Emmy Predictions: Supporting Actress (Limited) — Niecy Nash-Betts’ Could Win Her First Statuette for Her Undeniable Work in ‘Dahmer’

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UPDATED: May 4, 2023

2023 Emmy Predictions:

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie

Claire Danes in Fleishman is in Trouble FX Weekly Commentary: Eight Black women have won this category previously, with Uzo Aduba for Mrs. America in 2020 and Regina King for American Crime as the most recent. Niecy Nash-Betts is the front-runner to join the group of powerhouse performers for her work in Netflixs Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.

The category isnt as stacked with contenders like previous years with only Claire Danes bravura turn in Fleishman is in Trouble as the only other presumed sure bet.

Well see how the next few weeks shake out.

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:Niecy Nash-Betts Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)Claire Danes Fleishman is in Trouble (FX)Olivia Colman Great Expectations (Hulu)Lily Rabe Love Death (HBO)Merritt Wever Tiny Beautiful Things (Hulu)Cherry Jones Five Days at Memorial (Apple TV+) Next in LineMaria Bello Beef (Netflix)Moses Ingram Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+)Judy Greer White House Plumbers (HBO)Lena Headey White House Plumbers (HBO) Other Top-Tier PossibilitiesJennifer Ehle Dead Ringers (Prime Video)Ashley Brooke A Small Light (National Geographic)Carrie Coon Boston Strangler (Hulu)Suki Waterhouse Daisy Jones the Six (Prime Video)Jennifer Coolidge Shotgun Wedding (Prime Video)Julianne Nicholson Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)Harriet Walter This is Going to Hurt (AMC)Linda Emond The Patient (Hulu)Molly Ringwald Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)Michelle Yeoh The Witcher: Blood Origin (Netflix) All Eligible Titles (Alphabetized by Network)**Harriet Walter This is Going to Hurt (AMC)Julie Ann Emery Five Days at Memorial (Apple TV+)Cherry Jones Five Days at Memorial (Apple TV+)Maya Erskine Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+)Moses Ingram Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+)Claire Danes Fleishman is in Trouble (FX)Lily Rabe Love Death (HBO)Judy Greer White House Plumbers (HBO)Lena Headey White House Plumbers (HBO)Kathleen Turner White House Plumbers (HBO)Carrie Coon Boston Strangler (Hulu)Margaret Cho Fire Island (Hulu)Olivia Colman Great Expectations (Hulu)Linda Emond The Patient (Hulu)Laura Niemi The Patient (Hulu)Sarah Pidgeon Tiny Beautiful Things (Hulu)Merritt Wever Tiny Beautiful Things (Hulu)Annaleigh Ashford Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu)Juliette Lewis Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu)Ashley Brooke A Small Light (National Geographic)Maria Bello Beef (Netflix)Ashley Park Beef (Netflix)Sofia Boutella Cabinet of Curiosities (Netflix)Tenika Davis Cabinet of Curiosities (Netflix)Daphne Hoskins Cabinet of Curiosities (Netflix)Oriana Leman Cabinet of Curiosities (Netflix)Nia Vardalos Cabinet of Curiosities (Netflix)Charlene Yi Cabinet of Curiosities (Netflix)Michael Learned Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)Penelope Ann Miller Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)Niecy Nash-Betts Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)Molly Ringwald Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)Karen Malina White Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)Danielle Deadwyler From Scratch (Netflix)Rosaline Elbay Kaleidoscope (Netflix)Tati Gabrielle Kaleidoscope (Netflix)Niousha Noor Kaleidoscope (Netflix)Jennifer Coolidge The Watcher (Netflix)Noma Dumezweni The Watcher (Netflix)Mia Farrow The Watcher (Netflix)Isabell Gravitt The Watcher (Netflix)Margo Martindale The Watcher (Netflix)Michelle Yeoh The Witcher: Blood Origin (Netflix)Mckenna Grace A Friend of the Family (Peacock)Anna Paquin A Friend of the Family (Peacock)Camila Morrone Daisy Jones the Six (Prime Video)Suki Waterhouse Daisy Jones the Six (Prime Video)Jennifer Ehle Dead Ringers (Prime Video)Valerie Pachner The English (Prime Video)Cynthia Addai-Robinson The People We Hate at the Wedding (Prime Video))Kristen Bell The People We Hate at the Wedding (Prime Video)Jennifer Coolidge Shotgun Wedding (Prime Video)Julianne Nicholson Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)Evan Rachel Wood Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel) ** This list or category submission is not yet complete or confirmed and is subject to change.

2022 category winner: Jennifer Coolidge as Tanya in The White Lotus (HBO) Season 1

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 SERIES | GAME SHOW | DIRECTING (DRAMA, COMEDY, LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | WRITING (DRAMA, COMEDY, LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | VARIETY SKETCH, SERIES, SPECIALS |

Creative Arts and Other Emmy Categories GUEST ACTING, VOICE-OVER | SHORT FORM | DOCUMENTARY | MUSIC | ANIMATED |

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