With Emmy nominations voting officially underway, the Television Academy’s ballots are offering insight into which performances could break through when nominations are unveiled on July 8.
Of the 20 stars who hosted “Saturday Night Live” during its 51st season, NBC put only 11 forward for guest comedy acting consideration — a pointed pullback from a year ago, when all 20 of the Season 50 hosts landed on the ballot. Submitted for guest comedy actor are Bad Bunny, Ryan Gosling, Harry Styles, Jack Black, Colman Domingo, Will Ferrell and Connor Storie, while the guest comedy actress race features Amy Poehler, Olivia Rodrigo, Melissa McCarthy and Ariana Grande.
The nine hosts left off the ballot were more surprising. Among the season’s biggest gets who were not submitted include Matt Damon (a former nominee for hosting in 2019), Alexander Skarsgård (featuring Ashley Padilla’s viral “Trump Mom” sketch), Glen Powell, Josh O’Connor, Finn Wolfhard and Miles Teller; along with music popstar Sabrina Carpenter, famed comedian Nikki Glaser and recent Oscar nominee Teyana Taylor (“One Battle After Another”). In a category that often rewards a buzzy one-night turn, leaving that much wattage on the table is a strategic choice as much as a numbers game.
