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

Will Mavity
1"Hacks" (HBO Max)
2"Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)
3"Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
4"Shrinking" (Apple TV)
5"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6"The Bear" (FX)
7"Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
8"Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)

Outstanding Drama Series

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

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

Will Mavity
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)

Outstanding Television Movie

Will Mavity
1"Remarkably Bright Creatures" (Netflix)
2"Miss You, Love You" (HBO Max)
3"People We Meet on Vacation" (Netflix)
4"Jack Ryan: Ghost War" (Prime Video)
5"Heads Of State" (Prime Video)

Outstanding Animated Program

Will Mavity
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)

Outstanding Competition Program

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

Outstanding Variety Series
 

Will Mavity
1"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (HBO Max)
2"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (CBS)
3"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (ABC)
4"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
5“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Will Mavity
1Jean Smart, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Elle Fanning, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV)
3Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max)
4Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (FX)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Will Mavity
1Rhea Seehorn, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
2Keri Russell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
3Zendaya , "Euphoria" (HBO Max)
4Carrie Coon, "The Gilded Age" (HBO Max)
5Chase Infiniti, "The Testaments" (Hulu)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Will Mavity
1Sarah Snook, "All Her Fault" (Peacock)
2Carey Mulligan, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Claire Danes, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
4Sarah Pidgeon, "Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette" (FX)
5Sally Field, "Remarkably Bright Creatures" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Will Mavity
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)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Will Mavity
1Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
3Mark Ruffalo, "Task" (HBO Max)
4Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
5Rufus Sewell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Will Mavity
1Oscar Issac, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Matthew Rhys, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix)
3Charlie Hunnam, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)
4Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix)
5Riz Ahmed, "Bait" (Prime Video)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Will Mavity
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)
5Meg Stalter, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
6Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
7Dale Dickey, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Will Mavity
1Katherine LaNasa, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Karolina Wydra, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Sepideh Moafi, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
4Allison Janney, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
5Fiona Dourif, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
6Taylor Dearden, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
7Juliane Nicholson, "Paradise" (Hulu)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Will Mavity
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)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

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

Will Mavity
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)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Will Mavity
1Shailene Woodley, “Paradise” (Hulu)
2Tal Anderson, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
3Merrit Wever, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
4Brittany Allen, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
5Miriam Shor, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
6Tina Ivlev, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Will Mavity
1Cherry Jones, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
2Kaitlin Olson, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
3Amy Poehler, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
4Leslie Bibb, "Hacks" (HBO Max)
5Candice Bergen, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
6Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear” (FX)
7Betty Gilpin, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Will Mavity
1Jeff Kober, "The Pitt" (HBO Max)
2Jeff Hiller, "Pluribus" (Apple TV)
3Jonathan Pryce, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV)
4Colman Domingo, "Euphoria" (HBO)
5Bradley Whitford, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)
6Ernest Harden Jr., "The Pitt" (HBO Max)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Will Mavity
1Michael J. Fox, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
2Andrew Scott, "The Comeback" (HBO)
3Rob Reiner, "The Bear" (FX)
4Jeff Daniels, "Shrinking" (Apple TV)
5Bad Bunny, "Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
6Jon Bernthal, "The Bear" (FX)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Will Mavity
1Hiro Murai, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!"
2Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (HBO Max) - "Hacks"
3Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Bears"
4Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Ballgame"
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"

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Will Mavity
1John Wells, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "9:00 P.M."
2Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us"
3Saul Metzstein, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars"
4Uta Briesewitz, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "5:00 P.M."
5Owen Harris, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max) - "In the Name of the Mother"
6Shawn Hatosy, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "3:00 P.M."

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

Will Mavity
1Alexandra Brodski, "Half Man" (HBO Max) - "Episode 2"
2Lee Sung Jin, "Beef" (Netflix) - "Oh, The Comfort, The Inexpressible Comfort"
3Antonio Campos, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix) - "Sick Puppy"
4Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix) - "The Black Rabbits"

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series  

Will Mavity
1Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, "Hacks" (HBO Max) - "Hacks"
2Katie Dippold, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!"
3Bill Lawrence & Brett Goldstein & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time"
4Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Goodbye"
5Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max) - "Valerie Does It All"
6Eva Anderson & David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV) - "Lock And Load"

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
 

Will Mavity
1Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "1:00 P.M."
2Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us"
3Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars"
4Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max) - "A Still Small Voice"
5Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max) - "A Still Small Voice"
6Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "Grenade"

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Will Mavity
1Richard Gadd, "Half Man" (HBO Max)
2Lee Sung Jin, "Beef" (Netflix) - "All The Things We're Never Going To Have"
3Steven Conrad, "DTF St. Louis" (HBO Max)
4Mike Makowsky, "Death by Lightning" (Netflix)
5Gabe Rotter and Daniel Pearle, "The Beast in Me" (Netflix) - "Sick Puppy"

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series

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