Emmys 2024 predictions: Who will win, and who should win, from The Bear to Baby Reindeer

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Andrew Scott in the Netflix series ‘Ripley’ Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Idris Elba – Hijack as Sam Nelson Donald Glover – Mr & Mrs Smith as John Smith / Michael Walton Goggins – Fallout as The Ghoul / Cooper Howard Gary Oldman – Slow Horses as Jackson Lamb Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun as Lord Yoshii Toranaga Dominic West – The Crown as Charles, Prince of Wales Will win: Hiroyuki Sanada Should win: Walton Goggins This year’s Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series category is a bit of an odd stylish hodge-podge. open image in gallery Steve Martin, right, with his ‘Only Murders in the Building’ co-stars Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary as Janine Teagues Ayo Edebiri – The Bear as Sydney Adamu Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building as Mabel Mora Maya Rudolph – Loot as Molly Wells Jean Smart – Hacks as Deborah Vance Kristen Wiig –Palm Royaleas Maxine Simmons Will win: Jean Smart Should win: Jean Smart She has already picked up two consecutive Emmys for her turn as old-school comedy diva Deborah Vance, and Smart now looks set to make that a hat trick: the third season of Hacks was widely celebrated as its best yet, and Smart remained on top form. open image in gallery Jodie Foster in ‘True Detective: Night Country’ Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun as Kashigi Yabushige Billy Crudup –The Morning Showas Cory Ellison Mark Duplass – The Morning Showas Chip Black Jon Hamm – The Morning Showas Paul Marks Takehiro Hira – Shōgun as Ishido Kazunari Jack Lowden – Slow Horses as River Cartwright Jonathan Pryce – The Crown as Prince Philip Will win: Billy Crudup Should win: Tadanobu Asano Emmy voters really, really like Crudup. open image in gallery Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana in ‘The Crown’ Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Lionel Boyce – The Bear as Marcus Brooks Paul W Downs – Hacks as Jimmy LuSaque, Jr. Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear as Richard “Richie” Jerimovich Paul Rudd – Only Murders in the Building as Ben Glenroy Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary as Gregory Eddie Bowen Yang – Saturday Night Live as various characters Will win: Ebon Moss-Bachrach Should win: Ebon Moss-Bachrach You can probably bet your house on this one: Moss-Bachrach, who won this category last time around, is the firm favourite this year, for his role as the explosive Ritchie in The Bear.