If Variety Had an Emmy Ballot 2023: We Love ‘Jury Duty’ and ‘Vanderpump Rules’ and Yes, ‘The Bear’ is a Drama

With too much television, viewing every piece of content that is up for consideration for this years Primetime Emmy Awards nominations is impossible. With 163 drama series, 95 comedies, 51 limited or anthologies and 61 television movies, every TV-goer has their tastes.

Variety staffers have come together to curate its own dream Primetime Emmys ballot, with voting set to close at 10 p.m. PT tonight.

However, it should be noted we love consistency, especially in TV land.

With our selections, we want to continue to promote (and advocate) for the Television Academy to allow 10 nominees in the top series categories. In addition, we would love to see uniformity in the acting races (having some categories with five while others have eight doesnt make much sense. With this large TV boom, more options should be available for the respective lineups.

Read:VarietysAwards Circuit for the latest Primetime Emmy predictions in the major categories.

We also dont play by the rules of submissions. If we felt a show fared better in one genre versus another (i.e., The Bear) or a performer felt like a leading entry as opposed to a supporting (i.e., Brian Cox), then we recognized as such. We also combined all of the reality (competition, structured and unstructured), variety (talk series, scripted variety, pre-recorded and live) and documentary (series, special and hosted nonfiction) into each of their respective races. Not every type of show needs its own category.

From the list below, youll find the expected critically acclaimed suspects, such as the HBO final seasons of Barry and Succession and AMCs Better Call Saul. We loved the new genre breakouts of the year, such as Andor, House of the Dragon and The Last of Us, but also the ones that get ignored such as Paramounts Star Trek: Picard with Patrick Stewart and Disneys The Mandalorian with Katie Sackoff.

Youll find inventive and passionate choices that many of us are crossing our fingers for, like Freevees Jury Duty (please find love for James Marsden), Netflixs Mo (not talked about enough by the general public) and Prime Videos Swarm (which cements the star power of Dominique Fishback).

Read Varietys nominees below. Our winners will be announced before Emmy nominations drop on July 12.

