If you can believe this, it’s already been a year since the subdued, “The Pandemmys” aired. This Sunday, Cedric the Entertainer will host the 73rd Emmys ceremony before a live limited audience on CBS. The traditional Governors Ball will not be held this year (both due to Covid-19 precautions), but that doesn’t mean there won’t be tears of joy when those behind the shows we love take the stage to collect their gold statues.
So who do we think is going to win the Emmy? Some bets are easy – Ted Lasso, Queen’s Gambit. But what about genre shows like WandaVision, The Boys, Lovecraft Country and The Mandalorian? Or newcomers like Hacks? Will Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy go to Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein or Chicago’s Brendan Hunt? Will The Boys or Lovecraft Country knock Netflix’s Crown from its throne?
Here are our best Emmy bets:
Best Comedy Series
“black-ish”
“Cobra Kai”
“Emily in Paris”
“Hacks”
“The Flight Attendant”
“The Kominsky Method”
“Pen15”
“Ted Lasso” – WINNER
Best Comedy Actor
Anthony Anderson (“blackish”)
Michael Douglas (“The Kominsky Method”)
William H. Macy (“Shameless”)
Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”)- WINNER
Kenan Thompson (“Kenan”)
Best Comedy Actress
Aidy Bryant (“Shrill”)
Kaley Cuoco (“The Flight Attendant”)
Allison Janney (“Mom”)
Tracee Ellis Ross (“black-ish”)
Jean Smart (“Hacks”) – WINNER
Best Comedy Supporting Actor
Carl Clemons-Hopkins (“Hacks”)
Brett Goldstein (“Ted Lasso”) – WINNER
Brendan Hunt (“Ted Lasso”)
Nick Mohammed (“Ted Lasso”)
Paul Reiser (“The Kominsky Method”)
Jeremy Swift (“Ted Lasso”)
Kenan Thompson (“Saturday Night Live”)
Bowen Yang (“Saturday Night Live”)
Best Comedy Supporting Actress
Aidy Bryant (“Saturday Night Live”)
Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”)
Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”)
Rosie Perez (“The Flight Attendant”)
Cecily Strong (“Saturday Night Live”)
Juno Temple (“Ted Lasso”)
Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”) – WINNER
Best Comedy Guest Actor
Alec Baldwin, “Saturday Night Live”
Dave Chappelle, “Saturday Night Live” – WINNER
Morgan Freeman, “The Kominsky Method”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Saturday Night Live”
Daniel Levy, “Saturday Night Live”
Best Comedy Guest Actress
Jane Adams, “Hacks”
Yvette Nicole Brown, “A Black Lady Sketch Show”
Bernadette Peters, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”
Issa Rae, “A Black Lady Sketch Show”
Maya Rudolph, “Saturday Night Live” – WINNER
Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live”
Best Comedy Series Directing
James Burrows
“B Positive” (Episode: “Pilot”)
Susanna Fogel – WINNER
“The Flight Attendant” (Episode: “In Case of Emergency”)
Lucia Aniello
“Hacks” (Episode: “There Is No Line”)
James Widdoes
“Mom” (Episode: “Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak”)
Zach Braff
“Ted Lasso” (Episode: “Biscuits”)
MJ Delaney
“Ted Lasso” (Episode: “The Hope that Kills You”)
Declan Lowney
“Ted Lasso” (Episode: “Make Rebecca Great Again”)
Best Comedy Series Writing
Steve Yockey
“The Flight Attendant” (Episode: “In Case of Emergency”)
Meredith Scardino
“Girls5eva” (Episode: “Pilot”)
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky
“Hacks” (Episode: “There Is No Line”)
Maya Erskine
“PEN15” (Episode: “Play”)
Joe Kelly, Brendan Hunt, and Jason Sudeikis
“Ted Lasso” (Episode: “Make Rebecca Great Again”)
Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly
“Ted Lasso” (Episode: “Pilot”) – WINNER
Best Drama Series
“The Boys”
“Bridgerton”
“The Crown” – WINNER
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Lovecraft Country”
“The Mandalorian”
“Pose”
“This Is Us
Best Drama Actor
Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”)
Jonathan Majors (“Lovecraft Country”)
Josh O’Connor (“The Crown”) – WINNER
Rege-Jean Page (“Bridgerton”)
Billy Porter (“Pose”)
Matthew Rhys (“Perry Mason”)
Best Drama Actress
Uzo Aduba (“In Treatment”)
Olivia Colman (“The Crown”)
Emma Corrin (“The Crown”) – WINNER
Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Mj Rodriguez (“Pose”)
Jurnee Smollett (“Lovecraft Country”)
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Best Drama Supporting Actor
Giancarlo Esposito (“The Mandalorian”)
