2019 EMMY AWARD PREDICTIONS

Not every day can be the Oscars, which is why The Morgan You Know also proudly celebrates the primetime Emmys, an annual recognition of work in American television. On the 2019 Emmy pod, Rod, Wu, Chris, and Resident Couch Potato, Pete Osterman, share their picks, predicitions, and likely snubs. Categories include Drama Series, Comedy Series, Limited Series, Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, and Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

We look forward to your thoughts and learning who will be declared this year’s Emmy Ballot Winner when the show airs Sunday, Sept. 22. Be sure to listen to the Emmy pod, share your own picks on social media, and debate us on ours if you must. Cheers!

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EMMY CATEGORIES

Outstanding Drama Series:

  • “Better Call Saul” (AMC)

  • “Bodyguard” (Netflix)

  • “Game of Thrones” (HBO) – Jim, Chris, Pete, Kate

  • “Killing Eve” (AMC/BBC America)

  • “Ozark” (Netflix)

  • “Pose” (FX)

  • “Succession” (HBO) – Rod, Wu

  • “This Is Us” (NBC)

Outstanding Comedy Series:

  • “Barry” (HBO)

  • “Fleabag” (Amazon Prime)

  • “The Good Place” (NBC) – Rod

  • “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime)

  • “Russian Doll” (Netflix)

  • “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop)

  • “Veep” (HBO) – Wu, Jim, Chris, Pete, Kate

Outstanding Limited Series:

  • “Chernobyl” (HBO) – Rod, Pete

  • “Escape at Dannemora” (Showtime)

  • “Fosse/Verdon” (FX)

  • “Sharp Objects” (HBO)

  • “When They See Us” (Netflix) – Chris, Kate

Lead Actor in a Drama Series:

  • Jason Bateman (“Ozark”)

  • Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”)

  • Kit Harington (“Game of Thrones”)

  • Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”) – Rod, Chris, Pete, Kate

  • Billy Porter (“Pose”) – Wu

  • Milo Ventimiglia (“This Is Us”) - Jim

Lead Actress in a Drama Series:

  • Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”) – Rod

  • Jodie Comer (“Killing Eve”) – Jim, Pete

  • Viola Davis (“How to Get Away With Murder”)

  • Laura Linney (“Ozark”)

  • Mandy Moore (“This Is Us”) – Kate

  • Sandra Oh (“Killing Eve”)

  • Robin Wright (“House of Cards”) - Wu, Chris

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:

  • Alfie Allen (“Game of Thrones”) – Kate

  • Jonathan Banks (“Better Call Saul”) - Jim

  • Nikolaj Coster-Waldeau (“Game of Thrones”)

  • Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”) – Rod, Pete

  • Giancarlo Esposito (“Better Call Saul”)

  • Michael Kelly (“House of Cards”) – Wu

  • Chris Sullivan (“This Is Us”) - Chris

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:

  • Gwendoline Christie (“Game of Thrones”) – Kate

  • Julia Garner (“Ozark”) – Wu

  • Lena Headey (“Game of Thrones”) - Chris

  • Fiona Shaw (“Killing Eve”) - Jim

  • Sophie Turner (“Game of Thrones”) – Rod

  • Maisie Williams (“Game of Thrones”) - Pete

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:

  • Anthony Anderson (“Black-ish”)

  • Don Cheadle (“Black Monday”)

  • Ted Danson (“The Good Place”) – Rod, Wu

  • Michael Douglas (“The Kominsky Method”) – Kate

  • Bill Hader (“Barry”) – Jim, Chris, Pete

  • Eugene Levy (“Schitt’s Creek”)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:

  • Christina Applegate (“Dead to Me”)

  • Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)

  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”) – Jim, Chris, Pete, Kate

  • Natasha Lyonne (“Russian Doll”)

  • Catherine O’Hara (“Schitt’s Creek”) – Wu

  • Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”) – Rod

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:

  • Alan Arkin (“The Kominsky Method”) – Wu, Chris, Kate

  • Anthony Carrigan (“Barry”)

  • Tony Hale (“Veep”)

  • Stephen Root (“Barry”) - Jim

  • Tony Shalhoub (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)

  • Henry Winkler (“Barry”) – Rod, Pete

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:

  • Alex Borstein (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) – Jim, Chris, Pete, Kate

  • Anna Chlumsky (“Veep”)

  • Sian Clifford (“Fleabag”)

  • Olivia Colman (“Fleabag”)

  • Betty Gilpin (“GLOW”) – Wu

  • Sarah Goldberg (“Barry”)

  • Marin Hinkle (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)

  • Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”) – Rod