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We’ve <\/i>celebrated the nominations<\/i><\/a>, <\/i>predicted the winners<\/i><\/a> and <\/i>gotten all glammed up<\/i><\/a>. Now follow along throughout the night as our experts break down the 2025 Emmy Awards.<\/i><\/p>\n 4:53 p.m. <\/b>What have you been doing to prep for this evening, Glenn? I made chili and sent my husband on a Trader Joe’s run because guac and chips are required. \u2014 M.M.<\/i><\/p>\n Can I come over to your house, Mary? I need snacks. I just flew in from Washington where my niece, Meghan, tied the knot with the delightful Tommy. All I have in my stomach is the rum and coke my neighbor handed me when I got home. \u2014 G.W.<\/i><\/p>\n Oooo. This should be fun. The rum-and-coke Glenn is the best Glenn. \u2014 M.M.<\/i><\/p>\n 4:49 p.m. <\/b>Do you really think “The Pitt” is going to win best drama? Over “Severance”? I feel like that category has the opportunity to surprise, but I bow to your odds-making track record. \u2014 M.M.<\/i><\/p>\n I picked “Severance,” Mary. It received 27 nominations to 13 for “The Pitt.” But upsets are often rooted in emotions. And no series provoked more of an emotional response this year. So I’d be happy to be wrong and have “The Pitt” prevail. \u2014 G.W.<\/i><\/p>\n So you are essentially betting each way. I confess I am anxious to see if the recently canceled “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” wins and what Colbert will have to say if it does. \u2014 M.M. <\/i><\/p>\n Haha … no … I picked “Severance.” But “The Pitt” winning would not be shocking. And I’d be there for it. \u2014 G.W.<\/i><\/p>\n 4:45 p.m. <\/b>Hello, Mary! Here we are again, another Emmys, another opportunity for you to lament that \u201cSlow Horses\u201d isn\u2019t going to win best drama series. At least \u201cSlow Horses\u201d has won an Emmy (writing), something the late, great \u201cBetter Call Saul\u201d never managed to do from 53 (!) nominations.<\/p>\n But that\u2019s the past and we\u2019re not here to relitigate. Let\u2019s focus on the here and now. Did \u201cThe Pitt\u201d wring enough tears to take the drama series Emmy? Is there anything left for Jean Smart to say other than \u201cthank you\u201d when she wins a fourth Emmy for \u201cHacks\u201d? Will the traditionally taciturn Harrison Ford say anything other than \u201cthank you\u201d if he wins his first Emmy for \u201cShrinking\u201d?<\/p>\n What questions are you mulling over as we await the ceremony to begin, my friend? \u2014 G.W.<\/i><\/p>\n “How’s Nate Bargatze going to do?” is the initial question. As I noted in an earlier column<\/a>, his non-Hollywood, down-home, every-guy persona makes him quite a departure from past Emmy hosts. He is also rigorously non-political, and has said he will not be mentioning the recent killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. Given the maelstrom of political vitriol over reactions (and non-reactions) to the tragedy, I do not envy him walking into this moment, but if anyone can sell the need for, and importance of, non-politically charged entertainment, it’s Bargatze.<\/p>\n Other than that, I am still holding out hope for Gary Oldman and “Slow Horses” to prevail (just as my daughters are rooting for Pedro Pascal and “The Last of Us”<\/a>) and very much looking forward to seeing Kathy Bates<\/a> win \u2014 I love “Matlock” and not just because it serves as a welcome reminder that older women deserve the same kind of roles that older men have long enjoyed. \u2014 M.M.<\/i><\/p>\n