Wednesday, July 13, 2016

2016 Emmy Dream Nominations







The votes for the Emmy Award nominations are in and the announcement happens tomorrow. Looking over the very long ballot, these would be my dream nominations for the upcoming Emmys. Many of these are long shots but its fun to dream.

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
·         Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]
·         Freddie Highmore as Norman Bates [Bates Motel]
·         Damian Lewis as Bobby ‘Axe’ Axelrod [Billions]
·         Rami Malek as Elliot [Mr. Robot]
·         Jake McDorman as Brian Finch [Limitless]
·         Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill [Better Call Saul]

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
·         Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter [Agent Carter]
·         Elizabeth Henstridge as Jemma Simmons [Agents of S.H.I.E.l.D.]
·         Tatiana Maslany as Sarah & her 5 clones [Orphan Black]
·         Rose McIver as Olivia Moore [iZombie]
·         Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones [Jessica Jones]
·         Robin Wright as Claire Underwood [House of Cards]

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
·         Aziz Ansari as Dev [Master of None]
·         Jake Johnson as Nick [New Girl]
·         Thomas Lennon as Felix Unger [The Odd Couple]
·         Thomas Middleditch as Richard [Silicon Valley]
·         Andy Samberg as Det. Jake Peralta [Brooklyn Nine-Nine]
·         Fred Savage as Stewart Sanderson [The Grinder]

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
·         Zooey Deschanel as Jessica Day [New Girl]
·         Rashida Jones as Angie Tribeca [Angie Tribeca]
·         Mindy Kaling as Dr. Mindy Lahiri [The Mindy Project]
·         Ellie Kemper as Kimmy Schmidt [Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]
·         Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer [Veep]
·         Amy Schumer as Amy [Inside Amy Schumer]

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
·         Bryan Cranston as Lyndon B Johnson [All the Way]
·         Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes [Sherlock]
·         Colin Farrell as Ray Velcoro [True Detective]
·         Cuba Gooding Jr. as OJ Simpson [The People vs OJ Simpson]
·         Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine [The Night Manager]
·         Courtney B Vance as Johnnie Cochran [The People vs OJ Simpson]

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
·         Kirsten Dunst as Peggy Blumquist [Fargo]
·         Rachel McAdams as Det. Ani Bezzerides [True Detective]
·         Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark [The People vs OJ Simpson]
·         Kerry Washington as Anita Hill [Confirmation]
·         Kristen Wiig as Sarah Benson [A Deadly Adoption]
·         Kristen Wiig as Dolores DeWinter [The Spoils Before Dying]

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
·         Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut [Better Call Saul]
·         James D’Arcy as Edwin Jarvis [Agent Carter]
·         Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister [Game of Thrones]
·         Cory Michael Smith as Edward Nygma [Gotham]
·         David Tennant as Kilgrave [Jessica Jones]
·         Martin Wallstrom as Tyrell [Mr. Robot]

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
·         Uzo Aduba as ‘Crazy Eyes’ Warren [Orange is the New Black]
·         Amy Brenneman as ‘Taystee’ Jefferson [Orange is the New Black]
·         Sarah Rafferty as Donna Paulsen [Suits]
·         Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler [Better Call Saul]
·         Maggie Siff as Wendy Rhoades [Billions]
·         Darby Stanchfield as Abby Whelan [Scandal]

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
·         Andre Braugher as Cpt. Ray Holt [Brooklyn Nine-Nine]
·         Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy [Modern Family]
·         Bobby Moynihan as Various Characters [SNL]
·         Kumail Nanjiani as Dinesh [Silicon Valley]
·         Paul Rudd as Andy [Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp]
·         Martin Starr as Gilfoyle [Silicon Valley]

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
·         Stephanie Beatriz as Det. Rosa Diaz [Brooklyn Nine-Nine]
·         Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler [The Big Bang Theory]
·         Aidy Bryant as Various characters [SNL]
·         Kate McKinnon as Various Characters [SNL]
·         Amanda Peet as Tina Morris [Togetherness]
·         Cecily Strong as Various Characters [SNL]

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
·         Sterling K Brown as Christopher Darden [The People vs OJ Simpson]
·         Ted Danson as Hank Larsson [Fargo]
·         Hugh Laurie as Richard Roper [The Night Manager]
·         Nick Offerman as Karl Weathers [Fargo]
·         David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian [People vs OJ Simpson]
·         Bokeem Woodbine as Mike Milligan [Fargo]

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
·         Not enough choices for dream nominations

Writing for a Drama Series
·         Forever [Bates Motel]
·         Klick [Better Call Saul]
·         Battle of the Bastards [Game of Thrones]
·         The Litvinov Ruse [Homeland]
·         No Way Out [The Walking Dead]
·         Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-Monster [The X-Files]

Writing for a Comedy Series
·         The Opening Night Excitation [The Big Bang Theory]
·         The Nine-Eight [Brooklyn Nine-Nine]
·         One-Eighty [House of Lies]
·         Parents [Master of None]
·         Phil’s Sexy, Sexy House [Modern Family]
·         The Uptick [Silicon Valley]

Drama Series
·         The Americans
·         Better Call Saul
·         Game of Thrones
·         iZombie
·         Marvel’s Jessica Jones
·         Mr. Robot

Comedy Series
·         Brooklyn Nine-Nine
·         The Grinder
·         The Last Man on Earth
·         Master of None
·         New Girl
·         Silicon Valley

Limited Series
·         Fargo
·         The Night Manager
·         The People vs OJ Simpson
·         The Spoils Before Dying
·         True Detective

The nominations are announced on July 14th.

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