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"Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
3"Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4"Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
5"The Bear" (FX)
6"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7"Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
8"Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)

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"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
7"The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
8"Your Friends and Neighbors" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

Alyssa Christian
1"DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
2"Beef" (Netflix)
3"The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
4"Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
5"All Her Fault" (Peacock)

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"Jack Ryan: Ghost War" (Prime Video)
5"Heads Of State" (Prime Video)

Outstanding Animated Program

Alyssa Christian
1"South Park" (Comedy Central)
2"The Simpsons" (FOX)
3"Rick and Morty" (Adult Swim)
4"Bob's Burgers" (FOX)
5"Smiling Friends" (Adult Swim)
6"Star Wars: Visions" (Disney+)

Outstanding Competition Program

Alyssa Christian
1"The Traitors" (Peacock)
2“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)
3"Survivor" (CBS)
4"Top Chef" (Bravo)
5"Dancing with the Stars" (ABC)

Outstanding Variety Series
 

Alyssa Christian
1"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (CBS)
2“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
3"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (HBO Max)
4"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (ABC)
5"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)

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)
4Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
5Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Alyssa Christian
1Rhea Seehorn, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
2Keri Russell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
3Zendaya , "Euphoria" (HBO Max)
4Carrie Coon, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
5Chase Infiniti, "The Testaments" (Hulu)

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)
5Sally Field, "Remarkably Bright Creatures" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Alyssa Christian
1Matthew Rhys, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
2Jason Segel, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
3Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
4Steve Carell, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
5Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, "Wonder Man" (Disney)

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)
5Rufus Sewell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Alyssa Christian
1Matthew Rhys, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
2Oscar Issac, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
4Riz Ahmed, "Bait" (Prime Video)
5Charlie Hunnam, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (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)
4Kate O'Flynn, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
5Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
7Dale Dickey, "Widow's Bay" (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)
5Allison Janney, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
6Sepideh Moafi, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
7Fiona Dourif, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Alyssa Christian
1Linda Cardellini, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
2Yuh-Jung Youn, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Constance Zimmer, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
4Dakota Fanning, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
5Laurie Metcalf, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
6Joy Sunday, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)

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)
4Stephen Root, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
5Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
6Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)
7Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Alyssa Christian
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)
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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)
4Jason Bateman, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
5Richard Jenkins, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
6Nick 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)
4Miriam Shor, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
5Brittany Allen, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
6Tina Ivlev, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Alyssa Christian
1Betty Gilpin, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
2Kaitlin Olson, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
3Leslie Bibb, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
4Cherry Jones, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
5Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear” (FX)
6Laurie Metcalf, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
7Lauren Weedman, "Hacks" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Alyssa Christian
1Jeff Kober, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Jeff Hiller, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Colman Domingo, "Euphoria" (HBO)
4Bradley Whitford, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
5Jonathan Pryce, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
6Ernest Harden Jr., "The Pitt" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Alyssa Christian
1Michael J. Fox, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Rob Reiner, "The Bear" (FX)
3Brett Goldstein, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4Hamish Linklater, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
5Christopher McDonald, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
6Connor Storrie, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Alyssa Christian
1Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max) - "Hacks"
2Hiro Murai, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!"
3Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Bears"
4Andrew DeYoung, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max) - "Life Goes By Too F*cking Fast, It Really Does."
5Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET) - "Give It Arrest"
6Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Ballgame"

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Alyssa Christian
1Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us"
2Saul Metzstein, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars"
3Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "12:00 P.M."
4Salli Richardson-Whitfield, "Task" (HBO Max) - "Out Beyond Ideas Of Wrongdoing And Rightdoing, There Is A River."
5Salli Richardson-Whitfield, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max) - "My Mind Is Made Up"
6Hanelle M. Culpepper, "Paradise" (Hulu) - "Exodus"

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

Alyssa Christian
1Steven Conrad, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
2Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix) - "The Black Rabbits"
3Lee Sung Jin, "Beef" (Netflix) - "Oh, The Comfort, The Inexpressible Comfort"
4Jake Schreier, "Beef" (Netflix) - "It Will Stay This Way And You Will Obey"

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

Alyssa Christian
1Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, "Hacks" (HBO Max) - "Hacks"
2Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max) - "Valerie Does It All"
3Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Team Building"
4Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max) - "Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does."
5Katie Dippold, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!"
6Anthony King, "Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat" (Prime Video) - "Mergers And Acquisitions"

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

Alyssa Christian
1Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "1:00 P.M."
2Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us"
3Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars"
4Debora Cahn, "The Diplomat" (Netflix) - "Amagansett"
5Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max) - "A Still Small Voice"
6Valerie Chu, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "12:00 P.M."

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Alyssa Christian
1Lee Sung Jin, "Beef" (Netflix) - "All The Things We're Never Going To Have"
2Steven Conrad, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
3Mike Makowsky, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
4Gabe Rotter and Daniel Pearle, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix) - "Sick Puppy"
5Megan Gallagher, "All Her Fault" (Peacock) - "Episode 8"

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series

Alyssa Christian
1"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (HBO Max)
2"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (ABC)
3"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)