2026 Emmys Predictions in Every Category (Final)

“The Diplomat” (Netflix)
“The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max)
“Paradise” (Hulu)
“The Pitt” (HBO Max) ***
“Pluribus” (Apple TV)
“Slow Horses” (Apple TV)
“Your Friends and Neighbors” (Apple TV)

Will win: “The Pitt” (HBO Max) 
Could win: “Pluribus”   
Should win: “Paradise”   
Should have been nominated: “Stranger Things”
 
“The Pitt” entered as the show to chase and exits the clear frontrunner, its real-time conceit and Noah Wyle’s career-best return giving voters something new. “Pluribus” has the pedigree to strike, but it’s “The Pitt” by a mile.  

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“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
“The Bear” (FX)
“Hacks” (HBO Max)
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV)
“Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)
“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
“Shrinking” (Apple TV)
“Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) ***

Will win: “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV)
Could win: “Hacks”   
Should win: “Widow’s Bay”   
Should have been nominated: “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins”

“Widow’s Bay” turned its late-surge buzz into a movement. Hiro Murai’s directorial eye, Katie Dippold’s tenacious voice, and an all-star cast that people love. However, “Hacks” broke the all-time comedy nom record and has won this race before. That’s means something, right? 

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“All Her Fault” (Peacock)
“The Beast in Me” (Netflix)
“Beef” (Netflix) ***
“DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max)
“Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” (FX)

Will win: “Beef” (Netflix)
Could win: “DTF St. Louis”   
Should win: “DTF St. Louis”   
Should have been nominated: “Half Man”  
   
This is where the surprises could come in. “Beef” dominated the conversation, and “DTF St. Louis” came on strong near the end. There’s also an interesting amount of love out there for “The Beast in Me” as well. Feel free to go with your gut on this one. I am. 

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“Heads of State” (Prime Video)
“Miss You, Love You” (HBO Max)
“Remarkably Bright Creatures” (Netflix) ***
“People We Meet on Vacation” (Netflix)
“Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War” (Prime Video)

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Sterling K. Brown, “Paradise” (Hulu)
Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses” (Apple TV)
Mark Ruffalo, “Task” (HBO Max)
Rufus Sewell, “The Diplomat” (Netflix)
Noah Wyle, “The Pitt” (HBO Max) ***

Will win: Noah Wyle, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Could win: Mark Ruffalo   
Should win: Mark Ruffalo   
Should have been nominated: Ramón Rodríguez, “Will Trent”  
 
Wyle carries the narrative voters can’t resist: the returning star, three decades from “ER,” off his first statuette. Ruffalo, vanishing into “Task” with rare control, is the merit pick if actual episode submissions still mattered. 

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Carrie Coon, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
Chase Infiniti, “The Testaments” (Hulu)
Keri Russell, “The Diplomat” (Netflix)
Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus” (Apple TV) ***
Zendaya, “Euphoria” (HBO Max)

Will win: Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
Could win: Keri Russell   
Should win: Rhea Seehorn   
Should have been nominated: Michelle Pfeiffer, “The Madison”  
 
After years of “Better Call Saul” leaving Seehorn empty-handed, “Pluribus” is the overdue correction, and she has the goodwill to close it. Russell keeps “The Diplomat” humming and is the likeliest disruptor. 

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Patrick Ball, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show” (Apple TV)
Shawn Hatosy, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Gerran Howell, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Jack Lowden, “Slow Horses” (Apple TV)
Tom Pelphrey, “Task” (HBO Max) ***
Carlos-Manuel Vesga, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)

Will win: Tom Pelphrey, “Task” (HBO Max)
Could win: Shawn Hatosy   
Should win: Carlos-Manuel Vesga   
Should have been nominated: Peter Dinklage, “Dexter: Resurrection”  
 
Pelphrey has become one of TV’s most reliable live wires, and his volcanic single-episode swing is what wins here. Former guest winner Shawn Hatosy could sneak through, unless the “Pitt” actors split the vote.  

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Taylor Dearden, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Fiona Dourif, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Allison Janney, “The Diplomat” (Netflix)
Katherine LaNasa, “The Pitt” (HBO Max) ***
Sepideh Moafi, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Julianne Nicholson, “Paradise” (Hulu)
Karolina Wydra, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)

Will win: Katherine LaNasa, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Could win: Allison Janney   
Should win: Sepideh Moafi   
Should have been nominated: Supriya Ganesh, “The Pitt”  
 
It’s math: LaNasa is the heart of “The Pitt” and last year’s winner, but castmates are really eating into her votes. That’s not Allison Janney’s problem — the seven-time winner is the spoiler in “The Diplomat.”  

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, “Wonder Man” (Disney+)
Steve Carell, “Rooster” (HBO Max)
Matthew Rhys, “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) ***
Jason Segel, “Shrinking” (Apple TV)
Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)

Will win: Matthew Rhys, “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV)   
Could win: Martin Short   
Should win: Steve Carell   
Should have been nominated: Ethan Hawke, “The Lowdown”  
   
Rhys brings dramatic gravity – and the meme-able facial expressions of the year – to a comic register in “Widow’s Bay,” the tonal dexterity voters seem poised to reward. Short and Carell, who have never won acting statuettes, could win on affection, but that seems unlikely.  

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Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear” (FX)
Elle Fanning, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV)
Lisa Kudrow, “The Comeback” (HBO Max)
Jean Smart, “Hacks” (HBO Max) ***

Will win: Jean Smart, “Hacks” (HBO Max)   
Could win: Lisa Kudrow   
Should win: Lisa Kudrow   
Should have been nominated: Sabrina Impacciatore, “The Paper”  
   
Betting against Jean Smart has been a losing proposition for years. But Kudrow is the spoiler with only a shot at unseating her.   

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Colman Domingo, “The Four Seasons” (Netflix)
Paul W. Downs, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
Harrison Ford, “Shrinking” (Apple TV)
Nick Offerman, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV)
Stephen Root, “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) ***
Michael Urie, “Shrinking” (Apple TV)
Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Will win: Stephen Root, “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV)
Could win: Nick Offerman   
Should win: Harrison Ford   
Should have been nominated: Chris Perfetti, “Abbott Elementary”

Root is the character actor’s character actor, finally due to convert decades of respect into a heartwarming moment. Ford, gruff and tender in “Shrinking,” is seen as the likelier upset, but Offerman is beloved as well. 

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Dale Dickey, “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV)
Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
Kate O’Flynn, “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) ***
Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Michelle Pfeiffer, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV)
Megan Stalter, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
Jessica Williams, “Shrinking” (Apple TV)

Will win: Kate O’Flynn, “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV)
Could win: Hannah Einbinder   
Should win: Kate O’Flynn   
Should have been nominated: Ashley Padilla, “Saturday Night Live”

A discovery for many on this side of the world, O’Flynn rides the “Widow’s Bay” wave and is the breakout the TV Academy loves to anoint. Einbinder, coming off her first win for “Hacks,” could break through for the final outing. 

