2025 Emmy Nomination Predictions: Best Guest Actor and Guest Actress in a Drama and Comedy Series

Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Mackenzie Astin "The Pitt"

Scott Glenn "The White Lotus"

Shawn Hatosy "The Pitt"

Ben Mendelsohn "Andor"

Joe Pantoliano "The Last of Us"

Jeffrey Wright "The Last of Us"

Other Contenders - Beau Bridges "Matlock", Andy Garcia "Landman", Michael Emerson "Elsbeth", Gong Yoo "Squid Game", Forest Whitaker "Andor", Robby Benson "Severance", Jonathan Bailey "Bridgerton", Giancarlo Esposito "The Boys"

Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Jane Alexander "Severance"

Gwendoline Christie "Severance"

Kaitlyn Dever "The Last of Us"

Cherry Jones "The Handmaid's Tale"

Catherine O'Hara "The Last Of Us"

Merritt Wever "Severance"

Other Contenders - Hillary Swank "Yellowjackets", Sydney Cole Alexander "Severance", Laurie Metcalf "Elsbeth", Rebecca Tilney "The Pitt", D'Arcy Carden "The Handmaids Tale", Stacie Greenwell "The Pitt", Sandra Bernhard "Severance"

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Jon Bernthal "The Bear"

Bryan Cranston "The Studio"

Ron Howard "The Studio"

Christopher McDonald "Hacks"

Martin Scorsese "The Studio"

Martin Short "Saturday Night Live"

Other Contenders - Will Poulter "The Bear", Timothee Chalamet "Saturday Night Live", Dave Chappelle "Saturday Night Live", Giancarlo Esposito "Poker Face", John Mulaney "Saturday Night Live", Tony Goldwyn "Hacks", Dave Franco "The Studio", Mike Myers "Saturday Night Live", Bradley Cooper "The Righteous Gemstones", Jon Hamm "Saturday Night Live", Kumail Nanjiani "Poker Face"

Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Jamie Lee Curtis "The Bear"

Cynthia Erivo "Poker Face"

Melissa McCarthy "Only Murders in the Building"

Julianne Nicholson "Hacks"

Kaitlin Olson "Hacks"

Maya Rudolph "Saturday Night Live"

Other Contenders - Zoe Kravitz "The Studio", Sarah Polley "The Studio", Ariana Grande "Saturday Night Live", Olivia Colman "The Bear", Olivia Wilde "The Studio", Greta Lee "The Studio", Da'Vine Joy Randolph "Only Murders in the Building", Lady Gaga "Saturday Night Live", Quinta Brunson "Saturday Night Live", Scarlett Johansson "Saturday Night Live", Kaitlin Olson "Abbott Elementary"