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"Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
5"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6"Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
7"Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
8"The Bear" (FX)
9"Jury Duty: Company Retreat" (Prime Video)
10"Rooster" (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"Paradise" (Hulu)
6"Task" (HBO Max)
7"Euphoria" (HBO Max)
8"The Morning Show" (Apple TV)
9"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
10"Landman" (Paramount+)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Television Movie

Alyssa Christian
1"Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man" (Netflix)
2"People We Meet on Vacation" (Netflix)
3"The Thursday Murder Club"(Netflix)
4"Pizza Movie" (Hulu)
5"Deep Cover" (Prime Video)
6"Swiped" (Hulu)
7"Remarkably Bright Creatures" (Netflix)
8"Echo Valley" (Apple TV)
9"Happy Gilmore 2" (Netflix)
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Outstanding Animated Program

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

Alyssa Christian
1“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
2“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
3"Late Night With Seth Meyers" (NBC)
4“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
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Outstanding Variety Sketch 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)
4Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Kristen Bell, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
6Kristen Wiig, "Palm Royale" (Apple TV)
7Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
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)
6Jennifer Aniston, "The Morning Show (Apple TV)
7Chase Infiniti, "The Testaments" (Hulu)
8Michelle Pfeiffer, "The Madison" (Paramount+)
9Marisa Abela, "Industry" (HBO Max)
10Reese Witherspoon, "The Morning Show (Apple TV)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Alyssa Christian
1Carey Mulligan, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Sarah Snook, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
3Sarah Pidgeon, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
4Claire Danes, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
5Linda Cardellini, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
6Kerry Washington, "Imperfect Women" (Apple TV)
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

Alyssa Christian
1Jason Segel, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Ethan Hawke, "The Lowdown" (FX)
3Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
4Steve Carell, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
5Adam Brody, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
6Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (Hulu)
7Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
8Dan Levy, "Big Mistakes" (Netflix)
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)
3Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
4Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
5Jon Hamm, "Your Friends & Neighbors" (Apple TV)
6Morgan Spector, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
7Walton Goggins, "Fallout" (Prime Video)
8Tom Hiddleston, "The Night Manager" (Prime Video)
9Billy Bob Thornton, "Landman" (Paramount+)
10Rufus Sewell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Alyssa Christian
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)
7Michael Shannon, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
8Riz Ahmed, "Bait" (Prime Video)
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)
3Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
4Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Michelle Pfeiffer, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
6Carol Burnett, "Palm Royale" (Apple TV)
7Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
8Ashley Padilla, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
9Liza Colon-Zayas, "The Bear" (FX)
10Lisa Ann Walter, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)

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)
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)
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)
7Dakota Fanning, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
8Brittany Snow, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
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)
7Marcello Hernandez, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
8Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
9Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
10Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Alyssa Christian
1Charles Melton, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Jamie Bell, Half Man (HBO Max)
3Jonathan Banks, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
4Alessandro Nivola, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
5Troy Kotsur, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
6Jake Lacy, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
7Tom Hollander, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
8Nick Offerman, "Death By Lightning" (Netflix)
9Richard Jenkins, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
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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)
3Candice Bergen, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4Leslie Bibb, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
5Danielle Deadwyler, “The Bear” (FX)
6Ariana Grande, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
7Kaitlin Olson, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
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Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

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

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)
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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
1Jake Schreier, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Alexandra Brodski, "Half Man" (HBO Max)
3Antonio Campos, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
4Marc Munden, "Lord of the Flies" (Netflix)
5Steven Conrad, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
6Matt Ross, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
7Max Winkler, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
8Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
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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)
6David 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)
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Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special      

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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