71st Emmy Awards (2018/2019)

[GGPartition]

So this year's Drama Actress races will be complete gut jobs. Do they bring back old reliables in Henson, Wright and Davis or do they try to bring some change?

Out in Lead:
Elisabeth Moss
Keri Russell
Tatiana Maslany
Claire Foy
Evan Rachel Wood

Sandra Oh is the only holdover.

With House of Cards going down in flames and Robin Wright still standing as the sole lead, she could get back in just on goodwill. Laura Linney somehow missed out last year but Wendy is THAT BITCH on Ozark this past season and I don't see her missing out. Of course there's Julia Roberts, so duh there. Emilia Clarke, Jodie Comer, Angela Bassett, Christine Baranski, Mandy Moore, MJ Rodriguez and Maggie Gyllenhaal are all possibilities. If they could figure out that Facebook has original content, Elizabeth Olsen would be awesome.

Out in Supporting:
Ann Dowd
Yvonne Strahovski
Alexis Bledel
Vanessa Kirby
Millie Bobbie Brown
Thandie Newton

Lena Headey is the only holdover.

Headey gets back in. Maisie Williams too. Maybe Gwendolyn Christie this time. Susan Kelechi Watson is in but I'm not so sure on Chrissy Metz. Julia Garner is a standout on Ozark and she got an individual SAG nod too. The rest depends on timing and whatever the fuck they feel like doing. Feeling inclusive: Indya Moore and Domonique Jackson from Pose. Feeling like a namecheck: Sissy Spacek from Homecoming. Feeling like coattailing a nominee: Fiona Shaw in Killing Eve and Rhea Seehorn in Better Call Saul. Do whatever you want: Diane Lane, Maura Tierney, Aisha Hinds, Cush Jumbo, Kelly Reilly, Audra McDonald, Carrie Coon, Keeley Hawes. I'd lose my shit if Miranda Otto or Michelle Gomez had a shot from Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, as worthy as they are.

I'm excited to see what happens here. But they'll fuck it up and somehow nominate Mariska Hargitay.

[mahogany soul]

You can add Sarah Paulson now that American Horror Story has been kicked out of limited.

[malcolm1980]

(04-10-2019 03:05 AM)GGPartition Wrote:  Headey gets back in. Maisie Williams too. Maybe Gwendolyn Christie this time.

Don't forget Sophie Turner. She's been great the past couple of years. The last season should give her plenty of material to work with. Gwendoline Christie is wonderful but she hasn't even been submitted by HBO. I wonder if she'll have some great material this year for them to push her.

[emmygrammyoscartony]

I think it is safe to say that GoT will only have one acting winner for its run.

And good LORD, give Emma Thompson the Emmy for hosting SNL this past weekend. She was a RIOT.

[GGPartition]

Drama Series
Better Call Saul
Game of Thrones
Killing Eve
Ozark
Pose
Succession
This Is Us

Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Laura Linney, Ozark
Mandy Moore, This Is Us
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Julia Roberts, Homecoming
Category runover: Robin Wright, House of Cards
Surprise: Angela Bassett, 9-1-1

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Julia Garner, Ozark
Keeley Hawes, Bodyguard
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve
Susan Kelechi Watson, This Is Us
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Category runover: Sophie Turner, Game of Thrones
Surprise!: Indya Moore, Pose

Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Brian Cox, Succession
Richard Madden, Bodyguard
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us
Category runover: Billy Porter, Pose
Surprise!: Kevin Costner, Yellowstone

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Bobby Cannavale, Homecoming
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones
Keiran Culkin, Succession
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Matthew MacFayden, Succession
Category runover: Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul
Surprise!: Justin Hartley, This Is Us

[malcolm1980]

While I did still love the admittedly rushed and flawed final season, I think it's safe to say Game of Thrones' seemingly easy victory for its last season is iffy at best. But the question is: What could beat it in Drama Series?

The Handmaid's Tale and Westworld are both sitting this season out. The Emmys doesn't seem to be overly in love with This Is Us since it never got either a Writing or Directing nomination and hasn't won Emmys beyond the actors. Better Call Saul perhaps? But it hasn't won anything yet. Killing Eve is very possible but it needs to build more momentum.

