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UPDATED: July 9, 2022
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Ballots have been turned in, and the TV Academy is tabulating votes. On July 12, the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations will be announced, with many surprises expected across all categories. Below are my final Emmy predictions in selected categories. For a a full list of all 101 categories (including creative arts), visit the Ultimate Emmy Final Predictions Guide.
Predicted nomination leaders for series are – HBO’s “Succession” (25), Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” (21), HBO’s “The White Lotus” (16), Netflix’s “Squid Game” (14), HBO Max’s “Hacks” (13), Apple TV+’s “Severance” (13), Netflix’s “Stranger Things” (13), HBO’s ‘Barry” (12), Hulu’s “Dopesick” (10), Netflix’s “Ozark” (10) and Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” (10).
Among the networks, HBO is forecast to lead with 108 noms, followed by Netflix (100), Apple TV+ and Hulu (with 49 each), ABC (36) and Disney+ (31).
Selected individual category pages with full rankings will be revised leading to noms. Note the “updated date” on all categories.
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Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, July 12. The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on Monday, Sept. 12, and air on NBC.