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Here are the NBP staff predictions for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Emmy Predictions page.

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Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series – NBP Staff

	Matt Neglia
1	Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
2	Colin Farrell, "Sugar" (Apple TV+)
3	Donald Glover, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (Prime Video)
4	Tom Hiddleston, "Loki" (Disney+)
5	Nathan Fielder, "The Curse" (Showtime)
6	Dominic West, "The Crown" (Netflix)

	Alyssa Christian
1	Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
2	Colin Farrell, "Sugar" (Apple TV+)
3	Donald Glover, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (Prime Video)
4	Dominic West, "The Crown" (Netflix)
5	Tom Hiddleston, "Loki" (Disney+)
6	Nathan Fielder, "The Curse" (Showtime)

	Nadia Dalimonte
1	Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
2	Donald Glover, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (Prime Video)
3	Hiroyuki Sanada, "Shogun" (FX)
4	Cosmo Jarvis, "Shogun" (FX)
5	Tom Hiddleston, "Loki" (Disney+)
6	Nathan Fielder, "The Curse" (Showtime)

	Daniel Howat
1	Donald Glover, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (Prime Video)
2	Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
3	Dominic West, "The Crown" (Netflix)
4	Ben Mendelsohn, "The New Look" (Apple TV+)
5	Tom Hiddleston, "Loki" (Disney+)
6	Nathan Fielder, "The Curse" (Showtime)

	Giovanni Lago
1	Donald Glover, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (Prime Video)
2	Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
3	Hiroyuki Sanada, "Shogun" (FX)
4	Cosmo Jarvis, "Shogun" (FX)
5	Dominic West, "The Crown" (Netflix)
6	Nathan Fielder, "The Curse" (Showtime)

	Will Mavity
1	Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
2	Dominic West, "The Crown" (Netflix)
3	Donald Glover, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (Prime Video)
4	Tom Hiddleston, "Loki" (Disney+)
5	Colin Farrell, "Sugar" (Apple TV+)
6	Nathan Fielder, "The Curse" (Showtime)

	Tom O'Brien
1	Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
2	Colin Farrell, "Sugar" (Apple TV+)
3	Dominic West, "The Crown" (Netflix)
4	Donald Glover, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (Prime Video)
5	Morgan Spector, "The Gilded Age" (Max)
6	Tom Hiddleston, "Loki" (Disney+)

	Ema Sasic
1	Donald Glover, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (Prime Video)
2	Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
3	Dominic West, "The Crown" (Netflix)
4	Colin Farrell, "Sugar" (Apple TV+)
5	Nathan Fielder, "The Curse" (Showtime)
6	Tom Hiddleston, "Loki" (Disney+)

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