72nd Primetime Emmy Awards Predictions and Results [Updated]

On the latest What Do You Wanna Watch? Ashley and Dylan gave their predictions for what they think will win at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards.

The pair expect that Watchmen, Succession and Marvelous Mrs. Maisel will be big winners on the night with multiple Emmy wins. They both predict that Marvelous Mrs. Maisel will pick up its second Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy after Fleabag won last year.

They are split on who will succeed Game of Thrones in the Outstanding Drama Series category with Ashley picking Succession and Dylan banking on Better Call Saul winning for the first time with its fifth season.

Let us know who you think will do the best in the comments below, or sound off on Twitter with your predictions.

The categories are based on The Gold Knight’s Emmy Ballot. Find it here and share your ballot with us!

Updated with results as they happen.

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
• Dead to Me (Netflix)
• The Good Place (NBC)
• Insecure (HBO)
• The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
• Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
• What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Ashley’s Prediction: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Dylan’s Prediction: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

WINNER: Schitt’s Creek

Outstanding Drama Series

• Better Call Saul (AMC)
• The Crown (Netflix)
• The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
• Killing Eve (BBC America)
• The Mandalorian (Disney+)
• Ozark (Netflix)
• Stranger Things (Netflix)
• Succession (HBO)

Ashley’s Prediction: Succession
Dylan’s Prediction: Better Call Saul

WINNER: Succession (HBO)

Outstanding Limited Series

• Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)
• Mrs. America (FX)
• Unbelievable (Netflix)
• Unorthodox (Netflix)
• Watchmen (HBO)

Ashley’s Prediction: Watchmen
Dylan’s Prediction: Watchmen

WINNER: Watchmen

Outstanding Television Movie

• American Son (Netflix)
• Bad Education (HBO)
• Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings: These Old Bones (Netflix)
• El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix)
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend (Netflix)

Ashley’s Prediction: Bad Education
Dylan’s Prediction: Bad Education

WINNER: Bad Education

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

• Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
• Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
• Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Ashley’s Prediction: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Dylan’s Prediction: Daily Show with Trevor Noah

WINNER: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Outstanding Competition Program

• The Masked Singer (FOX)
• Nailed It! (Netflix)
• RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
• Top Chef (Bravo)
• The Voice (NBC)

Ashley’s Prediction: RuPaul’s Drag Race
Dylan’s Prediction: Top Chef

WINNER: RuPaul’s Drag Race

Variety Sketch Series

• A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)
• Drunk History (Comedy Central)
• Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Ashley’s Prediction: Saturday Night Live
Dylan’s Prediction: Saturday Night Live

WINNER: Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

• Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
• Don Cheadle (Black Monday)
• Ted Danson (The Good Place)
• Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method)
• Eugene Levy (Schitt’s Creek)
• Ramy Youssef (Ramy)

Ashley’s Prediction: Ramy Youssef
Dylan’s Prediction: Eugene Levy

WINNER: Eugene Levy

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Christina Applegate (Dead to Me)
• Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
• Linda Cardellini (Dead to Me)
• Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek)
• Issa Rae (Insecure)
• Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)

Ashley’s Prediction: Issa Rae
Dylan’s Prediction: Rachel Brosnahan

WINNER: Catherine O’Hara

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Jason Bateman (Ozark)
• Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us)
• Steve Carell (The Morning Show)
• Brian Cox (Succession)
• Billy Porter (Pose)
• Jeremy Strong (Succession)

Ashley’s Prediction: Jeremy Strong
Dylan’s Prediction: Jeremy Strong

WINNER: Jeremy Strong

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show)
• Olivia Colman (The Crown)
• Jodie Comer (Killing Eve)
• Laura Linney (Ozark)
• Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
• Zendaya (Euphoria)

Ashley’s Prediction: Olivia Colman
Dylan’s Prediction: Zendaya (or a shock Rhea Seehorn write-in victory)

WINNER: Zendaya

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

• Jeremy Irons (Watchmen)
• Hugh Jackman (Bad Education)
• Paul Mescal (Normal People)
• Jeremy Pope (Hollywood)
• Mark Ruffalo (I Know This Much Is True)

