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The State of the Race
If, in my early Emmy predictions, I’ve found one grand unifying theory so far, it’s one that relates to the Outstanding Animated Program and Outstanding Reality Competition Program (a new category I’m covering this year) and the newly-minted Outstanding Variety Series category. The theory: contenders in the former categories represent how a TV genre can live on via Emmys consideration. The latter? It shows how a TV genre can die by it.
All three categories have two or more contenders that are nominated annually, but while Outstanding Animated Program and Outstanding Reality Competition Program still feel like leveled playing fields that keep their respective genres healthy, a real lack of competition in the Outstanding Variety Series category has nearly dealt a death blow to late night TV.
Although Fox staples “The Simpsons” and “Bob’s Burgers” are nominated for Outstanding Animated Program every year (and have both won at least once in the past decade), they are not on some insane streak that has edged out new animated programs from becoming major Emmy contenders over the years as well. In fact, Adult Swim has past winners “Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal” and “Rick and Morty” back in the mix, though its top contender is likely newcomer “Haha, You Clowns,” which was recently nominated at the Annie Awards.
Netflix is also back as the returning champ, having won last year for the final season of “Arcane: League of Legends,” the first streaming series to win the Outstanding Animated Program Emmy. Its best bet this year is “Long Story Short,” a new critical darling from two-time Emmy nominee Raphael Bob-Waksberg, creator of “BoJack Horseman.”
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If, in my early Emmy predictions, I’ve found one grand unifying theory so far, it’s one that relates to the Outstanding Animated Program and Outstanding Reality Competition Program (a new category I’m covering this year) and the newly-minted Outstanding Variety Series category. The theory: contenders in the former categories represent how a TV genre can live on via Emmys consideration. The latter? It shows how a TV genre can die by it.
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All three categories have two or more contenders that are nominated annually, but while Outstanding Animated Program and Outstanding Reality Competition Program still feel like leveled playing fields that keep their respective genres healthy, a real lack of competition in the Outstanding Variety Series category has nearly dealt a death blow to late night TV.
Although Fox staples “The Simpsons” and “Bob’s Burgers” are nominated for Outstanding Animated Program every year (and have both won at least once in the past decade), they are not on some insane streak that has edged out new animated programs from becoming major Emmy contenders over the years as well. In fact, Adult Swim has past winners “Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal” and “Rick and Morty” back in the mix, though its top contender is likely newcomer “Haha, You Clowns,” which was recently nominated at the Annie Awards.
Netflix is also back as the returning champ, having won last year for the final season of “Arcane: League of Legends,” the first streaming series to win the Outstanding Animated Program Emmy. Its best bet this year is “Long Story Short,” a new critical darling from two-time Emmy nominee Raphael Bob-Waksberg, creator of “BoJack Horseman.”
And striking the balance between new and old is “South Park,” which finally returned to Comedy Central after a years-long hiatus, and remained as bold as ever.
That sort of Emmys season comeback mirrors the ambitions of fellow Paramount property “Survivor.” Like Animated Program, the Outstanding Reality Competition Program has contenders like “The Amazing Race” on CBS and “Top Chef” on Bravo, that have been nominated just about every single year since the category was established in 2003, but the winners year by year have been a steady succession of different programs.
While there are some outlier years, “The Amazing Race” came out the gate as the top dog until it started losing to “The Voice” on NBC in 2013. Then, shortly after it moved networks to VH1, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” started beating the two network shows. And now, within the past couple years, that show has been eclipsed by Peacock’s “The Traitors,” which is basically Reality TV All-Stars, even featuring past contestants from “The Amazing Race” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
Where “Survivor” fits in is that it has broken into the category eight times at different, sporadic points in history, from the very first year the category was established all the way to last year’s Primetime Emmys. The big question looming over the Outstanding Reality Competition Program Emmy race, even more so than whether or not newcomers like “America’s Culinary Cup” (CBS) or “Funny AF with Kevin Hart” (Netflix) can break into the category, is if the historic 50th season of “Survivor” will finally lead the O.G. reality competition phenomenon to an Emmy.
