Emmy Predictions – Meredith Loftus

Here are Meredith Loftus’ 2023 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

Meredith Loftus
1"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
2"Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)
3"Barry" (HBO)
4"The Bear" (FX)
5"Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
6"Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
7"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon Prime Video)
8"Poker Face" (Peacock)

Outstanding Drama Series

Meredith Loftus
1"Succession" (HBO)
2"The White Lotus: Sicily" (HBO)
3"Better Call Saul" (AMC)
4"House of the Dragon" (HBO)
5"The Last of Us" (HBO)
6"Andor" (Disney+)
7"Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
8"The Crown" (Netflix)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

Meredith Loftus
1"Beef" (Netflix)
2"Daisy Jones and the Six" (Amazon Prime Video)
3"Monster: ​​The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" (Netflix)
4"Black Bird" (Apple TV+)
5"Love and Death" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Television Movie

Meredith Loftus
1"Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" (Roku Original)
2"Prey" (Hulu)
3"Fire Island" (Hulu)
4"Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas" (NBC)
5"Boston Strangler" (Hulu)

Outstanding Competition Program

Meredith Loftus
1"RuPaul's Drag Race" (MTV)
2"The Voice" (NBC)
3"The Amazing Race" (CBS)
4"Top Chef" (Bravo)
5"Nailed It" (Netflix)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

Meredith Loftus
1"The Problem With Jon Stewart" (Apple TV+)
2“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
3“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central)
4“Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC)
5“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series                          

Meredith Loftus
1"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" (HBO)
2"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
3"A Black Lady Sketch Show" (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Meredith Loftus
1Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
2Rachel Brosnahan, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon Prime Video)
3Christina Applegate, "Dead to Me" (Netflix)
4Natasha Lyonne, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
5Selena Gomez, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
6Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday" (Netflix)
7Elle Fanning, "The Great" (Hulu)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Meredith Loftus
1Sarah Snook, "Succession" (HBO)
2Melanie Lynskey, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
3Emma D’Arcy, "House of the Dragon" (HBO)
4Bella Ramsey, "The Last of Us" (HBO)
5Imelda Staunton, "The Crown" (Netflix)
6Helen Mirren, "1923" (Paramount+)
7Sharon Horgan, "Bad Sisters" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Meredith Loftus
1Jessica Chastain, "George and Tammy" (Showtime)
2Riley Keough, "Daisy Jones and the Six" (Amazon Prime Video)
3Ali Wong, "Beef" (Netflix)
4Dominique Fishback, "Swarm" (Amazon Prime Video)
5Emily Blunt, “The English" (Amazon Prime Video)
6Elizabeth Olsen, "Love and Death" (HBO Max)
7Vera Farmiga, "Five Days at Memorial" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Meredith Loftus
1Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)
2Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (Hulu)
3Bill Hader, "Barry" (HBO)
4Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
5Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
6Jason Segel, "Shrinking" (AppleTV+)
7Donald Glover, "Atlanta” (FX)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Meredith Loftus
1Jeremy Strong, "Succession" (HBO)
2Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)
3Pedro Pascal, "The Last of Us" (HBO)
4Kieran Culkin, "Succession" (HBO)
5Brian Cox, "Succession" (HBO)
6Paddy Considine, "House of the Dragon" (HBO)
7Diego Luna, "Andor" (Disney+)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Meredith Loftus
1Evan Peters, "Monster: ​​The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" (Netflix)
2Steven Yeun, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Daniel Radcliffe, "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" (Roku Channel)
4Michael Shannon, "George and Tammy" (Showtime)
5Jesse Eisenberg, "Fleishman Is in Trouble" (FX)
6Sam Claflin, "Daisy Jones and the Six” (Amazon Prime Video)
7Ewan McGregor, "Obi-Wan Kenobi" (Disney+)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Meredith Loftus
1Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
2Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (Hulu)
3Hannah Waddingham, "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)
4Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
5Alex Borstein, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon Prime Video)
6Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7Juno Temple, "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Meredith Loftus
1Jennifer Coolidge, "The White Lotus: Sicily" (HBO)
2Rhea Seehorn, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)
3Milly Alcock, “House of the Dragon" (HBO)
4Meghann Fahy, "The White Lotus: Sicily" (HBO)
5Elizabeth Debicki, "The Crown" (Netflix)
6Christina Ricci, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
7Aubrey Plaza, "The White Lotus: Sicily" (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Meredith Loftus
1Niecy Nash-Betts, "Monster: ​​The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" (Netflix)
2Claire Danes, "Fleishman Is in Trouble” (FX)
3Olivia Colman, "Great Expectations" (FX)
4Lily Rabe, "Love and Death" (HBO Max)
5Camila Morrone, "Daisy Jones and the Six" (Amazon Prime Video)
6Patti Yasutake, "Beef" (Netflix)
7Cherry Jones, "Five Days at Memorial" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Meredith Loftus
1Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
2Brett Goldstein, "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)
3Harrison Ford, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
4Henry Winkler, "Barry" (HBO)
5Ebon Moss-Bacharach, "The Bear" (Hulu)
6Tony Shaloub, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon Prime Video)
7Kenan Thompson, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Meredith Loftus
1Giancarlo Esposito, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)
2Matthew Macfadyen, "Succession" (HBO)
3Stellan Skarsgard, "Andor" (Disney+)
4Matt Smith, "House of the Dragon" (HBO)
5Tom Hollander, "The White Lotus"
6Nicholas Braun, "Succession" (HBO)
7Alan Ruck, "Succession" (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Meredith Loftus
1Paul Walter Hauser, "Black Bird" (Apple TV+)
2Richard Jenkins, "Monster: ​​The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" (Netflix)
3Joseph Lee, "Beef" (Netflix)
4Ray Liotta, “Black Bird” (Apple TV+)
5Ciarán Hinds, "The English" (Amazon Prime Video)
6Jharrel Jerome, "Full Circle" (HBO Max)
7Murray Bartlett, "Welcome to Chippendales" (Hulu)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Meredith Loftus
1Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX)
2MJ Delaney, "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)
3Rian Johnson, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
4Bill Hader, “Barry" (HBO)
5Amy Sherman-Palladino, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon Prime Video)
6Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7James Ponsoldt, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Meredith Loftus
1Mark Mylod, "Succession" (HBO)
2Mike White, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
3Craig Mazin, "The Last of Us" (HBO)
4Vince Gilligan, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)
5Daisy von Scherler Mayer, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
6Miguel Sapochnik, "House of the Dragon" (HBO)
7Peter Gould, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

