Emmy Predictions – Alyssa Christian

Here are Alyssa Christian’s 2026 Emmy Predictions. Ranking is updated in real-time, and is constantly changing until the end of the season.

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Outstanding Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Drama Series

Alyssa Christian
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 Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
9"Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
10"The Morning Show" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Television Movie

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

Alyssa Christian
1"South Park" (Comedy Central)
2"The Simpsons" (FOX)
3"Primal" (Adult Swim)
4"Bob's Burgers" (FOX)
5"Rick and Morty" (Adult Swim)
6"Invincible (Prime Video)
7"Star Wars: Maul-Shadow Lord" (Disney+)
8"Kevin" (Prime Video)
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Outstanding Competition Program

Alyssa Christian
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
 

Alyssa Christian
1"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (HBO Max)
2“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
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Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Alyssa Christian
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)
6Michelle Pfeiffer, "The Madison" (Paramount+)
7Jennifer Aniston, "The Morning Show (Apple TV)
8Chase Infiniti, "The Testaments" (Hulu)
9Reese Witherspoon, "The Morning Show (Apple TV)
10Myha'la , "Industry" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Alyssa Christian
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)
6Tessa Thompson, "His and Hers" (Netflix)
7Rachel Weisz, "Vladimir" (Netflix)
8Robin Wright, "The Girlfriend" (Prime)
9Allison Janney, "Miss You, Love You" (HBO Max)
10Camila Morrone, "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Alyssa Christian
1Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Mark Ruffalo, "Task" (HBO Max)
3Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
4Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
5Jon Hamm, "Your Friends & Neighbors" (Apple TV)
6Peter Claffey, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
7Idris Elba, "Hijack" (Apple TV)
8Morgan Spector, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
9Billy Bob Thornton, "Landman" (Paramount+)
10Antony Starr, "The Boys" (Prime Video)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Alyssa Christian
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)
6Carol Burnett, "Palm Royale" (Apple TV)
7Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
8Ashley Padilla, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
9Liza Colon-Zayas, "The Bear" (FX)
10Christa Miller, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

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

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series     

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

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Alyssa Christian
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)
7Ken Olin, "Paradise" (Hulu)
8Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
9Frederick E. O. Toye, "Fallout" (Prime Video)
10Uta Briesewitz, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

Alyssa Christian
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)
5Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Eva Anderson & David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
7Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce, "The Bear" (FX)
8J. J. Philbin & Ben Smith, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
9Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)
10Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX)

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

Alyssa Christian
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)
8Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu)
9Joe Sachs, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
10Charlotte Stoudt & Zander Lehmann, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series      

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