2024 Creative Arts Emmy predictions: Official odds in 31 categories including variety, reality and guest acting
The Primetime Emmys air on Sunday night, September 15, on ABC, but that’s not where most of the awards will actually be handed out. The vast majority will go out at the Creative Arts Awards over two nights this weekend on September 7 and September 8 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. So who will win? Gold Derby users have placed their bets in 31 categories here in our predictions center. Those predictions have been combined to generate our official racetrack odds. Scroll down to see those odds, with our projected winners highlighted in gold.
There will be 50 awards presented on Saturday’s show focusing on animation, reality, variety, and nonfiction programming. Another 49 trophies go out during the Sunday festivities focused primarily on craft achievements in dramas, comedies, TV movies and limited series. The final 25 awards will be bestowed on September 15 during the telecast hosted by father-and-son Emmy winners Eugene Levy and Dan Levy. You have until September 7 at 4:00pm Pacific to predict the Creative Arts Awards. And the deadline for forecasting the Primetime Emmys broadcast is September 15 at 4:00pm Pacific.
BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
Claire Foy, “The Crown” — 17/5
Michaela Coel, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” — 39/10
Sarah Paulson, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” — 4/1
Parker Posey, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” — 9/2
Marcia Gay Harden, “The Morning Show” — 9/2
BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
Nestor Carbonell, “Shogun” — 82/25
John Turturro, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” — 19/5
Jonathan Pryce, “Slow Horses” — 4/1
Paul Dano, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” — 9/2
Tracy Letts, “Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” — 9/2
BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear” — 82/25
Kaitlin Olson, “Hacks” — 9/2
Maya Rudolph, “Saturday Night Live” — 5/1
Olivia Colman, “The Bear” — 11/2
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “Only Murders in the Building” — 13/2
Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live” — 7/1
BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
Jon Bernthal, “The Bear” — 37/10
Ryan Gosling, “Saturday Night Live” — 4/1
Christopher Lloyd, “Hacks” — 9/2
Bob Odenkirk, “The Bear” — 11/2
Will Poulter, “The Bear” — 13/2
Matthew Broderick, “Only Murders in the Building” — 7/1
BEST TV MOVIE
“Mr. Monk’s Last Case” — 7/2
“Quiz Lady” — 19/5
“Red, White and Royal Blue” — 4/1
“Scoop” — 9/2
“Unfrosted” — 9/2
BEST REALITY HOST
RuPaul Charles, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” — 82/25
Alan Cumming, “The Traitors” — 18/5
Kristen Kish, “Top Chef” — 9/2
Jeff Probst, “Survivor” — 9/2
Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavek, Daymond John, “Shark Tank” — 9/2
BEST GAME SHOW HOST
Keke Palmer, “Password” — 82/25
Pat Sajak, “Wheel of Fortune” — 37/10
Ken Jennings, “Jeopardy” — 9/2
Steve Harvey, “Celebrity Family Feud” — 9/2
Jane Lynch, “Weakest Link” — 9/2
BEST GAME SHOW
“Jeopardy” — 16/5
“Celebrity Family Feud” — 4/1
“Wheel of Fortune” — 4/1
“Password” — 9/2
“The Price is Right” — 9/2
BEST VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE)
“Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show Starring Usher” — 69/20
“The Oscars” — 19/5
“76th Annual Tony Awards” — 4/1
“The Greatest Roast Of All Time: Tom Brady” — 9/2
“66th Grammy Awards” — 9/2
BEST VARIETY SPECIAL (RECORDED)
“Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years Of Magic” — 10/3
“Billy Joel: The 100th – Live At Madison Square Garden” — 19/5
“Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer” — 4/1
“Trevor Noah: Where Was I” — 9/2
Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die” — 9/2
BEST VARIETY SERIES DIRECTING
“Saturday Night Live” — 47/20
“The Daily Show” — 3/1
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” — 17/5
“Late Show with Stephen Colbert” — 69/20
BEST VARIETY SPECIAL DIRECTING
“The Oscars” — 69/20
“Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic” — 4/1
“76th Annual Tony Awards” — 5/1
“Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer” — 11/2
