Emmy Predictions – Giovanni Lago

Here are Giovanni Lago’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"Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
4"Shrinking" (Apple TV)
5"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6"The Bear" (FX)
7"Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
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

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

Outstanding Animated Program

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

Outstanding Competition Program

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

Outstanding Variety Series
 

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1"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (HBO Max)
2“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

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)
3Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
4Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
5Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

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1Rhea Seehorn, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
2Keri Russell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
3Carrie Coon, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
4Zendaya , "Euphoria" (HBO Max)
5Chase Infiniti, "The Testaments" (Hulu)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

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)
4Steve Carell, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
5Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, "Wonder Man" (Disney)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

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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

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1Oscar Issac, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Matthew Rhys, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
3Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
4Riz Ahmed, "Bait" (Prime Video)
5Charlie Hunnam, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (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)
4Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
5Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
6Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7Dale Dickey, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

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1Harrison Ford, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Paul W. Downs, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
3Nick Offerman, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
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

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1Tom Pelphrey, "Task" (HBO Max)
2Shawn Hatosy, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
3Patrick Ball, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Billy Crudup, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV)
5Jack Lowden, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
6Gerran Howell, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
7Carlos-Manuel Vesga, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1David Harbour, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
2Jason Bateman, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
3Charles Melton, "Beef" (Netflix)
4Richard Jenkins, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
5Richard Gadd, Half Man (HBO Max)
6Nick Offerman, "Death By Lightning" (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)
4Merrit Wever, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
5Brittany Allen, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
6Tina Ivlev, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series     

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series     

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

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"
3Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Bears"
4Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET) - "Give It Arrest"
5Andrew DeYoung, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max) - "Life Goes By Too F*cking Fast, It Really Does."
6Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Ballgame"

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

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1Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us"
2Saul Metzstein, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars"
3Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "12:00 P.M."
4Salli Richardson, "Task" (HBO Max) - "Out Beyond Ideas Of Wrongdoing And Rightdoing, There Is A River."
5Sali Richardson, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max) - "My Mind Is Made Up"
6Hanelle M. Culpepper, "Paradise" (Hulu) - "Exodus"
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Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

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1Steven Conrad, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
2Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix) - "The Black Rabbits"
3Lee Sung Jin, "Beef" (Netflix) - "Oh, The Comfort, The Inexpressible Comfort"
4Jake Schreier, "Beef" (Netflix) - "It Will Stay This Way And You Will Obey"
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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!"
3Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Team Building"
4Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max) - "Valerie Does It All"
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
 

Giovanni Lago
1Valerie Chu, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "12:00 P.M."
2Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars"
3Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us"
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

Giovanni Lago
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"
4Mike Makowsky, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
5Megan Gallagher, "All Her Fault" (Peacock) - "Episode 8"

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series      

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