2022 Emmy Picks: Drama

DRAMA SERIES
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Euphoria (HBO)
Ozark (Netflix)
Severance (AppleTV+)
Squid Game (Netflix)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Succession (HBO)
Yellowjackets (Showtime)

Potential surprises:
Bridgerton (Netflix) – 1 nomination
The Gilded Age (HBO) – new show
Pachinko (AppleTV+) – new show
This Is Us (NBC) – 4 nominations
Yellowstone (Paramount Network) – never nominated

Ineligible: The Boys, The Crown, The Handmaid’s Tale, Lovecraft Country, The Mandalorian, Pose

In my dreams: Evil (Paramount+)

ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
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

Potential surprises:
Jonathan Bailey, Bridgerton – never nominated
Kevin Costner, Yellowstone – never nominated
Adam Scott, Severance – new show
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us – 3 nominations

Ineligible: Jonathan Majors, Josh O’Connor, Regé-Jean Page, Billy Porter, Matthew Rhys

In my dreams: Mike Colter, Evil

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Laura Linney, Ozark
Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets
Mandy Moore, This Is Us
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Zendaya, Euphoria

Potential surprises:
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show – 1 nomination
Toni Collette, Pieces of Her – new show
Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age – new show
Juliette Lewis, Yellowjackets – new show
Elisabeth Moss, Shining Girls – new show
Annie Murphy, Kevin Can F**k Himself – new show

Ineligible: Uzo Aduba, Olivia Colman, Emma Corrin, Elisabeth Moss, Michaela Jae Rodriguez, Jurnee Smollett

In my dreams: Katja Herbers, Evil

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Nicholas Braun, Succession
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
Michael Mando, Better Call Saul
Chris Sullivan, This Is Us
Oh Young-Soo, Squid Game

Potential surprises:
Gil Birmingham, Yellowstone – never nominated
Steve Carell, The Morning Show – 1 nomination
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show – 1 win
Tony Dalton, Better Call Saul – never nominated
Mark Duplass, The Morning Show – 1 nomination
Patrick Fabian, Better Call Saul – never nominated
David Harbour, Stranger Things – 2 nominations
Justin Hartley, This Is Us – never nominated
Jon Huertas, This Is Us – never nominated
Alan Ruck, Succession – never nominated
Richard Thomas, Ozark – new cast member
John Turturro, Severance – new show
Christopher Walken, Severance – new show

Ineligible: Giancarlo Esposito (for The Mandalorian), O-T Fagbenle, John Lithgow, Tobias Menzies, Max Minghella, Bradley Whitford, Michael K. Williams

In my dreams: Michael Emerson, Evil

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
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

Potential surprises:
Christine Baranski, The Gilded Age – new show
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things – 2 nominations
Julianna Marguiles, The Morning Show – new cast member
Chrissy Metz, This Is Us – 1 nomination
Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve – 2 nominations
Susan Watson, This Is Us – never nominated
Youn Yuh-jung, Pachinko – new show

Ineligible: Gillian Anderson, Helena Bonham Carter, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, Aunjanue Ellis, Emerald Fennell, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley

In my dreams: Mary Hollis Inboden, Kevin Can F**k Himself

WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Better Call Saul
Ozark
Severance
Squid Game
Succession
Yellowjackets

Potential surprises:
Bridgerton – never nominated
The Gilded Age – new show
Kevin Can F**k Himself – new show
Pachinko – new show
This Is Us – never nominated

Ineligible: The Boys, The Crown, The Handmaid’s Tale, Lovecraft Country, The Mandalorian, Pose

In my dreams: Evil

DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Better Call Saul
Ozark
Severance

Squid Game
Succession
Yellowjackets


Potential surprises:
Bridgerton – 1 nomination
Euphoria – never nominated
The Gilded Age – new show
Kevin Can F**k Himself – new show
The Morning Show – 1 nomination
Pachinko – new show
Tokyo Vice – new show

Ineligible: The Crown, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Mandalorian, Pose

In my dreams: Evil

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