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

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Walton Goggins "The White Lotus"

Jason Isaacs "The White Lotus"

Jack Lowden "Slow Horses"

Sam Rockwell "The White Lotus"

Patrick Schwarzenegger "The White Lotus"

Tramell Tillman "Severance"

John Turturro "Severance" 

Other Contenders - Choi Seung-hyun "Squid Game", Christopher Walken "Severance", Bradley Whitford "The Handmaid's Tale", Jonathan Pryce "Slow Horses", Patrick Ball "The Pitt", Zach Cherry "Severance", Gerran Howell "The Pitt", James Marsden "Paradise", Sam Nivola "The White Lotus", Park Sung-hoon "Squid Game", Matt Smith "House of the Dragon"

Commentary - A tough race with about twelve or so big contenders trying to take seven slots. I expect previous nominees Turturro and Lowden to return. The new season of The White Lotus is set to continue its streak in doing well in this category. I expect Goggins, Rockwell, Isaacs, and Schwarzenegger to get in, but Patrick is the weakest link of the bunch and could miss the cut. In the final slot, the fantastic Tramell Tillman should join his co-star Turturro for Severance. But this list leaves out two big names in Christopher Walken and Bradley Whitford. Do not be surprised if they sneak back in to this race. I also think that Patrick Ball, Jonathan Pryce, and Choi Seung-hyun are all real spoilers. Beyond those, do not discount Sam Nivola, James Marsden, Gerran Howell, Park Sung-hoon, Matt Smith, and Zach Cherry. 

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Patricia Arquette "Severance"

Carrie Coon "The White Lotus"

Allison Janney "The Diplomat"

Katherine LaNasa "The Pitt"

Parker Posey "The White Lotus"

Natasha Rothwell "The White Lotus"

Aimee Lou Wood "The White Lotus"

Other Contenders - Leslie Bibb "The White Lotus", Michelle Monaghan "The White Lotus", Taylor Dearden "The Pitt", Dichen Lachman "Severance", Tracy Ifeachor "The Pitt", Yvonne Strahovski "The Handmaid's Tale", Isabela Merced "The Last of Us", Julianne Nicholson "Paradise" 

Commentary - Another tough category with way too many contender vying for seven slots. Patricia Arquette seems like the only safe returning nominee for Severance. I think that Emmy and Oscar winning legend Allison Janney, after doing well in the Winter awards, will return to this race, this time for The Diplomat. I also think that newcomer Katherine LaNasa is going to benefit from a surge in support for The Pitt. Then comes The White Lotus. I feel good about Carrie Coon, Parker Posey, and Aimee Lou Wood. I am hesitant with Natasha Rothwell, who I felt had a lot less to do this season than in the first season. I think that the obvious choice to replace her is her co-star Leslie Bibb, who I thought was fantastic this season. But there is also Michelle Monaghan, Taylor Dearden, Tracey Ifeachor, and Dichen Lachman waiting in the wings. Finally, don't discount Isabela Merced, Yvonne Strahovski, and Julianne Nicholson.