So even though the Animated and Reality Competition Program categories have their mainstays, no one show looms over all the others to where the winner is obvious each time. There are still big barriers of entry into both categories, but they have not been big enough to dissuade networks from producing and submitting new contenders into those categories each year.
Meanwhile, with the Outstanding Variety Series category, things have gotten so dire that it’s operating under new rules where every nominee could become a winner.
I’ve already written about how the Television Academy got back to a place where shows like “Saturday Night Live” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” are competing in the same Emmys category again, but the same shows kept winning what used to be Outstanding Talk Series and Outstanding Scripted Variety Series over and over again. It got to the point where networks stopped even trying to generate new competition. Now, the number of submissions for both categories has dwindled down to the same shows that get nominated over and over again.
Now we’re at a place where “Saturday Night Live” is basically the only sketch comedy show on TV, and the only network talk show to beat “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” has already been canceled, and will not be replaced.
This “everyone can be a winner” approach is a last ditch effort to convince networks to add some new contenders to the pool.
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Outstanding Comedy Series
Image Credit: Courtesy of HBO Max Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
“The Bear” (FX)
“The Comeback” (HBO)
“Hacks” (Max)
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV)
“Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)
“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
“Shrinking” (Apple TV)Contenders:
“Big Mistakes” (Netflix)
“I Love LA” (HBO)
“Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat” (Prime Video)
“The Lowdown” (FX)
“Rooster” (HBO)Long Shots:
“The Chair Company” (HBO)
“The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” (NBC)
“The Paper” (Peacock)
“Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV)
“Wonder Man” (Disney+)In a Perfect World:
“Boots” (Netflix)
“St. Denis Medical” (NBC)
“Sunny Nights” (Hulu) -
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Image Credit: Hulu /Disney / Courtesy Everett Collection Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)
Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
Jason Segel, “Shrinking” (Apple TV+)
Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear” (Hulu)Contenders:
Steve Carell, “Rooster” (HBO)
Ted Danson, “A Man on the Inside” (Netflix)
Ethan Hawke, “The Lowdown” (FX)
Tracy Morgan, “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” (NBC)
Tim Robinson, “The Chair Company” (HBO)Long Shots:
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, “Wonder Man” (Disney+)
Nicolas Cage, “Spider-Noir” (Prime Video)
Dan Levy, “Big Mistakes” (Netflix)
Glen Powell, “Chad Powers” (Hulu)
Owen Wilson, “Stick” (Apple TV)In a Perfect World:
John Cena, “Peacemaker” (HBO Max)
Domhnall Gleeson, “The Paper” (Peacock)
Alexander Skarsgård, “Murderbot” (Apple TV) -
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Image Credit: Erin Simkin/HBO Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)
Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear” (FX)
Lisa Kudrow, “The Comeback” (HBO)
Jean Smart, “Hacks” (HBO Max)Contenders:
Elle Fanning, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV)
Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
Jenna Ortega, “Wednesday” (Netflix)
Rachel Sennott, “I Love LA” (HBO)
Kristen Wiig, “Palm Royale” (Apple TV)Long Shots:
Tina Fey, “The Four Seasons” (Netflix)
Kate Hudson, “Running Point” (Netflix)
Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face” (Peacock)
