Performers most likely to be nominated:
- Ryan Gosling for NBC's Saturday Night Live
- Jon Bernthal for FX's The Bear
- Bob Odenkirk for FX's The Bear
- John Mulaney for FX's The Bear
- Bradley Cooper for ABC's Abbott Elementary
- Will Poulter for FX's The Bear
Serious threats that could break through:
- Jerry Seinfeld, Vince Vaughn, Ted Danson, Steve Buscemi, Sean Hayes, Conan O'Brien, Greg Kinnear and Bruce Springsteen for HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Timothée Chalamet, Jake Gyllenhaal, Adam Driver, Pete Davidson, Jacob Elordi, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin and Ramy Youssef for NBC's Saturday Night Live
- Christopher McDonald, Christopher Lloyd, Hal Linden, Tony Goldwyn and Tim Bagley for Max's Hacks
- Matthew Broderick, Mel Brooks and James Caverly for Hulu's Only Murders in the Building
- Bruce Dern for AppleTV+'s Palm Royale
- Keegan-Michael Key and Zack Fox for ABC's Abbott Elementary
- Chris Witaske for FX's The Bear
Some considerable long-shots:
- Zahn McClarnon, Wes Studi and Graham Greene for FX's Reservation Dogs
- Shea Whigham, Stephen Dorff and Sturgill Simpson for HBO's The Righteous Gemstones
- Adam Scott and Benjamin Bratt for AppleTV+'s Loot
- Max Beesley and Guz Khan for Netflix's The Gentlemen
- Doug Jones for FX's What We Do In the Shadows
- Jensen Ackles, Clancy Brown and Jason Ritter for Amazon's Gen V
- John Corbett for Max's And Just Like That
- Wallace Shawn for CBS' Young Sheldon
Colorful oddities that still have an outside chance:
- Will Ferrell and Andy Samberg for Netflix's John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
- Elijah Wood for Amazon's I'm a Virgo
- Jason Mantzoukas for Peacock's Twisted Metal
- Nick Offerman for ABC's The Conners
- Lamorne Morris for CBS' Ghosts
- Kunal Nayyar for NBC's Night Court
- Charlie Sheen and Rob Corddry for Max's Bookie
- James Adomian for ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The nominations for The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced on Wednesday, July 17.
