2024 Emmy Predictions: Best Comedy Supporting Actress
Before you make your 2024 Emmy predictions for Best Comedy Supporting Actress, take a look through our photo gallery featuring the ladies most likely to land in the lineup. Since last year’s winner – Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”) – is now campaigning as a lead, this race is wide open to an array of possible newcomers, past contenders, and even a few former winners.
Currently involved in a tight struggle for first place are 2021-2022 nominee Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”) and potential category first-timer Meryl Streep (“Only Murders in the Building”), the latter of whom previously achieved two Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actress wins for “Holocaust” (1978) and “Angels in America” (2004). Hoping to challenge them are three of Edebiri’s “The Bear” cast mates: Liza Colon-Zayas, Abby Elliott, and Molly Gordon.
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Of Edebiri’s six 2023 competitors, only two – “Abbott Elementary” pair Janelle James and Sheryl Lee Ralph – are involved in the current race. Ralph took this prize for the same series in 2022.
Past winners who could now be nominated for different series include Laurie Metcalf (“The Conners”; “Roseanne”), Cynthia Nixon (“And Just Like That”; “Sex and the City”), and Allison Janney (“Palm Royale”; “Mom”).
Actresses seeking bids for new comedy series include Carol Burnett and Laura Dern of “Palm Royale” and Kaya Scodelario of “The Gentlemen.”
Frontrunners
Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”
Meryl Streep, “Only Murders in the Building”
Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary”
Abby Elliott, “The Bear”
Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”
Liza Colon-Zayas, “The Bear”
Allison Janney, “Palm Royale”
Carol Burnett, “Palm Royale”
Strong Contenders
Lisa Ann Walter, “Abbott Elementary”
Meg Stalter, “Hacks”
Ego Nwodim, “Saturday Night Live”
Susie Essman, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Molly Gordon, “The Bear”
Kaya Scodelario, “The Gentlemen”
Paula Pell, “Girls5eva”
Laura Dern, “Palm Royale”
Possible Contenders
Judith Light, “Julia”
Paulina Alexis, “Reservation Dogs”
Chloe Fineman, “Saturday Night Live”
Kristin Davis, “And Just Like That”
Laurie Metcalf, “The Conners”
Abigail Spencer, “Extended Family”
Danielle Pinnock, “Ghosts”
Rebecca Wisocky, “Ghosts”
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