Emmy Predictions 2024 - Who Will Likely Be Nominated for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series?
The category's two most recent winners are once again favorites to receive nominations this year.
From June 13 to 24, 2024, voting is taking place for The 76th 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 Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
Performers most likely to be nominated:
Jean Smart for Max's Hacks
Quinta Brunson for ABC's Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri for FX's The Bear
Kristen Wiig for AppleTV+'s Palm Royale
Selena Gomez for Hulu's Only Murders in the Building
Serious threats that could break through:
Maya Rudolph for AppleTV+'s Loot
Devery Jacobs for FX's Reservation Dogs
Natasia Demetriou for FX's What We Do In the Shadows
Renée Elise Goldsberry and Sara Bareilles for Netflix's Girls5Eva
Kaley Cuoco for Peacock's Based on a True Story
Harriet Dyer for Paramount+'s Colin From Accounts
Edi Patterson for HBO's The Righteous Gemstones
Sarah Jessica Parker for Max's And Just Like That
Some considerable long-shots:
Amy Schumer for Hulu's Life & Beth
Rose Byrne for AppleTV+'s Platonic
Miranda Richardson for Amazon's Good Omens
Tiffany Haddish for AppleTV+'s The Afterparty
Anjana Vasan for Peacock's We Are Lady Parts
Jaz Sinclair for Amazon's Gen V
Rhea Seehorn for IFC's Cooper's Bar
Rose McIver for CBS' Ghosts
Michelle Yeoh for Netflix's The Brothers Sun
Patricia Arquette for AppleTV+'s High Desert
Colorful oddities that still have an outside chance:
Diarra Kilpatrick for BET+'s Diarra From Detroit
Stephanie Beatriz for Peacock's Twisted Metal
Melissa Rauch for NBC's Night Court
Patricia Williams for BET+'s The Ms. Pat Show
Sara Gilbert for ABC's The Conners
Rose Byrne for AppleTV+'s Physical
Siobhán Cullen for Netflix's Bodkin
Andrea Anders for Max's Bookie
The nominations for The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced on Wednesday, July 17.