FINAL 2022 Emmy Nomination Predictions: The LIMITED SERIES categories

Erik Anderson July 7, 2022

The competition in the limited or anthology series categories is anything but limited, crossing through drama, comedy, real-life stories, true crime, not too unreal fantasy and too real reality.

In recent Emmy years, the streamer/cable battle for dominance has been between HBO (and HBO Max) and Netflix but this year Hulu (with FX) should lead, especially in these categories. Our predictions in the major limited or anthology series or movie categories put Hulu at 25 nominations, with HBO at 18 and Netflix way back at only 7, with just Maid as their main push and best chance to score.

FINAL 2022 Emmy Nomination Predictions: DRAMA SERIES categories

While Tyler and Erik are deadlocked on who the top 5 contenders for outstanding limited or anthology series are, they do find differences and deviations elsewhere, even if it’s trying to figure out which ‘First Lady’ will get into lead actress, one of the toughest of any Emmy category this season.

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All signs are pointing to the potential for Hulu to not only lead here but to be fighting against itself in with Dopesick and The Dropout poised to earn multiple nominations in the same acting categories, most especially in supporting. One of the big questions in this section is if the star power of Academy Award winners Julia Roberts and Sean Penn can pull in nominations for Gaslit. On another cable or streaming network it would seem like a no-brainer but Starz, who released the limited series, has never been a great Emmy player, even when they’re campaigns were rock solid.

Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, July 12 by JB Smoove, Melissa Fumero and Television Academy chairman and CEO Frank Sherma, live on emmys.com at 8:30 a.m. PST.

Here are Erik and Tyler’s final Emmy predictions in the Limited Series categories.

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series (5)

Dopesick (Hulu) – Erik, Tyler
The Dropout (Hulu) – Erik, Tyler
Maid (Netflix) – Erik, Tyler
Under the Banner of Heaven (FX/Hulu) – Erik, Tyler
The White Lotus (HBO) – Erik, Tyler

Watch out for: 1883 (Paramount+), Scenes from a Marriage (HBO), The Staircase (HBO Max), Station Eleven (HBO Max)

Outstanding Television Movie (5)

Single All The Way (Netflix) – Erik, Tyler
The Survivor (HBO) – Erik, Tyler
Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas (Roku) – Erik, Tyler
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers (Disney+) – Erik
The Fallout (HBO Max) – Erik
Fresh (Hulu) – Tyler
The Valet (Hulu) – Tyler

Watch out for: Ray Donovan: The Movie (Showtime)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (6)

Colin Firth – The Staircase (HBO Max) – Erik, Tyler
Ben Foster – The Survivor (HBO) – Erik, Tyler
Andrew Garfield – Under the Banner of Heaven (FX/Hulu) – Erik, Tyler
Oscar Isaac – Scenes From a Marriage (HBO) – Erik, Tyler
Michael Keaton – Dopesick (Hulu) – Erik, Tyler
Samuel L. Jackson – The Last Days Ptolemy Grey (AppleTV+) – Erik
Sebastian Stan – Pam and Tommy (Hulu) – Tyler

Watch out for: Paul Bettany – A Very British Scandal (Prime Video), Jared Leto – WeCrashed (Hulu), Himesh Patel – Station Eleven (HBO Max)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (6)

Jessica Chastain – Scenes From a Marriage (HBO) – Erik, Tyler
Toni Collette – The Staircase (HBO Max) – Erik, Tyler
Lily James – Pam and Tommy (Hulu) – Erik, Tyler
Margaret Qualley – Maid (Netflix) – Erik, Tyler
Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout (Hulu) – Erik, Tyler
Viola Davis – The First Lady (Showtime) – Erik
Michelle Pfeiffer – The First Lady (Showtime) – Tyler

Watch out for: Claire Foy – A Very British Scandal (Prime Video), Julia Garner – Inventing Anna (Netflix), Julia Roberts – Gaslit (Starz)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (7)

Naveen Andrews – The Dropout (Hulu) – Erik, Tyler
Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus (HBO) – Erik, Tyler
O-T Fagbenle – The First Lady (Showtime) – Erik, Tyler
Nick Robinson – Maid (Netflix) – Erik, Tyler
Peter Saarsgard – Dopesick (Hulu) – Erik, Tyler
Gil Birmingham – Under the Banner of Heaven (FX/Hulu) – Erik
Jake Lacy – The White Lotus (HBO) – Tyler
Michael Stuhlbarg – Dopesick (Hulu) – Erik
Sam Worthington – Under the Banner of Heaven (FX/Hulu) – Tyler

Watch out for: William H. Macy – The Dropout (Hulu), Seth Rogen – Pam and Tommy (Hulu), Wyatt Russell – Under the Banner of Heaven (FX/Hulu)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (7)

Connie Britton – The White Lotus (HBO) – Erik, Tyler
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus (HBO) – Erik, Tyler
Kaitlyn Dever – Dopesick (Hulu) – Erik, Tyler
Andie MacDowell – Maid (Netflix) – Erik, Tyler
Laurie Metcalf – The Dropout (Hulu) – Erik, Tyler
Ellen Burstyn – The First Lady (Showtime) – Tyler
Rosario Dawson – Dopesick (Hulu) – Erik
Anika Noni Rose – Maid (Netflix) – Erik
Chloë Sevigny – The Girl from Plainville (Hulu) – Tyler

Watch out for: Juliette Binoche – The Staircase (HBO Max), Alexandra Daddario – The White Lotus (HBO), Faith Hill – 1883 (Paramount+)

Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (6)

Dopesick – “The People vs Purdue Pharma” (Hulu) – Erik, Tyler
The Dropout – “Green Juice” (Hulu) – Erik, Tyler
Station Eleven – “Unbroken Circle” (HBO Max) – Erik, Tyler
Under the Banner of Heaven – “Revelation” (FX/Hulu) – Erik, Tyler
The White Lotus (HBO) – Erik, Tyler
Scenes from a Marriage – “The Illiterates” (HBO) – Tyler
The Survivor (HBO) – Erik

Watch out for: Maid – “Sky Blue” (Netflix), Station Eleven – “Wheel of Fire” (HBO Max)

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (6)

Dopesick – “The People vs Purdue Pharma” (Hulu) – Erik, Tyler
The Dropout – “I’m in a Hurry” (Hulu) – Erik, Tyler
Maid – “Snaps” (Netflix) – Erik, Tyler
Station Eleven – “Unbroken Circle” (HBO Max) – Erik, Tyler
The White Lotus (HBO) – Erik, Tyler
The Staircase – “911” (HBO Max) – Erik
Under the Banner of Heaven – “When God Was Love” (FX/Hulu) – Tyler

Watch out for: The Dropout – “I’m in a Hurry” (Hulu), We Own This City – “Part One” (HBO)

Photo: Michelle Fay/FX

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Erik Anderson

Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013.

He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.