Carrie Preston, “Elsbeth” (CBS)
Maya Rudolph, “Loot” (Apple TV)In a Perfect World:
Rose Byrne, “Platonic” (Apple TV)
Laura Linney, “American Classic” (MGM+)
Keke Palmer, “The ‘Burbs” (Peacock) -
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Image Credit: Will Heath/NBC Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
Colman Domingo, “The Four Seasons” (Netflix)
Paul W. Downs, “Hacks” (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)Contenders:
Brett Goldstein, “Shrinking” (Apple TV+)
Ebon Moss-Bacharach, “The Bear” (Hulu)
Daniel Radcliffe, “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” (NBC)
Andrew Scott, “The Comeback” (HBO Max)
Timothy Simons, “Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)Long Shots:
Marcello Hernández, “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Ben Kingsley, “Wonder Man” (Disney+)
Ted McGinley, “Shrinking” (Apple TV)
Chris Perfetti, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Luke Tennie, “Shrinking” (Apple TV)In a Perfect World:
Joel Kim Booster, “Loot” (Apple TV)
Keith David, “The Lowdown” (FX)
Brandon Scott Jones, “Ghosts” (CBS) -
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Image Credit: Apple TV Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
Danielle Deadwyler, “Rooster” (HBO)
Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Michelle Pfeiffer, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV)
Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Megan Stalter, “Hacks” (HBO Max)
Jessica Williams, “Shrinking” (Apple TV)Contenders:
Liza Colón-Zayas, “The Bear” (FX)
Laurie Metcalf, “Big Mistakes” (Netflix)
Christa Miller, “Shrinking” (Apple TV)
Ashley Padilla, “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Lisa Ann Walter, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)Long Shots:
Odessa A’zion, “I Love LA”
Erika Alexander, “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” (NBC)
Carol Burnett, “Palm Royale” (Apple TV)
Justine Lupe, “Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)
Renée Zellweger, “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)In a Perfect World:
Kristin Davis, “And Just Like That” (HBO Max)
Poorna Jagannathan, “Deli Boys” (Hulu)
Brenda Song, “Running Point” (Netflix) -
Outstanding Drama Series
Image Credit: Courtesy of Apple TV Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
“The Diplomat” (Netflix)
“Euphoria” (HBO)
“Industry” (HBO)
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO)
“Paradise” (Hulu)
“The Pitt” (HBO Max)
“Pluribus” (Apple TV)
“Task” (HBO)Contenders:
“The Boys” (Prime Video)
“Bridgerton” (Netflix)
“The Morning Show” (Apple TV)
“Slow Horses” (Apple TV)
“Stranger Things” (Netflix)Long Shots:
“Alien: Earth” (FX)
“The Gilded Age” (HBO)
“Landman” (Paramount+)
“The Madison” (Paramount+)
“The Testaments” (Hulu)In a Perfect World:
“Dexter: Resurrection” (Paramount+)
“Matlock” (CBS)
“Your Friends and Neighbors” (Apple TV) -
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Image Credit: Warrick Page/MAX Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
Sterling K. Brown, “Paradise” (Hulu)
Peter Claffey, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO)
Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses” (Apple TV)
Mark Ruffalo, “Task” (HBO)
Noah Wyle, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)Contenders:
Walton Goggins, “Fallout” (Prime Video)
Jon Hamm, “Your Friends and Neighbors” (Apple TV)
Rufus Sewell, “The Diplomat” (Netflix)
Morgan Spector, “The Gilded Age” (HBO)
Billy Bob Thornton, “Landman” (Paramount+)Long Shots:
Tom Hiddleston, “The Night Manager “ (Prime Video)
Billy Magnussen, “The Audacity” (AMC)
Zahn McClarnon, “Dark Winds” (AMC)
Antony Starr, “The Boys” (Prime Video)
Luke Thompson, “Bridgerton” (Netflix)In a Perfect World:
Anthony Boyle , “House of Guinness” (Netflix)
Aldis Hodge, “Cross” (Prime Video)
Joel Kinnaman, “For All Mankind” (Apple TV) -
