With the Primetime Emmy Awards underway this evening, there is so much to look forward to—the awards, the dresses, the shared love for the world of television.
Here at POPTIZED, we’ve put together some of our staff’s predictions for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards’ most anticipated categories. For the full list of
Outstanding Comedy Series
Black-ish (ABC)
Cobra Kai (Netflix)
Emily in Paris (Netflix)
The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Hacks (HBO Max)
The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
PEN15 (Hulu)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Sara: Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Savannah: Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Mehreen: Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Ky: Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Betsy: Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Colin: Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Drama Series
The Boys (Prime Video)
Bridgerton (Netflix)
The Crown (Netflix)
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
The Mandalorian (Disney+)
Pose (FX)
This Is Us (NBC)
Sara: This Is Us (NBC)
Savannah: The Crown (Netflix)
Mehreen: Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Ky: The Crown (Netflix)
Betsy: Pose (FX)
Colin: The Crown (Netflix)
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
I May Destroy You (HBO)
Mare of Easttown (HBO)
The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
The Underground Railroad
(Prime Video)
WandaVision (Disney+)
Sara: WandaVision (Disney+)
Savannah: I May Destroy You (HBO)
Mehreen: The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
Ky: The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
Betsy: I May Destroy You (HBO)
Colin: I May Destroy You (HBO)
Outstanding Competition Program
Top Chef (Bravo)
Nailed It! (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)
Sara: RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Savannah: RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Mehreen: Top Chef (Bravo)
Ky: RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Betsy: RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Colin: Top Chef (Bravo)
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Conan (TBS)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Sara: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Savannah: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Mehreen: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Ky: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Betsy: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Colin: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
8:46 – Dave Chappelle (Netflix)
Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix)
David Byrne’s American Utopia (HBO)
Friends: The Reunion (HBO Max)
Hamilton (Disney+)
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (HBO Max)
Sara: Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix)
Savannah: Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix)
Mehreen: A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (HBO Max)
Ky: Hamilton (Disney+)
Betsy: David Byrne’s American Utopia (HBO)
Colin: Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Aidy Bryant: Annie Easton
Shrill (Hulu)
Kaley Cuoco: Cassie Bowden
The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Allison Janney: Bonnie Plunkett
Mom (CBS)
Tracee Ellis Ross: Dr. Rainbow Johnson
Black-ish (ABC)
Jean Smart: Deborah Vance
Hacks (HBO Max)
Sara: Allison Janney
Bonnie Plunkett – Mom
Savannah: Tracee Ellis Ross
Dr. Rainbow Johnson – Black-ish
Mehreen: Kaley Cuoco
Cassie Bowden – The Flight Attendant
Ky: Jean Smart
Deborah Vance – Hacks
Betsy: Aidy Bryant
Annie Easton – Shrill
Colin: Aidy Bryant
Annie Easton – Shrill
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson: Andre Johnson, Sr.
Black-ish (ABC)
Michael Douglas: Sandy Kominsky
The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
William H. Macy: Frank Gallagher
Shameless (Showtime)
Jason Sudeikis: Ted Lasso
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Kenan Thompson: Kenan Williams
Kenan (NBC)
Sara: Jason Sudeikis
Ted Lasso – Ted Lasso
Savannah: Jason Sudeikis
Ted Lasso – Ted Lasso
Mehreen: Michael Douglas
Sandy Kominsky – The Kominsky Method
Ky: Jason Sudeikis
Ted Lasso – Ted Lasso
Betsy: Jason Sudeikis
Ted Lasso – Ted Lasso
Colin: Jason Sudeikis
