Overview

• Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast released last-minute predictions across major categories, framing expectations before Sunday’s ceremony.
• Chief awards editor Clayton Davis forecasts Drama Series for “Severance” and Comedy Series for “The Studio,” with Noah Wyle projected in Lead Drama Actor.
• Creative Arts Emmys split the guest drama prizes, with Shawn Hatosy winning for “The Pitt” and Merritt Weaver for “Severance.”
• The current win count favors “Severance” over “The Pitt” six to two, though “The Pitt” took the casting award, a signal often watched by pundits.
• Producers promise reunions and tributes including “Gilmore Girls,” “The Golden Girls,” “Law & Order,” “Survivor,” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” with Jesse Collins Entertainment producing and host Nate Bargatze pledging Boys & Girls Club donations for concise speeches.