Ashley’s Prediction: Paul Mescal
Dylan’s Prediction: Jeremy Irons

WINNER: Mark Ruffalo

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

• Cate Blanchett (Mrs. America)
• Shira Haas (Unorthodox)
• Regina King (Watchmen)
• Octavia Spencer (Self Made: Inspired By The Life Of Madam C.J. Walker)
• Kerry Washington (Little Fires Everywhere)

Ashley’s Prediction: Regina King
Dylan’s Prediction: Regina King

WINNER: Regina King

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Mahershala Ali (Ramy)
• Alan Arkin (The Kominsky Method)
• Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
• Sterling K. Brown (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
• William Jackson Harper (The Good Place)
• Dan Levy (Schitt’s Creek)
• Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
• Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live)

Ashley’s Prediction: Tony Shalhoub
Dylan’s Prediction: Tony Shalhoub

WINNER: Dan Levy (Schitt’s Creek)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
• D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place)
• Betty Gilpin (GLOW)
• Marin Hinkle (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
• Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
• Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek)
• Yvonne Orji (Insecure)
• Cecily Strong (Saturday Night Live)

Ashley’s Prediction: D’Arcy Carden
Dylan’s Prediction: Alex Borstein

WINNER: Annie Murphy

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Nicholas Braun (Succession)
• Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)
• Kieran Culkin (Succession)
• Mark Duplass (The Morning Show)
• Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul)
• Matthew Macfadyen (Succession)
• Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid’s Tale)
• Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)

Ashley’s Prediction: Kieran Culkin
Dylan’s Prediction: Kieran Culkin

WINNER: Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown)
• Laura Dern (Big Little Lies)
• Julia Garner (Ozark)
• Thandie Newton (Westworld)
• Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve)
• Sarah Snook (Succession)
• Meryl Streep (Big Little Lies)
• Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale)

Ashley’s Prediction: Sarah Snook
Dylan’s Prediction: Meryl Streep

WINNER: Julia Garner (Ozark)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen)
• Jovan Adepo (Watchmen)
• Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend)
• Louis Gossett Jr. (Watchmen)
• Dylan McDermott (Hollywood)
• Jim Parsons (Hollywood)

Ashley’s Prediction: Jim Parsons
Dylan’s Prediction: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

WINNER: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

• Uzo Aduba (Mrs. America)
• Toni Collette (Unbelievable)
• Margo Martindale (Mrs. America)
• Jean Smart (Watchmen)
• Holland Taylor (Hollywood)
• Tracey Ullman (Mrs. America)

Ashley’s Prediction: Jean Smart
Dylan’s Prediction: Jean Smart

WINNER: Uzo Aduba

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

• The Good Place — “Whenever You’re Ready” (Michael Schur) (NBC)
• The Great — “The Great” (Tony McNamara) (Hulu)
• Schitt’s Creek — “Happy Ending” (Dan Levy) (Pop TV)
• Schitt’s Creek — “The Presidential Suite” (David West Read) (Pop TV)
• What We Do in the Shadows — “Collaboration” (Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil) (FX)
• What We Do in the Shadows — “Ghosts” (Paul Simms) (FX)
• What We Do in the Shadows — “On the Run” (Stefani Robinson) (FX)

Ashley’s Prediction: The Great — “The Great”
Dylan’s Prediction: What We Do in the Shadows — “Ghosts”

WINNER: Schitt’s Creek — “Happy Ending”

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

• Better Call Saul — “Bad Choice Road” (Thomas Schnauz) (AMC)
• Better Call Saul — “Bagman” (Gordon Smith) (AMC)
• The Crown — “Aberfan” (Peter Morgan) (Netflix)
• Ozark — “All In” (Chris Mundy) (Netflix)
• Ozark — “Boss Fight” (John Shiban) (Netflix)
• Ozark — “Fire Pink” (Miki Johnson) (Netflix)
• Succession — “This Is Not for Tears” (Jesse Armstrong) (HBO)