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Riz Ahmed, “Bait” (Prime Video)
Jason Bateman, “Black Rabbit” (Netflix)
Charlie Hunnam, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” (Netflix)
Oscar Isaac, “Beef” (Netflix) ***
Matthew Rhys, “The Beast in Me” (Netflix)

Will win: Oscar Isaac, “Beef” (Netflix) 
Could win: Matthew Rhys   
Should win: Oscar Isaac   
Should have been nominated: Jamie Bell, “Half Man”  
   
Isaac brings movie-star gravity to a role that shows why he’s one of the greats. Rhys, pulling double duty across formats, could surprise, but perhaps not enough to make a dent.  

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Claire Danes, “The Beast in Me” (Netflix)
Sally Field, “Remarkably Bright Creatures” (Netflix)
Carey Mulligan, “Beef” (Netflix) ***
Sarah Pidgeon, “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” (FX)
Sarah Snook, “All Her Fault” (Peacock)

Will win: Carey Mulligan, “Beef” (Netflix)   
Could win: Sarah Pidgeon  
Should win: Sarah Pidgeon   
Should have been nominated: Tessa Thompson, “His and Hers”  
   
Mulligan carries the pedigree voters tend to reward, making her the safe bet. But Pidgeon is the breakout contender at her heels. There’s also a path for Field to make history as the oldest winner in the category, while Danes and Snook aren’t out of the question. If you have a five-sided coin, flip it.

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Jason Bateman, “DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max)
Richard Gadd, “Half Man” (HBO Max)
David Harbour, “DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max) ***
Richard Jenkins, “DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max)
Charles Melton, “Beef” (Netflix)
Nick Offerman, “Death by Lightning” (Netflix)

Will Win: David Harbour, “DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max)
Could Win: Charles Melton
Should Win: David Harbour
Should Have Been Nominated: Alessandro Nivola, “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bissette”

Harbour is long overdue for his trip to the big stage, but the presence of two co-stars puts him in jeopardy, particularly Bateman. That could leave an opening for Melton to squeak through, especially after his heavy campaign work during Phase 2.

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Linda Cardellini, “DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max) ***
Dakota Fanning, “All Her Fault” (Peacock)
Laurie Metcalf, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” (Netflix)
Joy Sunday, “DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max)
Yuh-jung Youn, “Beef” (Netflix)
Constance Zimmer, “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” (FX)

Will Win: Linda Cardellini, “DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max)
Could Win: Dakota Fanning
Should Win: Constance Zimmer
Should Have Been Nominated: Grace Gummer, “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bissette”

I’ve long speculated that supporting actress in a limited or anthology series was going to produce our “Jeff Hiller–‘Somebody Somewhere’”-type surprise. Those are always difficult to sniff out, so the smart money is on Cardellini. But rest assured, Dakota Fanning has been staring down all of us pundits, daring us not to predict her. I also think the finale episode that Constance Zimmer produces in “Love Story” is more than worthy of a trip to the podium. And we shouldn’t count out a possible historic moment, with Yuh-Jung Youn becoming the first Korean actor to hold both an Emmy and Oscar statuette.

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GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Colman Domingo, “Euphoria” (HBO Max) ***
Ernest Harden Jr., “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Jeff Hiller, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
Jeff Kober, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Jonathan Pryce, “Slow Horses” (Apple TV)
Bradley Whitford, “The Diplomat” (Netflix)

Will Win: Jeff Hiller, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
Could Win: Colman Domingo, “Euphoria”

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Brittany Allen, “The Pitt” (HBO Max) ***
Tal Anderson, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Tina Ivlev, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Miriam Shor, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
Merritt Wever, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
Shailene Woodley, “Paradise” (Hulu)

Will Win: Brittany Allen, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Could Win: Shailene Woodley, “Paradise”

GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Michael J. Fox, “Shrinking” (Apple TV)
Brett Goldstein, “Shrinking” (Apple TV)
Hamish Linklater, “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV)
Christopher McDonald, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
Rob Reiner, “The Bear” (FX) ***
Connor Storrie, “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Will Win: Rob Reiner, “The Bear” (FX)
Could Win: Hamish Linklater, “Widow’s Bay”

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Leslie Bibb, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear” (FX)
Betty Gilpin, “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) ***
Cherry Jones, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
Laurie Metcalf, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
Kaitlin Olson, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
Lauren Weedman, “Hacks” (HBO Max)

Will Win: Betty Gilpin, “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV)
Could Win: Kaitlin Olson, “Hacks”

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DIRECTING (DRAMA)
“The Gilded Age” (HBO Max) — Salli Richardson Whitfield, “My Mind Is Made Up”
“Paradise” (Hulu) — Hanelle M. Culpepper, “Exodus”
“The Pitt” (HBO Max) — Noah Wyle, “noon”
“Pluribus” (Apple TV) — Vince Gilligan, “We Is Us” ***
“Slow Horses” (Apple TV) — Saul Metzstein, “Scars”
“Task” (HBO Max) — Salli Richardson Whitfield, “Out Beyond Ideas of Wrongdoing and Rightdoing, There Is a River.”

Will Win: “Pluribus” (Apple TV) — Vince Gilligan
Could win: Noah Wyle, “The Pitt”
Should Win: Vince Gilligan
Should Have Been Nominated: “The Duffer Brothers,” “Stranger Things” — “Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up”

Gilligan on “Pluribus” is the auteur showcase this category exists to reward — dread and control — and he’s never won for writing or directing. Wyle’s twofer could still carry it.

DIRECTING (COMEDY)
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC) — Randall Einhorn, “Ballgame”
“The Bear” (FX) — Christopher Storer, “Bears”
“The Chair Company” (HBO Max) — Andrew DeYoung, “Life Goes by Too F**king Fast, It Really Does.”
“Hacks” (HBO Max) — Lucia Aniello, “Hacks (Finale)”
“The Ms. Pat Show” (BET+) — Mary Lou Belli, “Give It Arrest”
“Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) — Hiro Murai, “Welcome to Widow’s Bay!” ***

Will Win: Hiro Murai, “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) — Episode: “Welcome to Widow’s Bay!”
Could Win: Lucia Aniello, “Hacks”
Should Win: Andrew DeYoung, “The Chair Company”
Should Have Been Nominated: Jake Szymanski, “Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat” — “Employee Review”

Murai’s signature is all over “Widow’s Bay,” and directors love comedy that looks cinematic. It also helps that it will come with history as the first Asian winner ever in the category. Aniello’s work on the series finale of “Hacks” is polished enough to repeat.

DIRECTING (LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE)
“Beef” (Netflix) — Jake Schreier, “It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey”
“Beef” (Netflix) — Lee Sung Jin, “Oh, the Comfort, the Inexpressible Comfort”
“Black Rabbit” (Netflix) — Jason Bateman, “The Black Rabbits”
“DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max) — Steven Conrad, “Series” ***

Will Win: Steven Conrad, “DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max)
Could Win: Lee Sung Jin, “Beef”
Should Win: Jake Schreier, “Beef”
Should Have Been Nominated: Marc Munden, “Lord of the Flies”

When voters in the directors’ peer groups cast their final ballots, the directors’ names did not appear, leaving only the series title and nominated episode. That distinction could be just enough to separate the two nominated episodes of “Beef” and create an opening for Steven Conrad — or a second directing statuette for Jason Bateman — to sneak through.

