2025 Emmys predictions: best drama actress
'Fun fact: It's been a full decade since an actress on a broadcast TV show won in this category (Viola Davis, for ABC's 'How to Get Away With Murder'),' says Kristen Baldwin. 'Kathy Bates could (and should) break that dry spell.' Glenn Whipp agrees, quoting Bates' character: ''There's a funny thing that happens when women age … We become damn near invisible.' Unless, of course, you're Kathy Bates, in which case, you become the odds-on favorite to win a third Emmy.'
But 'while she missed out last time around,' writes Trey Mangum, 'Britt Lower is also a top pick here.' Even 'Matlock' booster Matt Roush says, while Bates' performance requires constant trickery, 'Don't count out Britt Lower ('Severance') as the equally two-faced Helly R./Helena Eagan, a role with an even higher degree of emotional difficulty.'
At No. 3 is Bella Ramsey, stepping into the solo spotlight in one of TV's buzziest shows. ''The Last of Us' Season 2 shifts its focus to Ellie, and Bella Ramsey has shined as they move from angsty young adult to goofball with a crush to grief-stricken warrior driven by revenge,' says Tracy Brown, also praising Ramsey's featured guitar-and-singing skills.
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1. Kathy Bates, 'Matlock'2. Britt Lower, 'Severance'3. Bella Ramsey, 'The Last of Us'4. (tie) Lashana Lynch, 'The Day of the Jackal'4. (tie) Melanie Lynskey, 'Yellowjackets'6. Keri Russell, 'The Diplomat'7. Kaitlin Olson, 'High Potential'8. Sharon Horgan, 'Bad Sisters'9. Keira Knightley, 'Black Doves'10. Zoe Saldaña, 'Lioness'
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