Ted Lasso – Ted Lasso
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Uzo Aduba: Dr. Brooke Taylor
In Treatment (HBO)
Olivia Colman – Queen Elizabeth II
The Crown (Netflix)
Emma Corrin: Princess Diana
The Crown (Netflix)
Elisabeth Moss: June Osborne/Offred
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Mj Rodriguez: Blanca Evangelista
Pose (FX)
Jurnee Smollett: Letitia “Leti” Lewi
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Sara: Emma Corrin
Princess Diana –The Crown
Savannah: Uzo Aduba
Dr. Brooke Taylor – In Treatment
Mehreen: Elisabeth Moss
June Osborne/Offred – The Handmaid’s Tale
Ky: Elisabeth Moss
June Osborne/Offred – The Handmaid’s Tale
Betsy: Mj Rodriguez
Blanca Evangelista – Pose
Colin: Emma Corrin
Princess Diana –The Crown
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown: Randall Pearson
This Is Us (NBC)
Jonathan Majors: Atticus Freeman
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Josh O’Connor: Prince Charles
The Crown (Netflix)
Regé-Jean Page: Simon Basset
Bridgerton (Netflix)
Billy Porter: Pray Tell
Pose (FX)
Matthew Rhys: Perry Mason
Perry Mason (HBO)
Sara: Sterling K. Brown
Randall Pearson – This Is Us
Savannah: Regé-Jean Page
Simon Basset – Bridgerton
Mehreen: Billy Porter
Pray Tell – Pose
Ky: Josh O’Connor
Prince Charles – The Crown
Betsy: Jonathan Majors
Atticus Freeman – Lovecraft Country
Colin: Matthew Rhys
Perry Mason – Perry Mason
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Michaela Coel: Arabella
I May Destroy You (HBO)
Cynthia Erivo: Aretha Franklin
Genius: Aretha (Nat Geo)
Elizabeth Olsen: Wanda Maximoff
WandaVision (Disney+)
Anya Taylor-Joy: Beth Harmon
The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
Kate Winslet: Mare Sheehan
Mare of Easttown (HBO)
Sara: Elizabeth Olsen:
Wanda Maximoff – WandaVision
Savannah: Anya Taylor-Joy
Beth Harmon – The Queen’s Gambit
Mehreen: Anya Taylor-Joy
Beth Harmon – The Queen’s Gambit
Ky: Anya Taylor-Joy
Beth Harmon – The Queen’s Gambit
Betsy: Kate Winslet
Mare Sheehan – Mare of Easttown
Colin: Michaela Coel
Arabella – I May Destroy You
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Paul Bettany: Vision
WandaVision (Disney+)
Hugh Grant: Jonathan Fraser
The Undoing (HBO)
Ewan McGregor: Halston
Halston (Netflix)
Lin-Manuel Miranda: Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton (Disney+)
Leslie Odom Jr.: Aaron Burr
Hamilton (Disney+)
Sara: Paul Bettany
Vision – WandaVision
Savannah: Paul Bettany
Vision – WandaVision
Mehreen: Paul Bettany
Vision – WandaVision
Ky: Leslie Odom Jr.
Aaron Burr – Hamilton
Betsy: Paul Bettany
Vision – WandaVision
Colin: Leslie Odom Jr.
Aaron Burr – Hamilton
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Aidy Bryant: Various
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Hannah Einbinder: Ava Daniels
Hacks (HBO Max)
Kate McKinnon: Various
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Rosie Perez: Megan Briscoe
The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Cecily Strong: Various
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Juno Temple: Keeley Jones
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Hannah Waddingham: Rebecca Welton
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Sara: Juno Temple
Keeley Jones – Ted Lasso
Savannah: Hannah Waddingham
Rebecca Welton – Ted Lasso
Mehreen: Hannah Einbinder
Ava Daniels – Hacks
Ky: Hannah Waddingham
Rebecca Welton – Ted Lasso
Betsy: Hannah Waddingham
Rebecca Welton – Ted Lasso
Colin: Hannah Waddingham
Rebecca Welton – Ted Lasso
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Carl Clemons-Hopkins: Marcus Vaughan
Hacks (HBO Max)
Brett Goldstein: Roy Kent
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Brendan Hunt: Coach Beard
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Nick Mohammed: Nathan Shelley
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Paul Reiser: Martin Schneider
The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
Jeremy Swift: Leslie Higgins
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Kenan Thompson: Various
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Bowen Yang: Various
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Sara: Bowen Yang:
Various – Saturday Night Live
Savannah: Brett Goldstein
Roy Kent – Ted Lasso
Mehreen: Brett Goldstein
Roy Kent – Ted Lasso
Ky: Brett Goldstein
Roy Kent – Ted Lasso
Betsy: Bowen Yang
Various – Saturday Night Live
