With so many categories, and so much time on my hands, I thought I’d expand my Emmy Picks this year to include the awards that are usually relegated to the Creative Arts presentations. The Guest Acting categories are notoriously hard to pick, so there are more “potential surprises” in store than the major awards. Those picks will come later this week.
GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Michael Braugher, The Gilded Age
Néstor Carbonell, Shōgun
Michael Emerson, Fallout
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Elsbeth
Arian Moayed, Elsbeth
John Turturro, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Potential surprises:
Corbin Bernsen, The Curse
Kyle MacLachlan, Fallout
Rob Morgan, Winning Time
Sam Waterston, Law & Order
Ineligible: Murray Bartlett, James Cromwell, Lamar Johnson, Arian Moayed (for Succession), Nick Offerman, Keivonn Woodward
In my dreams: Lance Reddick, Bosch: Legacy
GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Glenn Close, The New Look
Claire Foy, The Crown
Marcia Gay Harden, The Morning Show
Jane Krakowski, Elsbeth
Yûko Miyamoto, Shōgun
Sarah Paulson, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Potential surprises:
Laura Benanti, The Gilded Age
Michaela Coel, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Sharon Horgan, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Natalie Morales, The Morning Show
Constance Schulman, The Curse
Ineligible: Hiam Abbass, Cherry Jones, Melanie Lynskey, Storm Reid, Anna Torv, Harriet Walter
In my dreams: Rachael Ray, The Curse
GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jon Bernthal, The Bear
Ryan Gosling, Saturday Night Live
Christopher Lloyd, Hacks
John Mulaney, The Bear
Bob Odenkirk, The Bear
Jerry Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Potential surprises:
Nate Bargatze, Saturday Night Live
Matthew Broderick, Only Murders in the Building
Mel Brooks, Only Murders in the Building
Steve Buscemi, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Timothée Chalamet, Saturday Night Live
Ted Danson, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Tony Goldwyn, Hacks
Hal Linden, Hacks
Christopher MacDonald, Hacks
Will Poulter, The Bear
Bruce Springsteen, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Ineligible: Luke Kirby, Oliver Platt (moved to Supporting Actor), Sam Richardson
In my dreams: Ethan Hawke, Reservation Dogs
GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Olivia Colman, The Bear
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear
Kaitlin Olson, Hacks
Sarah Paulson, The Bear
Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live
J. Smith-Cameron, Hacks
Potential surprises:
Jane Adams, Hacks
Mayim Bialik, Young Sheldon
Ayo Edebiri, Saturday Night Live
Hannah Einbinder, Julia
Lily Gladstone, Reservation Dogs
Christina Hendricks, Hacks
Helen Hunt, Hacks
Gillian Jacobs, The Bear
Allison Janney, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Sanaa Lathan, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jane Lynch, Only Murders in the Building
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Only Murders in the Building
Emma Stone, Saturday Night Live
Ineligible: Becky Ann Baker, Judith Light, Sarah Niles, Harriet Walter
In my dreams: Kaniehtiio Horn, Reservation Dogs
SCRIPTED VARIETY SERIES
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Potential surprise:
After Midnight (CBS)
Ineligible: A Black Lady Sketch Show
In my dreams: Painting with John (HBO)
TALK SERIES
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. (Netflix)
Potential surprises:
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) – 2 nominations
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) – 7 nominations
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) – 3 nominations
Ineligible: The Problem with Jon Stewart (AppleTV+)
In my dreams: Hot Ones (YouTube)
VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED)
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer (Netflix)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (CBS)
Ramy Youssef: More Feelings (Max)
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon (Netflix)
Trevor Noah: Where Was I (Netflix)
Potential surprises:
Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact (Netflix)
Barry Manilow’s A Very Barry Christmas (NBC)
Billy Joel: The 100th – Live at Madison Square Garden (CBS)
Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas (AppleTV+)
Kevin Hart: Reality Check (Peacock)
Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool (Netflix)
In my dreams: Gary Gulman: Born on 3rd Base (Max)
VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show (CBS)
66th Grammy Awards (CBS)
The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady (Netflix)
The Oscars (ABC)
76th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Potential surprises:
81st Golden Globes (CBS)
Katt Williams: Woke Foke (Netflix)
In my dreams: N/A
WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
The Daily Show
John Mulaney Presents Everybody’s in L.A.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live
Potential surprise:
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Ineligible: N/A
In my dreams: N/A
WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady
Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool
Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die
Ramy Youssef: More Feelings
Trevor Noah: Where Was I
Potential surprises:
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer
Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda
Katt Williams: Woke Foke
Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All
In my dreams: Gary Gulman: Born on 3rd Base