Spotlight EMMY PREDICTIONS Emmy predictions: Awards could go to many first-time winners BRUCE R. MILLER Sep 4, 2025 Sep 4, 2025 Updated May 30, 2026 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Could viewers be shocked when they see who walks home with Emmys this year? Or will they be pleasantly surprised with the choices?kAm$:?46 >2?J @7 =2DE J62C’D 3:8 H:??6CD 2C6?’E :? E96 >:I W“$9@8F?” 92D?’E D9@E :ED D64@?5 D62D@?X[ ?6H 7246D 4@F=5 2D46?5 E96 A@5:F>] qFE 5@ E96J 56D6CG6 :Enk^AmkAm“$6G6C2?46” 2?5 “%96 $EF5:@” 2C6 3:8 4@?E6?56CD E9:D J62C[ 6G6? E9@F89 “%96 (9:E6 {@EFD” 2?5 “w24<D” 4@?E:?F65 E@ >2<6 :>AC6DD:G6 6A:D@56D] “%96 q62C” D66>65 F?2DD2:=23=6 =2DE J62C] }@H[ :E’D :? E92E “:D :E 2 4@>65Jn” EC2A E92E 4@>A6E:E@CD 92G6 D6E]k^Am kAm(9:=6 EC256 A2A6CD 2C6 7:==65 H:E9 25D E92E >2<6 J@F 36=:6G6 “%96 $EF5:@” H:== E2<6 6G6CJE9:?8[ E92E’D w@==JH@@5 9JA6] p?5 H96? 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'Adolescence,' 'Severance,' 'The Studio' could dominate Emmy Awards | Streamed & Screened There are plenty of familiar contenders for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards (Sept. 14, 8 p.m. EDT, CBS), but a bunch of newcomers could take to…
Owen Cooper wins praise and an Emmy nomination for 'Adolescence' The first television episode Owen Cooper shot is likely the one that will make him the youngest actor to win an Emmy in the limited series sup…
Streaming review: Noah Wyle returns to the emergency room and 'The Pitt' delivers Taking place during 15 hours of one day, “The Pitt” shows what kind of emergencies roll in – from a horrifying foot injury to an alarming numb…
Review: Seth Rogen's 'The Studio' greenlights chaos Hollywood loves making movies and television shows about Hollywood. But creators often enter the arena with rose-colored glasses. Not so with …
Now streaming and on DVD: 'Bride Hard' doesn't get the best of Rebel Wilson In “Bride Hard,” Wilson is the one who pitches the set-up while someone else gets to nail the laugh.
