Emmy Predictions – Matt Neglia

Here are Matt Neglia’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

Matt Neglia
1"Hacks" (HBO Max)
2"The Comeback" (HBO Max)
3"Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4"Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
5"Rooster" (HBO Max)
6"The Bear" (FX)
7"Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
8"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
9"The Chair Company" (HBO Max)
10"The Lowdown" (FX)

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"Task" (HBO Max)
6"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
7"Paradise" (Hulu)
8"The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
9"Stranger Things" (Netflix)
10"The Morning Show" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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1"Half Man" (HBO Max)
2"DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
3"Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
4"The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
5"All Her Fault" (Peacock)
6"Beef" (Netflix)
7"Lord of the Flies" (Netflix)
8"Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
9"Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
10"Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)

Outstanding Television Movie

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1"Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man" (Netflix)
2"People We Meet on Vacation" (Netflix)
3"Deep Cover" (Prime Video)
4"Pizza Movie" (Hulu)
5"Echo Valley" (Apple TV)
6"Swiped" (Hulu)
7"The Thursday Murder Club"(Netflix)
8"Remarkably Bright Creatures" (Netflix)
9"Happy Gilmore 2" (Netflix)
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Outstanding Animated Program

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1"South Park" (Comedy Central)
2"The Simpsons" (FOX)
3"Primal" (Adult Swim)
4"Rick and Morty" (Adult Swim)
5"Bob's Burgers" (FOX)
6"Invincible (Prime Video)
7"Star Wars: Maul-Shadow Lord" (Disney+)
8"Kevin" (Prime Video)
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Outstanding Competition Program

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1"The Traitors" (Peacock)
2"Survivor" (CBS)
3“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)
4"The Amazing Race" (CBS)
5"Top Chef" (Bravo)
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Outstanding Variety Talk Series

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1“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
2“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
3“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
4"Late Night With Seth Meyers" (NBC)
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Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

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1"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (HBO Max)
2“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
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Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Matt Neglia
1Jean Smart, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max)
3Elle Fanning, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
4Kristen Wiig, "Palm Royale" (Apple TV)
5Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
6Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday" (Netflix)
7Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
8Kristen Bell, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
9Selena Gomez, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
10Rachel Sennott, "I Love L.A." (HBO Max)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Matt Neglia
1Rhea Seehorn, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
2Keri Russell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
3Zendaya , "Euphoria" (HBO Max)
4Carrie Coon, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
5Jennifer Aniston, "The Morning Show (Apple TV)
6Kathy Bates, "Matlock" (CBS)
7Michelle Pfeiffer, "The Madison" (Paramount+)
8Marisa Abela, "Industry" (HBO Max)
9Myha'la , "Industry" (HBO Max)
10Chase Infiniti, "The Testaments" (Hulu)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Matt Neglia
1Sarah Snook, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
2Carey Mulligan, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Sarah Pidgeon, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
4Claire Danes, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
5Linda Cardellini, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
6Kerry Washington, "Imperfect Women" (Apple TV)
7Tessa Thompson, "His and Hers" (Netflix)
8Rachel Weisz, "Vladimir" (Netflix)
9Julianne Moore, "Echo Valley" (Apple TV)
10Robin Wright, "The Girlfriend" (Prime)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Matt Neglia
1Jason Segel, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Ethan Hawke, "The Lowdown" (FX)
3Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
4Steve Carell, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
5Adam Brody, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
6Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (Hulu)
7Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
8Tim Robinson, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)
9Ted Danson, "A Man on the Inside" (Netflix)
10Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, "Wonder Man" (Disney)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Matt Neglia
1Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
3Mark Ruffalo, "Task" (HBO Max)
4Jon Hamm, "Your Friends & Neighbors" (Apple TV)
5Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
6Peter Claffey, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
7Tom Hiddleston, "The Night Manager" (Prime Video)
8Idris Elba, "Hijack" (Apple TV)
9Billy Bob Thornton, "Landman" (Paramount+)
10Antony Starr, "The Boys" (Prime Video)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Matt Neglia
1Richard Gadd, "Half Man" (HBO Max)
2Oscar Issac, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Matthew Rhys, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
4Riz Ahmed, "Bait" (Prime Video)
5Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
6Paul Anthony Kelly, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
7David Harbour, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
8Charlie Hunnam, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
9Michael Shannon, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
10Cillian Murphy, "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Matt Neglia
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)
6Danielle Deadwyler, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
7Carol Burnett, "Palm Royale" (Apple TV)
8Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
9Liza Colon-Zayas, "The Bear" (FX)
10Christa Miller, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Matt Neglia
1Katherine LaNasa, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Karolina Wydra, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Juliane Nicholson, "Paradise" (Hulu)
4Taylor Dearden, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
5Allison Janney, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
6Nicole Beharie, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV)
7Christine Baranski, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
8Fiona Dourif, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
9Supriya Ganesh, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
10Isa Briones, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Matt Neglia
1Cailee Spaeny, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Yuh-Jung Youn, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Grace Gummer, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
4Naomi Watts, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
5Constance Zimmer, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
6Brittany Snow, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
7Dakota Fanning, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
8Kate Mara, "Imperfect Women" (Apple TV)
9Laurie Metcalf, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
10Betty Gilpin, "Death By Lightning" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Matt Neglia
1Harrison Ford, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Nick Offerman, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
3Paul W. Downs, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
4Phil Dunster, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
5Bryan Cranston, "Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair" (Hulu)
6Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear" (FX)
7Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
8Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
9Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
10Ted McGinley, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Matt Neglia
1Tom Pelphrey, "Task" (HBO Max)
2Billy Crudup, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV)
3Patrick Ball, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Jack Lowden, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
5Gerran Howell, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
6Carlos-Manuel Vesga, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
7Colman Domingo, "Euphoria" (HBO Max)
8James Marsden, "Paradise" (Hulu)
9Ken Leung, "Industry" (HBO Max)
10Kit Harrington, "Industry" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Matt Neglia
1Jamie Bell, Half Man (HBO Max)
2Charles Melton, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Troy Kotsur, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
4Jonathan Banks, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
5Alessandro Nivola, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
6Jake Lacy, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
7Nick Offerman, "Death By Lightning" (Netflix)
8Michael Peña, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
9Richard Jenkins, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
10Tom Hollander, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Matt Neglia
1Shailene Woodley, “Paradise” (Hulu)
2Merrit Wever, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
3Brittany Allen , "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Tal Anderson, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
5Leslie Uggams, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
6Miriam Shor, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
7Richa Moorjani, "Alien: Earth" (FX)
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Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series     

