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"Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
3"Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4"Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
5"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6"The Bear" (FX)
7"Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
8"Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
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Outstanding Drama Series

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1"The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2"Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3"The Diplomat" (Netflix)
4"Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
5"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
6"The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
7"Paradise" (Hulu)
8"Your Friends and Neighbors" (Apple TV)
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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)
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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"Heads Of State" (Prime Video)
5"Jack Ryan: Ghost War" (Prime Video)
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Outstanding Animated Program

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1"South Park" (Comedy Central)
2"Smiling Friends" (Adult Swim)
3"The Simpsons" (FOX)
4"Rick and Morty" (Adult Swim)
5"Bob's Burgers" (FOX)
6"Star Wars: Visions" (Disney+)
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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"Top Chef" (Bravo)
5"Dancing with the Stars" (ABC)
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Outstanding Variety Series
 

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1"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (CBS)
2“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
3"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (HBO Max)
4"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (ABC)
5"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
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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)
4Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
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Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Matt Neglia
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)
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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)
3Carey Mulligan, "Beef" (Netflix)
4Claire Danes, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
5Sally Field, "Remarkably Bright Creatures" (Netflix)
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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)
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Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Matt Neglia
1Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Mark Ruffalo, "Task" (HBO Max)
3Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
4Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
5Rufus Sewell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
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Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Matt Neglia
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)
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Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Matt Neglia
1Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Kate O'Flynn, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
3Michelle Pfeiffer, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
4Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
5Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
7Dale Dickey, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
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Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Matt Neglia
1Katherine LaNasa, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Karolina Wydra, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Sepideh Moafi, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Fiona Dourif, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
5Taylor Dearden, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
6Juliane Nicholson, "Paradise" (Hulu)
7Allison Janney, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
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Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Matt Neglia
1Harrison Ford, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Paul W. Downs, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
3Stephen Root, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
4Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
5Nick Offerman, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
6Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)
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Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Matt Neglia
1Patrick Ball, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Tom Pelphrey, "Task" (HBO Max)
3Shawn Hatosy, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Jack Lowden, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
5Shawn Hatosy, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
6Carlos-Manuel Vesga, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
7Gerran Howell, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
8Billy Crudup, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV)
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Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Matt Neglia
1David Harbour, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
2Richard Gadd, Half Man (HBO Max)
3Jason Bateman, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
4Charles Melton, "Beef" (Netflix)
5Richard Jenkins, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
6Nick Offerman, "Death By Lightning" (Netflix)
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Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Matt Neglia
1Shailene Woodley, “Paradise” (Hulu)
2Miriam Shor, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
3Brittany Allen, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Tal Anderson, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
5Tina Ivlev, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
6Merrit Wever, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
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Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series     

Matt Neglia
1Kaitlin Olson, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Cherry Jones, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
3Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear” (FX)
4Laurie Metcalf, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
5Betty Gilpin, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
6Leslie Bibb, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
7Lauren Weedman, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
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Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Matt Neglia
1Jeff Kober, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Jonathan Pryce, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
3Colman Domingo, "Euphoria" (HBO)
4Jeff Hiller, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
5Bradley Whitford, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
6Ernest Harden Jr., "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
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Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series     

Matt Neglia
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)
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Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Matt Neglia
1Hiro Murai, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!"
2Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max) - "Hacks"
3Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Bears"
4Andrew DeYoung, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max) - "Life Goes By Too F*cking Fast, It Really Does."
5Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Ballgame"
6Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET) - "Give It Arrest"
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Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Matt Neglia
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-Whitfield, "Task" (HBO Max) - "Out Beyond Ideas Of Wrongdoing And Rightdoing, There Is A River."
5Salli Richardson-Whitfield, "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

Matt Neglia
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"
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Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

Matt Neglia
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"
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Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

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

Matt Neglia
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"
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Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series      

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