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Image Credit: Clifton Prescod/Netflix Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
Kathy Bates, “Matlock” (CBS)
Carrie Coon, “The Gilded Age” (HBO)
Keri Russell, “The Diplomat” (Netflix)
Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
Zendaya, “Euphoria” (HBO)Contenders:
Marisa Abela, “Industry” (HBO)
Jennifer Aniston, “The Morning Show” (Apple TV)
Chase Infiniti, “The Testaments” (Hulu)
Myha’la, “Industry” (HBO)
Michelle Pfeiffer, “The Madison” (Paramount+)Long Shots:
Yerin Ha, “Bridgerton” (Netflix)
Kaitlin Olson, “High Potential” (ABC)
Carrie Preston, “Elsbeth” (CBS)
Ella Purnell, “Fallout” (Prime Video)
Reese Witherspoon, “The Morning Show” (Apple TV)In a Perfect World:
Taylour Paige, “It: Welcome to Derry” (HBO)
Sarah Goldberg, “The Audacity” (AMC)
Jurnee Smollett, “Smoke” (Apple TV) -
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Image Credit: Peter Kramer/HBO Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
Patrick Ball, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show” (Apple TV)
Jacob Elordi, “Euphoria” (HBO)
Gerran Howell, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Ken Leung, “Industry” (HBO)
Tom Pelphrey, “Task” (HBO)
Carlos-Manuel Vesga, “Pluribus” (Apple TV)Contenders:
Dexter Sol Ansell, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO)
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, “Euphoria” (HBO)
Colman Domingo, “Euphoria” (HBO)
Kit Harington, “Industry” (HBO)
James Marsden, “Paradise” (Hulu)Long Shots:
Babou Ceesay, “Alien: Earth” (FX)
Christopher Chung, “Slow Horses” (Apple TV)
Jack Lowden, “Slow Horses” (Apple TV)
Max Minghella, “Industry” (HBO)
Kurt Russell, “The Madison” (Paramount+)In a Perfect World:
Jamie Campbell Bower, “Stranger Things” (Netflix)
Diego Calva, “The Night Manager” (Prime Video)
Aaron Moten, “Fallout” (Prime Video) -
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Image Credit: Warrick Page/HBO Max Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
Supriya Ganesh, “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)
Sydney Sweeney, “Euphoria” (HBO)Contenders:
Shabana Azeez, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Isa Briones, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Taylor Dearden, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Fiona Dourif, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
Emilia Jones, “Task” (HBO)Long Shots:
Christine Baranski, “The Gilded Age” (HBO)
Nicole Beharie, “The Morning Show” (Apple TV)
Ann Dowd, “The Testaments” (Hulu)
Skye P. Marshall, “Matlock” (CBS)
Hunter Schafer, “Euphoria” (HBO)In a Perfect World:
Alexa Demie, “Euphoria” (HBO)
Celia Rose Gooding, “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” (Paramount+)
Ali Larter, “Landman” (Paramount+) -
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Image Credit: J Redza/Eleven/Sony Pictures Television Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
“Beef” (Netflix)
“DTF St. Louis” (HBO)
“Half Man” (HBO)
“Lord of the Flies” (Netflix)
“Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” (FX)Contenders:
“All Her Fault” (Peacock)
“Bait” (Prime Video)
“The Beast in Me” (Netflix)
“Black Rabbit” (Netflix)
“Imperfect Women” (Apple TV)Long Shots:
“Death by Lightning” (Netflix)
“His and Hers” (Netflix)
“Monster: The Ed Gein Story” (Netflix)
“Murdaugh: Death in the Family” (Hulu)
“Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” (Netflix)In a Perfect World:
“The Count of Monte Cristo” (PBS)
“The Girlfriend” (Prime Video)
“Hal and Harper” (Mubi) -
Outstanding Movie
Image Credit: Courtesy of Netflix Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
“People We Meet on Vacation” (Netflix)
“Miss You, Love You” (HBO)
“Remarkably Bright Creatures” (Netflix)
“Swiped” (Hulu)
“Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War” (Prime Video)Contenders:
“Deep Cover” (Prime Video)
“Echo Valley” (Apple TV)
“Love, Again” (Lifetime)
“Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice” (Hulu)
“Pizza Movie” (Hulu)Long Shots:
“The Bluff” (Prime Video)
“Heads of State” (Prime Video)
“Oh. What. Fun.” (Prime Video)
“Ruth and Boaz” (Netflix)
“Straw” (Netflix) -
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Image Credit: Tina Rowden/HBO Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
Richard Gadd, “Half Man” (HBO)
David Harbour, “DTF St. Louis” (HBO)
Oscar Isaac, “Beef” (Netflix)
Paul Anthony Kelly, “Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” (FX)
Matthew Rhys, “The Beast in Me” (Netflix)Contenders:
Riz Ahmed, “Bait” (Prime Video)
Jason Bateman, “Black Rabbit” (Netflix)
Charlie Hunnam, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” (Netflix)
Jude Law, “Black Rabbit” (Netflix)
Winston Sawyers, “Lord of the Flies” (Netflix)Long Shots:
Jon Bernthal, “His and Hers” (Netflix)
Michael Chernus, “Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” (Peacock)
Jason Clarke, “Murdaugh: Death in the Family” (Hulu)
Matthew Macfadyen, “Death by Lightning” (Netflix)
Michael Shannon, “Death by Lightning” (Netflix)In a Perfect World:
Ernest Kingsley Jr., “Washington Black” (Hulu)
Jason Momoa, “Chief of War” (Apple TV)
Lewis Pullman, “Remarkably Bright Creatures” (Netflix) -
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Image Credit: FX Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
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)Contenders:
Patricia Arquette, “Murdaugh: Death in the Family” (Hulu)
Camila Morrone, “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” (Netflix)
Tessa Thompson, “His and Hers” (Netflix)
Kerry Washington, “Imperfect Women” (Apple TV)
Robin Wright, “The Girlfriend” (Prime Video)Long Shots:
Emily Bader, “People You Meet on Vacation” (Netflix)
Olivia Cooke, “The Girlfriend” (Prime Video)
Elisabeth Moss, “Imperfect Women” (Apple TV)
Lili Reinhart, “Hal and Harper” (Mubi)
Rachel Weisz, “Vladimir” (Netflix)In a Perfect World:
Priyanka Chopra Jonas, “The Bluff” (Prime Video)
Toni Collette, “Wayward” (Netflix)
Diane Kruger, “Little Disasters” (Paramount+) -
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Image Credit: Anne Binckebanck/HBO Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
Jason Bateman, “DTF St. Louis” (HBO)
Jamie Bell, “Half Man” (HBO)
David McKenna, “Lord of the Flies” (Netflix)
Charles Melton, “Beef” (Netflix)
Alessandro Nivola, “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” (FX)
Song Kang-Ho, “Beef” (Netflix)Contenders:
Jonathan Banks, “The Beast in Me” (Netflix)
Stuart Campbell, “Half Man” (HBO)
Richard Jenkins, “DTF St. Louis” (HBO)
Troy Kotsur, “Black Rabbit” (Netflix)
Mitchell Robertson, “Half Man” (HBO)Long Shots:
William Fichtner, “Beef” (Netflix)
Tom Hollander, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” (Netflix)
Matthew Kim, “Beef” (Netflix)
Jake Lacy, “All Her Fault” (Peacock)
Gabriel Luna, “Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” (Peacock)In a Perfect World:
Alden Ehrenreich, “Ironheart” (Disney+)
Leslie Odom Jr., “Imperfect Women” (Apple TV)
Nick Offerman, “Death by Lightning” (Netflix) -
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Image Credit: Courtesy of Netflix Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
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)Contenders:
Dakota Fanning, “All Her Fault” (Peacock)
Amy Manson, “Half Man” (Netflix)
Laurie Metcalf, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” (Netflix)
Joy Sunday, “DTF St. Louis” (HBO)
Brittany Snow, “The Beast in Me” (Netflix)Long Shots:
Leila George, “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” (FX)
Betty Gilpin, “Death by Lightning” (Netflix)
Jennifer Jason Leigh, “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” (Netflix)