Matt Neglia
1Amy Poehler, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
2Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear” (FX)
3Cherry Jones, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
4Kaitlin Olson, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
5Danielle Deadwyler, “The Bear” (FX)
6Leslie Bibb, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
7Malin Akerman, "The Comeback" (HBO)
8Candice Bergen, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
9Ariana Grande, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
10Keyla Monterroso Mejia, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Matt Neglia
1Shawn Hatosy, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Jeff Hiller, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Jeff Kober, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Samba Schutte, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
5Jeremy Irons, "The Morning Show” (Apple TV)
6Jonathan Pryce, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
7Ernest Harden Jr., "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
8Luke Tennie, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
9Charles Baker, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
10Patrick Fischler, "Paradise" (Hulu)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series     

Matt Neglia
1Michael J. Fox, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Andrew Scott, "The Comeback" (HBO)
3Jeff Daniels, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4Bad Bunny, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
5Jon Bernthal, "The Bear" (FX)
6Rob Reiner, "The Bear" (FX)
7Lance Barber, "The Comeback" (HBO)
8Ryan Gosling, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
9Peter Dinklage, "The Lowdown" (FX)
10Tony Goldwyn, "Hacks" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Matt Neglia
1Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
2Michael Patrick King, “The Comeback” (HBO Max)
3Dearbhla Walsh, "Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
4Janicza Bravo, "The Bear" (FX)
5Randall Keenan Winston, “Shrinking” (Apple TV)
6Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX)
7Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET)
8Zach Braff, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
9Andrew DeYoung, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)
10Sterlin Harjo, “The Lowdown” (FX)

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Matt Neglia
1Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
2John Wells, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
3Saul Metzstein, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
4Amanda Marsalis, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
5Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
6Alex Graves, "The Diplomat"
7Jeremiah Zagar, "Task" (HBO Max)
8Ken Olin, "Paradise" (Hulu)
9Frederick E. O. Toye, "Fallout" (Prime Video)
10Uta Briesewitz, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

Matt Neglia
1Jake Schreier, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Alexandra Brodski, "Half Man" (HBO Max)
3Antonio Campos, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
4Max Winkler, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
5Steven Conrad, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
6Matt Ross, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
7Marc Munden, "Lord of the Flies" (Netflix)
8Bassam Tariq, "Bait" (Prime)
9Weronika Tofilska, "Something Very Bad in Going to Happen" (Netflix)
10Minkie Spiro, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

Matt Neglia
1Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max)
3Bill Lawrence & Brett Goldstein & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4Bill Lawrence & Matt Tarses, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
5David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
6Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce, "The Bear" (FX)
8Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)
9Sterlin Harjo, "The Lowdown" (FX)
10J. J. Philbin & Ben Smith, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

Matt Neglia
1R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
4Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max)
5Alison Tatlock & Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
6Debora Cahn, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
7Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max)
8Joe Sachs, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
9Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
10Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Matt Neglia
1Richard Gadd, "Half Man" (HBO Max)
2Lee Sung Jin, "Beef"
3Steven Conrad, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
4Mike Makowsky, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
5Gabe Rotter and Daniel Pearle, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
6Connor Hines, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
7Jack Thorne, "Lord of the Flies" (Netflix)
8Zach Baylin & Kate Susman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
9Ian Brennan, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
10Annie Weisman & Kay Oyegun, "Imperfect Women" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special      

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