Here are the NBP staff predictions for Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Emmy Predictions page.
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Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series – NBP Staff
| Matt Neglia | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "1:00 P.M." |
| 2 | Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us" |
| 3 | Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars" |
| 4 | Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max) - "A Still Small Voice" |
| 5 | Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "Grenade" |
| 6 | Debora Cahn, "The Diplomat" (Netflix) - "Amagansett" |
| 7 | Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max) - "Dear Henry" |
| 8 | Valerie Chu, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "12:00 P.M." |
| 9 | Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu) - "Graceland" |
| 10 | Hiram Martinez & Ti Mikkel and Ira Parker, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max) - "In the Name of the Mother" |
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| Alyssa Christian | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "1:00 P.M." |
| 2 | Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us" |
| 3 | Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars" |
| 4 | Debora Cahn, "The Diplomat" (Netflix) - "Amagansett" |
| 5 | Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max) - "A Still Small Voice" |
| 6 | Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "Grenade" |
| 7 | Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max) - "Dear Henry" |
| 8 | Valerie Chu, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "12:00 P.M." |
| 9 | Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu) - "Graceland" |
| 10 | Ariel Levine, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "Got Milk" |
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| Nadia Dalimonte | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "1:00 P.M." |
| 2 | Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us" |
| 3 | Valerie Chu, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "12:00 P.M." |
| 4 | Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "Grenade" |
| 5 | Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars" |
| 6 | Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max) - "A Still Small Voice" |
| 7 | Jonny Gomez, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "Charm Offensive" |
| 8 | Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max) - "Dear Henry" |
| 9 | Hiram Martinez & Ti Mikkel and Ira Parker, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max) - "In the Name of the Mother" |
| 10 | Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu) - "Graceland" |
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| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "1:00 P.M." |
| 2 | Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us" |
| 3 | Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max) - "A Still Small Voice" |
| 4 | Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars" |
| 5 | Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "Grenade" |
| 6 | Valerie Chu, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "12:00 P.M." |
| 7 | Debora Cahn, "The Diplomat" (Netflix) - "Amagansett" |
| 8 | Hiram Martinez & Ti Mikkel and Ira Parker, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max) - "In the Name of the Mother" |
| 9 | Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu) - "Graceland" |
| 10 | Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max) - "Dear Henry" |
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| Megan Lachinski | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "1:00 P.M." |
| 2 | Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us" |
| 3 | Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max) - "A Still Small Voice" |
| 4 | Debora Cahn, "The Diplomat" (Netflix) - "Amagansett" |
| 5 | Valerie Chu, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "12:00 P.M." |
| 6 | Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu) - "Graceland" |
| 7 | Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars" |
| 8 | Charlotte Stoudt & Zander Lehmann, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV) - "The Parent Trap" |
| 9 | Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "Grenade" |
| 10 | Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max) - "Dear Henry" |
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| Giovanni Lago | |
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| 1 | Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "1:00 P.M." |
| 2 | Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us" |
| 3 | Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars" |
| 4 | Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max) - "A Still Small Voice" |
| 5 | Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max) - "Dear Henry" |
| 6 | Debora Cahn, "The Diplomat" (Netflix) - "Amagansett" |
| 7 | Valerie Chu, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "12:00 P.M." |
| 8 | Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "Grenade" |
| 9 | Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu) - "Graceland" |
| 10 | Jonny Gomez, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "Charm Offensive" |
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| Will Mavity | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "1:00 P.M." |
| 2 | Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us" |
| 3 | Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars" |
| 4 | Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max) - "A Still Small Voice" |
| 5 | Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max) - "A Still Small Voice" |
| 6 | Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "Grenade" |
| 7 | Valerie Chu, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "12:00 P.M." |
| 8 | Debora Cahn, "The Diplomat" (Netflix) - "Amagansett" |
| 9 | Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu) - "Graceland" |
| 10 | Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max) - "Dear Henry" |
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| Amy Kim | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars" |
| 2 | Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us" |
| 3 | Valerie Chu, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "12:00 P.M." |
| 4 | Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "1:00 P.M." |
| 5 | Jonny Gomez, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "Charm Offensive" |
| 6 | Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max) - "Dear Henry" |
| 7 | Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max) - "A Still Small Voice" |
| 8 | Hiram Martinez & Ti Mikkel and Ira Parker, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max) - "In the Name of the Mother" |
| 9 | Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu) - "Graceland" |
| 10 | Gordon Smith, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "Grenade" |
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| Tom O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us" |
| 2 | Valerie Chu, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "12:00 P.M." |
| 3 | Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars" |
| 4 | Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max) - "A Still Small Voice" |
| 5 | Debora Cahn, "The Diplomat" (Netflix) - "Amagansett" |
| 6 | Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "1:00 P.M." |
| 7 | Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max) - "Dear Henry" |
| 8 | Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu) - "Graceland" |
| 9 | Hiram Martinez & Ti Mikkel and Ira Parker, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO Max) - "In the Name of the Mother" |
| 10 | Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu) - "Graceland" |
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| Ema Sasic | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R. Scott Gemmill, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "1:00 P.M." |
| 2 | Will Smith, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV) - "Scars" |
| 3 | Vince Gilligan, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "We Is Us" |
| 4 | Debora Cahn, "The Diplomat" (Netflix) - "Amagansett" |
| 5 | Brad Ingelsby, "Task" (HBO Max) - "A Still Small Voice" |
| 6 | Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, "Industry" (HBO Max) - "Dear Henry" |
| 7 | Charlotte Stoudt & Zander Lehmann, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV) - "The Parent Trap" |
| 8 | Valerie Chu, "The Pitt" (HBO Max) - "12:00 P.M." |
| 9 | Dan Fogelman & Eric Wen, "Paradise" (Hulu) - "Graceland" |
| 10 | Ariel Levine, "Pluribus" (Apple TV) - "Got Milk" |
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