Saturday, September 15, 2018

Emmy Award Predictions 2018









The Emmys are on Monday this year instead of Sunday (NBC won’t give up Sunday Night Football). I haven’t seen Marvelous Mrs. Maisel which will probably screw me over on some predictions. This is probably one of the most hard to predict years with all the new series, but that won’t stop me. For the Primetime Emmys predictions, it’s same as past years: I play to win but am happy if the one I want to win takes the statue. Here now are the fearless predictions:

Outstanding Drama Series
The Americans | The Crown | Game of Thrones | The Handmaid’s Tale | Stranger Things | This Is Us | Westworld
WILL WIN: The Handmaid’s Tale (Still unsettling)
WANT TO WIN: Game of Thrones (Even though its been a while)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Atlanta | Barry | Black-ish | Curb Your Enthusiasm | GLOW | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Silicon Valley | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
WILL WIN: Atlanta (Still a lot of love for this show.)
WANT TO WIN: Curb Your Enthusiasm (Loved the jihad storyline)

Outstanding Limited Series
The Alienist | The Assassination of Gianni Versace | Genius-Picasso | Godless | Patrick Melrose
WILL WIN: Assassination of Gianni Versace (It’s no OJ though)
WANT TO WIN: Assassination of Gianni Versace (Don’t really care)

Outstanding Television Movie
Fahrenheit 451 | Flint | Paterno | The Tale | Black Mirror-USS Callister
WILL WIN: The Tale (Just guessing)
WANT TO WIN: Black Mirror-USS Callister (Love that show.)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Jimmy Kimmel Live | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | The Late Late Show with James Corden | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert  
WILL WIN: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (He’s awesome and informative)
WANT TO WIN: Last Week Tonight (Still shocked Seth wasn’t nominated)

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
At Home with Amy Sedaris | Drunk History | I Love You America with Sarah Silverman | Portlandia | SNL | Tracey Ullman’s Show
WILL WIN: SNL (This show has been on a roll)
WANT TO WIN: SNL (Hands down)

Outstanding Reality – Competition Program
Amazing Race | America Ninja Warrior | Project Runway | RuPaul’s Drag Race | Top Chef | The Voice
WILL WIN: RuPaul’s Drag Race (Gaining lots of popularity)
WANT TO WIN: Amazing Race (Only one I watch of these)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
The Americans: Matthew Rhys | Ozark: Jason Bateman | This Is Us: Sterling K Brown | This Is Us: Milo Ventimiglia | Westworld: Ed Harris | Westworld: Jeffrey Wright
WILL WIN: Matthew Rhys (The Americans needs some love)
WANT TO WIN: Sterling K Brown (He’s pretty awesome)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
The Americans: Keri Russell | The Crown: Claire Foy | Handmaid’s Tale: Elisabeth Moss | Killing Eve: Sandra Oh | Orphan Black: Tatiana Maslany | Westworld: Evan Rachel Wood
WILL WIN: Elisabeth Moss (Critics love her work)
WANT TO WIN: Keri Russell (she’s fantastic in The Americans)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Atlanta: Donald Glover | Barry: Bill Hader | Black-ish: Anthony Anderson |Curb Your Enthusiasm: Larry David | The Good Place: Ted Danson | Shameless: William H Macy
WILL WIN: Donald Glover (He’s had a good year.)
WANT TO WIN: Bill Hader (Such a fun, interesting role.)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Better Things: Pamela Adlon | Black-ish: Tracee Ellis Ross | Grace and Frankie: Lily Tomlin | Insecure: Issa Rae | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Rachel Brosnahan | Mom: Allison Janney
WILL WIN: Rachel Brosnahan (Haven’t seen it but apparently it’s good)
WANT TO WIN: Pamela Adlon (Show's produced by Louis CK though)

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Assassination of Gianni Versace: Darren Criss | Genius-Picasso: Antonio Banderas | Jesus Christ Superstar: John Legend | The Looming Tower: Jeff Daniels | Patrick Melrose: Benedict Cumberbatch | Black Mirror-USS Callister: Jesse Plemons
WILL WIN: Darren Criss (He went above and beyond)
WANT TO WIN: Jesse Plemons (So creepy)