O-T Fagbenie (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
John Lithgow (“Perry Mason”)
Tobias Menzies (“The Crown”)
Max Minghella (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Chris Sullivan (“This Is Us”)
Bradley Whitford (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Michael K. Williams (“Lovecraft Country”) – WINNER
Best Drama Supporting Actress
Gillian Anderson (“The Crown”) – WINNER
Helena Bonham Carter (“The Crown”)
Madeline Brewer (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Ann Dowd (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Aunjanue Ellis (“Lovecraft Country”)
Emerald Fennell (“The Crown”)
Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Samira Wiley (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Best Drama Guest Actor
Don Cheadle, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”
Charles Dance, “The Crown”
Timothy Olyphant, “The Mandalorian”
Courtney B. Vance, “Lovecraft Country” – WINNER
Carl Weathers, “The Mandalorian
Best Drama Guest Actress
Alexis Bledel, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Claire Foy, “The Crown” – WINNER
Mckenna Grace, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Sophie Okonedo, “Ratched”
Phylicia Rashad, “This Is Us”
Best Drama Series Directing
Julie Anne Robinson
“Bridgerton” (Episode: “Diamond of the First Water”)
Benjamin Caron
“The Crown” (Episode: “Fairytale”) – WINNER
Jessica Hobbs
(The Crown (Episode: “War”)
Liz Garbus
“The Handmaid’s Tale” (Episode: “The Wilderness”)
Jon Favreau
“The Mandalorian” (Episode: “Chapter 9: The Marshal”)
Steven Canals
“Pose” (Episode: “Series Finale”)
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Best Drama Series Writing
Rebecca Sonnenshine
“The Boys” (Episode: “What I Know”)
Peter Morgan
“The Crown” (Episode: “War”) – WINNER
Yahlin Chang
“The Handmaid’s Tale” (Episode: “Home”)
Misha Green
“Lovecraft Country” (Episode: “Sundown”)
Dave Filoni
“The Mandalorian” (Episode: “Chapter 13: The Jedi”)
Jon Favreau
“The Mandalorian” (Episode: “Chapter 16: The Rescue”)
Steven Canals, Brad Falchuk, Our Lady J, Janet Mock, and Ryan Murphy
“Pose” (Episode: “Series Finale”)
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Best Limited Series
“I May Destroy You”
“Mare of Easttown”
“The Queen’s Gambit”
“The Underground Railroad”
“WandaVision” – WINNER
Best TV Movie
“Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square” – WINNER
“Oslo”
“Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia”
“Sylvie’s Love”
“Uncle Frank”
Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actor
Paul Bettany (“WandaVision”) – WINNER
Hugh Grant (“The Undoing”)
Ewan McGregor (“Halston”)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Hamilton”)
Leslie Odom, Jr. (“Hamilton”)
Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actress
Michaela Coel (“I May Destroy You”)
Cynthia Erivo (“Genius: Aretha”)
Elizabeth Olsen (“WandaVision”) – WINNER
Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Queen’s Gambit”)
Kate Winslet (“Mare of Easttown”) –
Best Limited Series/ TV Movie Supporting Actor
Thomas Brodie Sangster (“The Queen’s Gambit”)
Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton”)
Paapa Essiedu (“May Destroy You”)
Jonathan Groff (“Hamilton”)
Evan Peters (“Mare Of Easttown”) – WINNER
Anthony Ramos (“Hamilton”)
Best Limited Series/ TV Movie Supporting Actress
Renée Elise Goldsberry (“Hamilton”)
Kathryn Hahn (“WandaVision”) – WINNER
Moses Ingram (“The Queen’s Gambit”)
Julianne Nicholson (“Mare Of Easttown”)
Jean Smart (“Mare Of Easttown”)
Phillipa Soo (“Hamilton”)
Best Limited Series/TV Movie Directing
Thomas Kail, “Hamilton”
Sam Miller and Michaela Coel, “I May Destroy You” (Episode: “Ego Death”),
Sam Miller, “I May Destroy You” (Episode: “Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes”)
Craig Zobel, “Mare of Easttown, Directed by (HBO)
Scott Frank, “The Queen’s Gambit” – WINNER
Barry Jenkins, “The Underground Railroad”
Matt Shakman,”WandaVision
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Best Limited Series/TV Movie Writing
Michaela Coel, “I May Destroy You” – WINNER
Brad Ingelsby, “Mare of Easttown”
Scott Frank, “The Queen’s Gambit”
Chuck Hayward and Peter Cameron, “WandaVision” (Episode: “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!”)
