Emmy Predictions: Guest Actor (Drama) – Jack Black, Nick Offerman and Andy Serkis Represent Genre and IP Property Dominance

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UPDATED: May 13, 2023

2023 Emmy Predictions:

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Bryan Cranston as Walter White, Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman Better Call Saul _ Season 6, Episode 11 Greg Lewis/AMC/Sony Pictures Television Weekly Commentary: The Star Wars spin-off series from Disney+ Andor and The Mandalorian will have a barrage of actors to submit for guest acting consideration.

Andor will have the best shot with veteran actor Andy Serkis, whose sole Emmy nom was in 2009 for supporting actor (limited) for Little Dorrit. As Kino Loy, a prisoner at the Narkina 5 Imperial facility, he was a standout from the critically acclaimed show.

With Mandalorian, Jack Black and Christopher Lloyd will be the big names on the contenders list but the great Giancarlo Esposito, whos been nominated twice for playing Moff Gideon in supporting drama actor and guest, seems to be an actor in the TV Academy will have no problem returning to check off. It also helps hes in the conversation for the final season of AMCs Better Call Saul. Coincidentally, the AMC drama also has a half dozen names in contention notably Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul.

The genre shows will be trying relentlessly to get around the one-two punch of Murray Bartlett and Nick Offerman from HBOs The Last of Us, which includes other worthy performances from Lamar Johnson and Gabriel Luna. Its cable/streamer counterpart Succession is sure to have a bite at the apple for James Cromwell and Arian Moayed, both of which have been invited to the party before.

Despite Netflixs Stranger Things being ineligible for best drama series, actor Dacre Montgomery as the deceased stepbrother Billy is submitted for guest actor in a drama series, which could be one of the major pieces of recognition the horror series can receive, which includes writing and directing.

You can read the first predictions for the guest actress (drama) category to see which race looks more competitive.

Emmy Nominations voting runs from June 15-26. The Primetime Emmy nominations will be announced on July 12. Check back every Thursday for the latest updates. All information is preliminary and is subject to change.

And the Predicted Nominees Are:Nick Offerman The Last of Us (HBO)Murray Bartlett The Last of Us (HBO)James Cromwell Succession (HBO)Andy Serkis Andor (Disney+)Giancarlo Esposito The Mandalorian (Disney+)Arian Moayed Succession (HBO) Next in LineLamar Johnson The Last of Us (HBO)Dacre Montgomery Stranger Things (Netflix)Jack Black The Mandalorian (Disney+)Joel Grey The Old Man (FX) Other Top-Tier PossibilitiesBryan Cranston Better Call Saul (AMC)Aaron Paul Better Call Saul (AMC)Gabriel Luna The Last of Us (HBO)Christopher Lloyd The Mandalorian (Disney+)Michael McKean The Diplomat (Netflix)Paul Sun-Hyung Lee The Mandalorian (Disney+)Ty Tennant House of the Dragon (HBO)Jon Gries The White Lotus (HBO)Bradley Whitford Law Order: SVU (NBC)Greg Kinnear You (Netflix) All Eligible Titles (Alphabetized by Network)**Bryan Cranston Better Call Saul (AMC)Tony Dalton Better Call Saul (AMC)Mark Margolis Better Call Saul (AMC)Michael McKean Better Call Saul (AMC)Aaron Paul Better Call Saul (AMC)Jonathan Pryce Slow Horses (Apple TV+)Andy Serkis Andor (Disney+)Forest Whitaker Andor (Disney+)Alex Lawther Andor (Disney+)Omid Abtahi The Mandalorian (Disney+)Ahmed Best The Mandalorian (Disney+)Jack Black The Mandalorian (Disney+)Giancarlo Esposito The Mandalorian (Disney+)Christopher Lloyd The Mandalorian (Disney+)Paul Sun-Hyung Lee The Mandalorian (Disney+)Joel Grey The Old Man (FX)Tom Glynn-Carney House of the Dragon (HBO)Ty Tennant House of the Dragon (HBO)Nick Offerman The Last of Us (HBO)Murray Bartlett The Last of Us (HBO)Lamar Johnson The Last of Us (HBO)Gabriel Luna The Last of Us (HBO)James Cromwell Succession (HBO)Arian Moayed Succession (HBO)Jon Gries The White Lotus (HBO)Bradley Whitford Law Order: SVU (NBC)Alex Jennings The Crown (Netflix)Timothy Dalton The Crown (Netflix)Prasanna Puwanarajah The Crown (Netflix)Khalid Abdalla The Crown (Netflix)Michael McKean The Diplomat (Netflix)David Thewlis The Sandman (Netflix)John Cameron Mitchell The Sandman (Netflix)Dacre Montgomery Stranger Things (Netflix)Greg Kinnear You (Netflix)Peter Stormare 1923 (Paramount+)James Badge Dale 1923 (Paramount+)Bill Bellamy Bel-Air (Peacock)Paul Reiser The Boys (Prime Video)Peter Mullan The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime Video)Benjamin Walker The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime Video) ** This official list and/or category submission is not yet complete or confirmed and is subject to change.

2022 category winner: Colman Domingo as Ali Muhammed in Euphoria (HBO)

Emmy Awards Predictions Categories DRAMA SERIES | COMEDY SERIES | LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES | TV MOVIE | LEAD ACTOR (DRAMA) | LEAD ACTOR (COMEDY) | LEAD 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) | SUPPORTING ACTRESS (COMEDY) | SUPPORTING ACTRESS (LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | TALK SERIES | SCRIPTED VARIETY | GAME SHOW | DIRECTING (DRAMA, COMEDY, LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | WRITING (DRAMA, COMEDY, LIMITED/TV MOVIE) |

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 |

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