Final Emmy Predictions: Supporting Actor (Limited/TV Movie) — Posthumous Performers Could Find Recognition
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2024 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie
Weekly Commentary (Updated: July 11, 2024): History was made when the 2022 Primetime Emmy nominations were announced, as Chadwick Boseman (“What If…?”) and Jessica Walter (“Archer”) became the first pair of direct competitors to be recognized posthumously in the voice-over category. Last year, the late Ray Liotta earned a posthumous nom for supporting actor in a limited series for portraying a determined father whose son is undercover in prison in Apple TV+’s “Black Bird.” His co-star Paul Walter Hauser won the statuette and dedicated the award to the late performer.
Aside from Liotta, 10 other late actors have received nominations following their deaths, including Jack Hawkins (“QB VII”), Walter McGinn (“Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years”), Jack Albertson (“My Body, My Child”), Richard Burton (“Ellis Island”) and J.T. Walsh (“Hope”).
This year, three beloved performers from limited series could compete against one another.
Williams, a veteran actor whose star-making performance in the 1979 musical “Hair” led to a diverse and busy career, including toplining the WB series “Everwood,” was an adored figure in Hollywood. His versatility and ease with drama and comedy kept him working until his death in 2023. His last onscreen role was CBS founder and chairman Bill Paley in FX’s limited series “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans.” The Ryan Murphy-produced series revolves around author Truman Capote and the New York socialites of the 1960s and ’70s, including Paley’s wife, Babe Paley.
Jones, best known for his Emmy-winning role as William Hill on NBC’s “This Is Us,” may garner votes from his colleagues for his turn in the fourth installment of the “Genius” anthology series, “MLK/X.” Jones had already scored four Emmy nominations, winning twice — in 2018 and 2020 — in the guest actor category for the NBC hit. Jones’ daughter, Jasmine, won her first Emmy for performance in a short-form comedy or drama series in 2020, making them the first father-daughter duo to win Emmys in the same year.
We also have the heartbreaking recent passing of veteran actor Donald Sutherland, which occurred in the final days of Emmy voting. He’s on the ballot for his work in “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” and has one statuette to his name in this very category for “Citizen X” in 1995. He was nominated again for “Human Trafficking” in 2006. No one would scoff if the master thespian added another to his name.
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The supporting actor (limited) category will have 161 contenders (down from last year’s 209), including multiple actors from FX’s “Fargo,” like Dave Foley, Lamorne Morris, Joe Keery, David Rysdahl and Sam Spruell. HBO/Max’s “True Detective: Night Country” features contenders such as John Hawkes, Christopher Eccleston, and Finn Bennett, who could make a significant impact. There are also three posthumous nomination possibilities with the late Ron Cephas Jones (“Genius: MLK/X”), Treat Williams (“Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”) and Lance Reddick (“The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial”).
Two (seeming) safe bets for recognition are “Fellow Travelers” breakout star and Critics Choice winner Jonathan Bailey and recent Oscar winner Robert Downey Jr., who plays multiple roles in “The Sympathizer.”
In recent years, we’ve seen one or two series dominate the supporting categories, often filling them with multiple actors from the same show. Remember “The White Lotus” securing five of the eight supporting drama actress slots or the season-dominating supporting actor (limited) category alongside “Dopesick?” It’s possible that more “Fellow Travelers” or “Sympathizer” co-stars could join their frontrunners, especially if these series receive limited series nominations (still on the table for both).
Netflix’s “Ripley” could also make a strong showing, potentially pulling in Johnny Flynn as the mesmerizing Dickie Greenleaf or English actor Eliot Sumner, who plays Freddie, a role originally portrayed by the great Philip Seymour Hoffman in the 1998 film adaptation.
Additionally, there’s the possibility of recognizing the real villain of the “Baby Reindeer” series, Tom Goodman-Hill, as Darrien O’Connor, a TV writer who sexually assaults Donny in Episode 4 alongside the rest of the cast.
Nominations-round voting is open from June 13 to June 24. Voting for peer group-specific panels (if applicable) takes place between June 28 and July 8. The Emmy nominations will be announced on July 17. The Creative Arts and Governors Gala ceremonies will be held on Sept. 7-8. The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday, Sept. 15.
