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"Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
8"The Bear" (FX)
9"Rooster" (HBO Max)
10"The Lowdown" (FX)

 
 
 

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"Stranger Things" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

RankComedy
1"Half Man" (HBO Max)
2"Beef" (Netflix)
3"Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
4"The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
5"DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
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"Remarkably Bright Creatures" (Netflix)
2"People We Meet on Vacation" (Netflix)
3"Miss You, Love You" (HBO Max)
4"Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice" (Hulu)
5"Deep Cover" (Prime Video)
6"Swiped" (Hulu)
7"Echo Valley" (Apple TV)
8"Pizza Movie" (Hulu)
9"Jack Ryan: Ghost War" (Prime Video)
10"Heads Of State" (Prime Video)

 
 
 

Outstanding Animated Program

RankComedy
1"The Simpsons" (FOX)
2"South Park" (Comedy Central)
3"Bob's Burgers" (FOX)
4"Rick and Morty" (Adult Swim)
5"Invincible (Prime Video)
6"Primal" (Adult Swim)
7"Star Wars: Maul-Shadow Lord" (Disney+)
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 Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (CBS)
4"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (ABC)
5"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
6"Late Night With Seth Meyers" (NBC)
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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)
7Chase Infiniti, "The Testaments" (Hulu)
8Michelle Pfeiffer, "The Madison" (Paramount+)
9Myha'la , "Industry" (HBO Max)
10Reese Witherspoon, "The Morning Show (Apple TV)

 
 
 

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)
5Kerry Washington, "Imperfect Women" (Apple TV)
6Camila Morrone, "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen" (Netflix)
7Tessa Thompson, "His and Hers" (Netflix)
8Rachel Weisz, "Vladimir" (Netflix)
9Robin Wright, "The Girlfriend" (Prime)
10Julianne Moore, "Echo Valley" (Apple TV)

 
 
 

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)
4Matthew Rhys, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
5Ethan Hawke, "The Lowdown" (FX)
6Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (Hulu)
7Adam Brody, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
8Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
9Ted Danson, "A Man on the Inside" (Netflix)
10Tim Robinson, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)

 
 
 

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)
9Rufus Sewell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
10Morgan Spector, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)

 
 
 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

RankComedy
1Jamie Bell, "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)
10Jude Law, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)

 
 
 

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)
8Liza Colon-Zayas, "The Bear" (FX)
9Carol Burnett, "Palm Royale" (Apple TV)
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)
5Juliane Nicholson, "Paradise" (Hulu)
6Isa Briones, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
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)
4Naomi Watts, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
5Laurie Metcalf, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
6Constance Zimmer, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
7Dakota Fanning, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
8Linda Cardellini, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
9Kate Mara, "Imperfect Women" (Apple TV)
10Brittany Snow, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)

 
 
 

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)
6Phil Dunster, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
7Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
8Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
9Luke Tennie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
10Bryan Cranston, "Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair" (Hulu)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

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

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

 
 
 

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

RankComedy
1Shailene Woodley, “Paradise” (Hulu)
2Tal Anderson, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
3Merrit Wever, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
4Brittany Allen , "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
5Miriam Shor, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
6Leslie Uggams, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
7Richa Moorjani, "Alien: Earth" (FX)
8Tina Ivlev, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
9Elisabeth Moss, "The Testaments" (Hulu)
10Ayesha Harris , "The Pitt" (HBO Max)

 
 
 

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

 
 
 

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

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

 
 
 

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series      

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

 
 
 

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

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

 
 
 

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"
6Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
7Jeremiah Zagar, "Task" (HBO Max)
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)
3Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
4Antonio Campos, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
5Marc Munden, "Lord of the Flies" (Netflix)
6Max Winkler, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
7Matt Ross, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
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)
8Bill Lawrence & Matt Tarses, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
9Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce, "The Bear" (FX)
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)
9Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max)
10Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu)

 
 
 

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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