Sunday, September 11, 2022

2022 Emmy Predictions

 

The Emmys are on Monday this year so as not to interfere with NBC’s NFL game. I’m thinking White Lotus will do well but I’d rather see Dopesick clean up instead. Ted Lasso hasn’t been on for a while but should still do well for the comedies. I’m hoping for some Better Call Saul wins but will probably have to wait until next year. Keenan Thompson is hosting the show; he’s a fun guy so I hope it will all go smoothly.  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 predictions:

Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul | Euphoria | Ozark | Severance | Squid Game | Stranger Things | Succession | Yellowjackets
WILL WIN: Succession (It was another great season)
WANT TO WIN: Better Call Saul (Hope they don’t just wait until next year)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary | Barry | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Hacks | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Only Murders in the Building | Ted Lasso | What We Do in the Shadows
WILL WIN: Ted Lasso (It’s been a long time but it was awesome.)
WANT TO WIN: Ted Lasso (Can’t wait for it’s upcoming final season)

Outstanding Limited Series
Dopesick | The Dropout | Inventing Anna | Pam & Tommy | The White Lotus
WILL WIN: The White Lotus (They got so many nominations)
WANT TO WIN: Dopesick (I was pretty captivated with this story)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Jimmy Kimmel Live | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Late Night with Seth Meyers | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 
WILL WIN: Last Week Tonight (It just keeps winning)
WANT TO WIN: Late Night with Seth Meyers (I enjoy his style)

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show | SNL
WILL WIN: SNL (I’ll admit I haven’t seen the other one)
WANT TO WIN: SNL (Hands down)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Ozark: Jason Bateman | Succesion: Brian Cox | