Here are the NBP staff predictions for Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Emmy Predictions page.
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Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series – NBP Staff
| Matt Neglia | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, "The Studio" (Apple TV+) |
| 2 | Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX) |
| 3 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 4 | Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 5 | Rian Johnson, "Poker Face" (Peacock) |
| 6 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) |
| 7 | Jamie Babbit, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu) |
| 8 | Greg Motolla, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix) |
| 9 | Danny McBride, "The Righteous Gemstones" (HBO) |
| 10 | Bill Lawrence, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+) |
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| Alyssa Christian | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX) |
| 2 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 3 | Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 4 | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, "The Studio" (Apple TV+) |
| 5 | Rian Johnson, "Poker Face" (Peacock) |
| 6 | Bill Lawrence, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+) |
| 7 | Danny McBride, "The Righteous Gemstones" (HBO) |
| 8 | Jamie Babbit, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu) |
| 9 | Greg Motolla, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix) |
| 10 | John Hoffman, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu) |
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| Nadia Dalimonte | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, "The Studio" (Apple TV+) |
| 2 | Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky |
| 3 | Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 4 | Rian Johnson, "Poker Face" (Peacock) |
| 5 | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, "The Studio" (Apple TV+) |
| 6 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) |
| 7 | Jamie Babbit, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu) |
| 8 | Greg Motolla, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix) |
| 9 | Danny McBride, "The Righteous Gemstones" (HBO) |
| 10 | Bill Lawrence, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+) |
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| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, "The Studio" (Apple TV+) |
| 2 | Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX) |
| 3 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 4 | Rian Johnson, "Poker Face" (Peacock) |
| 5 | Bill Lawrence, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+) |
| 6 | Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 7 | Danny McBride, "The Righteous Gemstones" (HBO) |
| 8 | Jamie Babbit, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu) |
| 9 | Greg Motolla, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix) |
| 10 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) |
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| Megan Lachinski | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, "The Studio" (Apple TV+) |
| 2 | Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX) |
| 3 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 4 | Rian Johnson, "Poker Face" (Peacock) |
| 5 | Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 6 | Danny McBride, "The Righteous Gemstones" (HBO) |
| 7 | Bill Lawrence, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+) |
| 8 | Greg Motolla, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix) |
| 9 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) |
| 10 | Jamie Babbit, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu) |
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| Giovanni Lago | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, "The Studio" (Apple TV+) |
| 2 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 3 | Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX) |
| 4 | Rian Johnson, "Poker Face" (Peacock) |
| 5 | Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 6 | Danny McBride, "The Righteous Gemstones" (HBO) |
| 7 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) |
| 8 | Jamie Babbit, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu) |
| 9 | Bill Lawrence, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+) |
| 10 | Greg Motolla, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix) |
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| Will Mavity | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX) |
| 2 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 3 | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, "The Studio" (Apple TV+) |
| 4 | Rian Johnson, "Poker Face" (Peacock) |
| 5 | Bill Lawrence, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+) |
| 6 | Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 7 | Greg Motolla, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix) |
| 8 | Danny McBride, "The Righteous Gemstones" (HBO) |
| 9 | Jamie Babbit, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu) |
| 10 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) |
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| Joselyn Safadi | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX) |
| 2 | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, "The Studio" (Apple TV+) |
| 3 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 4 | Rian Johnson, "Poker Face" (Peacock) |
| 5 | Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 6 | Bill Lawrence, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+) |
| 7 | Danny McBride, "The Righteous Gemstones" (HBO) |
| 8 | Jamie Babbit, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu) |
| 9 | Greg Motolla, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix) |
| 10 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) |
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| Tom O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX) |
| 2 | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, "The Studio" (Apple TV+) |
| 3 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 4 | Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 5 | Rian Johnson, "Poker Face" (Peacock) |
| 6 | James Burrows, "Mid-Century Modern" (Hulu) |
| 7 | Jamie Babbit, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu) |
| 8 | Greg Motolla, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix) |
| 9 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) |
| 10 | John Hoffman, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu) |
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| Ema Sasic | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, "The Studio" (Apple TV+) |
| 2 | Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX) |
| 3 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 4 | Jamie Babbit, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu) |
| 5 | Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX) |
| 6 | Rian Johnson, "Poker Face" (Peacock) |
| 7 | Bill Lawrence, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+) |
| 8 | Danny McBride, "The Righteous Gemstones" (HBO) |
| 9 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) |
| 10 | Greg Motolla, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix) |
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