Emmy Predictions

Here are the 2023 Emmy Predictions from the NBP staff! Ranking is updated in real-time, and is constantly changing until the end of the season.

Click each heading to view individual staff rankings, or search/sort by the drop-downs below:

Outstanding Comedy Series

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
2"Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)
3"The Bear" (FX)
4"Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
5"Barry" (HBO)
6"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon Prime Video)
7"Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
8"Poker Face" (Peacock)

 
 
 

Outstanding Drama Series

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1"Succession" (HBO)
2"The White Lotus: Sicily" (HBO)
3"The Last of Us" (HBO)
4"Better Call Saul" (AMC)
5"House of the Dragon" (HBO)
6"Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
7"The Crown" (Netflix)
8"Andor" (Disney+)

 
 
 

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1"Beef" (Netflix)
2"Monster: ​​The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" (Netflix)
3"Daisy Jones and the Six" (Amazon Prime Video)
4"Black Bird" (Apple TV+)
5"Love and Death" (HBO Max)

 
 
 

Outstanding Television Movie

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1"Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" (Roku Original)
2"Fire Island" (Hulu)
3"Prey" (Hulu)
4"Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas" (NBC)
5"Shotgun Wedding" (Amazon Prime Video)

 
 
 

Outstanding Competition Program

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1"RuPaul's Drag Race" (MTV)
2"The Amazing Race" (CBS)
3"Top Chef" (Bravo)
4"The Voice" (NBC)
5"Nailed It" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Talk Series

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1"The Problem With Jon Stewart" (Apple TV+)
2“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
3“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central)
4“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
5
"My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Scripted Variety Series                          

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" (HBO)
2"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
3"A Black Lady Sketch Show" (HBO)

 
 
 

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
2Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday" (Netflix)
3
Rachel Brosnahan, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon Prime Video)
4Natasha Lyonne, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
5Christina Applegate, "Dead to Me" (Netflix)
6Elle Fanning, "The Great" (Hulu)
7Selena Gomez, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)

 
 
 

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1Sarah Snook, "Succession" (HBO)
2Melanie Lynskey, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
3Bella Ramsey, "The Last of Us" (HBO)
4Emma D’Arcy, "House of the Dragon" (HBO)
5Imelda Staunton, "The Crown" (Netflix)
6Helen Mirren, "1923" (Paramount+)
7Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid’s Tale" (Hulu)

 
 
 

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1Jessica Chastain, "George and Tammy" (Showtime)
2Ali Wong, "Beef" (Netflix)
3
Riley Keough, "Daisy Jones and the Six" (Amazon Prime Video)
4Elizabeth Olsen, "Love and Death" (HBO Max)
5Emily Blunt, “The English" (Amazon Prime Video)
6Lizzy Caplan, "Fleishman Is in Trouble" (FX)
7Vera Farmiga, "Five Days at Memorial" (Apple TV+)

 
 
 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (Hulu)
2Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)
3Bill Hader, "Barry" (HBO)
4Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
5Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)
6Jason Segel, "Shrinking" (AppleTV+)
7Donald Glover, "Atlanta” (FX)

 
 
 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1Jeremy Strong, "Succession" (HBO)
2Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)
3Pedro Pascal, "The Last of Us" (HBO)
4Kieran Culkin, "Succession" (HBO)
5Jeff Bridges, "The Old Man" (FX)
6Brian Cox, "Succession" (HBO)
7Matthew Rhys, "Perry Mason" (HBO)

 
 