DIRECTING (DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION)
“Marty, Life Is Short” (Netflix) — Lawrence Kasdan
“Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” (HBO Max) — Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio
“Mr. Scorsese” (Apple TV) — Rebecca Miller, “All This Filming Isn’t Healthy”
“My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay” (HBO Max) — Mariska Hargitay
“Sean Combs: The Reckoning” (Netflix) — Alexandria Stapleton, “Pain vs Love” ***

Will Win: Alexandria Stapleton, “Sean Combs: The Reckoning” (Netflix)
Could Win: Lawrence Kasdan, “Marty Life is Short”

DIRECTING (VARIETY SERIES)
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC) — Andy Fisher, “Guests: Robert De Niro as the New FCC Chair, Glen Powell, and Musical Guest Sarah McLachlan”
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS) — Yvonne De Mare, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Series Finale” ***
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC) — Liz Patrick, “Host: Olivia Rodrigo”

Will Win: Yvonna De Mare, “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
Could Win: Liz Patrick, “Saturday Night Live”

DIRECTING (VARIETY SPECIAL)
“The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” (NBC) — Hamish Hamilton ***
“Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable …” (Netflix) — Rikki Hughes
“Taylor Swift | the Eras Tour | the Final Show” (Disney+) — Glenn Weiss
“78th Annual Tony Awards” (CBS) — Glenn Weiss
“Wanda Sykes: Legacy” (Netflix) — Julie Dash

Will Win: Hamish Hamilton, “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” (NBC)
Could Win: Glenn Weiss, “Taylor Swift | the Eras Tour | the Final Show”

DIRECTING (REALITY PROGRAM)
“The Amazing Race” (CBS) — Bertram van Munster, “I’m Not a Big Fan of Olives”
“Love on the Spectrum” (Netflix) — Cian O’Clery, “Episode 1″
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV) — Nick Murray, “Grand Finale”
“Top Chef” (Bravo) — Anna Moulaison, “Carolina Roots”
“The Traitors” (Peacock) — Ben Archard, “Let the Cards Fall as They Will” ***

Will Win: Ben Archard, “The Traitors” (Peacock)
Could Win: Cian O’Clery, “Love on the Spectrum”

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WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
“The Diplomat” (Netflix) — “Amagansett” by Peter Akerman and Debora Cahn
“The Pitt” (HBO Max) — “1:00 P.M.” by Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman and R. Scott Gemmill
“The Pitt” (HBO Max) — “12:00 P.M.” by Valerie Chu
“Pluribus” (Apple TV) — “We Is Us” by Vince Gilligan
“Slow Horses” (Apple TV) — “Scars” by Will Smith
“Task” (HBO Max) — “A Still Small Voice” by Brad Inglesby ***

Will Win: “Task” (HBO Max) — “A Still Small Voice” by Brad Inglesby
Could Win: “The Pitt”
Should Win: “The Diplomat”
Should Have Been Nominated: “Paradise” — “Graceland” by Dan Fogelman and Eric Wen

Writing has been the race where we’ve seen the most surprises in the past few years. Inglesby writes the way this category loves with his blue-collar texture. “The Pitt” could ride its procedural precision and frontrunner wave, unless “The Diplomat” decides to flex. 

WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC) — “Team Building” by Quinta Brunson
“The Chair Company” (HBO Max) — “Life Goes by Too F**king Fast, It Really Does.” by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin
“The Comeback” (HBO Max) — “Valerie Does It All” by Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow
“Hacks” (HBO Max) — “Hacks (Finale)” by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky ***
“Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat” (Prime Video) — “Mergers and Acquisitions” by Anthony King
“Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) — “Welcome to Widow’s Bay!” by Katie Dippold

Will Win: “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) — “Welcome to Widow’s Bay!” by Katie Dippold
Could Win: “Hacks”
Should Win: “Abbott Elementary”
Should Have Been Nominated: “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” — Robert Carlock and Sam Means

Dippold’s “Widow’s Bay” script has the freshness and structure that the writers love. But the “Hacks” team could take a tightly wound season one last time.

WRITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
“All Her Fault” (Peacock) — “Episode 8″ by Megan Gallagher
“The Beast in Me” (Netflix) — “Sick Puppy” by Gabe Rotter and Daniel Pearle
“Beef” (Netflix) — “All the Things We’re Never Going to Have” by Lee Sung Jin
“Death by Lightning” (Netflix) by Mike Makowsky
“DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max) by Steven Conrad ***

Will Win: “The Beast in Me” (Netflix) — “Sick Puppy” by Gabe Rotter and Daniel Pearle
Could Win: “DTF St. Louis”
Should Win: “DTF St. Louis”
Should Have Been Nominated: “Half Man” by Richard Gadd

Another potential surprise category, as a palpable affection for “The Beast in Me” has emerged. Could it pull off the upset here? If not, “DTF St. Louis” looks to be the clear option for the taking.

WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO Max) ***
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS)

Will Win: “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO Max)
Could Win: “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”

WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
“Chris Fleming: Live at the Palace” (HBO Max) by Chris Fleming ***
“The Muppet Show” (Disney+) by Albertina Rizzo, Gabe Liedman, Nedaa Sweiss, Kelly Younger, and Andrew Williams
“Nikki Glaser: Good Girl” (Hulu) by Nikki Glaser
“The Oscars” (ABC) by Amberia Allen, Jose Arroyo, Josh Comers, Dan Cronin, Jessie Gaskell, Skyler Higley, Berkley Johnson, Ian Karmel, Brian Kiley, Laurie Kilmartin, Carol Leifer, Todd Levin, Jon Macks, Conan O’Brien, Matt O’Brien, Agathe Panaretos, Mike Sweeney, Levi MacDougall, and Eric Roth
“Wanda Sykes: Legacy” (Netflix) by Wanda Sykes

Will Win: “Chris Fleming: Live at the Palace” (HBO Max) by Chris Fleming
Could Win: “The Muppet Show”

WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
“The American Revolution” (PBS) — “Episode One: In Order to Be Free (May 1754 — May 1775)” by Geoffrey C. Ward
“The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Give the Man a Prize” (Comedy Central) by Jennifer Flanz, Ian Berger, Zhubin Parang, Devin Delliquanti, Scott Sherman, and Jordan Klepper ***
“The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy” (Apple TV) — “Living the Royal Life in the UK” by David Reilly and Christine Rose

Will Win: “The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Give the Man a Prize” (Comedy Central) by Jennifer Flanz, Ian Berger, Zhubin Parang, Devin Delliquanti, Scott Sherman, and Jordan Klepper ***
Could Win: “The American Revolution”

