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

Megan Lachinski
1"The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2"Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3"Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
4"The Diplomat" (Netflix)
5"Paradise" (Hulu)
6"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
7"Your Friends and Neighbors" (Apple TV)
8"The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
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Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

Megan Lachinski
1"DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
2"Beef" (Netflix)
3"Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
4"The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
5"All Her Fault" (Peacock)
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Outstanding Television Movie

Megan Lachinski
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

Megan Lachinski
1"South Park" (Comedy Central)
2"The Simpsons" (FOX)
3"Bob's Burgers" (FOX)
4"Rick and Morty" (Adult Swim)
5"Star Wars: Visions" (Disney+)
6"Smiling Friends" (Adult Swim)
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Outstanding Competition Program

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

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

Megan Lachinski
1Rhea Seehorn, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
2Keri Russell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
3Zendaya , "Euphoria" (HBO Max)
4Chase Infiniti, "The Testaments" (Hulu)
5Carrie Coon, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
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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)
5Sally Field, "Remarkably Bright Creatures" (Netflix)
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Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Megan Lachinski
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

Megan Lachinski
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

Megan Lachinski
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

Megan Lachinski
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)
5Dale Dickey, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
6Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
7Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
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Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Megan Lachinski
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)
6Juliane Nicholson, "Paradise" (Hulu)
7Fiona Dourif, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
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Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Megan Lachinski
1Linda Cardellini, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
2Constance Zimmer, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
3Dakota Fanning, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
4Yuh-Jung Youn, "Beef" (Netflix)
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

Megan Lachinski
1Harrison Ford, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Nick Offerman, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
3Paul W. Downs, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
4Stephen Root, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
5Michael Urie, "Shrinking" (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

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)
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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)
5Richard Jenkins, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
6Nick Offerman, "Death By Lightning" (Netflix)
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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)
5Merrit Wever, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
6Brittany Allen, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
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Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series     

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

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

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

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

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

Megan Lachinski
1Steven Conrad, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
2Jake Schreier, "Beef" (Netflix) - "It Will Stay This Way And You Will Obey"
3Lee Sung Jin, "Beef" (Netflix) - "Oh, The Comfort, The Inexpressible Comfort"
4Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix) - "The Black Rabbits"
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Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

Megan Lachinski
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
 

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

Megan Lachinski
1Lee Sung Jin, "Beef" (Netflix) - "All The Things We're Never Going To Have"
2Steven Conrad, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
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      

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