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 | Hiro Murai, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!" |
| 2 | Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 3 | Michael Patrick King, “The Comeback” (HBO Max) - "Valerie Faces Reality" |
| 4 | Janicza Bravo, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms" |
| 5 | Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET) - "Give It Arrest" |
| 6 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Bears" |
| 7 | Dearbhla Walsh, "Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) - "Flamingos" |
| 8 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Ballgame" |
| 9 | Sterlin Harjo, “The Lowdown” (FX) - "Pilot" |
| 10 | Zach Braff, "Rooster" (HBO Max) - "Angry, Like An Angry Person" |
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| Alyssa Christian | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 2 | Hiro Murai, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!" |
| 3 | Michael Patrick King, “The Comeback” (HBO Max) - "Valerie Faces Reality" |
| 4 | Janicza Bravo, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms" |
| 5 | Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET) - "Give It Arrest" |
| 6 | Randall Keenan Winston, “Shrinking” (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
| 7 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Bears" |
| 8 | Dearbhla Walsh, "Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) - "Flamingos" |
| 9 | Andrew DeYoung, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max) - "Life Goes By Too F*cking Fast, It Really Does." |
| 10 | Sterlin Harjo, “The Lowdown” (FX) - "Pilot" |
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| Nadia Dalimonte | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 2 | Hiro Murai, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!" |
| 3 | Michael Patrick King, “The Comeback” (HBO Max) - "Valerie Faces Reality" |
| 4 | Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET) - "Give It Arrest" |
| 5 | Janicza Bravo, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms" |
| 6 | Randall Keenan Winston, “Shrinking” (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
| 7 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Bears" |
| 8 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Ballgame" |
| 9 | Dearbhla Walsh, "Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) - "Flamingos" |
| 10 | Zach Braff, "Rooster" (HBO Max) - "Angry, Like An Angry Person" |
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| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hiro Murai, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!" |
| 2 | Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 3 | Janicza Bravo, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms" |
| 4 | Randall Keenan Winston, “Shrinking” (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
| 5 | Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET) - "Give It Arrest" |
| 6 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Bears" |
| 7 | Alice Seabright, "Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) - "Lariat Takedown" |
| 8 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Ballgame" |
| 9 | Zach Braff, "Shrinking" (Apple TV) - "D-Day" |
| 10 | Dearbhla Walsh, "Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) - "Flamingos" |
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| Megan Lachinski | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 2 | Michael Patrick King, “The Comeback” (HBO Max) - "Valerie Faces Reality" |
| 3 | Randall Keenan Winston, “Shrinking” (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
| 4 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Ballgame" |
| 5 | Janicza Bravo, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms" |
| 6 | Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET) - "Give It Arrest" |
| 7 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Bears" |
| 8 | Andrew DeYoung, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max) - "Life Goes By Too F*cking Fast, It Really Does." |
| 9 | Dearbhla Walsh, "Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) - "Flamingos" |
| 10 | Randall Keenan Winston, “Shrinking” (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
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| Giovanni Lago | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hiro Murai, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!" |
| 2 | Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 3 | Sterlin Harjo, “The Lowdown” (FX) - "Pilot" |
| 4 | Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET) - "Give It Arrest" |
| 5 | Alice Seabright, "Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) - "Lariat Takedown" |
| 6 | Janicza Bravo, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms" |
| 7 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Bears" |
| 8 | Kate Herron, "Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) - "Buddies" |
| 9 | Zach Braff, "Shrinking" (Apple TV) - "D-Day" |
| 10 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Ballgame" |
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| Will Mavity | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 2 | Hiro Murai, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!" |
| 3 | Janicza Bravo, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms" |
| 4 | Randall Keenan Winston, “Shrinking” (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
| 5 | Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET) - "Give It Arrest" |
| 6 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Bears" |
| 7 | Alice Seabright, "Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) - "Lariat Takedown" |
| 8 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Ballgame" |
| 9 | Zach Braff, "Shrinking" (Apple TV) - "D-Day" |
| 10 | Rhys Thomas, "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" (NBC) - "Pilot" |
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| Amy Kim | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hiro Murai, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!" |
| 2 | Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 3 | Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET) - "Give It Arrest" |
| 4 | Michael Patrick King, “The Comeback” (HBO Max) - "Valerie Faces Reality" |
| 5 | Dearbhla Walsh, "Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) - "Flamingos" |
| 6 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Bears" |
| 7 | Randall Keenan Winston, “Shrinking” (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
| 8 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Ballgame" |
| 9 | Sterlin Harjo, “The Lowdown” (FX) - "Pilot" |
| 10 | Zach Braff, "Rooster" (HBO Max) - "Angry, Like An Angry Person" |
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| Tom O'Brien | |
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| 1 | Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 2 | Michael Patrick King, “The Comeback” (HBO Max) - "Valerie Faces Reality" |
| 3 | Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET) - "Give It Arrest" |
| 4 | Dearbhla Walsh, "Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) - "Flamingos" |
| 5 | Sterlin Harjo, “The Lowdown” (FX) - "Pilot" |
| 6 | Randall Keenan Winston, “Shrinking” (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
| 7 | Janicza Bravo, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms" |
| 8 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Ballgame" |
| 9 | Rhys Thomas, "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" (NBC) - "Pilot" |
| 10 | Zach Braff, "Rooster" (HBO Max) - "Angry, Like An Angry Person" |
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| Ema Sasic | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 2 | Michael Patrick King, “The Comeback” (HBO Max) - "Valerie Faces Reality" |
| 3 | Dearbhla Walsh, "Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) - "Flamingos" |
| 4 | Hiro Murai, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!" |
| 5 | Zach Braff, "Shrinking" (Apple TV) - "D-Day" |
| 6 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Bears" |
| 7 | Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Ballgame" |
| 8 | Sterlin Harjo, “The Lowdown” (FX) - "Pilot" |
| 9 | John Hoffman, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu) - "After You" |
| 10 | Rhys Thomas, "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" (NBC) - "Pilot" |
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