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

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"Stranger Things" (Netflix)
8"Task" (HBO Max)
9"Euphoria" (HBO Max)
10"The Morning Show" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Television Movie

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

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

Outstanding Competition Program

Amy Kim
1"The Traitors" (Peacock)
2“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)
3"Survivor" (CBS)
4"The Amazing Race" (CBS)
5"Top Chef" (Bravo)
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Outstanding Variety Talk Series

Amy Kim
1“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
2“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
3“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
4"Late Night With Seth Meyers" (NBC)
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Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

Amy Kim
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

Amy Kim
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)
5Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday" (Netflix)
6Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
7Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
8Kristen Bell, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
9Selena Gomez, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
10Carrie Preston, "Elsbeth" (CBS)

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)
5Jennifer Aniston, "The Morning Show (Apple TV)
6Kathy Bates, "Matlock" (CBS)
7Michelle Pfeiffer, "The Madison" (Paramount+)
8Marisa Abela, "Industry" (HBO Max)
9Myha'la , "Industry" (HBO Max)
10Reese Witherspoon, "The Morning Show (Apple TV)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Amy Kim
1Carey Mulligan, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Sarah Pidgeon, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
3Sarah Snook, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
4Claire Danes, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
5Camila Morrone, "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen" (Netflix)
6Kerry Washington, "Imperfect Women" (Apple TV)
7Tessa Thompson, "His and Hers" (Netflix)
8Rachel Weisz, "Vladimir" (Netflix)
9Julianne Moore, "Echo Valley" (Apple TV)
10Robin Wright, "The Girlfriend" (Prime)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Amy Kim
1Jason Segel, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
3Steve Carell, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
4Adam Brody, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
5Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (Hulu)
6Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
7Tim Robinson, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)
8Ethan Hawke, "The Lowdown" (FX)
9Ted Danson, "A Man on the Inside" (Netflix)
10Yahya 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)
5Peter Claffey, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
6Jon Hamm, "Your Friends & Neighbors" (Apple TV)
7Tom Hiddleston, "The Night Manager" (Prime Video)
8Walton Goggins, "Fallout" (Prime Video)
9Idris Elba, "Hijack" (Apple TV)
10Morgan Spector, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Amy Kim
1Richard Gadd, "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)
8Jude Law, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
9Michael Shannon, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
10David Harbour, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Amy Kim
1Michelle Pfeiffer, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
2Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
3Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Carol Burnett, "Palm Royale" (Apple TV)
7Danielle Deadwyler, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
8Christa Miller, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
9Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
10Ashley Padilla, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

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)
5Nicole Beharie, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV)
6Isa Briones, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
7Sepideh Moafi, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
8Christine Baranski, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
9Emilia Jones, "Task" (HBO Max)
10Taylor Dearden, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Amy Kim
1Nick Offerman, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
2Harrison Ford, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
3Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
5Paul W. Downs, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
6Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)
7Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear" (FX)
8Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
9Phil Dunster, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
10Marcello Hernandez, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Amy Kim
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)
5Jason Bateman, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
6Nick Offerman, "Death By Lightning" (Netflix)
7Troy Kotsur, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
8Richard Jenkins, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
9Tom Hollander, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
10Michael Peña, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)

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)
6Leslie Uggams, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
7Richa Moorjani, "Alien: Earth" (FX)
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Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series     

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series     

Amy Kim
1Michael J. Fox, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Andrew Scott, "The Comeback" (HBO)
3Lance Barber, "The Comeback" (HBO)
4Jeff Daniels, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
5Bad Bunny, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
6Jon Bernthal, "The Bear" (FX)
7Rob Reiner, "The Bear" (FX)
8Ryan Gosling, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
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Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Amy Kim
1Saul Metzstein, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
2John Wells, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
3Amanda Marsalis, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
5Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
6Alex Graves, "The Diplomat"
7Frederick E. O. Toye, "Fallout" (Prime Video)
8Jeremiah Zagar, "Task" (HBO Max)
9Ken Olin, "Paradise" (Hulu)
10Sam Levinson, "Euphoria" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

Amy Kim
1Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max)
3David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
4Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)
5Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Bill Lawrence & Brett Goldstein & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
7Sterlin Harjo, "The Lowdown" (FX)
8Bill Lawrence & Matt Tarses, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
9Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce, "The Bear" (FX)
10J. J. Philbin & Ben Smith, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

Amy Kim
1Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
2Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Alison Tatlock & Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
5Debora Cahn, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
6Joe Sachs, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
7Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max)
8Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max)
9Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
10Alison Tatlock & Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special      

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