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"Shrinking" (Apple TV)
3"The Comeback" (HBO Max)
4"Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
5"Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
6"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7"The Bear" (FX)
8"Jury Duty: Company Retreat" (Prime Video)
9"Rooster" (HBO Max)
10"The Lowdown" (FX)

Outstanding Drama Series

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1"The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2"Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3"Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
4"The Diplomat" (Netflix)
5"Task" (HBO Max)
6"Paradise" (Hulu)
7"The Morning Show" (Apple TV)
8"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
9"Stranger Things" (Netflix)
10"Euphoria" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Television Movie

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

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1"The Simpsons" (FOX)
2"Bob's Burgers" (FOX)
3"Rick and Morty" (Adult Swim)
4"Invincible (Prime Video)
5"Stranger Things: Tales from '85" (Netflix)
6"Star Wars: Maul-Shadow Lord" (Disney+)
7"Splinter Cell: Deathwatch" (Netflix)
8"Kevin" (Prime Video)
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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"The Amazing Race" (CBS)
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Outstanding Variety Talk Series

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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

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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

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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)
6Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
7Selena Gomez, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
8Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday" (Netflix)
9Kristen Wiig, "Palm Royale" (Apple TV)
10Maya Rudolph, "Loot" (Apple TV)

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)
4Kathy Bates, "Matlock" (CBS)
5Jennifer Aniston, "The Morning Show (Apple TV)
6Carrie Coon, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
7Chase Infiniti, "The Testaments" (Hulu)
8Reese Witherspoon, "The Morning Show (Apple TV)
9Ella Purnell, "Fallout"
10Marisa Abela, "Industry" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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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)
5Kerry Washington, "Imperfect Women" (Apple TV)
6Linda Cardellini, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
7Rachel Weisz, "Vladimir" (Netflix)
8Tessa Thompson, "His and Hers" (Netflix)
9Robin Wright, "The Girlfriend" (Prime)
10Julianne Moore, "Echo Valley" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

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1Jason Segel, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
3Steve Carell, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
4Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (Hulu)
5Adam Brody, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
6Ethan Hawke, "The Lowdown" (FX)
7Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
8Ted Danson, "A Man on the Inside" (Netflix)
9Tim Robinson, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)
10Dan Levy, "Big Mistakes" (Netflix)

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)
5Peter Claffey, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
6Walton Goggins, "Fallout" (Prime Video)
7Billy Bob Thornton, "Landman" (Paramount+)
8Rufus Sewell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
9Tom Hiddleston, "The Night Manager" (Prime Video)
10Jon Hamm, "Your Friends & Neighbors" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1Oscar Issac, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Richard Gadd, "Half Man" (HBO Max)
3Matthew Rhys, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
4Paul Anthony Kelly, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
5Michael Shannon, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
6Charlie Hunnam, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
7Cillian Murphy, "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man" (Netflix)
8Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
9Riz Ahmed, "Bait" (Prime Video)
10Jason Bateman , "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

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1Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
3Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
4Michelle Pfeiffer, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
5Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
6Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7Danielle Deadwyler, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
8Liza Colon-Zayas, "The Bear" (FX)
9Lisa Ann Walter, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
10Ashley Padilla, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

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1Katherine LaNasa, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Karolina Wydra, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Taylor Dearden, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Allison Janney, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
5Sepideh Moafi, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
6Fiona Dourif, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
7Juliane Nicholson, "Paradise" (Hulu)
8Emilia Jones, "Task" (HBO Max)
9Christine Baranski, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
10Supriya Ganesh, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

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)
4Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
5Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear" (FX)
6Luke Tennie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
7Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
8Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
9Phil Dunster, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
10Marcello Hernandez, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

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)
4Jack Lowden, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
5Colman Domingo, "Euphoria" (HBO Max)
6Carlos-Manuel Vesga, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
7James Marsden, "Paradise" (Hulu)
8Sam Elliott, "Landman" (Paramount+)
9Gerran Howell, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
10Dexter Sol Ansell, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1Jamie Bell, Half Man (HBO Max)
2Charles Melton, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Troy Kotsur, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
4Jonathan Banks, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
5Alessandro Nivola, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
6Tom Hollander, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
7Nick Offerman, "Death By Lightning" (Netflix)
8Jake Lacy, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
9Richard Jenkins, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
10Rory Kinnear, "Lord of the Flies" (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)
5Leslie Uggams, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
6Merrit Wever, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
7Richa Moorjani, "Alien: Earth" (FX)
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Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series     

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1Amy Poehler, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
2Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear” (FX)
3Ariana Grande, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
4Keyla Monterroso Mejia, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Danielle Deadwyler, “The Bear” (FX)
6Kaitlin Olson, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
7Candice Bergen, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
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Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series     

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1Michael J. Fox, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Andrew Scott, "The Comeback" (HBO)
3Jeff Daniels, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4Ryan Gosling, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
5Bad Bunny, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
6Jon Bernthal, "The Bear" (FX)
7Tony Goldwyn, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
8Rob Reiner, "The Bear" (FX)
9Peter Dinklage, "The Lowdown" (FX)
10Lance Barber, "The Comeback" (HBO)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

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1Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
2Michael Patrick King, “The Comeback” (HBO Max)
3Randall Keenan Winston, “Shrinking” (Apple TV)
4Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX)
6Janicza Bravo, "The Bear" (FX)
7Dearbhla Walsh, "Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
8Ken Kwapis, "Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair" (Hulu)
9Zach Braff, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
10Harry Bradbeer, "Spider-Noir” (Prime Video)

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

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1John Wells, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Saul Metzstein, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
4Alex Graves, "The Diplomat"
5Jeremiah Zagar, "Task" (HBO Max)
6Owen Harris, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
7Eric Kripke, "The Boys" (Prime Video)
8Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
9Sam Levinson, "Euphoria" (HBO Max)
10Frederick E. O. Toye, "Fallout" (Prime Video)

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

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

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

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1R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max)
4Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
5Debora Cahn, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
6Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
7Alison Tatlock & Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
8Ira Parker & Ti Mikkel, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
9Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu)
10Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special      

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