Emmy Predictions

Here are the 2026 Emmy Predictions from the NBP staff! Ranking is updated in real-time, and is constantly changing until the end of the season.

Outstanding Comedy Series

RankComedy
1"Hacks" (HBO Max)
2"Shrinking" (Apple TV)
3"The Comeback" (HBO Max)
4"Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
5"Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
6"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7"The Bear" (FX)
8"Rooster" (HBO Max)
9"The Lowdown" (FX)
10"The Chair Company" (HBO Max)

 
 
 

Outstanding Drama Series

RankComedy
1"The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2"Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3"Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
4"The Diplomat" (Netflix)
5"Task" (HBO Max)
6"Paradise" (Hulu)
7"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
8"The Morning Show" (Apple TV)
9"The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
10"Industry" (HBO Max)

 
 
 

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

RankComedy
1"Half Man" (HBO Max)
2"Beef" (Netflix)
3"Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
4"DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
5"The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
6"All Her Fault" (Peacock)
7"Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
8"Lord of the Flies" (Netflix)
9"Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
10"Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Television Movie

RankComedy
1"People We Meet on Vacation" (Netflix)
2"Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice" (Hulu)
3"Remarkably Bright Creatures" (Netflix)
4"Jack Ryan: Ghost War" (Prime Video)
5"Deep Cover" (Prime Video)
6"Swiped" (Hulu)
7"Pizza Movie" (Hulu)
8"Echo Valley" (Apple TV)
9"Heads Of State" (Prime Video)
10"Straw" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Animated Program

RankComedy
1"The Simpsons" (FOX)
2"Rick and Morty" (Adult Swim)
3"Bob's Burgers" (FOX)
4"South Park" (Comedy Central)
5"Invincible (Prime Video)
6"Star Wars: Maul-Shadow Lord" (Disney+)
7"Primal" (Adult Swim)
8"Stranger Things: Tales from '85" (Netflix)
9"Kevin" (Prime Video)
10"Splinter Cell: Deathwatch" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Competition Program

RankComedy
1"The Traitors" (Peacock)
2"Survivor" (CBS)
3“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)
4"The Amazing Race" (CBS)
5"Top Chef" (Bravo)
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Outstanding Variety Series
 

RankComedy
1"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (HBO Max)
2“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
3"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
4"Late Night With Seth Meyers" (NBC)
5"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (ABC)
6"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (CBS)
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Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

RankComedy
1Jean Smart, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max)
3Elle Fanning, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
4Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
6Kristen Bell, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
7Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday" (Netflix)
8Kristen Wiig, "Palm Royale" (Apple TV)
9Selena Gomez, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
10Carrie Preston, "Elsbeth" (CBS)

 
 
 

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

RankComedy
1Rhea Seehorn, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
2Keri Russell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
3Zendaya , "Euphoria" (HBO Max)
4Kathy Bates, "Matlock" (CBS)
5Carrie Coon, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
6Jennifer Aniston, "The Morning Show (Apple TV)
7Michelle Pfeiffer, "The Madison" (Paramount+)
8Marisa Abela, "Industry" (HBO Max)
9Chase Infiniti, "The Testaments" (Hulu)
10Myha'la , "Industry" (HBO Max)

 
 
 

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

RankComedy
1Sarah Snook, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
2Carey Mulligan, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Sarah Pidgeon, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
4Claire Danes, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
5Camila Morrone, "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen" (Netflix)
6Kerry Washington, "Imperfect Women" (Apple TV)
7Tessa Thompson, "His and Hers" (Netflix)
8Rachel Weisz, "Vladimir" (Netflix)
9Julianne Moore, "Echo Valley" (Apple TV)
10Robin Wright, "The Girlfriend" (Prime)

 
 
 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

RankComedy
1Jason Segel, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
3Steve Carell, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
4Ethan Hawke, "The Lowdown" (FX)
5Adam Brody, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
6Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (Hulu)
7Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
8Ted Danson, "A Man on the Inside" (Netflix)
9Tim Robinson, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)
10Dan Levy, "Big Mistakes" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

RankComedy
1Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
3Mark Ruffalo, "Task" (HBO Max)
4Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
5Jon Hamm, "Your Friends & Neighbors" (Apple TV)
6Peter Claffey, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
7Billy Bob Thornton, "Landman" (Paramount+)
8Walton Goggins, "Fallout" (Prime Video)
9Morgan Spector, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
10Tom Hiddleston, "The Night Manager" (Prime Video)

 
 
 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

RankComedy
1Richard Gadd, "Half Man" (HBO Max)
2Oscar Issac, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Matthew Rhys, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
4Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
5Paul Anthony Kelly, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
6Charlie Hunnam, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
7Riz Ahmed, "Bait" (Prime Video)
8Michael Shannon, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
9Cillian Murphy, "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man" (Netflix)
10David Harbour, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

RankComedy
1Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
3Michelle Pfeiffer, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
4Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
7Danielle Deadwyler, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
8Carol Burnett, "Palm Royale" (Apple TV)
9Liza Colon-Zayas, "The Bear" (FX)
10Ashley Padilla, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

RankComedy
1Katherine LaNasa, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Karolina Wydra, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Taylor Dearden, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Allison Janney, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
5Isa Briones, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
6Juliane Nicholson, "Paradise" (Hulu)
7Sepideh Moafi, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
8Fiona Dourif, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
9Christine Baranski, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
10Nicole Beharie, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

