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

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"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
8"The Morning Show" (Apple TV)
9"Stranger Things" (Netflix)
10"The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Television Movie

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1"Remarkably Bright Creatures" (Netflix)
2"Miss You, Love You" (HBO Max)
3"Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice" (Hulu)
4"People We Meet on Vacation" (Netflix)
5"Deep Cover" (Prime Video)
6"Jack Ryan: Ghost War" (Prime Video)
7"Swiped" (Hulu)
8"Pizza Movie" (Hulu)
9"Echo Valley" (Apple TV)
10"Oh. What. Fun" (Prime Video)

Outstanding Animated Program

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

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 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)
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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)
6Kristen Bell, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
7Selena Gomez, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
8Kristen Wiig, "Palm Royale" (Apple TV)
9Maya Rudolph, "Loot" (Apple TV)
10Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday" (Netflix)

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"
10Michelle Pfeiffer, "The Madison" (Paramount+)

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)
5Kerry Washington, "Imperfect Women" (Apple TV)
6Camila Morrone, "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen" (Netflix)
7Allison Janney, "Miss You, Love You" (HBO Max)
8Sally Field, "Remarkably Bright Creatures" (Netflix)
9Tessa Thompson, "His and Hers" (Netflix)
10Julianne Moore, "Echo Valley" (Apple TV)

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)
4Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (Hulu)
5Steve Carell, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
6Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
7Adam Brody, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
8Ethan Hawke, "The Lowdown" (FX)
9Ted Danson, "A Man on the Inside" (Netflix)
10Tim Robinson, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)

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)
7Rufus Sewell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
8Billy Bob Thornton, "Landman" (Paramount+)
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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1Jamie Bell, "Half Man" (HBO Max)
2Oscar Issac, "Beef" (Netflix)
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)
7Riz Ahmed, "Bait" (Prime Video)
8Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
9Cillian Murphy, "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man" (Netflix)
10Jude Law, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

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1Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Michelle Pfeiffer, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
3Kate O'Flynn, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
4Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
6Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
8Liza Colon-Zayas, "The Bear" (FX)
9Ashley Padilla, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
10Laurie Metcalf, "Big Mistakes" (Netflix)

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)
9Marisa Abela, "Industry" (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)
3Linda Cardellini, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
4Grace Gummer, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
5Laurie Metcalf, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
6Naomi Watts, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
7Dakota Fanning, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
8Brittany Snow, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
9Betty Gilpin, "Death By Lightning" (Netflix)
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)
4Stephen Root, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
5Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
6Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear" (FX)
7Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)
8Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
9Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
10Phil Dunster, "Rooster" (HBO Max)

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1David Harbour, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
2Richard Gadd, Half Man (HBO Max)
3Charles Melton, "Beef" (Netflix)
4Jason Bateman, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
5Alessandro Nivola, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
6Jonathan Banks, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
7Nick Offerman, "Death By Lightning" (Netflix)
8Jake Lacy, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
9Richard Jenkins, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
10Troy Kotsur, "Black Rabbit" (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)
7Elisabeth Moss, "The Testaments" (Hulu)
8Richa Moorjani, "Alien: Earth" (FX)
9Lindsay Duncan, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV)
10Ayesha Harris, "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)
5Amy Poehler, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
6Candice Bergen, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
7Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear” (FX)
8Cobie Smulders, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
9Malin Akerman, "The Comeback" (HBO)
10Ariana Grande, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

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)
7Eric Dane, "Euphoria" (HBO)
8Giancarlo Esposito, "The Boys" (Amazon Prime)
9Samba Schutte, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
10Jeremy Irons, "The Morning Show” (Apple TV)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series     

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1Michael J. Fox, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Rob Reiner, "The Bear" (FX)
3Jeff Daniels, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4Jon Bernthal, "The Bear" (FX)
5Ryan Gosling, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
6Hamish Linklater, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
7Andrew Scott, "The Comeback" (HBO)
8Peter Dinklage, "The Lowdown" (FX)
9Colman Domingo, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
10Tony Goldwyn, "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"
3Janicza Bravo, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms"
4Randall Keenan Winston, “Shrinking” (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time"
5Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET) - "Give It Arrest"
6Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Bears"
7Alice Seabright, "Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) - "Lariat Takedown"
8Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Ballgame"
9Zach Braff, "Shrinking" (Apple TV) - "D-Day"
10Dearbhla Walsh, "Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) - "Flamingos"

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

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1Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us"
2John Wells, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "9:00 P.M."
3Saul Metzstein, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars"
4Uta Briesewitz, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "5:00 P.M."
5Owen Harris, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max) - "In the Name of the Mother"
6Salli Richardson Whitfield, "Task" (HBO Max) - "Out Beyond Ideas Of Wrongdoing And Rightdoing, There Is A River."
7Liza Johnson, "The Diplomat" (Netflix) - "Amagansett"
8Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "Grenade"
9Jeremiah Zagar, "Task" (HBO Max) - "Crossings"
10Frederick E. O. Toye, "Fallout" (Prime Video) - "The Strip"

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

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1Alexandra Brodski, "Half Man" (HBO Max) - "Episode 2"
2Jake Schreier, "Beef" (Netflix) - "It Will Stay This Way And You Will Obey"
3Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix) - "The Black Rabbits"
4Steven Conrad, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
5Matt Ross, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
6Max Winkler, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX) - "Pilot"
7Antonio Campos, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix) - "Sick Puppy"
8Lee Sung Jin, "Beef" (Netflix) - "Oh, The Comfort, The Inexpressible Comfort"
9Bassam Tariq, "Bait" (Prime Video) - "House or Home"
10Marc Munden, "Lord of the Flies" (Netflix)

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!"
3Bill Lawrence & Brett Goldstein & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time"
4Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Goodbye"
5Eva Anderson & David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV) - "Lock And Load"
6Sterlin Harjo, "The Lowdown" (FX) - "Pilot"
7Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Team Building"
8Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms"
9Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max) - "Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does."
10J. J. Philbin & Ben Smith, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu) - "Nail In the Coffin"

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"
5Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "Grenade"
6Valerie Chu, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "12:00 P.M."
7Debora Cahn, "The Diplomat" (Netflix) - "Amagansett"
8Hiram Martinez & Ti Mikkel and Ira Parker, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max) - "In the Name of the Mother"
9Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu) - "Graceland"
10Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max) - "Dear Henry"

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1Richard Gadd, "Half Man" (HBO Max)
2Lee Sung Jin, "Beef" (Netflix) - "All The Things We're Never Going To Have"
3Steven Conrad, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
4Mike Makowsky, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
5Gabe Rotter and Daniel Pearle, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix) - "Sick Puppy"
6Zach Baylin & Kate Susman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix) - "Isle of Joy"
7Connor Hines, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette" (FX) - "Pilot"
8Jack Thorne, "Lord of the Flies" (Netflix)
9Ian Brennan, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
10Riz Ahmed, "Bait" (Prime Video) - "House or Home"

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"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
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