With nominations for this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards being announced soon, I thought now would be a good time to share with you my predictions. On this page, I’ll be discussing my predictions for the comedy categories. For each category, I’ll be listing all the candidates that I think will be nominated, as well as possibilities for what/who could sneak in.
Outstanding Comedy Series:
Atlanta
Barry
Black-ish
GLOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Silicon Valley
Will & Grace
What Could Sneak In?: After an indefinite hiatus, Curb Your Enthusiasm returned for a successful ninth season. Though Modern Family has been nominated for every single previous season, despite audiences feeling that the show hasn’t been as good as it used to. Then again, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has been nominated in this category three times before. Could it still earn a fourth consecutive nomination as only half of its final season is eligible?
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
Anthony Anderson-Black-ish
Larry David-Curb Your Enthusiasm
Donald Glover-Atlanta
Bill Hader-Barry
William H. Macy-Shameless
Eric McCormack-Will & Grace
Who Could Sneak In?: There has been a lot of good will towards Ted Danson for his performance on The Good Place. Though Zach Galifianakis did managed to make the cut last year for Baskets. Could he sneak in again even after allegations of the show’s co-creator, Louis C.K., took off?
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Alison Brie-GLOW
Rachel Brosnahan-The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Allison Janney-Mom
Debra Messing-Will & Grace
Tracee Ellis Ross-Black-ish
Lily Tomlin-Grace & Frankie
Who Could Sneak In?: Pamela Adlon did managed to make the cut last year for Better Things. Could she do so again this year? Though Jane Fonda also finally broke through with Lily Tomlin last year for Grace & Frankie. Then again, Ellie Kemper has been nominated for her performance as the title character in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt for the last two years.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alec Baldwin-Saturday Night Live
Tituss Burgess-Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Sean Hayes-Will & Grace
Brian Tyree Henry-Atlanta
Marc Maron-GLOW
Tony Shalhoub-The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Who Could Sneak In?: Louie Anderson may have been nominated for his performance on Baskets within the last two years, though he probably still is on the same shaky grounds as Galifianakis is in his category. Then again, Henry Winkler is a TV icon with an acclaimed supporting role in Barry.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Alex Borstein-The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Betty Gilpin-GLOW
Laurie Metcalf-Roseanne
Kate McKinnon-Saturday Night Live
Rita Moreno-One Day at a Time
Megan Mullally-Will & Grace
Who Could Sneak In?: If more support grows for Atlanta this year, could Zazie Beetz sneak into this category? Then again, if GLOW ends up being strong with the acting branch, Betty Gilpin could sneak into this category as well.
Nominations will be announced next Thursday morning.
Outstanding Comedy Series:
Atlanta
Barry
Black-ish
GLOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Silicon Valley
Will & Grace
What Could Sneak In?: After an indefinite hiatus, Curb Your Enthusiasm returned for a successful ninth season. Though Modern Family has been nominated for every single previous season, despite audiences feeling that the show hasn’t been as good as it used to. Then again, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has been nominated in this category three times before. Could it still earn a fourth consecutive nomination as only half of its final season is eligible?
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
Anthony Anderson-Black-ish
Larry David-Curb Your Enthusiasm
Donald Glover-Atlanta
Bill Hader-Barry
William H. Macy-Shameless
Eric McCormack-Will & Grace
Who Could Sneak In?: There has been a lot of good will towards Ted Danson for his performance on The Good Place. Though Zach Galifianakis did managed to make the cut last year for Baskets. Could he sneak in again even after allegations of the show’s co-creator, Louis C.K., took off?
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Alison Brie-GLOW
Rachel Brosnahan-The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Allison Janney-Mom
Debra Messing-Will & Grace
Tracee Ellis Ross-Black-ish
Lily Tomlin-Grace & Frankie
Who Could Sneak In?: Pamela Adlon did managed to make the cut last year for Better Things. Could she do so again this year? Though Jane Fonda also finally broke through with Lily Tomlin last year for Grace & Frankie. Then again, Ellie Kemper has been nominated for her performance as the title character in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt for the last two years.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alec Baldwin-Saturday Night Live
Tituss Burgess-Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Sean Hayes-Will & Grace
Brian Tyree Henry-Atlanta
Marc Maron-GLOW
Tony Shalhoub-The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Who Could Sneak In?: Louie Anderson may have been nominated for his performance on Baskets within the last two years, though he probably still is on the same shaky grounds as Galifianakis is in his category. Then again, Henry Winkler is a TV icon with an acclaimed supporting role in Barry.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Alex Borstein-The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Betty Gilpin-GLOW
Laurie Metcalf-Roseanne
Kate McKinnon-Saturday Night Live
Rita Moreno-One Day at a Time
Megan Mullally-Will & Grace
Who Could Sneak In?: If more support grows for Atlanta this year, could Zazie Beetz sneak into this category? Then again, if GLOW ends up being strong with the acting branch, Betty Gilpin could sneak into this category as well.
Nominations will be announced next Thursday morning.