Best Actress in a Comedy Series Emmys 2024 Predictions & Contenders

Whether playing DI Kate Fleming in Line of Duty or a back-against-the-wall bomb disposal expert in ITV’s Trigger Point, Vicky McClure has mastered the art of procedurals over the years.

Zooey Deschanel does not follow trends. The 44-year-old indie queen has stuck with her quirky style since she first became famous more than two decades ago: the blunt bangs, the mod mini dresses, the opaque tights.So, when it came to choosing an engagement ring for her upcoming nuptials to “Property Brothers” star Jonathan Scott, the actress went for something retro, bold and stubbornly iconoclastic.Her Van Cleef & Arpels specimen — dubbed the Folie des Prés, or “madness up close” — features a colorful mix of purple and pink sapphires and white diamonds, clustered to resemble a trio of flowers.“It doesn’t actually look like an engagement ring,” says Sam Broekema, editor-in-chief of Only Natural Diamonds, the magazine of the Natural Diamond Council.

EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live star Ego Nwodim has been tapped as the female lead opposite Adam Pally and Stephen Curry in the single-camera Peacock comedy series Mr. Throwback. Her casting is not expected to impact her duties on the NBC sketch comedy series, which is in the same corporate family.

“The Bear” has been one of the more popular streaming titles at FX alongside this year’s massive breakout, “Shōgun,” and we won’t have to wait too long before we get more episodes of the Chicago-set drama focused on the tensions within the world of high-pressure kitchens. The streamer is set to release the new episodes starting on June 27, and a new trailer showcases the return of Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach in their respective roles.

We have more news about Peacock‘s renewal and cancellation lineup for their 2024 TV season.

Emmy-winning series The Bear Season 3 will premiere on June 27, FX revealed Thursday in a teaser for the upcoming season for the FX on Hulu series. Star Jeremy Allen White posted the teaser on Instagram. In it, we see White’s Carmy back in the kitchen, alone and intense. You can watch it below.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Kristen Johnston will star alongside Leanne Morgan in the latter’s upcoming Netflix comedy series, Variety has learned. The untitled multi-cam comedy was picked up at Netflix in April with a 16-episode order. Morgan co-created the series with Susan McMartin and Chuck Lorre.

Selome Hailu Dropout has set a new series of live recorded comedy specials titled “Dropout Presents.” The series will launch on June 12 with Hank Green‘s “Pissing Out Cancer,” taped at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles Green is a YouTuber best known for the “Vlogbrothers” channel he runs alongside his brother, John Green, with whom he also produces educational shows such as “Crash Course.” He is also the author of the novels “An Absolutely Remarkable Thing” (2018) and “A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor” (2020). Green was diagnosed with cancer in May 2023 and has thoroughly documented his experiences with the illness on the internet.

The best fashion of the year is always at the Met Gala and the 2024 red carpet didn’t disappoint, with so many incredible looks from our favorite celebs!

Jar Jar Binks. Invoke the name to any hardcore Star Wars fan and then step back to see the explosion. No one is neutral.

EXCLUSIVE: The Onyx Collective for Hulu comedy series Deli Boys is rounding out its cast with 9 including Kevin Corrigan (Ray Donovan), Alexandra Ruddy (City of Lies), Tim Baltz (The Righteous Gemstones) and Zainne Saleh (The Binge).

If some of the Drama and Comedy series acting categories are scrounging for legitimate nominees, the Limited Series and TV movie fields are effectively a bloodbath in comparison. At this point, there are just three actors likely to make the five and only five nominating field: Jodie Foster (“True Detective: Night Country”), Juno Temple (“Fargo”), and Brie Larson (“Lessons in Chemistry”).

Congratulations to Jon Hamm and Andrew Scott. You are more than likely earning Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Emmy nominations for “Fargo” season five and “Ripley,” respectively.

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in subsequent home entertainment windows. Entering the conversation in 2023 were the streamers, such as Apple, who have also realized the necessity of theatrical to eventize their movies. The financial data pulled together here for Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament is culled by seasoned and trusted sources.

If there is any Emmy field that is utterly wide open it’s Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Despite the decline of Peak TV, there should be enough submissions for six nominees as was the case the past four years.

The 2024 Emmy category for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series is so wide open that not only is picking the nominees a crapshoot, but we’re not even sure there is a legitimate frontrunner yet to win it (or ever will be). The reason is a rare one in Emmy land, it appears none of 2023’s nominees are eligible this go around.

Is it possible we have a snub or even two in the Lead Actor in a Comedy Series category? The Ladies may be searching high and low for two nominees to round out the field, but the gentlemen face a somewhat more competitive race. And that’s a big emphasis on “somewhat.” One thing is for sure, last year’s winner, Jeremy Allen White, will absolutely be nominated again and is once again the frontrunner for his performance in season two of “The Bear.” Comedy legend Martin Short should also earn his third nod for “Only Murders in the Building.” Beyond those two actors, however, things may or may not get interesting.

EXCLUSIVE: Gato Grande–an Amazon MGM Studios company–has set their first English-language comedy series titled Climax from Mexican American writer Elena Crevello (Grace and Frankie, American Auto, Vida). The project is currently being shopped.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Leanne Morgan is set to star in a multi-cam comedy series at Netflix that boasts Chuck Lorre as one of its co-creators, Variety has learned. Morgan co-created the series with Lorre and Susan McMartin. Netflix has given the untitled show a 16-episode order, while also commissioning two more stand up specials from Morgan.