Colin: Brett Goldstein
Roy Kent – Ted Lasso
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Gillian Anderson: Margaret Thatcher
The Crown (Netflix)
Helena Bonham Carter: Princess Margaret
The Crown (Netflix)
Madeline Brewer: Janine Lindo
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Ann Dowd: Aunt Lydia
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Aunjanue Ellis: Hippolyta Freeman
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Emerald Fennell: Camilla Parker Bowles
The Crown (Netflix)
Yvonne Strahovski: Serena Joy Waterford
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Samira Wiley: Moira
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Sara: Yvonne Strahovski
Serena Joy Waterford – The Handmaid’s Tale
Savannah: Gillian Anderson
Margaret Thatcher – The Crown
Mehreen: Helena Bonham Carter
Princess Margaret – The Crown
Ky: Gillian Anderson
Margaret Thatcher – The Crown
Betsy: Ann Dowd
Aunt Lydia – The Handmaid’s Tale
Colin: Yvonne Strahovski
Serena Joy Waterford – The Handmaid’s Tale
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito: Moff Gideon
The Mandalorian (Disney+)
O-T Fagbenle: Luke Bankole
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
John Lithgow: E.B. Jonathan
Perry Mason (HBO)
Tobias Menzies: Prince Philip
The Crown (Netflix)
Max Minghella: Nick Blaine
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Chris Sullivan: Toby Damon
This Is Us (NBC)
Bradley Whitford: Joseph Lawrence
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Michael K. Williams: Montrose Freeman
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Sara: Chris Sullivan
Toby Damon – This Is Us
Savannah: Bradley Whitford
Joseph Lawrence – The Handmaid’s Tale
Mehreen: Max Minghella
Nick Blaine – The Handmaid’s Tale
Ky: Tobias Menzies
Prince Philip – The Crown
Betsy: Giancarlo Esposito
Moff Gideon – The Mandalorian
Colin: Tobias Menzies
Prince Philip – The Crown
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Renée Elise Goldsberry: Angelica Schuyler
Hamilton (Disney+)
Kathryn Hahn: Agatha Harkness/Agnes
WandaVision (Disney+)
Moses Ingram: Jolene
The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
Julianne Nicholson: Lori Ross
Mare of Easttown (HBO)
Jean Smart: Helen Fahey
Mare of Easttown (HBO)
Phillipa Soo: Eliza Hamilton
Hamilton (Disney+)
Sara: Kathryn Hahn
Agatha Harkness/Agnes – WandaVision
Savannah: Julianne Nicholson
Lori Ross – Mare of Easttown
Mehreen: Kathryn Hahn
Agatha Harkness/Agnes – WandaVision
Ky: Jean Smart
Helen Fahey – Mare of Easttown
Betsy: Julianne Nicholson
Lori Ross – Mare of Easttown
Colin: Jean Smart
Helen Fahey – Mare of Easttown
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Thomas Brodie-Sangster: Benny Watts
The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
Daveed Diggs: Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
Hamilton (Disney+)
Paapa Essiedu: Kwame
I May Destroy You (HBO)
Jonathan Groff: King George
Hamilton (Disney+)
Evan Peters: Det. Colin Zabel
Mare of Easttown (HBO)
Anthony Ramos: John Laurens/Philip Hamilton
Hamilton (Disney+)
Sara: Jonathan Groff
King George – Hamilton
Savannah: Daveed Diggs
Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson – Hamilton
Mehreen: Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Benny Watts – The Queen’s Gambit
Ky: Anthony Ramos
John Laurens/Philip Hamilton – Hamilton
Betsy: Paapa Essiedu
Kwame – I May Destroy You
Colin: Paapa Essiedu
Kwame – I May Destroy You
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
B Positive: “Pilot”
James Burrows (CBS)
The Flight Attendant: “In Case of Emergency”
Susanna Fogel (HBO Max)
Hacks: “There Is No Line”
Lucia Aniello (HBO Max)
Mom: “Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak”
James Widdoes (CBS)
Ted Lasso – “Biscuits”
Zach Braff (Apple TV+)
Ted Lasso – “The Hope that Kills You”
MJ Delaney (Apple TV+)
Ted Lasso – “Make Rebecca Great Again”
Declan Lowney (Apple TV+)
Sara: Ted Lasso – “Biscuits”
Zach Braff
Savannah: Ted Lasso – “The Hope that Kills You”
MJ Delaney
Mehreen: Ted Lasso – “Biscuits”
Zach Braff
Ky: Ted Lasso – “The Hope that Kills You”
MJ Delaney
Betsy: Ted Lasso – “Biscuits”
Zach Braff
Colin: Ted Lasso – “The Hope that Kills You”
MJ Delaney
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Bridgerton – “Diamond of the First Water”
Julie Anne Robinson (Netflix)
The Crown – “Fairytale”
Benjamin Caron (Netflix)
The Crown – “War”
