Emmy Predictions 2023: Drama

Every award will come down to Succession vs. The Last of Us or Succession vs. The White Lotus. I think the saga of the Roys will wipe the floor with the video game adaptation. But its battle against the unhappy guests of an Italian resort might be a little trickier.

DRAMA SERIES
Andor (Disney+)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
The Crown (Netflix)
House of the Dragon (HBO)
The Last of Us (HBO)
Succession (HBO)
The White Lotus (HBO)
Yellowjackets (Showtime)

Will win: Succession
Could win: The Last of Us
Should win: Better Call Saul
Should have been nominated: The Sandman (Netflix)

ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jeff Bridges, The Old Man
Brian Cox, Succession
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
Jeremy Strong, Succession

Will win: Kieran Culkin
Could win: Pedro Pascal
Should win: Bob Odenkirk
Should have been nominated: Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters
Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Sarah Snook, Succession

Will win: Sarah Snook
Could win: Bella Ramsey
Should win: Keri Russell
Should have been nominated: Juliette Lewis, Yellowjackets

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
F. Murray Abraham, The White Lotus
Nicholas Braun, Succession
Michael Imperioli, The White Lotus
Theo James, The White Lotus
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
Alan Ruck, Succession
Will Sharpe, The White Lotus
Alexander Skarsgård, Succession

Will win: Matthew Macfadyen
Should and could win: Alan Ruck
Should have been nominated: Tom Hollander, The White Lotus

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Meghann Fahy, The White Lotus
Sabrina Impacciatore, The White Lotus
Aubrey Plaza, The White Lotus
Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul
J. Smith Cameron, Succession
Simona Tabasco, The White Lotus

Will win: Jennifer Coolidge
Could win: Elizabeth Debicki
Should win: Rhea Seehorn
Should have been nominated: Juliet Rylance, Perry Mason

WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Andor (“One Way Out”)
Bad Sisters (“The Prick”)
Better Call Saul (“Point and Shoot”)
Better Call Saul (“Saul Gone”)
The Last of Us (“Long, Long Time”)
Succession (“Connor’s Wedding”)
The White Lotus (“Arrivederci”)

Will win: Succession
Could win: The Last of Us
Should win: Better Call Saul (“Saul Gone”)
Should have been nominated: Perry Mason (“Chapter Sixteen”)

DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Andor (“Rix Road”)
Bad Sisters (“The Prick”)
The Last of Us (“Long, Long Time”)
Succession (“America Decides”)
Succession (“Connor’s Wedding”)
Succession (“Living+”)
The White Lotus (“Arrivederci”)

Will win: Succession (“Connor’s Wedding”)
Could win: The White Lotus
Should win: Andor
Should have been nominated: Better Call Saul (“Saul Gone”)

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