We’ve scoured candidates from the past year months of television and come up with just 12 actors that we believe have a shot at an Emmy nomination for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Eight of them will make it, but at this point, we’d only bet on one of them, “The Handmaid’s Tale’s” Bradley Whitford. That’s because none of the other seven nominees in last year’s field qualify this time around.

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Granted, in this same category, Giancarlo Esposito landed a nod in 2020 for “Better Call Saul” and for his character in “The Mandalorian” in the Guest Actor category.

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This is likely David Harbour‘s to lose.  He came up short to John Lithgow in “The Crown” last year, but really only faces serious competition from previous winner Peter Dinklage of “Game of Thrones” which was ineligible last year.    [Updated July 16]

Predictions

1. David Harbour, “Stranger Things”
2. Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
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There are very few categories that seem like a lock, but this is one of them. If John Lithgow doesn’t take this Emmy, it will be a monumental upset.  He won the “lead” actor category for his role in “The Crown” at the SAG Awards and is a 12-time Emmy nominee and four-time winner. If anyone finds a way to steal his, um, crown among this crowded field, it will likely either be Ron Cephas Jones from “This Is Us” or David Harbour from “Stranger Things.”  [Posted July 25]

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

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