Jessica Hobbs (Netflix)
The Handmaid’s Tale – “The Wilderness”
Liz Garbus (Hulu)
The Mandalorian – “Chapter 9: The Marshal”
Jon Favreau (Disney+)
Pose – “Series Finale”
Steven Canals (FX)
Sara: The Mandalorian – “Chapter 9: The Marshal”
Jon Favreau
Savannah: Bridgerton – “Diamond of the First Water”
Julie Anne Robinson
Mehreen: The Crown – “Fairytale”
Benjamin Caron
Ky: The Crown – “War”
Jessica Hobbs
Betsy: The Handmaid’s Tale – “The Wilderness”
Liz Garbus
Colin: The Crown – “Fairytale”
Benjamin Caron
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Hamilton
Thomas Kail (Disney+)
I May Destroy You: “Ego Death”
Sam Miller & Michaela Coel (HBO)
I May Destroy You: “Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes”
Sam Miller (HBO)
Mare of Easttown
Craig Zobel (HBO)
The Queen’s Gambit
Scott Frank (Netflix)
The Underground Railroad
Barry Jenkins (Prime Video)
WandaVision
Matt Shakman (Disney+)
Sara: WandaVision
Matt Shakman
Savannah: The Queen’s Gambit
Scott Frank
Mehreen: WandaVision
Matt Shakman
Ky: Hamilton
Thomas Kail
Betsy: I May Destroy You: “Ego Death”
Sam Miller & Michaela Coel
Colin: I May Destroy You: “Ego Death”
Sam Miller & Michaela Coel
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
The Flight Attendant: “In Case of Emergency”
Steve Yockey (HBO Max)
Girls5eva: “Pilot”
Meredith Scardino (Peacock)
Hacks: “There Is No Line”
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, & Jen Statsky (HBO Max)
PEN15: “Play”
Maya Erskine (Hulu)
Ted Lasso: “Make Rebecca Great Again”
Joe Kelly, Brendan Hunt, & Jason Sudeikis (Apple TV+)
Ted Lasso: “Pilot”
Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, & Joe Kelly (Apple TV+)
Sara: Ted Lasso: “Pilot”
Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, & Joe Kelly
Savannah: Ted Lasso: “Pilot”
Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, & Joe Kelly
Mehreen: Ted Lasso: “Make Rebecca Great Again”
Joe Kelly, Brendan Hunt, & Jason Sudeikis
Ky: Ted Lasso: “Make Rebecca Great Again”
Joe Kelly, Brendan Hunt, & Jason Sudeikis
Betsy: Ted Lasso: “Make Rebecca Great Again”
Joe Kelly, Brendan Hunt, & Jason Sudeikis
Colin: Ted Lasso: “Make Rebecca Great Again”
Joe Kelly, Brendan Hunt, & Jason Sudeikis
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
The Boys: “What I Know”
Rebecca Sonnenshine (Prime Video)
The Crown: “War”
Peter Morgan (Netflix)
The Handmaid’s Tale: “Home”
Yahlin Chang (Hulu)
Lovecraft Country: “Sundown”
Misha Green (HBO)
The Mandalorian – “Chapter 13: The Jedi”
Dave Filoni (Disney+)
The Mandalorian – “Chapter 16: The Rescue”
Jon Favreau (Disney+)
Pose – “Series Finale”
Steven Canals, Brad Falchuk, Our Lady J, Janet Mock, & Ryan Murphy (FX)
Sara: The Boys: “What I Know”
Rebecca Sonnenshine
Savannah: The Handmaid’s Tale: “Home”
Yahlin Chang
Mehreen: The Crown: “War”
Peter Morgan
Ky: The Handmaid’s Tale: “Home”
Yahlin Chang
Betsy: Lovecraft Country: “Sundown”
Misha Green
Colin: The Crown: “War”
Peter Morgan
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
I May Destroy You
Michaela Coel (HBO)
Mare of Easttown
Brad Ingelsby (HBO)
The Queen’s Gambit
Scott Frank (Netflix)
WandaVision: “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!”
Chuck Hayward & Peter Cameron (Disney+)
WandaVision: “Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience”
Jac Schaeffer (Disney+)
WandaVision: “Previously On”
Laura Donney (Disney+)
Sara: WandaVision: “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!”
Chuck Hayward & Peter Cameron
Savannah: I May Destroy You
Michaela Coel
Mehreen: WandaVision: “Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience”
Jac Schaeffer
Ky: I May Destroy You
Michaela Coel
Betsy: I May Destroy You
Michaela Coel
Colin: I May Destroy You
Michaela Coel
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock)
A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Sara: Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Savannah: A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)
Mehreen: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Ky: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Betsy: Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Colin: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Watch the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards airing live this Sunday at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT on CBS and Paramount+, hosted by Cedric The Entertainer
