Emmy Predictions – Ema Sasic

Here are Ema Sasic’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

Ema Sasic
1"Hacks" (HBO Max)
2"Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
3"Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4"Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
5"Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
6"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7"The Bear" (FX)
8"Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)

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"The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
6"Paradise" (Hulu)
7"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
8"Your Friends and Neighbors" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Television Movie

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

Outstanding Animated Program

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

Outstanding Competition Program

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

Outstanding Variety Series
 

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

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Ema Sasic
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

Ema Sasic
1Sarah Snook, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
2Carey Mulligan, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Claire Danes, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
4Sarah Pidgeon, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
5Sally Field, "Remarkably Bright Creatures" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Ema Sasic
1Matthew Rhys, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
2Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
3Jason Segel, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4Steve Carell, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
5Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, "Wonder Man" (Disney)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Ema Sasic
1Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
3Mark Ruffalo, "Task" (HBO Max)
4Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
5Rufus Sewell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Ema Sasic
1Oscar Issac, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Matthew Rhys, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
3Charlie Hunnam, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
4Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
5Riz Ahmed, "Bait" (Prime Video)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Ema Sasic
1Linda Cardellini, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
2Yuh-Jung Youn, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Laurie Metcalf, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
4Dakota Fanning, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
5Constance Zimmer, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
6Joy Sunday, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Ema Sasic
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

Ema Sasic
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

Ema Sasic
1David Harbour, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
2Jason Bateman, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
3Richard Gadd, Half Man (HBO Max)
4Charles Melton, "Beef" (Netflix)
5Richard Jenkins, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
6Nick Offerman, "Death By Lightning" (Netflix)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Ema Sasic
1Shailene Woodley, “Paradise” (Hulu)
2Miriam Shor, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
3Merrit Wever, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
4Brittany Allen, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
5Tal Anderson, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
6Tina Ivlev, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Ema Sasic
1Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max) - "Hacks"
2Hiro Murai, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!"
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

Ema Sasic
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"
4Hanelle M. Culpepper, "Paradise" (Hulu) - "Exodus"
5Salli Richardson-Whitfield, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max) - "My Mind Is Made Up"
6Salli Richardson-Whitfield, "Task" (HBO Max) - "Out Beyond Ideas Of Wrongdoing And Rightdoing, There Is A River."

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

Ema Sasic
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"
4Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Team Building"
5Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max) - "Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does."
6Anthony King, "Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat" (Prime Video) - "Mergers And Acquisitions"

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

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

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Ema Sasic
1Steven Conrad, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
2Lee Sung Jin, "Beef" (Netflix) - "All The Things We're Never Going To Have"
3Gabe Rotter and Daniel Pearle, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix) - "Sick Puppy"
4Megan Gallagher, "All Her Fault" (Peacock) - "Episode 8"
5Mike Makowsky, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series

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