Emmy Predictions 2025 - Who Will Likely Be Nominated for Guest Actress in a Drama Series?

From June 12 to 23, 2025, voting is taking place for The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. As such, it's fun to look at which actors and shows have the best chances of actually being nominated this year. So, these are my predictions for which performers will be nominated for Guest Actress in a Drama Series.

Performers most likely to be nominated:

1. Kaitlyn Dever for HBO's The Last of Us
2. Catherine O'Hara for HBO's The Last of Us
3. Cherry Jones for Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale
4. Merritt Wever for AppleTV+'s Severance
5. Gwendoline Christie for AppleTV+'s Severance

Serious threats that could break through:

1. Hilary Swank, Simone Kessell and Ella Purnell for Showtime's Yellowjackets
2. Jane Alexander, Sandra Bernhard and Sydney Cole Alexander for AppleTV+'s Severance
3. Tracey Ullman for Netflix's Black Doves
4. D'Arcy Carden for Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale
5. Rebecca Tilney, Stacie Greenwell and Arun Storrs for Max's The Pitt

Some considerable long-shots:

1. Laurie Metcalf, Mary-Louise Parker, Tracey Ullman, Pamela Adlon, Vanessa Bayer, Laura Benanti, Gloria Reuben, Vanessa Williams, Jordana Brewster, Meredith Holzman, Alyssa Milano, Brittany O'Grady and Molly Price for CBS' Elsbeth
2. Varada Sethu for Disney+'s Andor
3. Julie Hagerty and Yael Grobglas for CBS' Matlock
4. Katie Dickie for Peacock's The Day of the Jackal

Colorful oddities that still have an outside chance:

1. Nicola Coughlan for Disney+'s Doctor Who
2. Zora Casebere for Netflix's Forever
3. Jenn Lyon for Paramount+'s Happy Face
4. Sohina Sidhu for Paramount+'s Evil

The nominations for The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, July 15. The winners will be awarded in a ceremony airing on CBS and Paramount+ and hosted by stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze on Sunday, September 14.