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EMMY PREVIEW: Final Emmy Predictions

In May and June, I took a detailed look at each major Emmy category along with my thoughts at the time of the top contenders in each category. With nominations coming tomorrow, here are my FINAL predictions. This is not how I want it go necessarily, this is how I think it will go. If you want to see more commentary, check out my earlier analysis. This is just a list of predictions. Also, check back tomorrow for some quick thoughts on the nominations!


COMEDY CATEGORIES

Series: Abbott Elementary, Barry, Hacks, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Only Murders in the Building, Reservation Dogs, Ted Lasso, What We Do in the Shadows
Just missing: Curb Your Enthusiasm

Lead Actor: Anthony Anderson (Black-ish), Donald Glover (Atlanta), Bill Hader (Barry), Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building), Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building), Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)
Just missing: Don Cheadle (Black Monday)

Lead Actress: Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Kaley Cuoco (The Flight Attendant), Issa Rae (Insecure), Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish), Jean Smart (Hacks)
Just missing: Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building)

Supporting Actor: Anthony Carrigan (Barry), Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso), Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta), Brendan Hunt (Ted Lasso), Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live), Henry Winkler (Barry), Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live)
Just missing: Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso)

Supporting Actress: Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Hannah Einbinder (Hacks), Sarah Goldberg (Barry), Janelle James (Abbott Elementary), Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live), Cecily Strong (Saturday Night Live), Juno Temple (Ted Lasso), Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso)
Just missing: Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary)


DRAMA CATEGORIES

Series: Better Call Saul, Ozark, Severance, Squid Game, Succession, Stranger Things, This is Us, Yellowstone
Just missing: Yellowjackets

Lead Actor: Jason Bateman (Ozark), Sterling K. Brown (This is Us), Brian Cox (Succession), Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game), Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), Jeremy Strong (Succession)
Just missing: Kevin Costner (Yellowstone)

Lead Actress: Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show), Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), Laura Linney (Ozark), Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets), Mandy Moore (This is Us), Zendaya (Euphoria)
Just missing: Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)

Supporting Actor: Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul), Nicholas Braun (Succession), Billy Crudup (The Morning Show), Kieran Culkin (Succession), Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul), Matthew Mcfadyen (Succession), Alan Ruck (Succession), Oh Young-soo (Squid Game)
Just missing: Chris Sullivan (This is Us)

Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette (Severance), Julia Garner (Ozark), Jung Ho-yeon (Squid Game), Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets), Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul), J. Smith-Cameron (Succession), Sarah Snook (Succession), Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria)
Just missing: Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things)


LIMITED/ANTHOLOGY CATEGORIES

Series: Dopesick, The Dropout, Maid, Under the Banner of Heaven, The White Lotus
Just missing: Inventing Anna

Lead Actor: Colin Firth (The Staircase), Ben Foster (The Survivor), Andrew Garfield (Under the Banner of Heaven), Oscar Isaac (Scenes From A Marriage), Samuel L. Jackson (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey), Michael Keaton (Doepsick)
Just missing: Sebastian Stan (Pam & Tommy)

Lead Actress: Jessica Chastain (Scenes From A Marriage), Viola Davis (The First Lady), Julia Garner (Inventing Anna), Margaret Qualley (Maid), Julia Roberts (Gaslit), Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout)
Just missing: Michelle Pfeiffer (The First Lady)

Supporting Actor: Naveen Andrews (The Dropout), Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus), O-T Fagbenle (The First Lady), Jake Lacy (The White Lotus), William H. Macy (The Dropout), Nick Robinson (Maid), Peter Sarsgaard (Dopesick)
Just missing: Seth Rogen (Pam & Tommy)

Supporting Actress: Connie Britton (The White Lotus), Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus), Alexandra Daddario (The White Lotus), Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick), Andie MacDowell (Maid), Laurie Metcalf (The Dropout), Anika Noni Rose (Maid)
Just missing: Rosario Dawson (Dopesick)

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