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DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL
“John Candy: I Like Me” (Prime Video)
“Marty, Life Is Short” (Netflix)
“Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” (HBO Max)
“My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay” (HBO Max) ***
“Ocean With David Attenborough” (National Geographic)

Will Win: “My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay” (HBO Max)
Could Win: “Marty, Life Is Short”
Should Win: “John Candy: I Like Me”

DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES
“The American Revolution” (PBS)
“Mr. Scorsese” (Apple TV)
“Rafa” (Netflix)
“Sean Combs: The Reckoning” (Netflix) ***
“The Yogurt Shop Murders” (HBO Max)

Will Win: “Sean Combs: The Reckoning” (Netflix)
Could Win: “Mr. Scorsese”
Should Win: “Sean Combs: The Reckoning”

HOSTED NONFICTION SERIES OR SPECIAL
“The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Give the Man a Prize” (Comedy Central)
“Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (PBS)
“My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman” (Netflix)
“The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy” (Apple TV)
“Tucci in Italy” (National Geographic) ***

Will Win: “Tucci In Italy” (National Geographic)
Could Win: “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman”
Should Win: “The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Give the Man a Prize”

EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
“The Librarians” (PBS) ***
“The Tale of Silyan” (National Geographic)

Will Win: “The Librarians” (PBS)

VARIETY SERIES
“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO Max)
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS) ***
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Will Win: “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
Could win: “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (or a few more options)
Should win: “The Daily Show”   
Should have been nominated: “Very Important People” (Dropout) 

“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” leads, and voters may salute its headline-making end. “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is the durable alternative, but my pick is “The Daily Show.” 

VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE)
“The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” (NBC) ***
“83rd Annual Golden Globes” (CBS)
“68th Annual Grammy Awards” (CBS)
“The Oscars” (ABC)
“78th Annual Tony Awards” (CBS)

Will Win: “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” (NBC)
Could Win: “The Oscars”

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show has the spectacle, cultural impact and massive audience behind it, making this feel like his race to lose. “The Oscars” is the strongest alternative, particularly if voters want to reward one of the ceremony’s biggest nights.

VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED)
“Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable …” (Netflix)
“The Muppet Show” (Disney+)
“Nikki Glaser: Good Girl” (Hulu)
“Taylor Swift | the Eras Tour | the Final Show” (Disney+) ***
“Wicked: One Wonderful Night” (NBC)

Will Win: “Taylor Swift | the Eras Tour | the Final Show” (Disney+)
Could Win: “Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable …”

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour finale feels like the frontrunner, combining a cultural phenomenon with a polished, event-level production. Dave Chappelle remains the likeliest spoiler if voters opt for comedy over concert spectacle, even if many feel the material is problematic.

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“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)
“Survivor” (CBS)
“Top Chef” (Bravo)
“The Traitors” (Peacock) ***

Will win: “The Traitors” (Peacock)
Could win: “Survivor”   
Should win: “Survivor”   
Should have been nominated: “Squid Game: The Challenge”  
   
Peacock’s “The Traitors” looks to defend its castle from CBS’ long-running “Survivor,” coming off its 50th season. It’s close but “Survivor’s” torch might snuffed out once again (sadly).  

“Antiques Roadshow” (PBS)
“Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” (Food Network)
“Love is Blind” (Netflix)
“Queer Eye” (Netflix)
“Shark Tank” (ABC) ***

Will Win: “Shark Tank” (ABC)
Could Win: “Queer Eye”

“America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders” (Netflix)
“Love on the Spectrum” (Netflix) ***
“RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked” (MTV)
“Summer House” (Bravo)
“Welcome to Wrexham” (FX) 

Will Win: “Love on the Spectrum” (Netflix)
Could Win: “Summer House”

“Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC)
“Jeopardy!” (ABC) ***
“The Price is Right” (CBS)
“Wheel of Fortune” (ABC)
“Who Wants to be a Millionaire” (ABC)

Will Win: “Jeopardy!” (ABC)
Could Win: “Wheel of Fortune”

HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
RuPaul Charles, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)
Alan Cumming, “The Traitors” (Peacock) ***
Kristen Kish, “Top Chef” (Bravo)
Ariana Madix, “Love Island USA” (Peacock)
Jeff Probst, “Survivor” (CBS)

Will Win: Alan Cumming, “The Traitors” (Peacock)
Could Win: Jeff Probst

HOST FOR A GAME SHOW
Steve Harvey, “Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC)
Ken Jennings, “Jeopardy!” (ABC/Syndicated)
Colin Jost, “Pop Culture Jeopardy!” (Netflix)
Jimmy Kimmel, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” (ABC)
Martin Short, “Match Game” (ABC) ***

Will Win: Martin Short, “Match Game” (ABC)
Could Win: Jimmy Kimmel

“Bob’s Burgers” (Fox) — “Grand Pre Pre Pre Opening”
“Rick and Morty” (Adult Swim) — “There’s Something About Morty”
“The Simpsons” (Fox) — “Homer? A Cracker Bro?”
“Smiling Friends” (Adult Swim) — “Le Voyage Incroyable De Monsieur Grenouille”
“South Park” (Comedy Central) — “Sermon on the ‘Mount” ***
“Star Wars: Visions” (Disney+) — “Black”

Will Win: “South Park” (Comedy Central) — “Sermon on the ‘Mount”
Could Win: “The Simpsons”

CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
“The Diplomat” (Netflix)
“Paradise” (Hulu)
“The Pitt” (HBO Max) ***
“Pluribus” (Apple TV)
“Slow Horses” (Apple TV)

Will Win: “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Could Win: “Pluribus”

CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
“Hacks” (HBO Max)
“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
“Shrinking” (Apple TV)
“Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) ***

Will Win: “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV)
Could Win: “Hacks”

CASTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
“All Her Fault” (Peacock)
“The Beast in Me” (Netflix)
“Beef” (Netflix)
“DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max)
“Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” (FX) ***

Will Win: “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” (FX)
Could Win: “Beef”

CASTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
“The Amazing Race” (CBS)
“Love on the Spectrum” (Netflix)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)
“Survivor” (CBS) ***
“Top Chef” (Bravo)

Will Win: “Survivor” (CBS)
Could Win: “Love on the Spectrum”

CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SERIES (HALF-HOUR)
“The Bear” (FX) — “Scallop”
“Hacks” (HBO Max) — “The Garden”
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max) — “In the Name of the Mother”
“The Upshaws” (Netflix) — “Indy Streets”
“Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) — “Our History” ***

Will Win: “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV)
Could Win: “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”

CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SERIES (ONE HOUR)
“Alien: Earth” (FX) — “Neverland”
“Euphoria” (HBO Max) — “In God We Trust” ***
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV) — “Flamingos”
“Pluribus” (Apple TV) — “We Is Us”
“Spider-Noir” (Prime Video) — “Step Into My Office”
“Task” (HBO Max) — “Crossings”

Will Win: “Euphoria” (HBO Max)
Could Win: “Spider-Noir”

CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
“Beef” (Netflix) — “It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey” ***
“Black Rabbit” (Netflix) — “Isle of Joy”
“Death by Lightning” (Netflix) — “Destiny of the Republic”
“DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max) — “Cornhole”
“Monster: The Ed Gein Story” (Netflix) — “Buxom Bird”

Will Win: “Beef” (Netflix)
Could Win: “Black Rabbit”

CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
“My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay” (HBO Max)
“Ocean With David Attenborough” (National Geographic) ***
“The Tale of Silyan” (National Geographic)
“Tucci in Italy” (National Geographic) — “Le Marche”
“The Yogurt Shop Murders” (HBO Max) — “The End of Wondering”

Will Win: “Ocean With David Attenborough” (National Geographic)
Could Win: “Tucci In Italy”

CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
“The Amazing Race” (CBS) — “Series Body of Work”
“Love on the Spectrum” (Netflix) — “Episode 4”
“Survivor” (CBS) — “Series Body of Work”
“The Traitors” (Peacock) — “Series Body of Work” ***
“Welcome to Wrexham” (FX) — “Do a Wrexham”

Will Win: “The Traitors” (Peacock)
Could Win: “Survivor”

CHOREOGRAPHY FOR VARIETY OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
“The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” (NBC) — “Casita Medley / EoO / Nuevayol” ***
“2025 MTV Video Music Awards” (CBS) — “Tate McRae Performance”
“The Oscars” (ABC) — “Golden”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV) — “Versatile / Stimulate / What’s in a Ball?”
“Wicked: One Wonderful Night” (NBC) — “Wizard and I”

Will Win: “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” (NBC) — “Casita Medley / EoO / Nuevayol”
Could Win: “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV) — “Versatile / Stimulate / What’s in a Ball?”

CHOREOGRAPHY FOR SCRIPTED PROGRAMMING
“Bridgerton” (Netflix) — “Pink / Full Circle / Recital / Masquerade / Stag”
“Noah’s Arc: The Movie” (Paramount+) — “Love Is a Contact Sport / Next Caller”
“Palm Royale” (Apple TV) — “Comin’ Home Baby / I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart / I Had a Ball”
“Daytona Routine / Buttons Daytona Routine” (NBC)
“Wednesday” (Netflix) — “The Dead Dance” ***
“Will Trent” (ABC) — “NuevaYol”

Will Win: “Wednesday” (Netflix) — “The Dead Dance”
Could Win: “Will Trent” (ABC) — “NuevaYol”

COMMERCIALS
“Backstory” — Levi’s
“Backyard Legends” — adidas World Cup ***
“A Critter Carol” — Apple
“I’m Not Remarkable” — Apple
“Why Do It” — Nike
“Your Way Out” — Coinbase

Will Win: “Backyard Legends” — adidas World Cup
Could Win: “I’m Not Remarkable” — Apple

PERIOD COSTUMES
“Bridgerton” (Netflix) — “Dance in the Country” ***
“The Gilded Age” (HBO Max) — “Marriage Is a Gamble”
“Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” (FX) — “The Wedding”
“Monster: The Ed Gein Story” (Netflix) — “Mother!”
“Palm Royale” (Apple TV) — “Maxine Is Ready to Single Mingle”

Will Win: “Bridgerton” (Netflix) — “Dance in the Country”
Could Win: “The Gilded Age”

FANTASY/SCI-FI COSTUMES
“Alien: Earth” (FX) — “Neverland”
“The Boys” (Prime Video) — “The Frenchman, the Female, and the Man Called Mother’s Milk”
“Fallout” (Prime Video) — “The Strip”
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max) — “Seven” ***

Will Win: “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max) — “Seven”
Could Win: “Fallout”

CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A SERIES
“Emily in Paris” (Netflix) — “Veni, Vidi, Venezia”
“Hacks” (HBO Max) — “No New Tricks”
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV) — “Grudge Match”
“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu) — “After You”
“Wednesday” (Netflix) — “Woe Me the Money” ***

Will Win: “Wednesday” (Netflix) — “Woe Me the Money”
Could Win: “Hacks”

CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
“The Beast in Me” (Netflix) — “Elephant in the Room” ***
“Beef” (Netflix) — “All the Things We’re Never Going to Have”
“Black Rabbit” (Netflix) — “The Black Rabbits”
“DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max) — “Cornhole”
“Remarkably Bright Creatures” (Netflix)

Will Win: “The Beast in Me” (Netflix) — “Elephant in the Room”
Could Win: “Beef”

CONTEMPORARY HAIRSTYLING
“All’s Fair” (Hulu) — “Oh, Jesus!”
“Emily in Paris” (Netflix) — “Veni, Vidi, Venezia”
“Euphoria” (HBO Max) — “The Ballad of Paladin”
“Hacks” (HBO Max) — “No New Tricks”
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV) — “Buddies”
“Wednesday” (Netflix) — “Woe Me the Money” ***

Will Win: “All’s Fair” (Hulu) — “Oh, Jesus!”
Could Win: “Wednesday”

PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI HAIRSTYLING
“Bridgerton” (Netflix) — “The Waltz” ***
“Fallout” (Prime Video) — “The Strip”
“The Gilded Age” (HBO Max) — “My Mind Is Made Up”
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max) — “The Morrow”
“Palm Royale” (Apple TV) — “Maxine Drinks Martinis Now”

Will Win: “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max) — “My Mind Is Made Up”
Could Win: “Bridgerton”

HAIRSTYLING FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
“The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” (NBC)
“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC) — “Disney Night”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV) — “Rate-A-Queen Talent Show, Part 2” ***
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC) — “Host: Glen Powell”
“Wicked: One Wonderful Night” (NBC)

Will Win: “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV) — “Rate-A-Queen Talent Show, Part 2”
Could Win: “Saturday Night Live”

LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A SERIES
“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC) — “20th Birthday Party”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC) — “Guests: Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Kumail Nanjiani, Josh Meyers, And Musical Guest Reneé Rapp”
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS) — “Guests: Bruce Springsteen, Special Surprise Guests”
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC) — “Host: Ariana Grande” ***
“The Voice” (NBC) — “Finale Part 2”

Will Win: “Saturday Night Live” (NBC) — “Host: Ariana Grande”
Could Win: “The Voice”

LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A SPECIAL
“The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” (NBC)
“68th Annual Grammy Awards” (CBS)
“The Oscars” (ABC) ***
“78th Annual Tony Awards” (CBS)
“Wicked: One Wonderful Night” (NBC)

Will Win: “The Oscars” (ABC)
Could Win: “Wicked: One Wonderful Night”

TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SERIES
“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central) — “Episode 30105”
“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC) — “20th Birthday Party” ***
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC) — “Guests: Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Kumail Nanjiani, Josh Meyers, And Musical Guest Reneé Rapp”
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Series Finale”
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC) — “Host: Olivia Rodrigo”

Will Win: “Dancing With the Stars” (ABC) — “20th Birthday Party”
Could Win: “Saturday Night Live”

TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SPECIAL
“The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” (NBC)
“The Oscars” (ABC)
“Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction 2025” (ABC)
“Taylor Swift | the Eras Tour | the Final Show” (Disney+)
“Wicked: One Wonderful Night” (NBC) ***