Jac Schaeffer, “WandaVision” (Episode: “Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience”)
Laura Donney, “WandaVision” (Episode: “Previously On”), Written by (Disney+)
Best Variety Sketch Series
“A Black Lady Sketch Show”
“Saturday Night Live” – WINNER
Best Variety Talk Series
“Conan”
“The Daily Show With Trevor Noah”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” – WINNER
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Best Variety Series Directing
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
“Late Night with Seth Meyers”
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
“Real Time with Bill Maher”
“Saturday Night Live” – WINNER
Best Variety Series Writing
“Conan”
“The Daily Show With Trevor Noah”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” – WINNER
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”
Best Variety Special Recorded
“Bo Burnham: Inside”
“David Byrne’s American Utopia”
“8:46 — Dave Chappelle”
“Friends: The Reunion”
“Hamilton” – WINNER
“A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote”
Best Variety Special Live
“Celebrating America – An Inauguration Night Special” – WINNER
“The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards”
“The Oscars”
“The Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show”
“Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020”
Best Reality Competition Series
“The Amazing Race”
“Nailed It!”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” – WINNER
“Top Chef”
“The Voice”
Best Reality Host
Nicole Byer for “Nailed It!”
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness for “Queer Eye”
RuPaul for “RuPaul’s Drag Race” – WINNER
Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John and Kevin O’Leary for “Shark Tank”
Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons for “Top Chef”
Best Structured Reality Program
“Antiques Roadshow”
“Property Brothers: Forever Home”
“Queer Eye” – WINNER
“Running Wild with Bear Grylls”
“Shark Tank”
Best Unstructured Reality Program
“Becoming”
“Below Deck”
“Indian Matchmaking”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked” – WINNER
“Selling Sunset”
Best Animated Program
“Big Mouth”
“Bob’s Burgers”
“Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal” – WINNER
“The Simpsons”
“South Park: The Pandemic Special”
Best Voice-Over Performance
Stacey Abrams on “black-ish: Election Special”
Julie Andrews on “Bridgerton”
Tituss Burgess on “Central Park”
Seth MacFarlane on “Family Guy”
Maya Rudolph on “Big Mouth” – WINNER
Stanley Tucci on “Central Park”
Best Narrator
David Attenborough on “A Perfect Planet”
David Attenborough on “The Year Earth Changed”
Sterling K. Brown on “Lincoln: Divided We Stand” – WINNER
Anthony Hopkins on “Mythic Quest”
Sigourney Weaver on “Secrets of the Whales”
Best Documentary Series
“Allen v. Farrow”
“American Masters”
“City So Real”
“Pretend It’s a City”
“Secrets of the Whales” – WINNER
Best Documentary Special
“The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart”
“Boys State” – EMMY WINNER
“Framing Britney Spears”
“The Social Dilemma”
“Tina”
Best Documentary Filmmaking
“Dick Johnson Is Dead”
“76 Days” – EMMY WINNER
“Welcome to Chechnya”
Best Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
“My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman”
“Oprah with Meghan and Harry”
“Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” – EMMY WINNER
“United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell”
“Vice”
The 73rd Emmy Awards, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, will air and stream live Sunday, Sept. 19 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/5:00-8:00 PM, live PT) on the CBS Television Network, and on Paramount+.
