Emmy Predictions – Amy Kim

Here are Amy Kim’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

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

Outstanding Drama Series

Amy Kim
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

Amy Kim
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

Amy Kim
1"Remarkably Bright Creatures" (Netflix)
2"People We Meet on Vacation" (Netflix)
3"Jack Ryan: Ghost War" (Prime Video)
4"Miss You, Love You" (HBO Max)
5"Heads Of State" (Prime Video)

Outstanding Animated Program

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

Outstanding Competition Program

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

Outstanding Variety Series
 

Amy Kim
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)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Amy Kim
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)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Amy Kim
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

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

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Amy Kim
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

Amy Kim
1Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
3Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
4Mark Ruffalo, "Task" (HBO Max)
5Rufus Sewell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Amy Kim
1Oscar Issac, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Matthew Rhys, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
3Riz Ahmed, "Bait" (Prime Video)
4Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
5Charlie Hunnam, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Amy Kim
1Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Kate O'Flynn, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
3Michelle Pfeiffer, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
4Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (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

Amy Kim
1Katherine LaNasa, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Karolina Wydra, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Juliane Nicholson, "Paradise" (Hulu)
4Allison Janney, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
5Sepideh Moafi, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
6Taylor Dearden, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
7Fiona Dourif, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Amy Kim
1Harrison Ford, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Nick Offerman, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
3Stephen Root, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
4Paul W. Downs, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
5Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
7Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Amy Kim
1Shawn Hatosy, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Billy Crudup, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV)
3Patrick Ball, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Tom Pelphrey, "Task" (HBO Max)
5Jack Lowden, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
6Gerran Howell, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
7Carlos-Manuel Vesga, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
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Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Amy Kim
1David Harbour, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
2Charles Melton, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Jason Bateman, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
4Richard Gadd, Half Man (HBO Max)
5Richard Jenkins, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
6Nick Offerman, "Death By Lightning" (Netflix)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Amy Kim
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)
6Tina Ivlev, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Amy Kim
1Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "12:00 P.M."
2Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us"
3Saul Metzstein, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars"
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

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

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

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

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

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

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Amy Kim
1Steven Conrad, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
2Lee Sung Jin, "Beef" (Netflix) - "All The Things We're Never Going To Have"
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

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