I'm guessing that unless a consensus alternative pick emerges in the next couple of months, Game of Thrones may probably still win by default.

[eurocheese]

Was this season of House of Cards well received? They could also go with a total wild card like Pose. They don't do things like that very often, but we often forget that surprises can just turn into shows becoming consensus picks in the future.

Edit: Also, what about something like Homecoming?

[GGPartition]

House of Cards was trashed this season. Robin Wright, if she gets in, is coasting on goodwill. I'm actually going with Ozark, giving Netflix it's first series win.

[emmygrammyoscartony]

I think GoT will easily win Drama Series. Love it or hate it, it was a cultural PHENOMENON this season more than ever before. In fact, I do not remember in recent memory (maybe "Friends," "The Sopranos") a show that has been this huge with water cooler talk and total coverage of all news outlets. It was HUGE. I do not see it losing at all. I think it will easily win, especially since its surprising win for season 7.

[malcolm1980]

My first stab at predicting the Emmys:

OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES
Chernobyl (HBO)
Escape at Dannemora (Showtime)
Fosse/Verdon (FX)
Sharp Objects (HBO)
True Detective (HBO)
When They See Us (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (Netflix)
Brexit: The Uncivil War (HBO)
Deadwood The Movie (HBO)
King Lear (Amazon)
My Dinner with Herve (HBO)
Native Son (HBO)

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Bodyguard (Netflix)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Homecoming (Amazon)
Killing Eve (BBC America)
Ozark (Netflix)
This Is Us (NBC)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Barry (HBO)
black-ish (ABC)
GLOW (Netflix)
The Good Place (NBC)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Russian Doll (Netflix)
Veep (HBO)

OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
The Late, Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
At Home With Amy Sedaris (TruTV)
Drunk History (Comedy Central)
Historical Roasts (Netflix)
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Who Is America? (Showtime)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES or MOVIE
Mahershala Ali, True Detective (HBO)
Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal (Amazon)
Jared Harris, Chernobyl (HBO)
Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us (Netflix)
Ian McShane, Deadwood The Movie (HBO)
Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon (FX)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES or MOVIE
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects (HBO)
Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora (Showtime)
Joey King, The Act (Hulu)
Julianna Margulies, The Hot Zone (National Geographic)
Niecy Nash, When They See Us (Netflix)
Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon (FX)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jason Bateman, Ozark (Netflix)
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us (NBC)
Richard Madden, Bodyguard (Netflix)
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul (AMC)
Stephan James, Homecoming (Amazon)
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us (NBC)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve (BBC America)
Laura Linney, Ozark (Netflix)
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve (BBC America)
Julia Roberts, Homecoming (Amazon)
Robin Wright, House of Cards (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson, black-ish (ABC)
Jim Carrey, Kidding (Showtime)
Don Cheadle, Black Monday (Showtime)
Ted Danson, The Good Place (NBC)
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
Bill Hader, Barry (HBO)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kristen Bell, The Good Place (NBC)
Alison Brie, GLOW (Netflix)
Rachael Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (HBO)
Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll (Netflix)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag (Amazon)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES or MOVIE
Kyle Chandler, Catch-22 (Hulu)
George Clooney, Catch-22 (Hulu)
Paul Dano, Escape at Dannemora (Showtime)
Stellan Skarsgaard, Chernobyl (HBO)
Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal (Amazon)
Michael Kenneth Williams, When They See Us (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES or MOVIE
Patricia Arquette, The Act (Hulu)
Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects (HBO)
Vera Farmiga, When They See Us (Netflix)
Eliza Scanlen, Sharp Objects (HBO)
Emma Thompson, King Lear (Amazon)
Emily Watson, Chernobyl (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul (AMC)
Bobby Cannavale, Homecoming (Amazon)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Kieran Culkin, Succession (HBO)
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Michael Kelly, House of Cards (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Julia Garner, Ozark (Netflix)
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul (AMC)
Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve (BBC America)
Sophie Turner, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
Titus Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Tony Hale, Veep (HBO)
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Henry Winkler, Barry (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Anna Chlumsky, Veep (HBO)
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Rita Moreno, One Day at a Time (Netflix)