Emmys: Creative Arts Predictions Include Technical Standouts From ‘The Last of Us,’ ‘Wednesday’ and ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’

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UPDATED: June 9, 2023

Weekly Commentary: The first wave of predictions for the Creative Arts categories have been revealed, with less than a week left until Emmy voting opens for TV Academy members.

The rest of the respective categories will be revealed when voting opens on June 15. You can see the latest Primetime Emmy predictions in the major categories here.

Read:VarietysAwards Circuit for the latest Primetime Emmy predictions in all categories.

Emmy Nominations voting runs from June 15-26. The Primetime Emmy nominations will be announced on July 12. Check back every Thursday for the latest updates. All information is preliminary and is subject to change.

*** = PREDICTED WINNER

Game Show

Image Credit: ABC Family Feud (Syndication)

Lets Make a Deal (CBS)

Jeopardy (ABC) ***

The Price is Right (CBS)

The Weakest Link (NBC)

Next in line: Press Your Luck (ABC); Celebrity Game Face (NBC); Celebrity Prank Wars (NBC); Thats My Jam (NBC); Wheel of Fortune (ABC)

Casting (Drama)

Image Credit: Netflix Andor (Disney+)

The Crown (Netflix)

House of the Dragon (HBO)

The Last of Us (HBO)

Succession (HBO) ***

The White Lotus (HBO)

Next in line: 1923 (Paramount+); Bad Sisters (Apple TV+); The Handmaids Tale (Hulu); The Mandalorian (Disney+); Yellowjackets (Showtime)

Casting (Comedy)

Image Credit: Amazon Freevee Abbott Elementary (ABC) ***

The Bear (FX)

“Jury Duty” (Freevee)

Shrinking (Apple TV+)

Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

Wednesday (Netflix)

Next in line: Barry (HBO); The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video); Only Murders in the Building (Hulu); Poker Face (Peacock); Reservation Dogs (FX);

Casting (Limited/Anthology or TV Movie)

Image Credit: HBO “Beef” (Netflix)

Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix) ***

Fleishman is in Trouble (FX)

Love Death (HBO)

George Tammy (Showtime)

Next in line: Black Bird (Apple TV+); Daisy Jones the Six (Prime Video); Great Expectations (Hulu); A Small Light (National Geographic); Swarm (Prime Video); Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)

Casting (Reality Program)

Image Credit: Bravo/James Pearse Connelly Couples Therapy (Showtime)

Love is Blind (Netflix) ***

Queer Eye (Netflix)

RuPauls Drag Race (VH1)

Top Chef (Bravo)

Next in line: “90 Day Fiancé” (TLC); Below Deck: Sailing Yacht (Bravo); Queer Eye (Netflix); Shark Tank (ABC); The Voice (NBC)

Variety Special (Live)

Image Credit: Kirill Bichutsky/Netflix The 75th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)

Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Netflix)

The 65th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS/Paramount+)

The Oscars (ABC)

The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Rihanna (Fox) ***

Next in line: 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (Netflix/YouTube)

Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

Image Credit: CBS via Getty Images A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys (CBS) ***

Hannah Gadsby: Something Special (Netflix)

The Last, Last Late, Late Show Carpool Karaoke Special (CBS)

Kendrick Lamar Live from Paris: The Big Steppers Tour (Prime Video)

Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark (HBO)

Next in line: The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (CBS); Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon (CBS); Jordan Klepper Fingers the Midterms America Unfollows Democracy (Comedy Central); Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas (Showtime); Wanda Sykes: Im an Entertainer (Netflix); Would It Kill You to Laugh? Starring Kate Berlant John Early (Peacock)

Directing (Variety Series)

Image Credit: HBO A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO) ***

Bridget Stokes, Pre-Ph.D, Based on a Novel by Sapphire

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Paul Pennolino, Psychedelic Assisted Therapy

Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)

Alexander J. Vietmeier, TBA Episode

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Jim Hoskinson, TBA Episode

Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Liz Patrick, Steve Martin and Martin Short/Brandi Carlile

Next in line: The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)

Directing (Documentary or Nonfiction)

Image Credit: Courtesy of Netflix Judy Blume Forever (Prime Video)

Davina Pardo, Leah Wolchok

The Last Movie Stars (CNN) ***

Ethan Hawke

Love to Love You: Donna Summer (HBO)

Roger Ross Williams

Pamela: A Love Story (Netflix)

Ryan White

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple TV+)

