We will update this article throughout the season, along with All our predictionsSo be sure to continue checking IndieWire for the latest news from 2025 Emmys race. The nomination round for the vote takes place from June 12 to June 23, with the official Emmy nominations announced on Tuesday, July 15. Then the final vote begins on August 18 and ends the night August 27. The 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on Sunday, September 14 and Air Live at CBS at. 20.00 et/ 5:00 pt.
The race permit
Once spring has run, one actor TV Fans seem to have had the most fun to try to predict is Outstanding main actor in a drama series. First, it was Sterling K. Brown as a Secret Service agent in the new Hulu hit “Paradise”, who sees him to return with “This is us” creator Dan Fogelman. Then it was Adam Scott for “Severance” season 2, a performance he has already been nominated for before. At present, it is Noah Wyle on “The Pitt”, which spiritually takes him back to his “er” days, even though the veteran -TV actor has actually never won an Emmy before. And soon it could be Pedro Pascal for the return of the HBO blockbuster series “The Last of Us” or Diego Luna for the second and last season of “Andor” or even Jon Hamm in “Your Friends and Neighbours”, the latest from Apple TV+.
Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of the race is that it is not the same in line with what the biggest outstanding drama series is, and does not seem like recognizing people who have already been nominated. For example, “The White Lotus” and “House of the Dragon” are two HBO shows that often catch the attention of Emmy’s voters but has almost no posts for the categories for leading actors.
And then it’s hard to really call “The Old Man” star Jeff Bridges a great challenger when his show was canceled pretty soon after Season 2 ended last fall. “Squid Game” star Lee Jung -Jae became The first Asian actor to win this Emmy category For his performance in season 1, but his turn in season 2 did not seem to reach the same critical mass. The “Slow Horses” star Gary Oldman is the only nominees from last year that is still eligible, but one can assume that the massive viewers for “departure” have made him and his show somewhat less priority for the network. It doesn’t seem like the Spy series will get another outstanding nomination of drama series now that more popular series are back in the end. This is not to say that Oldman is not still a safe nominated prediction, he is just not as tied for possibly winning as he was last year.
Ultimately, there are plenty of longshots just based on a network with FEWER EMMY WINS, and not Enough Viewership for the Series to Carry it to Frontrunner Territory, But Performances from OSCOCOS WINNING IN THE PEECOCES LIKE INTORY ACTOR’ Billy Bob Thorton in “Landman” on Paramount+ are not to be counted out based on their nominations for several Winter -Tv -Awards.
Current challenger (in alphabetical order):
Jacob Anderson, “Interview with The Vampire” (AMC)
Sterling K. Brown, “Paradise” (Hulu)
Joel Edgerton, “Dark Matter” (Apple TV+)
Jon Hamm, “Your Friends and Neighbors” (Apple TV+)
Lee Jung-Jae, “Squid Game” (Netflix)
Diego Luna, “Andor” (Disney+)
Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses” (Apple TV+)
Pedro Pascal, “The Last of US” (HBO)
Eddie Redmayne, “The Day of the Jackal” (Peacock)
Mark Rylance, “Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light” (PBS)
Adam Scott, “Severrance” (Apple TV+)
Rufus Sewell, “The Diplomat” (Netflix)
Antony Starr, “The Boys” (Prime Video)
Billy Bob Thorton, “Landman” (Paramount+)
Noah Wyle, “The Pitt” (Max)
More predictions about drama category:
Outstanding drama series
Outstanding main actress in a drama series
Outstanding support actors in a drama series
Outstanding support actress in a drama series
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Last year’s winner: Hiroyuki Sanada, “Shōgun”
Still eligible: No.
Hot streak: It’s been over a decade since someone has won the main actor in a drama series Emmy for Back-to-back seasons. Only the “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-Jae has a chance to start a line, as the even less likely option would be that FX would win the category twice in a row, as it is short from Drama Series Character this season.
Remarkably unjustified series: Dominic West, “The Crown” (End); Hiroyuki Sanada, “Shōgun” (Season 2 is not eligible); Idris Elba, “Cutting” (Season 2 is not eligible); Donald Glover, “Mr and Mrs. Smith” (Season 2 is not eligible); Walton Goggins, “Fallout” (Season 2 is not eligible)
