Here are the NBP staff predictions for Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Emmy Predictions page.
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Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series – NBP Staff
| Matt Neglia | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, "Hacks" (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 2 | Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max) - "Valerie Does It All" |
| 3 | Bill Lawrence & Brett Goldstein & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
| 4 | Bill Lawrence & Matt Tarses, "Rooster" (HBO Max) - "Release the Brown Fat" |
| 5 | Eva Anderson & David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV) - "Lock And Load" |
| 6 | Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Team Building" |
| 7 | Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms" |
| 8 | Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max) - "Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does." |
| 9 | Sterlin Harjo, "The Lowdown" (FX) - "Pilot" |
| 10 | J. J. Philbin & Ben Smith, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu) - "Nail In the Coffin" |
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| Alyssa Christian | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, "Hacks" (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 2 | Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max) - "Valerie Does It All" |
| 3 | Bill Lawrence & Brett Goldstein & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
| 4 | Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Team Building" |
| 5 | Eva Anderson & David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV) - "Lock And Load" |
| 6 | Bill Lawrence & Matt Tarses, "Rooster" (HBO Max) - "Release the Brown Fat" |
| 7 | Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms" |
| 8 | J. J. Philbin & Ben Smith, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu) - "Nail In the Coffin" |
| 9 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Goodbye" |
| 10 | Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max) - "Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does." |
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| Nadia Dalimonte | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, "Hacks" (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 2 | Katie Dippold, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!" |
| 3 | Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max) - "Valerie Does It All" |
| 4 | Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Team Building" |
| 5 | Bill Lawrence & Brett Goldstein & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
| 6 | Eva Anderson & David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV) - "Lock And Load" |
| 7 | Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max) - "Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does." |
| 8 | Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms" |
| 9 | Bill Lawrence & Matt Tarses, "Rooster" (HBO Max) - "Release the Brown Fat" |
| 10 | Sterlin Harjo, "The Lowdown" (FX) - "Pilot" |
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| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, "Hacks" (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 2 | Katie Dippold, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!" |
| 3 | Bill Lawrence & Brett Goldstein & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
| 4 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Goodbye" |
| 5 | Eva Anderson & David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV) - "Lock And Load" |
| 6 | Sterlin Harjo, "The Lowdown" (FX) - "Pilot" |
| 7 | Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Team Building" |
| 8 | Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms" |
| 9 | Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max) - "Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does." |
| 10 | J. J. Philbin & Ben Smith, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu) - "Nail In the Coffin" |
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| Megan Lachinski | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, "Hacks" (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 2 | Bill Lawrence & Brett Goldstein & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
| 3 | Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max) - "Valerie Does It All" |
| 4 | Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Team Building" |
| 5 | Sterlin Harjo, "The Lowdown" (FX) - "Pilot" |
| 6 | J. J. Philbin & Ben Smith, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu) - "Nail In the Coffin" |
| 7 | Bill Lawrence & Matt Tarses, "Rooster" (HBO Max) - "Release the Brown Fat" |
| 8 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Goodbye" |
| 9 | Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max) - "Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does." |
| 10 | Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms" |
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| Giovanni Lago | |
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| 1 | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, "Hacks" (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 2 | Katie Dippold, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!" |
| 3 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Goodbye" |
| 4 | Sterlin Harjo, "The Lowdown" (FX) - "Pilot" |
| 5 | Eva Anderson & David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV) - "Lock And Load" |
| 6 | Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Team Building" |
| 7 | Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max) - "Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does." |
| 8 | Bill Lawrence & Brett Goldstein & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
| 9 | Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms" |
| 10 | Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max) - "Valerie Does It All" |
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| Will Mavity | |
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| 1 | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, "Hacks" (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 2 | Katie Dippold, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!" |
| 3 | Bill Lawrence & Brett Goldstein & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
| 4 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Goodbye" |
| 5 | Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max) - "Valerie Does It All" |
| 6 | Eva Anderson & David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV) - "Lock And Load" |
| 7 | Sterlin Harjo, "The Lowdown" (FX) - "Pilot" |
| 8 | Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms" |
| 9 | Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Team Building" |
| 10 | J. J. Philbin & Ben Smith, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu) - "Nail In the Coffin" |
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| Amy Kim | |
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| 1 | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, "Hacks" (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 2 | Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max) - "Valerie Does It All" |
| 3 | Katie Dippold, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!" |
| 4 | Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Team Building" |
| 5 | Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max) - "Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does." |
| 6 | Eva Anderson & David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV) - "Lock And Load" |
| 7 | Bill Lawrence & Brett Goldstein & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
| 8 | Sterlin Harjo, "The Lowdown" (FX) - "Pilot" |
| 9 | Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms" |
| 10 | Bill Lawrence & Matt Tarses, "Rooster" (HBO Max) - "Release the Brown Fat" |
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| Tom O'Brien | |
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| 1 | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, "Hacks" (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 2 | Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max) - "Valerie Does It All" |
| 3 | Bill Lawrence & Brett Goldstein & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
| 4 | Katie Dippold, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!" |
| 5 | Sterlin Harjo, "The Lowdown" (FX) - "Pilot" |
| 6 | Eva Anderson & David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV) - "Lock And Load" |
| 7 | Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max) - "Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does." |
| 8 | Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Team Building" |
| 9 | Bill Lawrence & Matt Tarses, "Rooster" (HBO Max) - "Release the Brown Fat" |
| 10 | Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce, "The Bear" (FX) - "Worms" |
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| Ema Sasic | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, "Hacks" (HBO Max) - "Hacks" |
| 2 | Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO Max) - "Valerie Does It All" |
| 3 | Bill Lawrence & Brett Goldstein & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV) - "And That's Our Time" |
| 4 | Eva Anderson & David E. Kelley, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (Apple TV) - "Lock And Load" |
| 5 | Sterlin Harjo, "The Lowdown" (FX) - "Pilot" |
| 6 | Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX) - "Goodbye" |
| 7 | Katie Dippold, "Widow's Bay" (Apple TV) - "Welcome to Widow's Bay!" |
| 8 | Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC) - "Team Building" |
| 9 | J. J. Philbin & Ben Smith, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu) - "Nail In the Coffin" |
| 10 | Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, "The Chair Company" (HBO Max) - "Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does." |
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