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"Shrinking" (Apple TV)
3"Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
4"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5"The Bear" (FX)
6"The Comeback" (HBO Max)
7"The Lowdown" (FX)
8"Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)

Outstanding Drama Series

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1"The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2"Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3"Task" (HBO Max)
4"Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
5"The Diplomat" (Netflix)
6"Paradise" (Hulu)
7"Industry" (HBO Max)
8"The Morning Show" (Apple TV)

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"DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
5"Death by Lightning" (Netflix)

Outstanding Television Movie

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1"Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice" (Hulu)
2"People We Meet on Vacation" (Netflix)
3"Pizza Movie" (Hulu)
4"Deep Cover" (Prime Video)
5"Echo Valley" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Animated Program

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1"The Simpsons" (FOX)
2"Primal" (Adult Swim)
3"Bob's Burgers" (FOX)
4"Invincible (Prime Video)
5"Star Wars: Maul-Shadow Lord" (Disney+)

Outstanding Competition Program

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1"Survivor" (CBS)
2"The Traitors" (Peacock)
3“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)
4"The Amazing Race" (CBS)
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

Giovanni Lago
1Rhea Seehorn, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
2Keri Russell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
3Kathy Bates, "Matlock" (CBS)
4Marisa Abela, "Industry" (HBO Max)
5Zendaya , "Euphoria" (HBO Max)

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)
4Tessa Thompson, "His and Hers" (Netflix)
5Claire Danes, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

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1Jason Segel, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Ethan Hawke, "The Lowdown" (FX)
3Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
4Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (Hulu)
5Steve Carell, "Rooster" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

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1Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
3Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
4Mark Ruffalo, "Task" (HBO Max)
5Jon Hamm, "Your Friends & Neighbors" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Giovanni Lago
1Jamie Bell, "Half Man" (HBO Max)
2Oscar Issac, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
4Paul Anthony Kelly, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
5Matthew Rhys, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Giovanni Lago
1Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
3Michelle Pfeiffer, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
4Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
7Ashley Padilla, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1Cailee Spaeny, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Yuh-Jung Youn, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Grace Gummer, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
4Kate Mara, "Imperfect Women" (Apple TV)
5Laurie Metcalf, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
6Brittany Snow, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

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1Harrison Ford, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Paul W. Downs, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
3Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear" (FX)
4Nick Offerman, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
5Luke Tennie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
6Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1Richard Gadd, Half Man (HBO Max)
2Alessandro Nivola, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
3Jonathan Banks, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
4Charles Melton, "Beef" (Netflix)
5Tom Hollander, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
6Richard Jenkins, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)

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)
5Leslie Uggams, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
6Merrit Wever, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series     

Giovanni Lago
1Amy Poehler, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
2Candice Bergen, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
3Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear” (FX)
4Danielle Deadwyler, “The Bear” (FX)
5Keyla Monterroso Mejia, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Kaitlin Olson, "Hacks" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

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1Jeff Kober, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Charles Baker, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
3Jeremy Irons, "The Morning Show” (Apple TV)
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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1Michael J. Fox, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Bad Bunny, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
3Jeff Daniels, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4Jon Bernthal, "The Bear" (FX)
5Rob Reiner, "The Bear" (FX)
6Tony Goldwyn, "Hacks" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

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1Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
2Janicza Bravo, "The Bear" (FX)
3Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET)
4Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Sterlin Harjo, “The Lowdown” (FX)
6Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX)

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

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1Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
2John Wells, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
3Amanda Marsalis, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Saul Metzstein, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
5Jeremiah Zagar, "Task" (HBO Max)
6Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
7Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

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1Alexandra Brodski, "Half Man" (HBO Max)
2Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
3Marc Munden, "Lord of the Flies" (Netflix)
4Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
5Antonio Campos, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
6Max Winkler, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

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1Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Sterlin Harjo, "The Lowdown" (FX)
3Eva Anderson & David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
4Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max)
5Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce, "The Bear" (FX)
6Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

Giovanni Lago
1R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max)
4Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
5Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
6Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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1Richard Gadd, "Half Man" (HBO Max)
2Lee Sung Jin, "Beef"
3Steven Conrad, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
4Mike Makowsky, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
5Annie Weisman & Kay Oyegun, "Imperfect Women" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series      

Giovanni Lago
1"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (HBO Max)
2"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
3"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)