 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1
Evan Peters, "Monster: ​​The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" (Netflix)
2Steven Yeun, "Beef" (Netflix)
3Taron Egerton, "Black Bird" (Apple TV+)
4
Daniel Radcliffe, "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" (Roku Channel)
5Jesse Eisenberg, "Fleishman Is in Trouble" (FX)
6Woody Harrelson, "White House Plumbers" (HBO)
7Michael Shannon, "George and Tammy" (Showtime)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
2Ayo Edebiri, "The Bear" (Hulu)
3Hannah Waddingham, "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)
4Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
5
Alex Borstein, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon Prime Video)
6Juno Temple, "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)
7Sarah Goldberg, "Barry” (HBO)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1Jennifer Coolidge, "The White Lotus: Sicily" (HBO)
2Rhea Seehorn, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)
3Aubrey Plaza, "The White Lotus: Sicily" (HBO)
4Meghann Fahy, "The White Lotus: Sicily" (HBO)
5J. Smith-Cameron, "Succession" (HBO)
6Elizabeth Debicki, "The Crown" (Netflix)
7Christina Ricci, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1
Niecy Nash-Betts, "Monster: ​​The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" (Netflix)
2Claire Danes, "Fleishman Is in Trouble” (FX)
3Lena Headey, "White House Plumbers" (HBO)
4Olivia Colman, "Great Expectations" (FX)
5Lily Rabe, "Love and Death" (HBO Max)
6Cherry Jones, "Five Days at Memorial" (Apple TV+)
7Judy Greer, "White House Plumbers" (HBO)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1Tyler James Williams, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
2Harrison Ford, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
3Brett Goldstein, "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)
4Henry Winkler, "Barry" (HBO)
5Anthony Carrigan, “Barry" (HBO)
6
Tony Shaloub, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon Prime Video)
7Nick Mohammed, "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1Matthew Macfadyen, "Succession" (HBO)
2F. Murray Abraham, “The White Lotus" (HBO)
3Matt Smith, "House of the Dragon" (HBO)
4Giancarlo Esposito, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)
5John Lithgow, "The Old Man" (FX)
6Alan Ruck, "Succession" (HBO)
7Nicholas Braun, "Succession" (HBO)

 
 
 

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1Paul Walter Hauser, "Black Bird" (Apple TV+)
2
Richard Jenkins, "Monster: ​​The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" (Netflix)
3Ray Liotta, “Black Bird” (Apple TV+)
4Murray Bartlett, "Welcome to Chippendales" (Hulu)
5Domhnall Gleeson, "The Patient" (FX)
6Jharrel Jerome, "Full Circle" (HBO Max)
7Domhnall Gleeson, "White House Plumbers" (HBO)

 
 
 

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX)
2MJ Delaney, "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)
3Bill Hader, “Barry" (HBO)
4Rian Johnson, "Poker Face" (Peacock)
5Randall Einhorn, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
6
Amy Sherman-Palladino, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon Prime Video)
7James Ponsoldt, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)

 
 
 

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1Mark Mylod, "Succession" (HBO)
2Mike White, "The White Lotus" (HBO)
3Craig Mazin, "The Last of Us" (HBO)
4Daisy von Scherler Mayer, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
5Vince Gilligan, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)
6Miguel Sapochnik, "House of the Dragon" (HBO)
7Peter Gould, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)

 
 
 

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1
James Pondsoldt, "Daisy Jones & The Six" (Amazon Prime Video)
2
Paris Barclay, "Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" (Netflix)
3Michaël R. Roskam, "Black Bird" (Apple TV+)
4Hikari, "Beef" (Netflix)
5David Mandel, "White House Plumbers" (HBO)
6Lesli Linka Glatter, "Love & Death" (HBO)
7Jake Schreier, "Beef" (Netflix)

 
 
 

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1
Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly & Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)
2Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)
3Christopher Storer, "The Bear" (FX)
4Bill Hader, "Barry" (HBO)
5
John Hoffman & Noah Levine, "Only Murders In The Building" (Hulu)
6
Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel & Brett Goldstein, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)
7
Stefani Robinson & Paul Simms, "What We Do In The Shadows" (FX)

 
 
 

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1Jesse Armstrong, "Succession" (HBO)
2Mike White, "The White Lotus: Sicily" (HBO)
3Peter Gould, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)
4Craig Mazin, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5Ameni Rosza, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)
6Tony Gilroy, "Andor" (Disney+)
7
Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)

 
 
 

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1Lee Sung Jin, "Beef" (Netflix)
2Dennis Lehane, "Black Bird" (Apple TV+)
3
Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan, "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" (Netflix)
4Taffy Brodesser-Akner, "Fleishman Is In Trouble" (FX)
5
Scott Neaustadter & Michael H. Weber, "Daisy Jones & The Six" (Amazon Prime Video)
6David E. Kelly, "Love & Death" (HBO Max)
7
Alex Gregory & Peter Huyck, "White House Plumbers" (HBO)

 
 
 

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special      

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RankNBP STAFF PICKS
1"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" (HBO)
2"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
3"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (CBS)
4"A Black Lady Sketch Show" (HBO)
5"Late Night With Seth Meyers" (NBC)