The Bear” (FX)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Uzo Aduba	“The Residence” (Netflix)
Kristen Bell	“Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)
Quinta Brunson	“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Ayo Edebiri	“The Bear” (FX)
Jean Smart	“Hacks” (HBO Max)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Ike Barinholtz	“The Studio” (Apple)
Colman Domingo	“The Four Seasons” (Netflix)
Harrison Ford	“Shrinking” (Apple)
Jeff Hiller	“Somebody Somewhere” (HBO)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach	“The Bear” (FX)
Michael Urie	“Shrinking” (Apple)
Bowen Yang	“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Liza Colon-Zayas	“The Bear” (FX)
Hannah Einbinder	“Hacks” (HBO)
Kathryn Hahn	“The Studio” (Apple)
Janelle James	“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Catherine O’Hara	“The Studio” (Apple)
Sheryl Lee Ralph	“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Jessica Williams	“Shrinking” (Apple)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Jon Bernthal	The Bear (FX), “Napkins”
Bryan Cranston	The Studio (Apple), “CinemaCon”
Dave Franco	The Studio (Apple), “CinemaCon”
Ron Howard	The Studio (Apple), “The Note”
Anthony Mackie	The Studio (Apple), “The Note”
Martin Scorsese	The Studio (Apple), “The Promotion”

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Olivia Colman	“The Bear” (FX), “Forever”
Jamie Lee Curtis	“The Bear” (FX), “Ice Chips”
Cynthia Erivo	“Poker Face” (Peacock), “The Game is a Foot”
Robby Hoffman	“Hacks” (HBO Max), “Cover Girls”
Zoe Kravitz	“The Studio” (Apple), “CinemaCon”
Julianne Nicholson	“Hacks” (HBO Max), “A Slippery Slope”

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

“The Bear” (FX), “Napkins”	Ayo Edebiri
“Hacks” (HBO Max), “A Slippery Slope”	Lucia Aniello
“Mid-Century Modern” (Hulu), “Here’s To You, Mrs. Schneiderman”	James Burrows
“The Rehearsal” (HBO), “Pilot’s Code”	Nathan Fielder
“The Studio” (Apple), “The Oner”	Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

“Abbott Elementary” (ABC), “Back to School”	Quinta Brunson
“Hacks” (HBO), “A Slippery Slope”	Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky
“The Rehearsal” (HBO), “Pilot’s Code”	Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola
“Somebody Somewhere” (HBO), “AGG”	Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, Bridgett Everett
“The Studio” (Apple), “The Promotion”	Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez
“What We Do In the Shadows” (FX), “The Finale”	Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis, Paul Simms

OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES

“Adolescence”	(Netflix)
“Black Mirror”	(Netflix)
“Dying For Sex”	(FX)
“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”	(Netflix)
“The Penguin”	(HBO)

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE

“Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy”	(Peacock)
“The Gorge”	(Apple)
“Mountainhead”	(HBO)
“Nonnas”	(Netflix)
“Rebel Ridge”	(Netflix)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TELEVISION MOVIE

Colin Farrell	“The Penguin” (HBO)
Stephen Graham	“Adolescence” (Netflix)
Jake Gyllenhaal	“Presumed Innocent” (Apple)
Brian Tyree Henry	“Dope Thief” (Apple)
Cooper Koch	“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TELEVISION MOVIE

Cate Blanchett	“Disclaimer” (Apple)
Meghann Fahy	“Sirens” (Netflix)
Rashida Jones	“Black Mirror” (Netflix)
Cristin Millioti	“The Penguin” (HBO)
Michelle Williams	“Dying For Sex (FX)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TELEVISION MOVIE

Javier Bardem	“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” (Netflix)
Bill Camp	“Presumed Innocent” (Apple)
Owen Cooper	“Adolescence” (Netflix)
Rob Delaney	“Dying For Sex (FX)
Peter Sarsgaard	“Presumed Innocent” (Apple)
Ashley Walters	“Adolescence” (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TELEVISION MOVIE

Erin Doherty	“Adolescence” (Netflix)
Ruth Negga	“Presumed Innocent” (Apple)
Dierdre O’Connell	“The Penguin” (HBO)
Chloe Sevigny	“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” (Netflix)
Jenny Slate	“Dying For Sex (FX)
Christine Tremarco	“Adolescence” (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR TELEVISION MOVIE

“Adolescence” (Netflix)	Phillip Barantini
“Dying For Sex” (FX), “It’s Not That Serious”	Shannon Murphy
“The Penguin” (HBO) “Cent’Anni”	Helen Shaver
“The Penguin” (HBO) “A Great Or Little Thing”	Jennifer Getzinger
“Sirens” (Netflix), “Exile”	Nicole Kassell
“Zero Day” (Netflix)	Lesli Linka Glatter

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR TELEVISION MOVIE

“Adolescence” (Netflix)	Jack Thorne & Stephen Graham
“Black Mirror” (Netflix), “Common People”	Charlie Brooker & Bisha K. Ali
“Dying For Sex” (FX), “Good Value Diet Soda”	Kim Rosenstock & Elizabeth Meriwether
“The Penguin” (HBO) “A Great Or Little Thing”	Lauren LeFranc
“Say Nothing” (FX), “The People in the Dirt”	Joshua Zetumer

OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM

“The Amazing Race”	(CBS)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”	(MTV)
“Survivor”	(CBS)
“Top Chef”	(Bravo)
“The Traitors”	(Peacock)

OUTSTANDING TALK SERIES

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

OUTSTANDING SCRIPTED VARIETY SERIES

“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”	(HBO)
“Saturday Night Live”	(NBC)

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL

“The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar”	(FOX)
“Beyonce Bowl”	(Netflix)
“The Oscars”	(ABC)
“SNL50: The Anniversary Special”	(NBC)
“SNL50: The Homecoming Concert”	(Peacock)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES

“The Daily Show”	(Comedy Central)
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”	(HBO)
“Saturday Night Live”	(NBC)

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM

“Arcane”	(Netflix)
“Bob’s Burgers”	(FOX)
“Common Side Effects”	(HBO Max)
“Love, Death, and Robots”	(Netflix)
“The Simpsons”	(FOX)

Thoughts and opinions? Your own predictions? Sound off in the comments below. The 77th Emmys air Sunday, September 14th on CBS. The Creative Arts Emmys will be presented on Saturday September 6th and Sunday September 7th.