Will Win: “Wicked: One Wonderful Night” (Peacock)
Could Win: “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny”

CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)
“All’s Fair” (Hulu) — “Oh, Jesus!”
“Euphoria” (HBO Max) — “Kitty Likes to Dance”
“Hacks” (HBO Max) — “Hacks (Finale)”
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV) — “Grudge Match”
“The Pitt” (HBO Max) — “1:00 P.M.” ***
“Wednesday” (Netflix) — “Woe Me the Money”

Will Win: “The Pitt” (HBO Max) — “1:00 P.M.”
Could Win: “All’s Fair”

PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)
“Fallout” (Prime Video) — “The Strip”
“The Gilded Age” (HBO Max) — “My Mind Is Made Up” ***
“Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” (FX) — “The Pools Party”
“Monster: The Ed Gein Story” (Netflix) — “The Babysitter”
“Palm Royale” (Apple TV) — “Maxine Drinks Martinis Now”

Will Win: “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max) — “My Mind Is Made Up”
Could Win: “”Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette”

MAKEUP FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC) — “Disney Night”
“The Oscars” (ABC)
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC) — “Host: Bad Bunny” ***

Will Win: “Saturday Night Live” (NBC) — “Host: Bad Bunny”
Could Win: “Dancing with the Stars”

PROSTHETIC MAKEUP
“Fallout” (Prime Video) — “The Demon in the Snow”
“Monster: The Ed Gein Story” (Netflix) — “The Godfather”
“The Pitt” (HBO Max) — “9:00 P.M.”
“Spider-Noir” (Prime Video) — “Betrayal”
“Stranger Things” (Netflix) — “Chapter Four: Sorcerer” ***

Will Win: “Stranger Things” (Netflix) — “Chapter Four: Sorcerer”
Could Win: “Fallout”

MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max) — “In the Name of the Mother”
“Palm Royale” (Apple TV) — “Maxine Drinks Martinis Now”
“Pluribus” (Apple TV) — “We Is Us”
“Slow Horses” (Apple TV) — “Missiles”
“Spider-Noir” (Prime Video) — “Step Into My Office”
“Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) — “Our History” ***

Will Win: “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) — “Our History”
Could Win: “Pluribus”

MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
“All Her Fault” (Peacock) — “Episode 7”
“The Beast in Me” (Netflix) — “The Beast and Me”
“Black Rabbit” (Netflix) — “Isle of Joy”
“In the Blink of an Eye” (Hulu) ***
“Washington Black” (Hulu) — “If You See My Mama, Whisper Her This…”

Will Win: “In the Blink of an Eye” (Hulu)
Could Win: “The Beast in Me”

MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
“High Horse: The Black Cowboy” (Peacock) — “F*ck Westerns”
“John Candy: I Like Me” (Prime Video)
“Kingdom” (BBC America) — “Episode 2”
“Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” (HBO Max)
“Ocean With David Attenborough” (National Geographic) ***
“Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age” (Apple TV) — “The Big Freeze”

Will Win: “Ocean With David Attenborough” (National Geographic)
Could Win: “Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age” (Apple TV)

MUSIC DIRECTION
“The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” (NBC) ***
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS) — “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Series Finale”
“The Oscars” (ABC)
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC) — “Host: Jack Black”
“Wicked: One Wonderful Night” (NBC)

Will Win: “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” (NBC)
Could Win: “Wicked: One Wonderful Night”

ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
“The Boys” (Prime Video) — “The Frenchman, the Female, and the Man Called Mother’s Milk” / Song Title: “Raise Him Up”
“Hacks” (HBO Max) — “EGOT / Song Title: “Mis Figuritas”
“The Pitt” (HBO Max) — “12:00 P.M. / Song Title: “Need Someone”
“South Park” (Comedy Central) — “The Crap Out / Song Title: “Christian Woman” ***
“Spider-Noir” (Prime Video) — “A Mistake I’ll Never Make Again” / Song Title: “The Devil You Know”
“Wednesday” (Netflix) — “Woe Me the Money” / Song Title: “The Dead Dance”

Will Win: “South Park” (Comedy Central)
Could Win: “Wednesday”

ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC
“All Her Fault” (Peacock)
“The Beast in Me” (Netflix)
“The ‘Burbs” (Peacock)
“Murderbot” (Apple TV) ***
“Pluribus” (Apple TV)

Will Win: “Murderbot” (Apple TV)
Could Win: “The Beast in Me”

MUSIC SUPERVISION
“The Boys” (Prime Video) — “Blood and Bone”
“Hacks” (HBO Max) — “Hacks (Finale)”
“Nobody Wants This” (Netflix) — “When Noah Met Joanne”
“Pluribus” (Apple TV) — “We Is Us”
“Stranger Things” (Netflix) — “Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up”
“Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) — “Beach Reads” ***

Will Win: “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) — “Beach Reads”
Could Win: “Stranger Things”

PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
“Euphoria” (HBO Max) — “In God We Trust”
“The Pitt” (HBO Max) — “1:00 P.M.”
“The Pitt” (HBO Max) — “9:00 P.M.” ***
“Pluribus” (Apple TV) — “Got Milk”
“Pluribus” (Apple TV) — “Grenade”
“Pluribus” (Apple TV) — “We Is Us”
“Task” (HBO Max) — “A Still Small Voice”

Will Win: “The Pitt” (HBO Max) — “9:00 P.M.”
Could Win: “Pluribus” — “We Is Us”

PICTURE EDITING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
“The Bear” (FX) — “Bears”
“Hacks” (HBO Max) — “The Cube”
“Hacks” (HBO Max) — “Hacks (Finale)”
“Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) — “Our History”
“Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) — “Welcome to Widow’s Bay!” ***
“Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) — “What to Expect on Your Trip”

Will Win: “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) — “Welcome to Widow’s Bay!”
Could Win: “Hacks” — “Hacks (Finale)”

PICTURE EDITING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
“Leanne” (Netflix) — “Having Big Feelings”
“The Neighborhood” (CBS) — “Welcome to the Zhuzh” ***
“Shifting Gears” (ABC) — “Nutcracker”
“Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living” (BET Networks) — “A Rolling Stone”
“The Upshaws” (Netflix) — “Election Day”

Will Win: “The Neighborhood” (CBS)
Could Win: “The Upshaws”

PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
“Beef” (Netflix) — “All the Things We’re Never Going to Have”
“Beef” (Netflix) — “The Increasing Flimsiness of Any Certainties About the Future”
“Black Rabbit” (Netflix) — “Isle of Joy” ***
“Death by Lightning” (Netflix) — “The Man From Ohio”
“DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max) — “No One’s Normal. It Just Looks That Way From Across the Street”

Will Win: “DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max) — “No One’s Normal. It Just Looks That Way From Across the Street”
Could Win: “Beef” — “All the Things We’re Never Going to Have”

PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING
“The Muppet Show” (Disney+)
“Nikki Glaser: Good Girl” (Hulu)
“Ramy Youssef: In Love” (HBO Max)
“Taylor Swift | the Eras Tour | the Final Show” (Disney+) ***
“Wanda Sykes: Legacy” (Netflix)

Will Win: “Taylor Swift | the Eras Tour | the Final Show” (Disney+)
Could Win: “The Muppet Show”

PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING (SEGMENT)
“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central) — “RFK Hospital: An Original Series Inspired by the Medical Advice of RFK Jr.”
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO Max) — “Moon Mammoths Game Documentary” ***
“McCartney and Elvis Costello” (CBS)
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC) — “Home Alone”
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC) — “MAHAspital (The New Pitt)”

Will Win: “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO Max) — “Moon Mammoths Game Documentary”
Could Win: “Saturday Night Live” (NBC) — “MAHAspital (The New Pitt)”

PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
“John Candy: I Like Me” (Prime Video) ***
“Marty, Life Is Short” (Netflix)
“Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” (HBO Max)
“Mr. Scorsese” (Apple TV) — “Stranger in a Strange Land”
“Sean Combs: The Reckoning” (Netflix) — “Blink Again”

Will Win: “John Candy: I Like Me” (Prime Video)
Could Win: “Sean Combs: The Reckoning”

PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM
“The Amazing Race” (CBS) — “Series Body of Work”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV) — “You Can’t Keep a Good Drag Queen Down”
“Survivor” (CBS) — “Series Body of Work”
“The Traitors” (Peacock) — “The Death Conga” ***
“The Voice” (NBC) — “Series Body of Work”

Will Win: “The Traitors” (Peacock)
Could Win: “Survivor”

PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
“America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders” (Netflix) — “Series Body of Work”
“Deadliest Catch” (Discovery Channel) — “Kings of the Frozen North”
“Love on the Spectrum” (Netflix) — “Episode 4”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked” (MTV) — “Red Carpet Mash-ups”
“Welcome to Wrexham” (FX) — “Do a Wrexham” ***

Will Win: “Welcome to Wrexham” (FX)
Could Win: “Love on the Spectrum”

PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)
“Euphoria” (HBO Max) — “This Little Piggy”
“The Pitt” (HBO Max) — “9:00 P.M.”
“Pluribus” (Apple TV) — “Grenade”
“Slow Horses” (Apple TV) — “Incommunicado”
“Wednesday” (Netflix) — “If These Woes Could Talk” ***

Will Win: “Wednesday” (Netflix)
Could Win: “Pluribus”

PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)
“Fallout” (Prime Video) — “The Wrangler”
“The Gilded Age” (HBO Max) — “If You Want to Cook an Omelette”
“Palm Royale” (Apple TV) — “Maxine Does Something Good”
“Spider-Noir” (Prime Video) — “Step Into My Office” ***
“Stranger Things” (Netflix) — “Chapter Four: Sorcerer”

Will Win: “Spider-Noir” (Prime Video)
Could Win: “The Gilded Age”

PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF-HOUR)
“Hacks” (HBO Max) — “Who’s Making Dinner?”
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max) — “Seven”
“Leanne” (Netflix) — “Please Be a Lizard”
“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu) — “The House Always…”
“Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) — “Lodging” ***

Will Win: “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV)
Could Win: “A Knight of the Seven Kindgoms”

PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY OR REALITY SERIES
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC) — “Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Kumail Nanjiani, Josh Meyers, and Musical Guest Reneé Rapp”
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS) — “Guests: John Krasinski, and Special Appearances”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV) — “RDR Live Returns!”
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC) — “Host: Jack Black” ***
“The Traitors” (Peacock) — “The Black Banquet”

Will Win: “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Could Win: “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”

PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
“The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” (NBC) ***
“68th Annual Grammy Awards” (CBS)
“The Muppet Show” (Disney+)
“The Oscars” (ABC)
“78th Annual Tony Awards” (CBS)

Will Win: “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” (NBC)
Could Win: “The Oscars”

SHORT FORM (COMEDY, DRAMA OR VARIETY SERIES)
“Bad Thoughts” (Netflix)
“Colbert Before Air” (YouTube)
“The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains” (YouTube)
“The Randy Rainbow Show” (YouTube)
“SubwayTakes With Kareem Rahma” (YouTube) ***

Will Win: “SubwayTakes With Kareem Rahma” (YouTube)
Could Win: “Bad Thoughts”

PERFORMER (SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES)
Kim Estes, “Big Law” (Vimeo)
Desi Lydic, “The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains” (Comedy Central) ***
Randy Rainbow, “The Randy Rainbow Show” (YouTube)

Will Win: Desi Lydic, “The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains” (Comedy Central)
Could Win: Kim Estes

SHORT FORM (NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES)
“Hacks: Bit by Bit” (HBO Max)
“Inside the Pitt” (HBO Max)
“Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette – a Love Untold” (FX)
“Shrinking – in It Together” (Apple TV)
“This Is a Gardening Show” (Netflix)

Will Win: “Inside the Pitt” (HBO Max)
Could Win: “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette – a Love Untold” (FX)

EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAM
“Blumhouse Enhanced Cinema” (Meta Quest)
“Uncanny Alley: A New Day” (VR Chat)
“The World of Fallout” (Prime Video) ***

Will Win: “The World of Fallout” (Prime Video)
Could Win: “Blumhouse Enhanced Cinema”

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SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
“Alien: Earth” (FX) — “Neverland”
“The Boys” (Prime Video) — “Blood and Bone”
“Fallout” (Prime Video) — “The Strip”
“Spider-Noir” (Prime Video) — “The Man in the Mask”
“Stranger Things” (Netflix) — “Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up” ***

Will Win: “Stranger Things” (Netflix)
Could Win: “Spider-Noir”

SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max) — “In the Name of the Mother”
“Murderbot” (Apple TV) — “All Systems Red”
“Predator: Killer of Killers” (Hulu)
“Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord” (Disney+) — “Chapter 10: The Dark Lord”
“Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) — “What to Expect on Your Trip” ***

Will Win: “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV)
Could Win: “Predator: Killer of Killers”

SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL
“The Beast in Me” (Netflix) — “Sick Puppy”
“Beef” (Netflix) — “It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey” ***
“Lord of the Flies” (Netflix) — “Piggy”
“The Rip” (Netflix)
“Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War” (Prime Video)

Will Win: “Beef” (Netflix)
Could Win: “The Rip”

SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
“Billy Joel: And so It Goes” (HBO Max) ***
“John Candy: I Like Me” (Prime Video)
“Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” (HBO Max)
“Ocean With David Attenborough” (National Geographic)
“World War II With Tom Hanks” (The History Channel) — “The Beginning”

Will Win: “Billy Joel: And so It Goes” (HBO Max)
Could Win: “World War II With Tom Hanks” (The History Channel)

SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
“Fallout” (Prime Video) — “The Strip”
“The Pitt” (HBO Max) — “8:00 P.M.”
“Pluribus” (Apple TV) — “We Is Us”
“Spider-Noir” (Prime Video) — “Step Into My Office”
“Stranger Things” (Netflix) — “Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up” ***