Davis Guggenheim

Next in line: Allen Hughes, Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur (FX); Lana Hughes, Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (Hulu); Chris Smith, Sr. (Netflix); Rory Kennedy, The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari (Netflix)

Main Title Design

Image Credit: Prime Video “Andor” (Disney+)

“Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (Netflix)

“Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur” (FX)

“House of the Dragon” (HBO)

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” (Prime Video) ***

“MH370: The Plane That Disappeared” (Netflix)

Wednesday (Netflix)

Next in line: Shrinking (Apple TV+)

Main Title Theme Music

Image Credit: Netflix Andor (Disney+)

Nicholas Britell

House of the Dragon (HBO)

Ramin Djawadi

The Last of Us (HBO)

Gustavo Santaolalla

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Netflix)

Kris Bowers

Wednesday (Netflix) ***

Danny Elfman

Next in line: Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (Paramount+)

Music Composition for a Series

Image Credit: HBO House of the Dragon (HBO)

Ramin Djawadi, The Heirs of the Dragon

The Last of Us (HBO)

David Fleming, Gustavo Santaolalla, When Youre Lost in the Darkness

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Netflix)

Kris Bowers

Shrinking (Apple TV+)

Tom Howe, Coin Flip

Stranger Things (Netflix)

Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein, “Chapter Nine: The Piggyback”

Succession (HBO) ***

Nicholas Britell, With Open Eyes

Next in line: Andor (Disney+)

Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special

Image Credit: Lucasfilm Ltd. Black Bird (Apple TV+)

Mogwai

Daisy Jones the Six (Prime Video)

Tom Howe

Fleishman is in Trouble (FX)

Caroline Shaw

Love Death (HBO)

Jeff Russo

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+) ***

John Williams

Next in line: The Patient (Hulu)

Original Music and Lyrics

Image Credit: Lacey Terrell/Prime Video The River from Daisy Jones the Six (Prime Video) ***

Willing to Trust from Entergalactic (Netflix)

Your Personal Trash Can from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)

My Mind Me from Selena Gomez: My Mind Me (Apple TV+)

Get It on the Floor from P-Valley (Starz)

Next in line: Harrison Ave. from Dave (FX)

Music Supervision

Image Credit: Courtesy of Netflix Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Netflix)

Stranger Things (Netflix) ***

Wednesday (Netflix)

The White Lotus (HBO)

Yellowjackets (Showtime)

Next in line: Better Call Saul (AMC)

Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

Image Credit: ©Apple TV/Courtesy Everett Collection Being Mary Tyler Moore (HBO)

Descendant (Netflix)

Harry Meghan (Netflix)

Pamela: A Love Story (Netflix)

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple TV+) ***

Next in line: “The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari” (Netflix)

Music Direction

Image Credit: Getty Images 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)

A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys (CBS)

Kendrick Lamar Live from Paris: The Big Steppers Tour (Prime Video)

The Pepsi Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna (Fox) ***

The Oscars (ABC)

Next in line: Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Short Form (Comedy, Drama or Variety)

Image Credit: COURTESY OF NETFLIX Between the Scenes (Comedy Central)

“Carpool Karaoke” (Apple TV+)

“I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson” (Netflix)***

“Late Night with Seth Meyers CORRECTIONS” (YouTube)

Thats My Time with David Letterman (Netflix)

Next in line: Desi Lydic Foxsplains (Comedy Central); Most Dangerous Game (The Roku Channel)

Character Voice-Over Performance

Image Credit: Courtesy of Netflix Matthew McConaughey

Agent Elvis (Netflix)

Seth MacFarlane

Family Guy (Fox)

Scott Mescudi

Entergalactic (Netflix)

Maya Rudolph ***

Big Mouth (Netflix)

Jessica Williams

Entergalactic (Netflix)

Next in line: Nick Kroll, Big Mouth (Netflix)

Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)

Image Credit: Courtesy of FX/Hulu American Horror Stories (FX)

“Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (Netflix)

“House of the Dragon” (HBO)

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” (Prime Video) ***

“Love Death” (HBO)

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)

Next in line: The Crown (Netflix)

Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)

Image Credit: Courtesy of Paramount+ “1923” (Paramount+)

“The Great” (Hulu)

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Prime Video)

“Star Trek: Picard” (Paramount+)

Stranger Things (Netflix)

Next in line: “Perry Mason” (HBO)

Prosthetic Makeup

Image Credit: Courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd. “House of the Dragon” (HBO)

“The Last of Us” (HBO)

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” (Prime Video) ***

“The Mandalorian” (Disney+)

