We’ll replace this text all through the season, together with all our predictions, so be certain to maintain checking IndieWire for the newest information from the 2025 Emmys race. The nomination spherical of voting takes place from June 12 to June 23, with the official Emmy nominations introduced Tuesday, July 15. Afterwards, ultimate voting commences on August 18 and ends the evening of August 27. The 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to happen on Sunday, September 14, and air stay on CBS at 8:00 p.m. ET/ 5:00 p.m. PT.
The State of the Race
Though there wasn’t a blockbuster Excellent Documentary or Nonfiction Collection contender this TV season like “The Final Dance,” “The Beatles: Get Again,” or “Beckham,” the sequence which might be presently vying for the Emmy are largely very robust.
For instance, “100 Foot Wave” on HBO has been nominated twice already, and is unquestionably hoping that the third season is the allure. “Chef’s Desk” has been nominated a number of occasions, however has by no means gained. Nonetheless, this Emmys season, the Netflix sequence has a number of volumes eligible, together with “Chef’s Desk: Legends,” so there’s a lot for voters to take into accounts this time round.
And “Simone Biles Rising” gained the identical PGA Award for sports activities packages that helped propel the aforementioned “Beckham” towards profitable extra awards.
However when it comes to what sequence captured the zeitgeist, the closest could be “Chimp Loopy” on HBO, which serves as one of the best proof for not protecting primates as pets, and options fascinating topics akin to the folks on “Tiger King.”
The opposite sequence could be “SNL50: Past Saturday Night time,” which is broadly thought-about to be a skillfully executed lead-up to the long-anticipated selection particular. Ought to it make the minimize, it could be the primary nomination for Peacock on this class.
Although true crime documentaries are sometimes criticized for hardly ever being as much as par qualitatively with the remainder of the docuseries panorama, it’s the style that generates the best viewership, so even a present like “The Fall of Diddy” on ID is to not be counted out, particularly when the community earned a nomination for “Quiet On Set: The Darkish Facet Of Children TV” final 12 months.
The opposite notable factor that occurred with nominations on this class final 12 months is that voters unexpectedly gravitated towards a number of the hipper, much less conventional contenders, like “Telemarketers.” That HBO sequence was really produced by the Safdie brothers’ firm Elara Photos, that are already again within the race with “Ren Faire” from documentary wunderkind Lance Oppenheim.
“Social Research,” which sees influential documentarian Lauren Greenfield obtain entry to a gaggle of LA youngsters’ telephones to see how social media has reshaped folks’s adolescence, would even be one other impressed selection. The sequence was already nominated for Indie Spirit and Gotham Awards.
Present Contenders (In Alphabetical Order):
“100 Foot Wave” (HBO)
“American Homicide: Gabby Petito” (Netflix)
“The Americas” (NBC)
“Dangerous Affect: The Darkish Facet of Kidfluencing” (Netflix)
“Chef’s Desk” (Netflix)
“Chimp Loopy” (HBO)
“The Class” (PBS)
“The Fall of Diddy” (ID)
“Gone Ladies: The Lengthy Island Serial Killer” (Netflix)
“Mild & Magic” (Disney+)
“Our Oceans” (Netflix)
“Ren Faire” (HBO)
“Simone Biles Rising” (Netflix)
“SNL50: Past Saturday Night time” (Peacock)
“Social Research” (FX)
Extra Class Predictions:
Excellent Animated Program
Excellent Discuss Collection
Excellent Scripted Selection Collection
Excellent Documentary or Nonfiction Particular
View IndieWire’s full set of predictions for the 77th Emmy Awards.
Final 12 months’s Winner: “Beckham”
Nonetheless Eligible: No.
Sizzling Streak: With Netflix having the a number of main contenders like “Chef’s Desk” and “Simone Biles Rising,” it’s fully attainable for the streaming service to win the Emmy two years in a row.
Notable Ineligible Collection: “Hollywood Black” (submitted for Information & Documentary Emmys); “America’s Workforce: The Gambler and His Cowboys” (the sequence won’t premiere in time to be eligible); “Katrina: Come Hell and Excessive Water” (the sequence won’t premiere in time to be eligible); “Surviving Black Hawk Down” (the sequence won’t premiere in time to be eligible); Victoria Beckham Documentary Collection (the sequence won’t premiere in time to be eligible); “The Yogurt Store Murders” (the sequence won’t premiere in time to be eligible); “Into the Void” (the sequence won’t premiere in time to be eligible).