Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Disclaimer • Apple TV+ • Apple Studios, co-produced by Esperanto Filmoj and Anonymous Content
Cate Blanchett as Catherine Ravenscroft
Sirens • Netflix • LuckyChap, Quiet Coyote and On The Verge for Netflix
Meghann Fahy as Devon DeWitt
Black Mirror • Netflix • Broke & Bones for Netflix
Rashida Jones as Amanda
The Penguin • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Acid and Tender Productions, 6th & Idaho Motion Picture Company, Dylan Clark Productions, Chapel Place Productions, Zobot Projects, DC Studios, and Warner Bros. Television
Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone
Dying For Sex • FX on Hulu • 20th Television
Michelle Williams as Molly
Who will win: Cristin Milioti, “The Penguin”
Who should win: Michelle Williams, “Dying for Sex”
Upset: None
Lowdown: Millotti has won almost every predecessor. We’d be shocked if she were upset here. What we really want to know is if Blanchett is actually gonna show up to the ceremony or not.
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
The Studio • Apple TV+ • Lionsgate Television in association with Apple
Ike Barinholtz as Sal Saperstein
The Four Seasons • Netflix • A Netflix Series / Universal Television / Little Stranger, Inc.
Colman Domingo as Danny
Shrinking • Apple TV+ • Warner Bros. Television in association with Apple
Harrison Ford as Paul
Somebody Somewhere • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Duplass Brothers Productions and Mighty Mint
Jeff Hiller as Joel
The Bear • FX on Hulu • FX Productions
Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richard “Richie” Jerimovich
Shrinking • Apple TV+ • Warner Bros. Television in association with Apple
Michael Urie as Brian
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Bowen Yang as Various Characters
Who will win: Ike Barinholtz, “The Studio”
Who should win: Jeff Hiller, “Somebody Somewhere”
Upset: Harrison Ford, “Shrinking”
Lowdown: Take me to the timeline where Hiller wins this, but it’s between Ford and Brinholtz. It’s truly a flip ’em.
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Severance • Apple TV+ • Fifth Season in association with Apple
Zach Cherry as Dylan George
The White Lotus • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and MC Pictures
Walton Goggins as Rick Hatchett
The White Lotus • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and MC Pictures
Jason Isaacs as Timothy Ratliff
Paradise • Hulu • 20th Television
James Marsden as Cal Bradford
The White Lotus • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and MC Pictures
Sam Rockwell as Frank
Severance • Apple TV+ • Fifth Season in association with Apple
Tramell Tillman as Seth Milchick
Severance • Apple TV+ • Fifth Season in association with Apple
John Turturro as Irving Baliff
Who will win: Tramelle Tillman, “Severance”
Who should win: Any of them outside of Marsden
Upset: Walton Goggins, “The White Lotus”
Lowdown: Another extremely close category. Tillman has been part of an excellent campaign, and the love for “Severance” is strong. Goggins is a lifer who has never been recognized despite being in some of the greatest television shows this century. Our gut says Goggins, but Tillman stole the show in “Severance’s” breakout second season. Another pick ’em.
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story • Netflix • Ryan Murphy Productions for Netflix
Javier Bardem as Jose Menendez
Presumed Innocent • Apple TV+ • Bad Robot Productions / David E. Kelley Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television for Apple
Bill Camp as Raymond Horgan
Adolescence • Netflix • Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix
Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller
Dying For Sex • FX on Hulu • 20th Television
Rob Delaney as Neighbor Guy
Presumed Innocent • Apple TV+ • Bad Robot Productions / David E. Kelley Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television for Apple
Peter Sarsgaard as Tommy Molto
Adolescence • Netflix • Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix
Ashley Walters as Detective Inspector Luke Bascombe
Who will win: Owen Cooper, “Adolescence”
Who should win: Owen Cooper, “Adolescence”
Upset: Rob Delaney, “Dying for Sex”
Lowdown: Cooper losing this would be one of the biggest Emmy upsets of all time.
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
The Bear • FX on Hulu • FX Productions
Liza Colón-Zayas as Tina
Hacks • HBO | Max • Universal Television in association with Paulilu, First Thought Productions, Fremulon Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment
Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels
The Studio • Apple TV+ • Lionsgate Television in association with Apple
Kathryn Hahn as Maya Mason
Abbott Elementary • ABC • Delicious Non-Sequitur Productions and Fifth Chance in association with Warner Bros. Television and 20th Television
Janelle James as Ava Coleman
The Studio • Apple TV+ • Lionsgate Television in association with Apple
Catherine O’Hara as Patty Leigh
Abbott Elementary • ABC • Delicious Non-Sequitur Productions and Fifth Chance in association with Warner Bros. Television and 20th Television
Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard
Shrinking • Apple TV+ • Warner Bros. Television in association with Apple
Jessica Williams as Gaby
Who will win: Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”
Who should win: Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”
Upset: Liza Colón-Zayas, “The Bear”
Lowdown: Colón-Zayas won this last honor last year, but Einbinder keeps getting better and better. This feels like her time.
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Severance • Apple TV+ • Fifth Season in association with Apple
Patricia Arquette as Harmony Cobel
The White Lotus • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and MC Pictures
Carrie Coon as Laurie Duffy
The Pitt • HBO | Max • Max in association with John Wells Productions, R. Scott Gemmill Productions, and Warner Bros. Television
Katherine LaNasa as Charge Nurse Dana Evans
Paradise • Hulu • 20th Television
Julianne Nicholson as Sinatra
The White Lotus • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and MC Pictures
Parker Posey as Victoria Ratliff
The White Lotus • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and MC Pictures
Natasha Rothwell as Belinda Lindsey
The White Lotus • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and MC Pictures
Aimee Lou Wood as Chelsea
Who will win: Carrie Coon, “The White Lotus”
Who should win: Carrie Coon, “The White Lotus”
Upset: Katherine LaNasa, “The Pitt”
Lowdown: If Coon loses this, we riot. Seriously. It also means the vote split among her “White Lotus” co-stars and/or the love for “The Pitt” is on a massive, “Schitt’s Creek,” “Ted Lasso,” “Succession,” “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” level.
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Adolescence • Netflix • Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix
Erin Doherty as Briony Ariston
Presumed Innocent • Apple TV+ • Bad Robot Productions / David E. Kelley Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television for Apple
Ruth Negga as Barbara Sabich
The Penguin • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Acid and Tender Productions, 6th & Idaho Motion Picture Company, Dylan Clark Productions, Chapel Place Productions, Zobot Projects, DC Studios, and Warner Bros. Television
Deirdre O’Connell as Francis Cobb
Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story • Netflix • Ryan Murphy Productions for Netflix
Chloë Sevigny as Kitty Menendez
Dying For Sex • FX on Hulu • 20th Television
Jenny Slate as Nikki
Adolescence • Netflix • Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix
Christine Tremarco as Manda Miller
Who will win: Erin Doeherty, “Adolescence”
Who should win: Erin Doeherty, “Adolescence” or Jenny Slate, “Dying for Sex”
Upset: Jenny Slate, “Dying for Sex”
Lowdown: Maybe if more people watched “Dying,” Slate would have a real shot here, but the very deserving Doherety should prevail.
The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards will be handed out on Sunday, Sept. 14 at 5 PM PT, 8 PM ET on CBS and Paramount+. Look for complete coverage on The Playlist.
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