Will Win: “Stranger Things” (Netflix) — “Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up”
Could Win: “Pluribus”

SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
“Beef” (Netflix) — “It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey” ***
“Black Rabbit” (Netflix) — “Isle of Joy”
“DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max) — “Amphezyne”
“Lord of the Flies” (Netflix) — “Piggy”
“Monster: The Ed Gein Story” (Netflix) — “Sick as Your Secrets”

Will Win: “Beef” (Netflix) — “It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey”
Could Win: “Black Rabbit”

SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION
“The Bear” (FX) — “Scallop”
“Hacks” (HBO Max) — “The Garden”
“Shrinking” (Apple TV) — “I Will Be Grape”
“Tires” (Netflix) — “The Tri-State Mid Market Tire Expo”
“Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) — “What to Expect on Your Trip” ***

Will Win: “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV) — “What to Expect on Your Trip”
Could Win: “The Bear”

SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL
“The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” (NBC)
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS) — “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Series Finale”
“The Muppet Show” (Disney+)
“The Oscars” (ABC)
“Taylor Swift | the Eras Tour | the Final Show” (Disney+) ***

Will Win: “Taylor Swift | the Eras Tour | the Final Show” (Disney+)
Could Win: “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny”

SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
“Billy Joel: And so It Goes” (HBO Max) ***
“John Candy: I Like Me” (Prime Video)
“Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” (HBO Max)
“Ocean With David Attenborough” (National Geographic)
“Tucci in Italy” (National Geographic) — “Naples & Campania”

Will Win: “Billy Joel: And so It Goes” (HBO Max)
Could Win: “Ocean With David Attenborough”

SOUND MIXING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
“The Amazing Race” (CBS) — “Series Body of Work”
“Deadliest Catch” (Discovery Channel) — “Kings of the Frozen North”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV) — “Fannie: The Hard Knock Ball Rusical”
“The Voice” (NBC) — “The Blind Auditions Premiere”
“Welcome to Wrexham” (FX/Hulu) — “Do a Wrexham” ***

Will Win: “Welcome to Wrexham” (FX/Hulu) — “Do a Wrexham”
Could Win: “Deadliest Catch”

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SEASON OR A MOVIE
“Alien: Earth” (FX) ***
“Foundation” (Apple TV)
“IT: Welcome to Derry” (HBO Max)
“Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” (Apple TV)
“Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age” (Apple TV)
“Stranger Things” (Netflix)

Will Win: “Alien: Earth” (FX)
Could Win: “Stranger Things”

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SINGLE EPISODE
“Gen V” (Prime Video) — “New Year, New U”
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max) — “In the Name of the Mother” ***
“Paradise” (Hulu) — “Exodus”
“Spider-Noir” (Prime Video) — “Nightmare on a Gurney”
“The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon” (AMC) — “Costa Da Morte”

Will Win: “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max)
Could Win: “Spider-Noir”

STUNT COORDINATION FOR COMEDY PROGRAMMING
“Beef” (Netflix)
“Palm Royale” (Apple TV)
“Peacemaker” (HBO Max)
“Poker Face” (Peacock)
“Spider-Noir” (Prime Video) ***
“Tulsa King” (Paramount+)

Will Win: “Spider-Noir” (Prime Video)
Could Win: “Beef”

STUNT COORDINATION FOR DRAMA PROGRAMMING
“The Boys” (Prime Video) ***
“Fallout” (Prime Video)
“FBI” (CBS)
“The Rookie” (ABC)
“Stranger Things” (Netflix)

Will Win: “The Boys” (Prime Video)
Could Win: “Stranger Things”

STUNT PERFORMANCE
“Fallout” (Prime Video) — “The Profligate”
“FBI” (CBS) — “Crusader”
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max) — “In the Name of the Mother” ***
“Palm Royale” (Apple TV) — “Maxine Finds Herself”
“Spider-Noir” (Prime Video) — “Tread Lightly”

Will Win: “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max)
Could Win: “Spider-Noir”

TITLE DESIGN
“IT: Welcome to Derry” (HBO Max) ***
“Murderbot” (Apple TV)
“Ponies” (Peacock)
“Smoke” (Apple TV)
“Spider-Noir” (Prime Video)
“Young Sherlock” (Prime Video)

Will Win: “IT: Welcome to Derry” (HBO Max)
Could Win: “Spider-Noir”

CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
Pamela Adlon, “King of the Hill” (Hulu)
Julie Andrews, “Bridgerton” (Netflix) ***
Hank Azaria, “The Simpsons” (Fox)
Trey Parker, “South Park” (Comedy Central)
Matt Vogel, “The Muppet Show” (Disney+)
Steven Yeun, “Invincible” (Prime Video)

Will Win: Julie Andrews, “Bridgerton” (Netflix)
Could Win: Trey Parker, “South Park”

NARRATOR
David Attenborough, “A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough” (Netflix)
David Attenborough, “Ocean With David Attenborough” (National Geographic) ***
Jodie Foster, “Breakdown: 1975” (Netflix)
Werner Herzog, “Ghost Elephants” (National Geographic)
Octavia Spencer, “Lost Women of Alaska” (Investigation Discovery)

Will Win: David Attenborough, “Ocean With David Attenborough” (National Geographic)
Could Win: Jodie Foster, “Breakdown: 1975”

Outstanding Costumes For Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Programming

“The Masked Singer” (Fox) ***
Premiere Part 1 • Fox Alternative Entertainment

Grainne O’Sullivan, Costume Supervisor; Luke D’Alessandro, Costume Designer; Steven Lee, Costume Designer; Arleen Flores, Assistant Costume Designer; Alice Garland, Assistant Costume Designer; Maro Isakulyan, Head of Workroom

“The Traitors” (Peacock)***
The Black Banquet • Peacock Original, Studio Lambert

Sam Spector, Wardrobe Designer; Rikki Finlay, Stylist

Outstanding Innovation In Emerging Media Programming

“Crafting Crimes” (Meta Quest) ***

Targo; Meta Quest; Victor Agulhon, Producer; Chloé Rochereuil, Director

To be presented Sunday, Sept. 6:

Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation

“Eyes of Wakanda” (Disney+) ***
Into the Lion’s Den • Marvel Animation

Uzoma Dunkwu, Character Design

“Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal” (Adult Swim) ***
Kingdom of Sorrow • Cartoon Network Studios

David Krentz, Storyboard by

“Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal” (Adult Swim) ***
Vengeance of Death • Cartoon Network Studios

Scott Wills, Art Direction

“The Mighty Nein” (Prime Video) ***
Mote of Possibility • Amazon MGM Studios, Titmouse Studios, Critical Role Productions

Howard Chen, Background Design

“Star Wars: Visions” (Disney+) ***
The Duel: Payback • Kamikaze Douga + ANIMA and Lucasfilm Ltd.

Takashi Okazaki, Character Designer

Outstanding Motion Design

No Emmy awarded