Meredith Loftus
1James Pondsoldt, "Daisy Jones & The Six" (Amazon Prime Video)
2Paris Barclay, "Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" (Netflix)
3Eric Appel, "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" (The Roku Channel)
4Jake Schreier, "Beef" (Netflix)
5Deborah Chow, "Obi-Wan Kenobi" (Disney+)
6Lesli Linka Glatter, "Love & Death" (HBO)
7David Mandel, "White House Plumbers" (HBO)

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

Meredith Loftus
1Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly & Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)
2Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
3Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel & Brett Goldstein, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
4Bill Hader, "Barry" (HBO)
5Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX)
6John Hoffman & Noah Levine, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
7Stefani Robinson & Paul Simms, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

Meredith Loftus
1Jesse Armstrong, "Succession" (HBO)
2Vince Gilligan, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)
3Ameni Rosza, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
4Mike White, "The White Lotus: Sicily" (HBO)
5Tony Gilroy, "Andor" (Disney+)
6Ryan Condal, "House Of The Dragon" (HBO)
7Peter Morgan, "The Crown" (Netflix)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Meredith Loftus
1Lee Sung Jin, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Scott Neaustadter & Michael H. Weber, "Daisy Jones & The Six" (Amazon Prime Video)
3Dennis Lehane, "Black Bird" (Apple TV+)
4David E. Kelly, "Love & Death" (HBO Max)
5Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan, "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" (Netflix)
6Taffy Brodesser-Akner, "Fleishman Is In Trouble" (FX)
7Alex Gregory & Peter Huyck, "White House Plumbers" (HBO)

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special      

Meredith Loftus
1"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" (HBO)
2"A Black Lady Sketch Show" (HBO)
3"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (CBS)
4"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
5"Late Night With Seth Meyers" (NBC)