RankComedy
1Cailee Spaeny, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Yuh-Jung Youn, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Grace Gummer, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
4Laurie Metcalf, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
5Constance Zimmer, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
6Dakota Fanning, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
7Naomi Watts, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
8Brittany Snow, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
9Kate Mara, "Imperfect Women" (Apple TV)
10Linda Cardellini, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

RankComedy
1Harrison Ford, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Nick Offerman, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
3Paul W. Downs, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
4Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
5Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear" (FX)
6Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
7Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
8Luke Tennie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
9Phil Dunster, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
10Bryan Cranston, "Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair" (Hulu)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

RankComedy
1Tom Pelphrey, "Task" (HBO Max)
2Billy Crudup, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV)
3Patrick Ball, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Jack Lowden, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
5Carlos-Manuel Vesga, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
6Colman Domingo, "Euphoria" (HBO Max)
7Gerran Howell, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
8James Marsden, "Paradise" (Hulu)
9Ken Leung, "Industry" (HBO Max)
10Sam Elliott, "Landman" (Paramount+)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

RankComedy
1Jamie Bell, Half Man (HBO Max)
2Charles Melton, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Jonathan Banks, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
4Alessandro Nivola, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
5Troy Kotsur, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
6Nick Offerman, "Death By Lightning" (Netflix)
7Tom Hollander, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
8Richard Jenkins, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
9Jake Lacy, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
10Jason Bateman, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)

 
 
 

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

RankComedy
1Shailene Woodley, “Paradise” (Hulu)
2Brittany Allen , "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
3Tal Anderson, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Merrit Wever, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
5Miriam Shor, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
6Leslie Uggams, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
7Richa Moorjani, "Alien: Earth" (FX)
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Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series      

RankComedy
1Amy Poehler, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
2Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear” (FX)
3Kaitlin Olson, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
4Danielle Deadwyler, “The Bear” (FX)
5Candice Bergen, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
6Cherry Jones, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
7Leslie Bibb, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
8Ariana Grande, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
9Keyla Monterroso Mejia, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
10Malin Akerman, "The Comeback" (HBO)

 
 
 

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

RankComedy
1Shawn Hatosy, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Jeff Hiller, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Jeff Kober, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Jeremy Irons, "The Morning Show” (Apple TV)
5Samba Schutte, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
6Jonathan Pryce, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
7Ernest Harden Jr., "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
8Charles Baker, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
9Luke Tennie, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
10Patrick Fischler, "Paradise" (Hulu)

 
 
 

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series      

RankComedy
1Michael J. Fox, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Bad Bunny, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
3Jeff Daniels, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4Andrew Scott, "The Comeback" (HBO)
5Ryan Gosling, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
6Jon Bernthal, "The Bear" (FX)
7Rob Reiner, "The Bear" (FX)
8Lance Barber, "The Comeback" (HBO)
9Peter Dinklage, "The Lowdown" (FX)
10Tony Goldwyn, "Hacks" (HBO Max)

 
 
 

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

RankComedy
1Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
2Michael Patrick King, “The Comeback” (HBO Max)
3Randall Keenan Winston, “Shrinking” (Apple TV)
4Janicza Bravo, "The Bear" (FX)
5Dearbhla Walsh, "Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
6Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX)
8Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET)
9Sterlin Harjo, “The Lowdown” (FX)
10Andrew DeYoung, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)

 
 
 

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

RankComedy
1John Wells, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Saul Metzstein, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
4Amanda Marsalis, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
5Alex Graves, "The Diplomat"
6Jeremiah Zagar, "Task" (HBO Max)
7Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
8Ken Olin, "Paradise" (Hulu)
9Uta Briesewitz, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
10Sarah Adina Smith, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)

 
 
 

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

RankComedy
1Alexandra Brodski, "Half Man" (HBO Max)
2Jake Schreier, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Antonio Campos, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
4Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
5Marc Munden, "Lord of the Flies" (Netflix)
6Matt Ross, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
7Max Winkler, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
8Steven Conrad, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
9Minkie Spiro, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
10Weronika Tofilska, "Something Very Bad in Going to Happen" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

RankComedy
1Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max)
3Bill Lawrence & Brett Goldstein & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4Sterlin Harjo, "The Lowdown" (FX)
5Eva Anderson & David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
6Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)
8Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce, "The Bear" (FX)
9Bill Lawrence & Matt Tarses, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
10Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX)

 
 
 

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

RankComedy
1R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
4Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max)
5Debora Cahn, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
6Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
7Alison Tatlock & Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
8Joe Sachs, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
9Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu)
10Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max)

 
 
 

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

RankComedy
1Richard Gadd, "Half Man" (HBO Max)
2Lee Sung Jin, "Beef"
3Mike Makowsky, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
4Steven Conrad, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
5Gabe Rotter and Daniel Pearle, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
6Jack Thorne, "Lord of the Flies" (Netflix)
7Connor Hines, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
8Annie Weisman & Kay Oyegun, "Imperfect Women" (Apple TV)
9Zach Baylin & Kate Susman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
10Ian Brennan, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special

RankComedy
1"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (HBO Max)
2"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
3"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
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