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

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Ike Barinholtz "The Studio"

Paul W. Downs "Hacks"

Harrison Ford "Shrinking"

Brett Goldstein "Shrinking"

Ebon Moss-Bachrach "The Bear"

Michael Urie "Shrinking"

Tyler James Williams "Abbott Elementary"

Other Contenders - Bowen Yang "Saturday Night Live", Colman Domingo "The Four Seasons", Timothy Simons "Nobody Wants This", Walton Goggins "The Righteous Gemstones", Marcello Hernandez "Saturday Night Live", Chris Perfetti "Abbot Elementary", Paul Rudd "Only Murders in the Building"

Commentary - I expect that Downs, Ford, Moss-Bachrach, and Williams will return to the ace. Shrinking looks to expand its footprint with Michael Urie, and potentially Brett Goldstein. He is on the cusp of not getting in, but he is a popular recent Emmy winner for Ted Lasso. Finally, I think that The Studio is about to do incredibly well across the board and Ike Barinholtz, who also has a great turn in Running Point, might finally break through into the Emmys after over a decade of great comedic work on television. Bowen Yang could return, Colman Domingo is a recent Emmy winner (despite the fact that the show got mixed reactions), and don't forget previous nominees like Goggins, Rudd, and Simons, and potential first time nominees Perfetti and Hernandez. 

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Lisa Colon-Zayas "The Bear"

Hannah Einbinder "Hacks"

Kathryn Hahn "The Studio"

Janelle James "Abbott Elementary"

Catherine O'Hara "The Studio"

Sheryl Lee Ralph "Abbott Elementary"

Jessica Williams "Shrinking"

Other Contenders - Megan Stalter "Hacks", Meryl Streep "Only Murders in the Building", Abby Elliott "The Bear", Patti LuPone "Agatha All Along", Stephanie Beatriz "A Man on the Inside", Linda Lavin "Mid-Century Modern"

Commentary - Again, there should be some repeat customers including Colon-Zayas, Einbinder, James, Ralph, and Williams. But those last three slots are interesting. Again, I expect The Studio to do well, and definitely bring in O'Hara, and most likely Hahn as well. But I am concerned about leaving out Meryl Streep, just because she is Meryl Streep, and I have a hunch this might be the year that Meg Stalter finally breaks through. So there is definitely some slots up in the air heading into Tuesday.