Ashley’s Prediction: Succession — “This Is Not for Tears”
Dylan’s Prediction: Better Call Saul — “Bagman”

WINNER: Succession — “This Is Not for Tears”

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

• Mrs. America — “Shirley” (Tanya Barfield) (FX)
• Normal People — “Episode 3” (Sally Rooney & Alice Birch) (Hulu)
• Unbelievable — “Episode 1” (Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon & Ayelet Waldman) (Netflix)
• Unorthodox — “Part 1” (Anna Winger) (Netflix)
• Watchmen — “This Extraordinary Being” (Damon Lindelof & Cord Jefferson) (HBO)

Ashley’s Prediction: Watchmen — “This Extraordinary Being”
Dylan’s Prediction: Watchmen — “This Extraordinary Being”

WINNER: Watchmen — “This Extraordinary Being”

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

• The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
• Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Ashley’s Prediction: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Dylan’s Prediction: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

WINNER: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

• The Great — “The Great” (Matt Shakman) (Hulu)
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — “It’s Comedy or Cabbage” (Amy Sherman-Palladino) (Prime Video)
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — “Marvelous Radio” (Daniel Palladino) (Prime Video)
• Modern Family — “Finale, Part 2” (Gail Mancuso) (ABC)
• Ramy — “Miakhalifa.mov” (Ramy Youssef) (Hulu)
• Schitt’s Creek — “Happy Ending” (Andrew Cividino & Dan Levy) (Pop TV)
• Will & Grace — “We Love Lucy” (James Burrows) (NBC)

Ashley’s Prediction: Schitt’s Creek — “Happy Ending”
Dylan’s Prediction: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — “It’s Comedy or Cabbage”

WINNER: Schitt’s Creek — “Happy Ending”

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

• The Crown — “Aberfan” (Benjamin Caron) (Netflix)
• The Crown — “Cri de Coeur” (Jessica Hobbs) (Netflix)
• Homeland — “Prisoners of War” (Lesli Linka Glatter) (Showtime)
• The Morning Show — “The Interview” (Mimi Leder) (Apple TV+)
• Ozark — “Fire Pink” (Alik Sakharov) (Netflix)
• Ozark — “Su Casa Es Mi Casa” (Ben Semanoff) (Netflix)
• Succession — “Hunting” (Andrij Parekh) (HBO)
• Succession — “This Is Not for Tears” (Mark Mylod) (HBO)

Ashley’s Prediction: Succession — “This Is Not for Tears”
Dylan’s Prediction: Succession — “Hunting”

WINNER: Succession — “Hunting” (Andrij Parekh)

Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

• Little Fires Everywhere — “Find a Way” (Lynn Shelton) (Hulu)
• Normal People — “Episode 5” (Lenny Abrahamson) (Hulu)
• Unorthodox (Maria Schrader) (Netflix)
• Watchmen — “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice” (Nicole Kassell) (HBO)
• Watchmen — “Little Fear of Lightning” (Steph Green) (HBO)
• Watchmen — “This Extraordinary Being” (Stephen Williams) (HBO)

Ashley’s Prediction: Watchmen — “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice”
Dylan’s Prediction: Watchmen — “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice”

WINNER: Unorthodox

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series

• A Black Lady Sketch Show — “Born at Night, But Not Last Night” (Dime Davis) (HBO)
• The Daily Show with Trevor Noah — “Dr. Fauci Answers Trevor’s Questions About Coronavirus” (David Paul Meyer) (Comedy Central)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — “Episode 629” (Paul Pennolino & Christopher Werner) (HBO)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — “Live Show; Chris Christie; Nathaniel Rateliff” (Jim Hoskinson) (CBS)
• Saturday Night Live — “Host: Eddie Murphy” (Don Roy King) (NBC)
• Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready — “Flame Monroe” (Linda Mendoza) (Netflix)

Ashley’s Prediction: Saturday Night Live — “Host: Eddie Murphy”
Dylan’s Prediction: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — “Episode 629”

WINNER: Saturday Night Live — “Host: Eddie Murphy”

Final Tally

Ashley: 13/27
Dylan: 11/27