Lesley Manville, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” (Netflix)
Kate Mara, “Imperfect Women” (Apple TV)In a Perfect World:
Haley Bennett, “The Last Frontier” (Apple TV)
Sharon Horgan, “The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox” (Hulu)
Phylicia Rashad, “Ruth and Boaz” (Netflix) -
Outstanding Animated Program
Image Credit: COURTESY OF NETFLIX Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
“Bob’s Burgers” (Fox)
“Haha, You Clowns” (Adult Swim)
“Long Story Short” (Netflix)
“South Park” (Comedy Central)
“The Simpsons” (Fox)Contenders:
“Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal” (Adult Swim)
“Invincible” (Prime Video)
“Marvel Zombies” (Disney+)
“Rick and Morty” (Adult Swim)
“Smiling Friends” (Adult Swim)Long Shots:
“Hazbin Hotel” (Prime Video)
“King of the Hill” (Hulu)
“Mating Season” (Netflix)
“Predator: Killer of Killers” (Hulu)
“Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord” (Disney+)In a Perfect World:
“Adult Swim’s The Elephant” (Adult Swim)
“Futurama” (Hulu)
“Kevin” (Prime Video) -
Outstanding Variety Series
Image Credit: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO)
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)Contenders:
“Hot Ones” (YouTube)
“Late Night With Seth Meyers” (NBC)
“Real Time With Bill Maher” (HBO)
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC)
“Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” (Bravo)Long Shots:
“Have I Got News For You” (CNN)
“It’s Florida, Man.” (HBO)
“Very Important People” (Dropout) -
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
Image Credit: Robert Voets/CBS Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
“The Amazing Race” (CBS)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)
“Survivor” (CBS)
“Top Chef” (Bravo)
“The Traitors” (Peacock)Contenders:
“America’s Culinary Cup” (CBS)
“Beast Games” (Prime Video)
“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC)
“Squid Game: The Challenge” (Netflix)
“The Voice” (NBC)Long Shots:
“American Idol” (ABC)
“Funny AF with Kevin Hart” (Netflix)
“Love Island USA” (Peacock)
“Project Runway” (Hulu)
“Tournament of Champions” (Food Network)In a Perfect World:
“Big Brother” (CBS)
“Destination X” (NBC)
“The Masked Singer” (Fox) -
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Image Credit: Apple TV Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
“The Dark Wizard” (HBO)
“Mr. Scorsese” (Apple TV)
“Sean Combs: The Reckoning” (Netflix)
“Secrets of the Bees” (National Geographic)
“The Yogurt Shop Murders” (HBO)Contenders:
“30 for 30” (ESPN)
“The American Revolution” (PBS)
“Rafa” (Netflix)
“Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model” (Netflix)
“Taylor Swift: The End of an Era” (Disney+)Long Shots:
“High Horse: The Black Cowboy” (Peacock)
“Kylie” (Netflix)
“Lost Women of Alaska” (ID)
“Trust Me: The False Prophet” (Netflix)
“Victoria Beckham” (Netflix) -
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Image Credit: Alamy Stock Photo/HBO Potential nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Number of frontrunners is based on how many nominees the category had the previous year.
Frontrunners:
“Being Eddie” (Netflix)
“John Candy: I Like Me” (Prime Video)
“Marty, Life is Short” (Netflix)
“Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” (HBO)
“My Mom Jayne” (HBO)Contenders:
“Aka Charlie Sheen” (Netflix)
“The Crash” (Netflix)
“Ocean with David Attenborough” (National Geographic)
“Seen and Heard” (HBO)
“Selena y Los Dinos” (Netflix)Long Shots:
“Billy Joel: And So It Goes” (HBO)
“Disneyland Handcrafted” (Disney+)
“Downey Wrote That” (Peacock)
“Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery” (Hulu)
“#SkyKing: Panic in the Sky” (Hulu)In a Perfect World:
“Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything” (Hulu)
“BTS: The Return” (Netflix)
“W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause” (PBS)