“Trevor Noah: Where Was I” — 13/2
“Tig Notaro: Hello Again” — 7/1
BEST VARIETY SERIES WRITING
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” — 5/4
“The Daily Show” — 47/20
“Saturday Night Live” — 29/10
BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM
“X-Men ’97” — 10/3
“Blue Eye Samurai” — 37/10
“The Simpsons” — 4/1
“Bob’s Burgers” — 9/2
“Scavengers Reign” — 9/2
BEST CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
Maya Rudolph, “Big Mouth” — 16/5
Hank Azaria, “The Simpsons” — 4/1
Sterling K. Brown, “Invincible” — 4/1
Alex Borstein, “Family Guy” — 9/2
Hannah Waddingham, “Krapopolis” — 9/2
BEST NARRATOR
David Attenborough, “Planet Earth III” — 82/25
Angela Bassett, “Queens” — 19/5
Morgan Freeman, “Life on Our Planet” — 4/1
Paul Rudd, “Secrets of the Octopus” — 9/2
Octavia Spencer, “Lost Women of Highway 20” — 9/2
BEST STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
“Queer Eye” — 82/25
“Shark Tank” — 19/5
“Love is Blind” — 4/1
“Antiques Roadshow” — 9/2
“Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” — 9/2
BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
“Welcome to Wrexham” — 16/5
“Love on the Spectrum” — 39/10
“RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked” — 4/1
“Vanderpump Rules” — 9/2
“Below Deck Down Under” — 9/2
BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
“Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” — 82/25
“The Jinx: Part Two” — 4/1
“Beckham” — 4/1
“Telemarketers” — 9/2
“STAX: Soulsville USA” — 9/2
BEST DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL
“Jim Henson Idea Man” — 71/20
“Albert Brooks: Defending My Life” — 19/5
“The Greatest Night in Pop” — 4/1
“Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces” — 9/2
“Girls State” — 9/2
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
“Beyond Utopia” — 13/10
“Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project” — 47/20
“Stamped from the Beginning” — 27/10
BEST HOSTED NONFICTION SERIES OR SPECIAL
“Conan O’Brien Must Go” — 82/25
“Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.” — 39/10
“My Next Guest with David Letterman and John Mulaney” — 4/1
“How To with John Wilson” — 9/2
“The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy” — 9/2
BEST MAIN TITLE DESIGN
“Shogun” — 7/2
“Fallout” — 4/1
“Lessons in Chemistry” — 9/2
“Palm Royale” — 11/2
“3 Body Problem” — 6/1
“Silo” — 7/1
BEST MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC
“Shogun” — 82/25
“Lessons in Chemistry” — 39/10
“Palm Royale” — 4/1
“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” — 9/2
“Masters of the Air” — 9/2
BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES
“Shogun” (“Servants of Two Masters”) — 9/2
“The Crown” (“Sleep, Dearie Sleep”) — 11/2
“Only Murders in the Building” (“Sitzprobe”) — 6/1
“Mr. and Mrs. Smith” (“First Date”) — 6/1
“Palm Royale” (“Maxine Saves a Cat”) — 13/2
“Silo” (“Freedom Day”) — 7/1
“Slow Horses” (“Strange Games”) — 7/1
BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES
“Fargo” (“Blanket”) — 82/25
“Lessons in Chemistry” (“Book of Calvin”) — 19/5
“All the Light We Cannot See” (“Episode 4”) — 4/1
“The Tattooist of Auschwitz” (“Episode 1”) — 9/2
“Lawmen: Bass Reeves” (“Part I”) — 9/2
BEST MUSIC AND LYRICS
“Only Murders in the Building” (“Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?”) — 16/5
“Girls5eva” (“The Medium Time”) — 4/1
“Saturday Night Live” (“Maya Rudolph Mother’s Day Monologue”) — 4/1
“The Tattooist of Auschwitz” (“Love Will Survive”) — 9/2
“True Detective: Night Country” (“No Use”) — 9/2
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION
“Fallout” (“The End”) — 37/10
“Baby Reindeer” (“Episode 4”) — 4/1
“Mr. and Mrs. Smith” (“A Breakup”) — 5/1
“Fargo” (“The Tragedy of the Commons”) — 11/2
“Only Murders in the Building” (“Grab Your Hankies”) — 6/1
“True Detective: Night Country” (“Part 4”) — 7/1
BEST DRAMA CASTING
“Shogun” — 31/10
“The Crown” — 4/1
“Mr. and Mrs. Smith” — 4/1
“Slow Horses” — 9/2
“The Morning Show” — 9/2
BEST COMEDY CASTING
“The Bear” — 31/10
“Hacks” — 39/10
“Abbott Elementary” — 9/2
“Only Murders in the Building” — 9/2
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” — 9/2
BEST MOVIE/LIMITED CASTING
“Baby Reindeer” — 31/10
“Fargo” — 4/1
“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” — 9/2
“True Detective: Night Country” — 9/2
“Ripley” — 9/2