Emmy Predictions – Megan Lachinski

Here are Megan Lachinski’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

Megan Lachinski
1"Hacks" (HBO Max)
2"The Comeback" (HBO Max)
3"Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4"Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
5"Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
6"Rooster" (HBO Max)
7"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
8"Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
9"The Bear" (FX)
10"Jury Duty: Company Retreat" (Prime Video)

Outstanding Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
1"The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2"Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3"Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
4"The Diplomat" (Netflix)
5"Task" (HBO Max)
6"Paradise" (Hulu)
7"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
8"Stranger Things" (Netflix)
9"The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
10"Landman" (Paramount+)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Television Movie

Megan Lachinski
1"Remarkably Bright Creatures" (Netflix)
2"People We Meet on Vacation" (Netflix)
3"Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice" (Hulu)
4"Swiped" (Hulu)
5"Heads Of State" (PRime Video)
6"Miss You, Love You" (HBO Max)
7"Jack Ryan: Ghost War" (Prime Video)
8"Pizza Movie" (Hulu)
9"Deep Cover" (Prime Video)
10"Oh. What. Fun" (Prime Video)

Outstanding Animated Program

Megan Lachinski
1"South Park" (Comedy Central)
2"The Simpsons" (FOX)
3"Bob's Burgers" (FOX)
4"Star Wars: Maul-Shadow Lord" (Disney+)
5"Invincible (Prime Video)
6"Stranger Things: Tales from '85" (Netflix)
7"Kevin" (Prime Video)
8"Splinter Cell: Deathwatch" (Netflix)
9"Primal" (Adult Swim)
10"Rick and Morty" (Adult Swim)

Outstanding Competition Program

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

Megan Lachinski
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

Megan Lachinski
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)
5Kristen Bell, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
6Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)
7Selena Gomez, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
8Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday" (Netflix)
9Kristen Wiig, "Palm Royale" (Apple TV)
10Rachel Sennott, "I Love L.A." (HBO Max)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Megan Lachinski
1Carey Mulligan, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Sarah Snook, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
3Sarah Pidgeon, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
4Claire Danes, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
5Kerry Washington, "Imperfect Women" (Apple TV)
6Camila Morrone, "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen" (Netflix)
7Rachel Weisz, "Vladimir" (Netflix)
8Tessa Thompson, "His and Hers" (Netflix)
9Robin Wright, "The Girlfriend" (Prime)
10Allison Janney, "Miss You, Love You" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Megan Lachinski
1Jason Segel, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
3Steve Carell, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
4Matthew Rhys, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
5Ethan Hawke, "The Lowdown" (FX)
6Adam Brody, "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
7Tim Robinson, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)
8Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
9Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (Hulu)
10Ted Danson, "A Man on the Inside" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
1Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Mark Ruffalo, "Task" (HBO Max)
3Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
4Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
5Jon Hamm, "Your Friends & Neighbors" (Apple TV)
6Peter Claffey, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
7Rufus Sewell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
8Antony Starr, "The Boys" (Prime Video)
9Tom Hiddleston, "The Night Manager" (Prime Video)
10Walton Goggins, "Fallout" (Prime Video)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Megan Lachinski
1Michelle Pfeiffer, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
2Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
3Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Ashley Padilla, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
6Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7Kate O'Flynn, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
8Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
9Christa Miller, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
10Carol Burnett, "Palm Royale" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
1Katherine LaNasa, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Karolina Wydra, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Taylor Dearden, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Allison Janney, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
5Sepideh Moafi, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
6Emilia Jones, "Task" (HBO Max)
7Isa Briones, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
8Supriya Ganesh, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
9Christine Baranski, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
10Juliane Nicholson, "Paradise" (Hulu)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Megan Lachinski
1Cailee Spaeny, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Linda Cardellini, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
3Constance Zimmer, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
4Grace Gummer, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
5Yuh-Jung Youn, "Beef" (Netflix)
6Kate Mara, "Imperfect Women" (Apple TV)
7Naomi Watts, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
8Naomi Watts, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
9Laurie Metcalf, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
10Brittany Snow, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Megan Lachinski
1Harrison Ford, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Nick Offerman, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
3Paul W. Downs, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
4Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
5Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6Ted McGinley, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
7Stephen Root, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
8Andrew Scott, "The Comeback" (HBO Max)
9Colman Domingo, "The Four Seasons" (Netflix)
10Marcello Hernandez, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
1Billy Crudup, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV)
2Tom Pelphrey, "Task" (HBO Max)
3Shawn Hatosy, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Patrick Ball, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
5Gerran Howell, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
6Jack Lowden, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
7Carlos-Manuel Vesga, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
8Colman Domingo, "Euphoria" (HBO Max)
9James Marsden, "Paradise" (Hulu)
10Sam Elliott, "Landman" (Paramount+)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Megan Lachinski
1Richard Gadd, Half Man (HBO Max)
2David Harbour, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
3Charles Melton, "Beef" (Netflix)
4Jason Bateman, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
5Alessandro Nivola, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
6Richard Jenkins, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
7Nick Offerman, "Death By Lightning" (Netflix)
8Tom Hollander, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
9Jonathan Banks, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
10Rory Kinnear, "Lord of the Flies" (Netflix)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
1Shailene Woodley, “Paradise” (Hulu)
2Miriam Shor, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
3Tal Anderson, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Tina Ivlev, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
5Elisabeth Moss, "The Testaments" (Hulu)
6Leslie Uggams, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
7Merrit Wever, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
8Brittany Allen , "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
9Ayesha Harris , "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
10Lindsay Duncan, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series     

Megan Lachinski
1Leslie Bibb, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Laurie Metcalf, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
3Amy Poehler, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
4Marin Ireland, "Gary" (FX)
5Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear” (FX)
6Kaitlin Olson, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
7Keyla Monterroso Mejia, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
8Cherry Jones, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
9Candice Bergen, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
10Ariana Grande, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series     

Megan Lachinski
1Michael J. Fox, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Aziz Ansari, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
3Jeff Daniels, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
4Rob Reiner, "The Bear" (FX)
5Jon Bernthal, "The Bear" (FX)
6Andrew Scott, "The Comeback" (HBO)
7Bad Bunny, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
8Tony Goldwyn, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
9Will Ferrell, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
10Ryan Gosling, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
1John Wells, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Alex Graves, "The Diplomat"
4Saul Metzstein, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
5Ken Olin, "Paradise" (Hulu)
6Jeremiah Zagar, "Task" (HBO Max)
7Amanda Marsalis, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
8Sam Levinson, "Euphoria" (HBO Max)
9Eric Kripke, "The Boys" (Prime Video)
10Uta Briesewitz, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

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

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

Megan Lachinski
1R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max)
4Debora Cahn, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
5Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
6Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu)
7Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
8Charlotte Stoudt & Zander Lehmann, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV)
9Joe Sachs, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
10Alison Tatlock & Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series      

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