2022 Emmys: Who Will Be Nominated? - Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

[24Emmy]

Last year's nominees:

Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso *
Kenan Thompson, Kenan


Contenders:

- ** = previous winner
- * = previous nominee

Utkarsh Ambudkar, Ghosts
Anthony Anderson, black-ish *
Will Arnett, Murderville
Matt Berry, What We Do in the Shadows
John Cena, Peacemaker
Don Cheadle, Black Monday *
Rhys Darby, Our Flag Means Death
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm *
Donald Glover, Atlanta **
Bill Hader, Barry **
Nicholas Hoult, The Great
Jake Johnson, Minx
Keegan-Michael Key, Schmigadoon!
Greg Kinnear, Shining Vale
Ralph Macchio, Cobra Kai
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Kayvan Novak, What We Do in the Shadows
Jeremy Renner, Hawkeye
Sam Richardson, The Afterparty
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso **
Drew Tarver, The Other Two
Kenan Thompson, Kenan *
D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Reservation Dogs
William Zabka, Cobra Kai


Total # of submissions = 84 (6 nominees)

[Hoster1]

Anthony Anderson - black-ish (ABC)
Don Cheadle - Black Monday (Showtime)
Bill Hader - Barry (HBO)
Steve Martin - Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Martin Short - Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Jason Sudeikis - Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

[ldw]

A tough one. Martin Short was fantastic. However Kayvan Novak would be my pick for the episode where he has a crush on the gym receptionist alone.

[dlong]

Cheadle
Glover
Hader
Martin
Short
Sudeikis

[Bee]

Anthony Anderson and Don Cheadle have never missed so I won't bet against them.

Anderson
Cheadle
Hader
Martin
Short
Sudeikis

Donald Glover as alt, but he didn't do anything this season of Atlanta.

[musterd]

Miracle nom for Rhys Darby!

[kitkat]

This feels like the hardest category to break into as an alt/outside contender, lots of powerhouse previous nominees and then the two Only Murders legends.

[Jay]

Nicholas Hoult deserves to get in here.

[MrFilmkritik]

01. Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
02. Bill Hader, Barry
03. Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
04. Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
05. Donald Glover, Atlanta
06. Anthony Anderson, Black-ish

07. Nicholas Hoult, The Great
08. Don Cheadle, Black Monday
09. Jake Johnson, Minx
10. Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm

[achels6]

Anthony Anderson and Don Cheadle have never missed so I won't bet against them.

Anderson
Cheadle
Hader
Martin
Short
Sudeikis

Donald Glover as alt, but he didn't do anything this season of Atlanta.

Yup this is where I’m at too.

[mysteryfan04]

I don't see why Glover would happen this year. He did nothing. I think BTH and maybe Zazie will be the acting representation for Atlanta, plus maybe someone in guest.

[calculator]

Well, we have seen performances that did essentially nothing nominated (Cheadle in Guest Actor) and won Foy (in Guest Actress) so that's not really a minus against Glover Name recall will just be strong enough to get him nominated especially since he is on a top contender/likely series nominated show. I think last spot will be between Cheadle and Anderson, only one regular filler nod will make it

[RayB]

I've given up on Hoult and the WWDITS men ever happening.

[Couv]

The one that should be getting in for that sixth slot is Jake Johnson

[kitkat]

I've given up on Hoult and the WWDITS men ever happening.

Half the nominees will be dramedy performances so unless they get significantly more dramatic arcs I don’t think so.

[dyedred19]

It feels like there's a solid five here (Anderson/Hader/Martin/Short/Sudeikis) and the final spot is up in the air.

Cheadle makes sense, but it would be cool if they did something surprising. A nomination for a show that was canceled months ago doesn't really get me excited.

I picked Larry David, which doesn't fit the bill.

Donald Glover had nothing to do this season.

Here's hoping a WWDITS actor can make it somehow, however unlikely that feels.

[JotB]

Half the nominees will be dramedy performances so unless they get significantly more dramatic arcs I don’t think so.

Always relevant

[Nora]

My Cobra Kai boys: William Zabka & Ralph Macchio, Rhys Darby & of course the winner Bill Hader

[achels6]

Final Predictions
1. Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
2. Bill Hader, Barry
3. Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
4. Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
5. Anthony Anderson, black-ish
6. Don Cheadle, Black Monday

The top four are locks, and I think Anderson is a damn near lock since he's gotten in every single season. Gotta go with Cheadle for the last slot, he just does not miss no matter how buzzless the show is. He's 2 for 2 on a show nobody watched, and got guest nominated last year for a 10 second cameo. When the other options are Glover in a borderline supporting role on a polarizing Atlanta season or Hoult, who got shockingly snubbed for a more buzzy S1 of The Great, I gotta just bet on Cheadle again.

[CarlJr]

1 Sudekis
2.Hader
3.Short
4.Martin
5.Anderson
6.Cena

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7.Glover -Doesn't have the material to support a nomination,on the other hand he could still get the votes from the daulity combo of lazy name checkers and people who liked this season of Atlanta voting for him as the EP

8.Cheadle- He was dropped for the final season of House Of Lies,something that was significantly more popular then Black Monday even if the later series is better.
9.Hoult-Would be worthy of a nom but The Great just doesn't seem to have caught on anywhere besides SAG
10.Larry David- Maybe he sneaks in cause their is juus a huge dropoff after the top 5
11.Jake Johnson- The guy is one of the most talented comedic actors to have never gotten any kind of industry recognition.Darkhorse for a surprise nom
12. Rhy Darby-Similiar to JJ,has the reviews just a case whether enough emmy voters have seen his series.