Emmy Predictions 2026 - Who Will Likely Be Nominated for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series?

From June 11 to 22, 2026, voting is taking place for The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. As such, it's fun to look at which actors and shows have the best chances of actually being nominated this year. So, these are my predictions for which performers will be nominated for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Performers most likely to be nominated:

1. Katherine LaNasa for HBO Max's The Pitt
2. Julianne Nicholson for Hulu's Paradise
3. Sepideh Moafi for HBO Max's The Pitt
4. Karolina Wydra for Apple TV's Pluribus
5. Taylor Dearden for HBO Max's The Pitt
6. Allison Janney for Netflix's The Diplomat
7. Isa Briones for HBO Max's The Pitt

Serious threats that could break through:

1. Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif and Shabana Azeez for HBO Max's The Pitt
2. Emilia Jones, Martha Plimpton, Thuso Mbedu and Alison Oliver for HBO's Task
3. Nicole Beharie, Karen Pittman, Greta Lee and Marion Cotillard for Apple TV's The Morning Show
4. Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schafer, Martha Kelly, Sharon Stone, Maude Apatow, Alexa Demie, Rosalía, Anna Van Patten and Chloe Cherry for HBO's Euphoria
5. Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder, Maya Hawke, Sadie Sink and Natalia Dyer for Netflix's Stranger Things
6. Marisa Abela, Miriam Petche and Kiernan Shipka for HBO's Industry
7. Nicole Brydon Bloom, Sarah Shahi, Krys Marshall and Enuka Okuma for Hulu's Paradise
8. Demi Moore, Ali Larter, Paulina Chávez, Michelle Randolph and Kayla Wallace for Paramount+'s Landman
9. Ann Dowd, Isolde Ardies, Rowan Blanchard, Mattea Conforti, Zarrin Darnell-Martin, Eva Foote, Kira Guloien, Lucy Halliday, Mabel Li, Shechinah Mpumlwana, Birva Pandya and Amy Seimetz for Hulu's The Testaments
10. Cynthia Nixon, Denée Benton, Phylicia Rashad, Louisa Jacobson, Taissa Farmiga and Audra McDonald for HBO's The Gilded Age
11. Alfre Woodard and Geena Davis for Netflix's The Boroughs
12. Tanzyn Crawford and Rowan Robinson for HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Some considerable long-shots:

1. Elle Chapman, Beau Garrett, Amiah Miller, Alaina Pollack, Rebecca Spence and Danielle Vasinova for Paramount+'s The Madison
2. Jamie Lee Curtis, Ariana DeBose, Stephanie Faracy and Rose McEwen for Prime Video's Scarpetta
3. Lucy Punch and Meaghan Rath for AMC's The Audacity
4. Aimee-Ffion Edwards and Saskia Reeves for Apple TV's Slow Horses
5. Uma Thurman and Kadia Saraf for Showtime's Dexter: Resurrection
6. Ruth Wilson for Apple TV's Down Cemetery Road
7. Olivia Munn, Amanda Peet, Lena Hall and Kitty Hawthorne for Apple TV's Your Friends & Neighbors
8. Madeleine Stowe, Taylour Paige, Matilda Lawler, Amanda Christine, Kimberly Guerrero and Clara Stack for HBO's IT: Welcome to Derry
9. Ali Ahn for Netflix's The Diplomat
10. Leslie Uggams, Frances Turner and Annabel O'Hagan for Prime Video's Fallout
11. Camila Morrone and Hayley Squires for Prime Video's The Night Manager
12. Kang Ae-sim for Netflix's Squid Game

Colorful oddities that still have an outside chance:

1. Skye P. Marshall and Leah Lewis for CBS' Matlock
2. Alice Braga and Billie Boullet for Netflix's Man on Fire
3. Franka Potente, Jessica Matten and Deanna Allison for AMC's Dark Winds
4. Judy Greer and Angourie Rice for Apple TV's The Last Thing He Told Me
5. Arielle Kebbel and Ash Santos for CBS' Marshals
6. Kiersey Clemons and Mari Yamamoto for Apple TV's Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
7. Colby Minifie, Valorie Curry and Susan Heyward for Prime Video's The Boys
8. Rebecca Hall and Jessica Alexander for FX's The Beauty
9. Christine Baranski, Annie Murphy, Lena Olin, Maisie Richardson-Sellers and King Princess for Hulu's Nine Perfect Strangers

The nominations for The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, July 8. The winners will be awarded in a ceremony broadcast on NBC on Monday, September 14.