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

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 Morning Show" (Apple TV)
9"Stranger Things" (Netflix)
10"The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

Alyssa Christian
1"Half Man" (HBO Max)
2"DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
3"Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
4"Beef" (Netflix)
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

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

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)
5Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
7Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday" (Netflix)
8Kristen Bell, "Nobody Wants This" (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)
5Jennifer Aniston, "The Morning Show (Apple TV)
6Carrie Coon, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
7Michelle Pfeiffer, "The Madison" (Paramount+)
8Chase Infiniti, "The Testaments" (Hulu)
9Marisa Abela, "Industry" (HBO Max)
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)
6Camila Morrone, "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen" (Netflix)
7Tessa Thompson, "His and Hers" (Netflix)
8Robin Wright, "The Girlfriend" (Prime)
9Julianne Moore, "Echo Valley" (Apple TV)
10Allison Janney, "Miss You, Love You" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Alyssa Christian
1Matthew Rhys, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
2Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
3Jason Segel, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4Steve Carell, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
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)
9Tim Robinson, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)
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)
3Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
4Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
5Jon Hamm, "Your Friends & Neighbors" (Apple TV)
6Peter Claffey, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
7Rufus Sewell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
8Billy Bob Thornton, "Landman" (Paramount+)
9Morgan Spector, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
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)
6Paul Anthony Kelly, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
7Charlie Hunnam, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
8Michael Shannon, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
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)
2Michelle Pfeiffer, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
3Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
7Ashley Padilla, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
8Danielle Deadwyler, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
9Carol Burnett, "Palm Royale" (Apple TV)
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)
4Juliane Nicholson, "Paradise" (Hulu)
5Isa Briones, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
6Allison Janney, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
7Fiona Dourif, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
8Sepideh Moafi, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
9Nicole Beharie, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV)
10Emilia Jones, "Task" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

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)
4Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
5Phil Dunster, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
6Luke Tennie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
7Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear" (FX)
8Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
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)
2Tom Pelphrey, "Task" (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

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)
5Jonathan Banks, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
6Troy Kotsur, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
7Jake Lacy, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
8Tom Hollander, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
9Richard Jenkins, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
10Nick Offerman, "Death By Lightning" (Netflix)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Alyssa Christian
1Shailene Woodley, “Paradise” (Hulu)
2Merrit Wever, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
3Tal Anderson, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Brittany Allen , "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
5Tina Ivlev, "The Pitt" (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)
2Cherry Jones, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
3Leslie Bibb, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
4Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear” (FX)
5Laurie Metcalf, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
6Candice Bergen, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
7Kaitlin Olson, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
8Ariana Grande, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
9Keyla Monterroso Mejia, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
10Marcia Gay Harden, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Alyssa Christian
1Jeff Kober, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Jeff Hiller, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Samba Schutte, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
4Charles Baker, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
5Jonathan Pryce, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
6Jeremy Irons, "The Morning Show” (Apple TV)
7Ernest Harden Jr., "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     

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

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Alyssa Christian
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)
5Hiro Murai, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
6Randall Keenan Winston, “Shrinking” (Apple TV)
7Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX)
8Andrew DeYoung, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)
9Zach Braff, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
10Sterlin Harjo, “The Lowdown” (FX)

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"
6Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
7Jeremiah Zagar, "Task" (HBO Max)
8Owen Harris, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
9Ken Olin, "Paradise" (Hulu)
10Uta Briesewitz, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

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

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)
4Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Eva Anderson & David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
6Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)
7Sterlin Harjo, "The Lowdown" (FX)
8Bill Lawrence & Matt Tarses, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
9Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX)
10Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)

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)
4Debora Cahn, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
5Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max)
6Alison Tatlock & Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
7Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
8Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max)
9Joe Sachs, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
10Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Alyssa Christian
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 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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