Drama SeriesAndor (Disney+)The Bear (FX)Better Call Saul (AMC)House of the Dragon (HBO)The Last of Us (HBO)The Sandman (Netflix)Succession (HBO)The White Lotus (HBO)Will Trent (ABC)Yellowjackets (Showtime) Comedy SeriesAbbott Elementary (ABC)Barry (HBO)Jury Duty (Freevee)Mo (Netflix)Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)Reservation Dogs (FX)Shrinking (Apple TV+)Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)Wednesday (Netflix)What We Do in the Shadows (FX) Limited or Anthology SeriesBeef (Netflix)Black Bird (Apple TV+)Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)Daisy Jones the Six (Prime Video)George Tammy (Showtime)Guillermo del Toros Cabinet of Curiosities (Netflix)Love Death (HBO)Mrs. Davis (Peacock)A Small Light (National Geographic)Swarm (Prime Video) TV MovieBeavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (Paramount+)Dolly Partons Mountain Magic Christmas (NBC)Father of the Bride (HBO)Fire Island (Hulu)Jerry and Marge Go Large (Paramount+)The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (Netflix)Prey (Hulu)Reality (HBO)They/Them (Peacock)Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel) Lead Actor (Drama)Paddy Considine, House of the Dragon (HBO)Kieran Culkin, Succession (HBO)Diego Luna, Andor (Disney+)Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul (AMC)Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us (HBO)Patrick Stewart, Star Trek: Picard (Paramount+)Jeremy Strong, Succession (HBO)Jeremy Allen White, The Bear (FX) Lead Actor (Comedy)Ronald Gladden, Jury Duty (Freevee)Donald Glover, Atlanta (FX)Bill Hader, Barry (HBO)Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)Jason Segel, Shrinking (Apple TV+)Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)DPharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Reservation Dogs (FX) Lead Actor (Limited)Steve Carell, The Patient (FX)Sam Claflin, Daisy Jones the Six (Prime Video)Taron Egerton, Black Bird (Apple TV+)Kumail Nanjiani, Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu)Evan Peters, Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)Daniel Radcliffe, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)Michael Shannon, George Tammy (Showtime)Steven Yeun, Beef (Netflix) Lead Actress (Drama)India Amarteifio Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Netflix)Emma DArcy House of the Dragon (HBO)Melanie Lynskey Yellowjackets (Showtime)Helen Mirren 1923 (Paramount+)Sophie Nlisse Yellowjackets (Showtime)Bella Ramsey The Last of Us (HBO)Katie Sackhoff The Mandalorian (Disney+)Sarah Snook Succession (HBO) Lead Actress (Comedy)Christina Applegate, Dead to Me (Netflix)Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary (ABC)Natasia Demetriou, What We Do in the Shadows (FX)Bridget Everett, Somebody Somewhere (HBO)Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)Jenna Ortega, Wednesday (Netflix)Helne Yorke The Other Two (HBO) Lead Actress (Limited)Jessica Chastain George Tammy (Showtime)Dominique Fishback Swarm (Prime Video)Kathryn Hahn Tiny Beautiful Things (Hulu)Riley Keough Daisy Jones the Six (Prime Video)Amber Midthunder Prey (Hulu)Elizabeth Olsen Love Death (HBO)Rachel Weisz Dead Ringers (Prime Video)Ali Wong Beef (Netflix) Supporting Actor (Drama)Claes Bang Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)Brian Cox Succession (HBO)Ismael Cruz Crdova The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime Video)Giancarlo Esposito Better Call Saul (AMC)Tom Hollander The White Lotus (HBO)Matthew Macfadyen Succession (HBO)Alexander Skarsgrd Succession (HBO)Matt Smith House of the Dragon (HBO) Supporting Actor (Comedy)Mel Brooks History of the World Part II (Hulu)Anthony Carrigan, Barry (HBO)Phil Dunster Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)Harvey Guilln What We Do in the Shadows (FX)James Marsden Jury Duty (Freevee)Chris Perfetti Abbott Elementary (ABC)Luke Tennie Shrinking (Apple TV+)Tyler James Williams Abbott Elementary (ABC) Supporting Actor (Limited)Murray Bartlett Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu)Domhnall Gleeson The Patient (Hulu)Paul Walter Hauser Black Bird (Apple TV+)Joseph Lee Beef (Netflix)Young Mazino Beef (Netflix)Timothy Olyphant Daisy Jones and the Six (Prime Video)Jesse Plemons Love Death (HBO)Liev Schreiber A Small Light (National Geographic) Supporting Actress (Drama)Jennifer Coolidge The White Lotus (HBO)Ayo Edebiri The Bear (FX)Meghann Fahy The White Lotus (HBO)Simone Kessell Yellowjackets (Showtime)Gates McFadden Star Trek: Picard (Paramount+)Aubrey Plaza The White Lotus (HBO)Christina Ricci Yellowjackets (Showtime)Rhea Seehorn Better Call Saul (AMC) Supporting Actress (Comedy)Paulina Alexis Reservation Dogs (FX)Sarah Goldberg Barry (HBO)Janelle James Abbott Elementary (ABC)Lukita Maxwell Shrinking (Apple TV+)Sheryl Lee Ralph Abbott Elementary (ABC)Hannah Waddingham Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)Lisa Ann Walter Abbott Elementary (ABC)Jessica Williams Shrinking (Apple TV+) Supporting Actress (Limited)Nabiyah Be Daisy Jones the Six (Prime Video)Maria Bello Beef (Netflix)Margaret Cho Fire Island (Hulu)Niecy Nash-Betts Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)Julianne Nicholson Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)Ashley Park Beef (Netflix)Lily Rabe Love Death (HBO)Evan Rachel Wood Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel) Reality Program (Competition, Structured and Unstructured)AEW: All Access (HBO)Chopped (Food Network)Couples Therapy (Showtime)Indian Matchmaking (Netflix)Is It Cake? (Netflix)90 Day Fianc: The Other Way (TLC)RuPauls Drag Race (VH1)Top Chef (Bravo)Vanderpump Rules (Bravo)Welcome to Wrexham (FX) Variety Series (Talk, Scripted, Pre-Recorded, Live Special)A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium (Disney+)Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl (Disney+)Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)The Oscars (ABC) The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Rihanna (Fox) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo) Documentary (Series, Special, Hosted Nonfiction)Descendant (Netflix)The Last Movie Stars (CNN)Harry Meghan (Netflix)MH370: The Plane That Disappeared (Netflix)Secrets of the Elephants (National Geographic)The Secrets of Hillsong (FX)The 1619 Project (Hulu)Sr. (Netflix)Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence (Hulu)Surviving R. Kelly Part III: The Final Chapter (Lifetime) Read:VarietysAwards Circuit for the latest Creative Arts predictions in all categories.