Stranger Things (Netflix)

Next in line: “Star Trek: Picard” (Paramount+)

Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation

Image Credit: Merrick Morton/HBO Barry (HBO) ***

The Bear (FX)

Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

Wednesday (Netflix)

What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Next in line: Poker Face (Peacock)

Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special

Image Credit: Getty Images for The Recording Academy The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)

A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys (CBS) ***

Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon (CBS)

The Last, Last Late, Late Show Carpool Karaoke Special (CBS)

The Oscars (ABC)

Next in line: Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Image Credit: COURTESY OF NETFLIX Beef (Netflix)

“Black Bird” (Apple TV+)

Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix) ***

“Daisy Jones the Six” (Prime Video)

“The Patient” (FX)

Next in line: “Fleishman is in Trouble” (FX)

Period Costumes

Image Credit: Hulu 1923 (Paramount+)

The Crown (Netflix)

George Tammy (Showtime)

The Great (Hulu) ***

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)

Next in line: Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Netflix)

Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series

“Andor” (Disney+)

“Better Call Saul” (AMC)

“The Last of Us” (HBO)

“Succession” (HBO) ***

“The White Lotus” (HBO)

Next in line: “The Boys” (Prime Video)

Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series

Image Credit: Peacock “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

“Barry” (HBO) ***

“The Bear” (FX)

“Poker Face” (Peacock)

“Wednesday” (Netflix)

Next in line: “Shrinking” (Apple TV+)

Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Image Credit: ANDREW COOPER/NETFLIX “Beef” (Netflix) ***

“Black Bird” (Apple TV+)

“Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (Netflix)

“Daisy Jones the Six” (Prime Video)

“Obi-Wan Kenobi” (Disney+)

Next in line: “Swarm” (Prime Video)

Picture Editing for Variety Programming

Image Credit: hbo A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO) ***

Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Netflix)

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)

The Last, Last Late, Late Show Carpool Karaoke Special (CBS)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Next in line: Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program

Image Credit: Courtesy of HBO “100 Foot Wave” (HBO)

“Harry Meghan” (Netflix)

“Pamela: A Love Story” (Netflix)

“Sr.” (Netflix) ***

Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (CNN)

Next in line: “Selena Gomez: My Mind Me” (Apple TV+)

Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program

Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount The Amazing Race (CBS)

“Love is Blind” (Netflix)

“Queer Eye” (Netflix)

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1) ***

Top Chef (Bravo)

Next in line: Couples Therapy (Showtime)

Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program

Image Credit: Disney Plus “90 Day Fiancé” (TLC)

“Below Deck: Sailing Yacht” (Bravo)

“Deadliest Catch” (Discovery)

“Vanderpump Rules” (Bravo)

“Welcome to Wrexham” (FX) ***

Next in line: “Selling Sunset” (Netflix)

Writing for a Variety Series

Image Credit: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) ***

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Next in line: Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)

Writing for a Nonfiction Program

Image Credit: TIFF The Last Movie Stars (CNN)“Pamela: A Love Story” (Netflix) ***“Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” (Hulu)“Sidney” (Apple TV+)“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” (Apple TV+) Next in line: “The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari” (Netflix)

Other Major Emmy Categories

Image Credit: NATAS Emmy Awards Predictions Categories DRAMA SERIES | COMEDY SERIES | LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES | TV MOVIE | LEAD ACTOR (DRAMA) | LEAD ACTOR (COMEDY) | LEAD ACTOR (LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | LEAD ACTRESS (DRAMA) | LEAD ACTRESS (COMEDY) | LEAD ACTRESS (LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | SUPPORTING ACTOR (DRAMA) | SUPPORTING ACTOR (COMEDY) | SUPPORTING ACTOR (LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | SUPPORTING ACTRESS (DRAMA) | SUPPORTING ACTRESS (COMEDY) | SUPPORTING ACTRESS (LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | TALK SERIES | SCRIPTED VARIETY | GAME SHOW | DIRECTING (DRAMA, COMEDY, LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | WRITING (DRAMA, COMEDY, LIMITED/TV MOVIE) | REALITY (COMPETITION, STRUCTURED, UNSTRUCTURED, HOST)

Creative Arts and Other Emmy Categories GUEST ACTOR (DRAMA) | GUEST ACTRESS (DRAMA) | GUEST ACTOR (COMEDY) | GUEST ACTRESS (COMEDY) | VOICE-OVER | SHORT FORM | DOCUMENTARY | MUSIC | ANIMATED | OTHER CATEGORIES