Emmy nomination voting closed on June 22, and with ballots now in the hands of the Television Academy, the countdown to nomination morning on July 8 has officially begun.

In Drama, The Pitt looks set to dominate once again, emerging as the clear frontrunner after its highly rated second season that should translate across series, acting, writing, and directing. Still, Apple TV’s Pluribus and HBO’s Task appear primed for strong performances of their own, while The Diplomat, Slow Horses, and Paradise remain certain contenders. With several categories lacking obvious locks, Drama may prove more competitive than expected.

Comedy, meanwhile, is shaping up to be one of the season’s tightest races. With The Studio notably absent, Hacks and The Comeback are looking to bid farewell on a high note, while Abbott Elementary and The Bear return less confident. Margo’s Got Money Troubles also looks poised to break through in a big way, particularly in acting for its three stars, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Nick Offerman. Newcomer Widow’s Bay threatens to steal everyone’s thunder, however, despite three episodes falling outside of this year’s eligibility window. Matthew Rhys could pull off one of the year’s rare doubles, earning nominations for both the Apple TV comedy horror series and The Beast in Me.

The Limited Series categories may prove the hardest to predict of all. Beef returns with a formidable cast, while The Beast in Me, DTF St. Louis, and Half Man all have the potential to rack up multiple nominations. FX’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette could become a force to be reckoned with in acting, setting up one of the year’s most crowded races ahead of nomination morning.

Here are our Emmy nomination predictions:

Drama

Outstanding Drama Series

• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO)
• The Diplomat (Netflix)
• The Gilded Age (HBO)
• Paradise (Hulu)
• The Pitt (HBO Max)
• Pluribus (Apple TV)
• Slow Horses (Apple TV)
• Task (HBO)
• Other contenders: Euphoria (HBO); Industry (HBO); The Testaments (Hulu)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Sterling K. Brown – Paradise (Hulu)
• Gary Oldman – Slow Horses (Apple TV)
• Mark Ruffalo – Task (HBO)
• Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Noah Wyle – The Pitt (HBO Max)
• Other contenders: Jon Hamm – Your Friends and Neighbors (Apple TV); Morgan Spector – The Gilded Age (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS)
• Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age (HBO)
• Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus (Apple TV)
• Zendaya – Euphoria (HBO)
• Other contenders: Jennifer Aniston – The Morning Show (Apple TV); Chase Infiniti – The Testaments (Hulu); Michelle Pfeiffer – The Madison (Paramount+)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• 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)
• Other contenders: Dexter Sol Ansell – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO); Kit Harington – Industry (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Isa Briones – The Pitt (HBO Max)
• Taylor Dearden – 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)
• Other contenders: Marisa Abela – Industry (HBO); Fiona Dourif – The Pitt (HBO Max); Emilia Jones – Task (HBO) Fiona Dourif – The Pitt (HBO Max)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

• Eric Dane – Euphoria (HBO)
• Colman Domingo – Euphoria (HBO)
• Jeff Kober – The Pitt (HBO Max)
• Jonathan Pryce – Slow Horses (Apple TV)
• Bradley Whitford – The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Other contenders: Ernest Harden Jr. – The Pitt (HBO Max); Jeff Hiller – Pluribus (Apple TV); Samba Schutte – Pluribus (Apple TV)

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

• Brittany Allen – The Pitt (HBO Max)
• Tal Anderson – The Pitt (HBO Max)
• Elisabeth Moss – The Testaments (Hulu)
• Miriam Shor – Pluribus (Apple TV)
• Shailene Woodley – Paradise (Hulu)
• Other contenders: Ayesha Harris – The Pitt (HBO Max); Tina Ivlev – The Pitt (HBO Max); Merritt Wever – The Gilded Age (HBO)

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

• “1:00 P.M.” – The Pitt (HBO Max) 
• “12:00 P.M.” – The Pitt (HBO Max)
• “Amagansett” – The Diplomat (Netflix)
• “Got Milk” – Pluribus (Apple TV)
• “Grenade” – Pluribus (Apple TV)
• “Scars” – Slow Horses (Apple TV)
• “We Is Us” – Pluribus (Apple TV)

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

• “7:00 P.M.” – The Pitt (HBO Max)
• “9:00 P.M.” – The Pitt (HBO Max)
• “Grenade” – Pluribus (Apple TV)
• “In the Name of the Mother” – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO Max)
• “Please, Carol” – Pluribus (Apple TV)
• “Scars” – Slow Horses (Apple TV)
• “We Is Us” – Pluribus (Apple TV)

Comedy

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• The Bear (FX)
• The Comeback (HBO)
• Hacks (HBO Max)
• Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
• Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• Shrinking (Apple TV)
• Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)
• Other contenders: Nobody Wants This (Netflix); Rooster (HBO); The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (NBC)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

• Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (Hulu)
• Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• Matthew Rhys – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)
• Jason Segel – Shrinking (Apple TV)
• Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• Other contenders: Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix); Steve Carell – Rooster (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX)
• Elle Fanning – Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
• Lisa Kudrow – The Comeback (HBO)
• Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max)
• Other contenders: Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This (Netflix); Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu); Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale (Apple TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• 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)
• Michael Urie – Shrinking (Apple TV)
• Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Bowen Yang – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
• Other contenders: Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear (FX); Daniel Radcliffe – The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (NBC); Stephen Root – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO Max)
• Kate O’Flynn – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)
• Ashley Padilla – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
• Michelle Pfeiffer – Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
• Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Meg Stalter – Hacks (HBO Max)
• Jessica Williams – Shrinking (Apple TV)
• Other contenders: Erika Alexander – The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (NBC); Dale Dickey – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV); Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

• Jon Bernthal – The Bear (FX)
• Jeff Daniels – Shrinking (Apple TV)
• Michael J. Fox – Shrinking (Apple TV)
• Ryan Gosling – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
• Rob Reiner – The Bear (FX)
• Connor Storrie – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
• Other contenders: Tony Goldwyn – Hacks (HBO Max); Hamish Linklater – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV); Christopher McDonald – Hacks (HBO Max)

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

• Leslie Bibb – Hacks (HBO Max)
• Betty Gilpin – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)
• Cherry Jones – Hacks (HBO Max)
• Laurie Metcalf – Hacks (HBO Max)
• Kaitlin Olson – Hacks (HBO Max)
• Amy Poehler – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
• Other contenders: Candice Bergen – Shrinking (Apple TV); Jamie Lee Curtis – The Bear (FX)

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

• “Hacks” – Hacks (HBO Max)
• “Lock and Load” – Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
• “Nail in the Coffin” – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• “Pilot” – The Lowdown (FX)
• “Team Building” – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• “Valerie Does It All” – The Comeback (HBO)
• “Welcome to Widow’s Bay!” – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

• “And That’s Our Time” – Shrinking (Apple TV)
• “Cuckoo Chicks” – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• “Flamingos” – Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
• “Give It Arrest” – The Ms. Pat Show (BET+)
• “Hacks” – Hacks (HBO Max)
• “Welcome To Widow’s Bay!” – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)
• “Worms” – The Bear (FX)

Limited or Anthology

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

• The Beast in Me (Netflix)
• Beef (Netflix)
• DTF St. Louis (HBO)
• Half Man (HBO)
• Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette (FX)
• Other contenders: All Her Fault (Peacock); Black Rabbit (Netflix); Lord of the Flies (Netflix)

Outstanding Television Movie

• Deep Cover (Prime Video)
• Mike and Nick & Nick and Alice (Hulu)
• Miss You, Love You (HBO Max)
• People We Meet on Vacation (Netflix)
• Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix)
• Other contenders: Good Omens (Prime Video); Heads of State (Prime Video); Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War (Prime Video)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Jamie Bell – Half Man (HBO)
• Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix)
• Oscar Isaac – Beef (Netflix)
• Paul Anthony Kelly – Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette (FX)
• Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me (Netflix)
• Other contenders: Jason Bateman – Black Rabbit (Netflix); Jude Law – Black Rabbit (Netflix); Michael Shannon – Death by Lightning (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• 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)
• Other contenders: Allison Janney – Miss You, Love You (HBO); Tessa Thompson – His and Hers (Netflix); Kerry Washington – Imperfect Women (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Jonathan Banks – The Beast in Me (Netflix)
• Jason Bateman – DTF St. Louis (HBO)
• Richard Gadd – Half Man (HBO)
• David Harbour – DTF St. Louis (HBO)
• Charles Melton – Beef (Netflix)
• Alessandro Nivola – Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette (FX)
• Other contenders: Richard Jenkins – DTF St. Louis (HBO); Nick Offerman – Death by Lightning (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Linda Cardellini – DTF St. Louis (HBO)
• Grace Gummer – Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette (FX)
• Cailee Spaeny – Beef (Netflix)
• Naomi Watts – Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette (FX)
• Yuh-Jung Youn – Beef (Netflix)
• Constance Zimmer – Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette (FX)
• Other contenders: Dakota Fanning – All Her Fault (Peacock); Laurie Metcalf – Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix)

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• “All the Things We’re Never Going to Have” – Beef (Netflix)
• Death by Lightning (Netflix)
• DTF St. Louis (HBO)
• Half Man (HBO)
• “Sick Puppy” – The Beast in Me (Netflix)

Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• “Episode 2” – Half Man (HBO)
• “It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey” – Beef (Netflix)
• “Oh, The Comfort, The Inexpressible Comfort” – Beef (Netflix)
• DTF St. Louis (HBO)
• “The Black Rabbits” – Black Rabbit (Netflix)

The 2026 Emmy nominations will be announced July 8 in all categories.