AND THE EMMY GOES TO…
If you’re like us, you’re finding it hard to keep up with all of the excellent small-screen viewing these days. That makes it hard to pick the best shows, but we gave it a shot. Here are our predictions for the hottest races of the 2022 Emmy Awards, airing Sept. 12 on NBC.
1. Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul Euphoria Ozark Severance Squid Game Stranger Things Succession Yellowjackets
The Emmy goes to…
Talk about a power move: The ferocious HBO family saga Succession picked up a whopping 25 Emmy nominations for its third season. It will be a major upset if the series doesn’t strike it rich in the biggest category.
2. Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary Barry
Curb Your Enthusiasm Hacks
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
What We Do in the Shadows
The Emmy goes to…
Though the rookie hit Abbott Elementary gets high marks, Ted Lasso—the Apple TV+ series in which a big-hearted American football coach leads an English soccer team—will likely score its second consecutive win in this category.
3. Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Dopesick The Dropout Inventing Anna
Pam & Tommy The White Lotus
The Emmy goes to…
All were bingeworthy, but the edge goes to the searing Hulu drama Dopesick, which stars Michael Keaton and explores America’s struggle with opioid addiction.
4. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman, Ozark Brian Cox, Succession Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul Adam Scott, Severance Jeremy Strong, Succession
The Emmy goes to…
Jung-jae’s character, Seong Gi-hun, managed to defeat 455 other players in the Netflix survival drama Squid Game ,an international breakout phenomenon. The actor can go the distance here too.
5. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Laura Linney, Ozark
Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show
Zendaya, Euphoria
The Emmy goes to…
This one is a toughie, with Comer, Linney and Oh being honored for the last go-rounds of their respective series. But Zendaya is a former winner still flying high, and HBO’s Euphoria was a smash among younger viewers—a much-sought demographic.
6. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry
Nicholas Hoult, The Great
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
The Emmy goes to…
In a category stacked with Saturday Night Live alums and former hosts—only Hoult has never stepped foot on the Studio 8H stage—it’s easy to believe that Sudeikis’ endearing fish-(and chips)-out-of-water coach will be a repeat victor.