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Image Credit: COURTESY OF ATSUSHI NISHIJIMA/NETFLIX And the Predicted Nominees Are
Rank Performer and Series 1 Robert Downey Jr. — “The Sympathizer” (Max) 2 Jonathan Bailey — “Fellow Travelers” (Showtime) 3 Johnny Flynn — “Ripley” (Netflix) 4 Tom Goodman-Hill — “Baby Reindeer” (Netflix) 5 John Hawkes — “True Detective: Night Country” (Max) 6 Mark Ruffalo — “All the Light We Cannot See” (Netflix) 7 Treat Williams — “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans” (FX) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie -
Image Credit: Apple TV+ Next in Line
Rank Performer and Series 8 Lewis Pullman — “Lessons in Chemistry” (Apple TV+) 9 Christopher Eccleston — “True Detective: Night Country” (Max) 10 Lamorne Morris — “Fargo” (FX) 11 Ron Cephas Jones — “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geographic) 12 Hugh Grant — “The Regime” (Max) 13 Barry Keoghan — “Masters of the Air” (Apple TV+) 14 Anthony Boyle — “Masters of the Air” (Apple TV+) 15 Tom Pelphrey — “A Man in Full” (Netflix) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie -
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Rank Performer and Series 16 Noah J. Ricketts — “Fellow Travelers” (Showtime) 17 Rufus Sewell — “Scoop” (Netflix) 18 Joe Keery — “Fargo” (FX) 19 Donald Sutherland — “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” (Paramount+) 20 Lance Reddick — “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial” (Paramount+) 21 Aml Ameen — “A Man in Full” (Netflix) 22 Hugh Laurie — “All the Light We Cannot See” (Netflix) 23 Eliot Sumner — “Ripley” (Netflix) 24 Josh Hartnett — “Black Mirror” (Netflix) 25 Sam Spruell — “Fargo” (FX) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie -
Eligible Performances (Supporting Actor, Limited/TV Movie)
Image Credit: Hopper Stone/SMPSP **Officially submitted and on the Emmy nominations ballot.
- Jelani Alladin — “Fellow Travelers” (Showtime)
- Aml Ameen — “A Man in Full” (Netflix)
- Lior Ashkenazi — “We Were the Lucky Ones” (Hulu)
- Jonathan Bailey — “Fellow Travelers” (Showtime)
- Fehinti Balogun — “A Gentleman in Moscow” (Paramount+)
- McKinley Belcher III — “Eric” (Netflix)
- Finn Bennett — “True Detective: Night Country” (Max)
- Dali Benssalah — “The Veil” (Hulu)
- Jeremy Bobb — “Them: The Scare”
- Assaad Bouab — “Franklin” (Apple TV+)
- Anthony Boyle — “Masters of the Air” (Apple TV+)
- Pierce Brosnan — “The Great Lillian Hall” (Max)
- Dominic Burgess — “American Horror Story: Delicate” (FX)
- Bill Camp — “A Man in Full” (Netflix)
- John Cena — “Ricky Stanicky” (Prime Video)
- Chris Chalk — “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans” (FX)
- Josh Charles — “The Veil” (Hulu)
- Will Chase — “The Crowded Room” (Apple TV+)
- Jason Clarke — “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial” (Paramount+)
- Grantham Coleman — “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” (Paramount+)
- Clifton Collins Jr — “Red, White & Royal Blue” (Prime Video)
- Branden Cook — “Masters of the Air” (Apple TV+)
- Josiah Cross — “Masters of the Air” (Apple TV+)
- Rory Culkin — “Black Mirror” (Netflix)
- Tony Curran — “Mary & George” (Starz)
- Vincent D’Onofrio — “Echo” (Disney+)
- Thibault de Montalembert — “Franklin” (Apple TV+)
- Robert DeNiro — “Nada” (Hulu)
- Rudi Dharmalingham — “Role Play”
- Harris Dickinson — “A Murder at the End of the World” (FX)
- Robert Downey Jr. — “The Sympathizer” (Max)
- Christopher Eccleston — “True Detective: Night Country” (Max)
- Lars Eidinger — “All the Light We Cannot See” (Netflix)
- Héctor Elizondo — “Mr. Monk’s Last Case” (Peacock)
- Alexander England — “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart” (Prime Video)
- Mike Epps — “The UnderDoggs”
- Will Ferrell — “Quiz Lady” (Hulu)
- Johnny Flynn — “Ripley” (Netflix)
- Dave Foley — “Fargo” (FX)
- Jermaine Fowler — “Ricky Stanicky” (Prime Video)
- Stephen Fry — “Red, White & Royal Blue” (Prime Video)