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
AHS-Cult: Sarah Paulson | Godless: Michelle Dockery | L&O-True Crime-Menendez Murders: Edie Falco | Seven Seconds: Regina King | The Sinner: Jessica Biel | The Tale: Laura Dern
WILL WIN: Laura Dern (People like her)
WANT TO WIN: Jessica Biel (Heard she’s good in it)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
The Crown: Matt Smith | Game of Thrones: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | Game of Thrones: Peter Dinklage | Handmaid’s Tale: Joseph Fiennes | Homeland: Mandy Patinkin | Stranger Things: David Harbour
WILL WIN: David Harbour (Stranger Things could use some awards)
WANT TO WIN: Mandy Patinkin (He deserves more credit)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
The Crown: Vanessa Kirby | Game of Thrones: Lena Headey | Handmaid’s Tale: Alexis Bledel | Handmaid’s Tale: Ann Dowd | Handmaid’s Tale: Yvonne Strahovski | Stranger Things: Millie Bobby Brown | Westworld: Thandie Newton
WILL WIN: Ann Dowd (She played such a complex character)
WANT TO WIN: Ann Dowd (see above)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Atlanta: Brian Tyree Henry | Barry: Henry Winkler | Baskets: Louie Anderson | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Tony Shalhoub | SNL: Alec Baldwin | SNL: Kenan Thompson | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Tituss Burgess
WILL WIN: Henry Winkler (Some great overacting)
WANT TO WIN: Kenan Thompson (He deserves it after all these years)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Atlanta: Zazie Beeetz | GLOW: Betty Gilpin | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Alex Borstein | Roseanne: Laurie Metcalf | SNL: Aidy Bryant | SNL: Leslie Jones | SNL: Kate McKinnon | Will & Grace: Megan Mullally
WILL WIN: Kate McKinnon (At least the Hillary impression can win)
WANT TO WIN: Kate McKinnon (like SNL people winning things)

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Assassination of Gianni Versace: Ricky Martin | Assassination of Gianni Versace: Edgar Ramirez | Assassination of Gianni Versace: Finn Wittrock | Godless: Jeff Daniels | Jesus Christ Superstar: Brandon Victor Dixon | The Looming Tower: Michael Stuhlbarg | Waco: John Leguizamo
WILL WIN: Jeff Daniels (He’s always good)
WANT TO WIN: Edgar Ramirez (Wished he was in it more.)

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
AHS-Cult: Adina Porter | Assassination of Gianni Versace: Penelope Cruz | Assassination of Gianni Versace: Judith Light | Black Mirror-Black Museum: Letitia Wright | Godless: Merritt Wever | Jesus Christ Superstar: Sara Bareilles
WILL WIN: Penelope Cruz (Even though I don’t like watching her)
WANT TO WIN: Letitia Wright (Also liked her in Black Panther)

Writing for a Drama Series
The Americans • Start | The Crown • Mystery Man | Game of Thrones • The Dragon and the Wolf | The Handmaid’s Tale • June | Killing Eve • Nice Face | Stranger Things • Chapter Nine: The Gate
WILL WIN: The Americans-Start (An amazing series finale)
WANT TO WIN: The Americans-Start (One of the best series finales ever)

Writing for a Comedy Series
Atlanta • Alligator Man | Atlanta • Barbershop | Barry • Chapter One: Make Your Mark | Barry • Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going  | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Pilot | Silicon Valley • Fifty-One Percent
WILL WIN: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel-Pilot (Guess I should watch this)
WANT TO WIN: Atlanta-Barbershop (One funny thing after another.)

Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
Amercian Vandal • Clean Up | Assassination of Gianni Versace • House by the Lake | Godless | Patrick Melrose | Twin Peaks • Marcia, Marcia, Marcia | Black Mirror • USS Callister
WILL WIN: Black Mirror-USS Callister (A gripping story)
WANT TO WIN: Black Mirror-USS Callister (So good.)

Let’s see how I do. I’ll post after the Emmys with the results and commentary.

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