If 2021 Best Comedy Supporting Actress Emmy Awards winner Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”) gets the chance to defend her title this year, she may face the exact same slate of challengers as she did on her first outing. That group consisted of her costar, Juno Temple, as well as Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”), Rosie Perez (“The Flight Attendant”), and “Saturday Night Live” cast members Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, and Cecily Strong.
McKinnon is one of 15 women who has conquered this category twice, having taken the prize in 2016 and 2017. Another, Alex Borstein, is also seeking a third victory at this year’s Emmys for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” after achieving her first two in 2018 and 2019.
Actresses who have won here in the past for other shows and could now be nominated for new ones include respective “Pushing Daisies” and “Cheers” alumnae Kristin Chenoweth (“Schmigadoon!”) and Bebe Neuwirth (“Julia”). Laurie Metcalf could also be recognized for reprising her three-time winning “Roseanne” role on “The Conners,” while Cynthia Nixon (“And Just Like That”) could land a fourth bid for playing Miranda Hobbes, the “Sex and the City” role for which she triumphed in 2004.
Former nominees vying for another shot at the gold this year are Zazie Beetz (“Atlanta”), Sarah Goldberg (“Barry”), Marin Hinkle (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), and Yvonne Orji (“Insecure”).
Actresses seeking bids for new comedy series include Amy Ryan (“Only Murders in the Building”), recent Oscar winner Ariana DeBose (“Schmigadoon!”), and “Abbott Elementary” trio Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Lisa Ann Walter.
Scroll through our photo gallery of 2022 Emmy predictions for Supporting Actress (Comedy Series).
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Hannah Waddingham, ‘Ted Lasso’ – Season 2
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Role: Rebecca Welton, the owner of the AFC Richmond Premier League team who employs the titular coach as its new manager.
Emmys history:
Won for Season 1 (2021) -
Alex Borstein, ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ – Season 4
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Role: Susie Myerson, the tough-as-nails manager of the titular 1950s comedian.
Emmys history:
Won for Seasons 1-2 (2018-2019)
Nominated for Season 3 (2020) -
Hannah Einbinder, ‘Hacks’ – Season 2
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Role: Ava Daniels, a young writer who forms a partnership with a veteran stand-up comic.
Emmys history:
Nominated for Season 1 (2021) -
Juno Temple, ‘Ted Lasso’ – Season 2
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Role: Keeley Jones, a public relations manager who finds herself in a love triangle with two former Premier League teammates.
Emmys history:
Nominated for Season 1 (2021) -
Kate McKinnon, ‘Saturday Night Live’ – Season 47
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Role: Various
Emmys history:
Won for Seasons 41-42 (2016-2017)
Nominated for Seasons 39-40 and 43-46 (2014-2015, 2018-2021) -
Cecily Strong, ‘Saturday Night Live’ – Season 47
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Role: Various
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Nominated for Seasons 45-46 (2020-2021) -
Yvonne Orji, ‘Insecure’ – Season 5
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Role: Molly Carter, an attorney who is more outwardly successful than her best friend, Issa, but is no better at finding love.
Emmys history:
Nominated for Season 4 (2020) -
Sarah Goldberg, ‘Barry’ – Season 3
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Role: Sally Reed, an aspiring actress who inspires the titular hitman to give up his life of crime.
Emmys history:
Nominated for Season 2 (2019) -
Amy Ryan, ‘Only Murders in the Building’ – Season 1
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Role: Jan, a woman who becomes a figure in the investigation of a murder that occurs in her apartment building.
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Janelle James, ‘Abbott Elementary’ – Season 1
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Role: Ava Coleman, the vain and unqualified principal of a Philadelphia public school.
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Sheryl Lee Ralph, ‘Abbott Elementary’ – Season 1
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Role: Barbara Howard, a veteran kindergarten teacher working at a Philadelphia public school.
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Zazie Beetz, ‘Atlanta’ – Season 3
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Role: Van Keefer, a young mother who has trouble letting go of her feelings for her daughter’s father.
Emmys history:
Nominated for Season 2 (2018) -
Molly Shannon, ‘The Other Two’ – Season 2
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Role: Pat Dubek, the mother of a teenage internet celebrity and two struggling adult performers.
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Ariana DeBose, ‘Schmigadoon!’ – Season 1
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Role: Emma Tate, a school teacher in a magical, musical town who encounters two outsiders from the real world.
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Marin Hinkle, ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ – Season 4
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Role: Rose Weissman, the mother of a 1950s housewife-turned-comedian.
Emmys history:
Nominated for Seasons 2-3 (2019-2020) -
Aidy Bryant, ‘Saturday Night Live’ – Season 47
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Role: Various
Emmys history:
Nominated for Seasons 43 and 46 (2018, 2021) -
Lisa Ann Walter, ‘Abbott Elementary’ – Season 1
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Role: Melissa Schemmenti, a second grade teacher working at a Philadelphia public school.
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Bebe Neuwirth, ‘Julia’ – Season 1
Image Credit: Seacia Pavao/HBO Max Network: HBO MaxRole: Avis DeVoto, the editor of Julia Child’s first cookbook, “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.”
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Chloë Sevigny, ‘Russian Doll’ – Season 2
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Role: Lenora Vulvokov, the mother of a woman who has been caught in a deadly time loop.
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Holland Taylor, ‘The Chair’ – Season 1
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Role: Joan Hambling, a senior English professor at a fictional New England university
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Sara Ramirez, ‘And Just Like That’ – Season 1
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Role: Che Diaz, a self-assured podcast host who begins a romantic relationship with the unhappily married Miranda Hobbes.
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Cynthia Nixon, ‘And Just Like That’ – Season 1
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Role: Miranda Hobbes, a lawyer who becomes dissatisfied with her marriage and begins to explore her bisexuality.
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Gillian Anderson, ‘Sex Education’ – Season 3
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Role: Jean Milburn, a sex therapist whose son runs a sex therapy clinic at his high school.
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Rosie Perez, ‘The Flight Attendant’ – Season 2
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Role: Megan Briscoe, a flight attendant who hides her own dark secrets while her co-worker falls under suspicion of murder.
Emmys history:
Nominated for Season 1 (2021) -
Danielle Brooks, ‘Peacemaker’ – Season 1
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Role: Leota Adebayo, who teams with the titular DC antihero in an effort to save the world.
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More Emmy Predictions
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Best Comedy Series
Best Comedy Actor
Best Comedy Actress
Best Comedy Supporting Actor
Best Drama Series
Best Drama Actor
Best Drama Actress
Best Drama Supporting Actor
Best Drama Supporting Actress
Best Limited Series
Best TV Movie
Best Movie/Limited Actor
Best Movie/Limited Actress
Best Movie/Limited Supporting Actor
Best Movie/Limited Supporting Actress
