Emmy Predictions – Daniel Howat

Here are Daniel Howat’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

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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"Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
7"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
8"Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)

Outstanding Drama Series

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1"The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2"Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3"The Diplomat" (Netflix)
4"Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
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

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

Outstanding Television Movie

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

Outstanding Animated Program

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

Outstanding Competition Program

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

Outstanding Variety Series
 

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

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

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1Jean Smart, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Elle Fanning, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
3Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max)
4Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

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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

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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

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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

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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

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1Oscar Issac, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Matthew Rhys, "The Beast in Me" (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

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1Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Kate O'Flynn, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
3Michelle Pfeiffer, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
4Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
5Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
6Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7Dale Dickey, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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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

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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)
6Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

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1Patrick Ball, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Tom Pelphrey, "Task" (HBO Max)
3Billy Crudup, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV)
4Shawn Hatosy, "The Pitt" (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

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1David Harbour, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
2Charles Melton, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Richard Gadd, Half Man (HBO Max)
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

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1Shailene Woodley, “Paradise” (Hulu)
2Tal Anderson, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
3Brittany Allen, "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

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

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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

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1Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us"
2Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "12:00 P.M."
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

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

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

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

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

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

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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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

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