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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	Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
2	Christopher Storer & Joanna Calo, "The Bear" (FX)
3	Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, & Frida Perez, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
4	Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
5	Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6	Erin Foster , "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
7	Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
8	John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
9	Laura Deeley, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
10	Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino, "Étoile" (Amazon Prime Video)

	Alyssa Christian
1	Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
2	Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
3	Christopher Storer & Joanna Calo, "The Bear" (FX)
4	Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
5	Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, & Frida Perez, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
6	John Hoffman & J.J. Philbin, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
7	Erin Foster , "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
8	Paul Simms, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
9	Laura Deeley, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
10	Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino, "Étoile" (Amazon Prime Video)

	Nadia Dalimonte
1	Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
2	Christopher Storer & Joanna Calo, "The Bear" (FX)
3	Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
4	Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
5	Erin Foster , "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
6	Paul Simms, Sam Johnson, & Sarah Naftalis, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
7	Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, & Frida Perez, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
8	John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
9	Laura Deeley, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
10	Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino, "Étoile" (Amazon Prime Video)

	Daniel Howat
1	Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
2	Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
3	Christopher Storer & Joanna Calo, "The Bear" (FX)
4	Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
5	Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, & Frida Perez, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
6	Paul Simms, Sam Johnson, & Sarah Naftalis, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
7	John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
8	Laura Deeley, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
9	Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino, "Étoile" (Amazon Prime Video)
10	Paul Simms, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)

	Megan Lachinski
1	Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
2	Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
3	Christopher Storer & Joanna Calo, "The Bear" (FX)
4	Erin Foster , "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
5	Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
6	John Hoffman & J.J. Philbin, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
7	Paul Simms, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
8	Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, & Frida Perez, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
9	Laura Deeley, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
10	Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino, "Étoile" (Amazon Prime Video)

	Giovanni Lago
1	Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
2	Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
3	Christopher Storer & Joanna Calo, "The Bear" (FX)
4	Paul Simms, Sam Johnson, & Sarah Naftalis, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
5	Erin Foster , "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
6	Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
7	Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, & Frida Perez, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
8	John Hoffman & J.J. Philbin, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
9	Laura Deeley, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
10	Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino, "Étoile" (Amazon Prime Video)

	Will Mavity
1	Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
2	Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, & Frida Perez, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3	Christopher Storer & Joanna Calo, "The Bear" (FX)
4	Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5	John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
6	Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
7	Erin Foster , "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
8	Paul Simms, Sam Johnson, & Sarah Naftalis, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
9	Laura Deeley, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
10	Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino, "Étoile" (Amazon Prime Video)

	Joselyn Safadi
1	Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
2	Erin Foster , "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
3	Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
4	Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, & Frida Perez, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
5	Christopher Storer & Joanna Calo, "The Bear" (FX)
6	Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino, "Étoile" (Amazon Prime Video)
7	Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
8	John Hoffman & Joshua Allen Griffith, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
9	Paul Simms, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
10	Laura Deeley, "Poker Face" (Peacock)

	Tom O'Brien
1	Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
2	Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, & Frida Perez, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3	Christopher Storer & Joanna Calo, "The Bear" (FX)
4	John Hoffman & J.J. Philbin, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
5	Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
6	Paul Simms, Sam Johnson, & Sarah Naftalis, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
7	Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino, "Étoile" (Amazon Prime Video)
8	Laura Deeley, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
9	Erin Foster , "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
10	Paul Simms, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)

	Ema Sasic
1	Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, & Lucia Aniello, "Hacks" (MAX)
2	Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, & Frida Perez, "The Studio" (Apple TV+)
3	Christopher Storer & Joanna Calo, "The Bear" (FX)
4	John Hoffman & J.J. Philbin, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
5	Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, & Neil Goldman, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
6	Paul Simms, Sam Johnson, & Sarah Naftalis, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)
7	Erin Foster , "Nobody Wants This" (Netflix)
8	Laura Deeley, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
9	Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino, "Étoile" (Amazon Prime Video)
10	Paul Simms, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)

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