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Marisa Abela, Industry<\/em> Last year, Katherine LaNasa pulled off an upset win in this category over four actresses from The White Lotus<\/em> for her work as plucky head nurse Dana Evans on The Pitt<\/em>\u2014the first sign of the Emmy love for HBO Max\u2019s emergency room drama. With no new season of White Lotus<\/em> this year, expect a few more fan favorites from the reigning champion drama to fill those slots. Though The Pitt<\/em> has several viable contenders, we think Taylor Dearden<\/a>\u2019s neurodivergent Dr. Mel King, Sepideh Moafi<\/a>\u2019s defiant newcomer Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi, and Isa Briones\u2019s cocksure Dr. Trinity Santos are most likely to join LaNasa here as well. Outside of the hospital, Emmy darlings Julianne Nicholson and Allison Janney should score nominations for their work on Paradise<\/em> and The Diplomat<\/em>, respectively. That leaves one slot open, which could easily go to another Pitt<\/em> actress, Pluribus<\/em> love interest Karolina Wydra, or, gasp, Sydney Sweeney<\/a>, who received strong reviews for her work on the final season of Euphoria<\/em>. But we\u2019re going with an actress who played another young wife in a crumbling marriage: Marisa Abela<\/a>l, who delivers another devastating performance as the beautiful, broken Yasmin Kara Hanani on the fourth season of Industry<\/em><\/a>. \u2014Chris Murphy<\/em><\/p>\n Patrick Ball, The Pitt<\/em> When considering supporting actor slots, save at least two\u2014but I\u2019m officially predicting three\u2014for the men in scrubs. We should expect Patrick Ball<\/a> as ER heir apparent Dr. Frank Langdon, Shawn Hatosy as hotshot chief attending Dr. Jack Abbott, and Gerran Howell as first-year medical resident Dr. Dennis Whitaker all to make the cut as first-time nominees. With those hospital hallways cleared, expect voters to make room for 2021 category winner Billy Crudup and Jack Lowden, who is next set to play Netflix\u2019s ginger-haired Mr. Darcy<\/a> in Pride & Prejudice<\/em>. Should The Pitt<\/em> masters cancel each other out, Task<\/em> standout Tom Pelphery<\/a>, who stole scenes out from under leading man Mark Ruffalo on the HBO whodunnit, could walk away not only with a nom, but the trophy itself. Finally, my wild pick of the morning: a nomination for the always-great Ken Leung, whose morally-bankrupt financier Eric Tao gets an emotional sendoff during Industry<\/em>\u2019s buzzy fourth season. \u2014Savannah Walsh<\/em><\/p>\n The Diplomat<\/em>, \u201cSchrodinger’s Wife\u201d
Isa Briones, The Pitt<\/em>
Taylor Dearden, The Pitt<\/em>
Allison Janney, The Diplomat<\/em>
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt<\/em>
Sepideh Moafi, The Pitt<\/em>
Julianne Nicholson, Paradise<\/em><\/p>\nOUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES<\/h2>\n
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show<\/em>
Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt<\/em>
Gerran Howell, The Pitt<\/em>
Ken Leung, Industry<\/em>
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses<\/em>
Tom Pelphery, Task<\/em><\/p>\nOUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES<\/h2>\n
Task,<\/em> \u201cCrossings\u201d
The Pitt,<\/em> \u201c5:00 P.M.\u201d
The Pitt<\/em>, \u201c9:00 P.M.\u201d
Pluribus<\/em>, \u201cWe Is Us\u201d
Slow Horses<\/em>, \u201cScars\u201d
Stranger Things,<\/em> \u201cChapter Eight: The Rightside Up\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n