Emmy Predictions – Will Mavity

Here are Will Mavity’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

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

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

Outstanding Television Movie

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1"Jack Ryan: Ghost War" (Prime Video)
2"People We Meet on Vacation" (Netflix)
3"Deep Cover" (Prime Video)
4"Echo Valley" (Apple TV)
5"Pizza Movie" (Hulu)
6"Swiped" (Hulu)
7"Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice" (Hulu)
8"Remarkably Bright Creatures" (Netflix)
9"Heads Of State" (PRime Video)
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Outstanding Animated Program

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

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 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

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

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

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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)
8Tracy Morgan, "The Rise and Fall of Reggie Dinkins" (NBC)
9Ted Danson, "A Man on the Inside" (Netflix)
10Tim Robinson, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

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1Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
3Mark Ruffalo, "Task" (HBO Max)
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)
8Tom Hiddleston, "The Night Manager" (Prime Video)
9Billy Bob Thornton, "Landman" (Paramount+)
10Antony Starr, "The Boys" (Prime Video)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

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1Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
3Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
4Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
6Michelle Pfeiffer, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
7Carol Burnett, "Palm Royale" (Apple TV)
8Danielle Deadwyler, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
9Liza Colon-Zayas, "The Bear" (FX)
10Christa Miller, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

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

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series     

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

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

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1John Wells, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Amanda Marsalis, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Saul Metzstein, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
5Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
6Jeremiah Zagar, "Task" (HBO Max)
7Alex Graves, "The Diplomat"
8Ken Olin, "Paradise" (Hulu)
9Sarah Adina Smith, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max)
10Alex Graves, "The Diplomat"

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

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

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

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1Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Sterlin Harjo, "The Lowdown" (FX)
3Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max)
4Eva Anderson & David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
5Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce, "The Bear" (FX)
6Bill Lawrence & Brett Goldstein & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
7Bill Lawrence & Matt Tarses, "Rooster" (HBO Max)
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
 

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

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series      

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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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