- Jim Gaffigan — “Full Circle” (Max)
- Jim Gaffigan — “Unfrosted” (Netflix)
- Guillaume Gallienne — “The Regime” (Max)
- Ncuti Gatwa — “Masters of the Air” (Apple TV+)
- Zach Gilford — “The Fall of the House of Usher” (Netflix)
- Zachary Golinger — “The Crowded Room” (Apple TV+)
- Aiyana Goodfellow — “Under the Bridge” (Hulu)
- Forrest Goodluck — “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” (Paramount+)
- Forrest Goodluck — “Pet Semetary: Bloodlines” (Paramount+)
- Tom Goodman-Hill — “Baby Reindeer” (Netflix)
- Hugh Grant — “The Regime” (Max)
- Jason Gray-Stanford — “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie” (Peacock)
- Alberto Guerra — “Griselda” (Netflix)
- Daniel Hall — “Oblivious”
- Gustaf Hammarsten — “Dr. Death” (Peacock)
- Johnny Harris — “A Gentleman in Moscow” (Paramount+)
- Wood Harris — “Shooting Stars” (Peacock)
- Will Harrison — “Manhunt” (Apple TV+)
- Josh Hartnett — “Black Mirror” (Netflix)
- John Hawkes — “True Detective: Night Country” (Max)
- Jack Huston — “Expats” (Prime Video)
- Jason Isaacs — “The Crowded Room” (Apple TV+)
- Luke James — “Them: The Scare”
- Thomas Jane — “Bosco”
- Jharrel Jerome — “Full Circle” (Max)
- Ron Cephas Jones — “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geographic)
- Tommy Lee Jones — “Finestkind” (Paramount+)
- Noah Jupe — “Franklin” (Apple TV+)
- Joe Keery — “Fargo” (FX)
- Harvey Keitel — “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” (Peacock)
- Barry Keoghan — “Masters of the Air” (Apple TV+)
- Ezra Faroque Khan — “Under the Bridge” (Hulu)
- Amir Khoury — “Ghosts of Beirut”
- Luke Kirby — “Dr. Death” (Peacock)
- Taylor Kitsch — “Painkiller” (Netflix)
- Thomas Kretschmann — “Upgraded”
- Greg Kriek — “Die Hart: Die Harter”
- Jake Lacy — “Apples Never Fall” (Peacock)
- Jake Lacy — “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial” (Paramount+)
- Hugh Laurie — “All the Light We Cannot See” (Netflix)
- Toan Le — “The Sympathizer” (Max)
- Ted Levine — “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie” (Peacock)
- Hamish Linklater — “Manhunt” (Apple TV+)
- Henry Lloyd-Hughes — “We Were the Lucky Ones” (Hulu)
- Maurizio Lombardi — “Ripley” (Netflix)
- George Lopez — “The UnderDoggs”
- William H. Macy — “Ricky Stanicky” (Prime Video)
- Felix Mallard — “Turtles All the Way Down” (Max)
- Nate Mann — “Masters of the Air” (Apple TV+)
- Joe Mantello — “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans” (FX)
- Marc Maron — “Genie”
- Eddie Marsan — “Franklin” (Apple TV+)
- Sage Mayer — “The Block Trilogies Vol. 1: Dark Days, Darker Nights”
- Daniel Mays — “Franklin” (Apple TV+)
- Eric McCormack — “The Other Black Girl” (Hulu)
- Conor Merrigan-Turner — “Apples Never Fall”
- Robert Michael — “Oblivious”
- Gregory Montel — “Upgraded”
- Lamorne Morris — “Fargo” (FX)
- Glenn Morshower — “Manhunt” (Apple TV+)
- Jack Mulhern — “Pet Semetary: Bloodlines” (Paramount+)
- Dermot Mulroney — “Shooting Stars” (Peacock)
- Jonas Nay — “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” (Peacock)
- Navid Negahban — “Ghosts of Beirut”
- Fred Nguyen Khan — “The Sympathizer” (Max)
- Duy Nguyễn — “The Sympathizer” (Max)
- Bill Nighy — “Role Play”
- Denis O’Hare — “American Horror Story: Delicate” (FX)
- Timothy Olyphant — “Full Circle” (Max)
- Clive Owen — “A Murder at the End of the World” (FX)
- Conan O’Brien — “Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain” (Peacock)
- Randall Park — “Totally Killer”
- Hunter Parrish — “The Other Black Girl” (Hulu)
- Sunil Patel — “Alice & Jack (Masterpiece)” (PBS)
- Tom Pelphrey — “A Man in Full” (Netflix)
- Kal Penn — “The UnderDoggs”
- Barry Pepper — “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” (Paramount+)
- Lewis Pullman — “Lessons in Chemistry” (Apple TV+)
- James Purefoy — “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie” (Peacock)
- Dennis Quaid — “Full Circle” (Max)
