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2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Animated Program
Weekly Commentary (Updated June 22, 2023): There are 33 submissions for outstanding animated program.
Netflix’s “Big Mouth” has been nominated three times in this category but has yet to take home the statuette despite wins for voice actor Maya Rudolph. Can it win it all for its penultimate season, ahead of its upcoming final one?
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It’ll face Fox’s “The Simpsons,” which is the most nominated and awarded series ever with 31 noms and 11 wins, with 2019 being the most recent.
FX’s “Archer” also won this race once back in 2016. It’ll be looking for a second trip for its 13th season, with the next coming at the end of August.
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Nomination voting is now open to the 20,000+ members of the Television Academy. The first round of voting ends on June 26 at 10 p.m. PT. The official nominees will be announced on Tuesday, July 12. The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment, are (tentatively scheduled pending the outcome of the WGA strike) on Monday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on Fox. The two-night Creative Arts Emmys are scheduled for Sept. 9 and Sept. 10.
And the Predicted Nominees Are:
- “Big Mouth” (Netflix)
- “Bob’s Burgers” (Fox)
- “The Simpsons” (Fox)
- “Archer” (FX)
- “Entergalactic” (Netflix)
Next in Line
- “South Park” (Comedy Central)
- “Harley Quinn” (HBO)
- “Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal” (Adult Swim)
- “Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-head” (Paramount+)
- “Rick and Morty” (Adult Swim)
Other Top-Tier Possibilities
- “Family Guy” (Fox)
- “Solar Opposites” (Hulu)
- “Star Trek: Lower Decks” (Paramount+)
- “Central Park” (Apple TV+)
- “Digman!” (CBS)
- “Little Demon” (FX)
- “Duncanville” (Hulu)
- “Koala Man” (Hulu)
- “The Legend of Vox Machina” (Prime Video)
- “American Dad” (TBS)
All Eligible Titles (Alphabetized by Network)**
- “Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal” (Adult Swim)
- “Rick and Morty” (Adult Swim)
- “Royal Crackers” (Adult Swim)
- “Tuca & Bertie” (Adult Swim)
- “Pantheon” (AMC)
- “Central Park” (Apple TV+)
- “Digman!” (CBS)
- “South Park” (Comedy Central)
- “Trigun Stampede” (Crunchyroll)
- “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” (Disney+)
- “Bob’s Burgers” (Fox)
- “Family Guy” (Fox)
- “The Great North” (Fox)
- “HouseBroken” (Fox)
- “The Simpsons” (Fox)
- “Archer” (FX)
- “Little Demon” (FX)
- “Field on Mars” (HBO)
- “Harley Quinn” (HBO)
- “Velma” (HBO)
- “Duncanville” (Hulu)
- “Koala Man” (Hulu)
- “The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!” (Hulu)
- “Solar Opposites” (Hulu)
- “Agent Elvis” (Netflix)
- “Big Mouth” (Netflix)
- “Cyberpunk” (Netflix)
- “Entergalactic” (Netflix)
- “Mulligan” (Netflix)
- “Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-head” (Paramount+)
- “Star Trek: Lower Decks” (Paramount+)
- “Fairfax” (Prime Video)
- “The Legend of Vox Machina” (Prime Video)
- “American Dad” (TBS)
** This official list and/or category submission is not yet complete or confirmed and is subject to change.
2022 category winner: “Arcane” (Netflix) – Episode: “When These Walls Come Tumbling Down” — Christian Linke, executive producer/story by; Marc Merrill, Brandon Beck, Jane Chung and Thomas Vu, executive producers; Jerôme Combe and Melinda Wunsch Dilger, co-executive producers; Pascal Charrue and Arnaud Delord, co-executive producers/directed by; Alex Yee, co-executive producer/written by/story by; Ash Brannon, co-executive producer/story by; Conor Sheehy, story by; Barthelemy Maunoury, animation director; David Lyerly, voice director
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
About the Primetime Emmy Awards
The Primetime Emmy Awards, better known as the Emmys, are given out by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). Since 1949, the awards have recognized excellence in American primetime television programming. They are divided into three classes – Primetime Emmy Awards, the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (honors artisan achievements), and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards (recognizes significant engineering and technological contributions). The typical eligibility period is between June 1 and May 31 of any given year. The Television Academy comprises over 25,000 members, representing 30 professional peer groups, including performers, directors, producers, art directors, artisans, and executives.