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2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Episode 507 Alex Borstein (Susie) CR: Philippe Antonello/Prime Video
Philippe Antonello/Prime Video
Weekly Commentary (updated June 19, 2023): With 202 submissions for Supporting Actress and 239 for Supporting Actor. If there is only one submission out of the 240 required in any of the categories, only seven candidates will be nominated. Someone big might be on the chopping block… but who?
Three contenders feel guaranteed spots – Janelle James and Sheryl Lee Ralph of “Abbott Elementary” and Hannah Waddingham of “Ted Lasso.”
More than a dozen possibilities compete for the remaining slots.
Past winners and nominees can be considered safe bets like Alex Borstein (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”). However, the likes of Juno Temple (“Ted Lasso”) and Cecily Strong (“Saturday Night Live”) face internal competition that could make it difficult to break the lineup.
I worry about newcomers to the lineup like Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”) and Jessica Williams (“Shrinking”) who might attract more established Hollywood names. The purity of their performance will hopefully pull them through.
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Voting for Emmy nominations takes place June 15-26. Primetime Emmy nominations will be announced on July 12. Check back every Thursday for the latest updates. All information is preliminary and subject to change.
And the expected nominees are:
- Temple of Juno — “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
- Christa Miller — “Contraction” (Apple TV+)
- Lisa Anne Walter — “Abbott Elementary School” (ABC)
Other high-level possibilities
- Cecile Forte— “Saturday Night Live(NBC)
- Ego Nwodim— “Saturday Night Live(NBC)
- michelle yeo — “chinese born american” (Disney+)
- Jane Krakowski — “Schmidadon!” (Apple TV+)
- Zazie Beetz — “Atlanta” (FX)
- Marin Hinkle — “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (First video)
- Gabrielle Dennis — “A dark lady sketch show” (HBO)
- Gwendoline Christie — “Wednesday” (Netflix)
- Skye Townsend — “A dark lady sketch show” (HBO)
- Lukita Maxwell — “Contraction” (Apple TV+)
All eligible titles (literate by network)**
** This listing or category submission is not yet complete or confirmed and is subject to change.
2022 Category Winner: Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC) — Season 1
Emmy Awards Prediction Categories
DRAMA SERIES | COMEDY SERIES | LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGICAL SERIES | TV FILM | LEAD ACTOR (DRAMA) | LEADING ACTOR (COMEDY) | LEADING ACTOR (LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | LEAD ACTRESS (DRAMA) | LEAD ACTRESS (COMEDY) | LEAD ACTRESS (LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | SUPPORTING ACTOR (DRAMA) | SUPPORTING ACTOR (COMEDY) | SUPPORTING ACTOR (LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | SUPPORTING ACTRESS (DRAMA) | SECONDARY ACTRESS (COMEDY) | SUPPORTING ACTRESS (LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | TALK SERIES | SCRIPTED VARIETY | GAME SHOW | DIRECTION (DRAMA, COMEDY, LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | WRITING (DRAMA, COMEDY, LIMITED FILM/TV) | REALITY (CONTEST, STRUCTURED, UNSTRUCTURED, HOST)
Creative Arts and Other Emmy Categories
GUEST ACTOR (DRAMA) | GUEST ACTRESS (DRAMA) | GUEST ACTOR (COMEDY) | GUEST ACTRESS (COMEDY) | VOICE OVER | SHORT FORM | DOCUMENTARY | MUSIC | ANIMATED | OTHER CATEGORIES
About the Primetime Emmy Awards
The Primetime Emmy Awards, better known as the Emmys, are presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS). Since 1949, the awards have recognized excellence in American prime-time television programming. They are divided into three classes – Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (recognizes achievement in craftsmanship), and Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards (recognizes significant contributions in engineering and technology). The typical eligibility period is between June 1 and May 31 of any given year. The Television Academy has over 25,000 members, representing 30 professional peer groups, including artists, directors, producers, art directors, artisans and executives.