- Dennis Quaid — “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” (Paramount+)
- Amit Rahav — “We Were the Lucky Ones” (Hulu)
- Lior Raz — “The Crowded Room” (Apple TV+)
- Lance Reddick — “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial” (Paramount+)
- Noah J. Ricketts — “Fellow Travelers” (Showtime)
- Linus Roache — “Fellow Travelers” (Showtime)
- Jeff Ross — “Ricky Stanicky”
- Eli Roth — “The Idol” (Max)
- Mark Ruffalo — “All the Light We Cannot See” (Netflix)
- David Rysdahl — “Fargo” (FX)
- Andrew Santino — “Ricky Stanicky”
- Siddiq Saunderson — “Kemba”
- Andrew Schulz — “The UnderDoggs”
- Jason Schwartzman — “Quiz Lady” (Hulu)
- Austin Scott — “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie” (Peacock)
- Rufus Sewell — “Scoop” (Netflix)
- Phaldut Sharma — “Full Circle” (Max)
- Troye Sivan — “The Idol” (Max)
- Billy Smith — “Ghosts of Beirut”
- JB Smoove — “Música” (Prime Video)
- Chaske Spencer — “Echo” (Disney+)
- Sam Spruell — “Fargo” (FX)
- Eliot Sumner — “Ripley” (Netflix)
- Donald Sutherland — “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” (Paramount+)
- Che Tafari — “Little Wing”
- Brian Tee — “Expats” (Prime Video)
- Henry Thomas — “Pet Sematary: Bloodlines”
- Russell Tovey — “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans” (FX)
- Michael Trucco — “The Fall of the House of Usher” (Netflix)
- Camilo Jiménez Varón — “Griselda” (Netflix)
- Charlie Vickers — “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart”
- Patrick Walker — “Lessons in Chemistry” (Apple TV+)
- Javon “Wanna” Walton — “Under the Bridge” (Hulu)
- Jonny Weldon — “One Day” (Netflix)
- Jesse Williams — “The Great Lillian Hall” (Max)
- Joshua J. Williams III — “Them: The Scare”
- Treat Williams — “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans” (FX)
- Sam Woolf — “We Were the Lucky Ones” (Hulu)
- Bowen Yang — “Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain” (Peacock)
- Sebastián Zurita — “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart” (Prime Video)
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More Information (Supporting Actor, Limited/TV Movie)
Image Credit: MARK HILL/NETFLIX 2023 category winner: Paul Walter Hauser — “Black Bird” (Apple TV+)
2024 Emmy Awards Calendar and Timeline (all dates are subject to change)
- Eligibility period: June 1, 2023 – May 31, 2024
- Feb. 29: Submissions open
- May 9: Deadline for programs identifying as Primetime programming to upload all entry materials.
- June 13: Nominations-round voting begins
- June 24: Nominations-round voting ends at 10:00 p.m. PT
- June 28 – July 8: Voting for peer group-specific top ten rounds panels (if applicable)
- July 17: Primetime Emmy nominations are announced.
- July 24: Deadline for errors and omissions to the nominations.
- August 5: Find-round videos available for viewing.
- August 15: Final-round voting begins.
- August 26: Final-round voting ends at 10:00 p.m. PST.
- Sept. 7-8: Creative Arts Emmy Awards and Governors Gala
- Sunday, Sept. 15: 76th Primetime Emmy Awards to air on ABC.
Emmy Prediction Categories
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The Primetime Emmy Awards, commonly known as the Emmys, are awarded by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). Established in 1949, these celebrate outstanding achievements in American primetime television. The Emmys are categorized into three divisions: the Primetime Emmy Awards for performance and production excellence; the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, recognizing achievements in artistry and craftsmanship; and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards, which honor significant engineering and technological advancements. The eligibility period typically extends from June 1 to May 31 each year. The Television Academy hosts the Emmys and has over 20,000 members across 30 professional peer groups, including performers, directors, producers, art directors, artisans and executives.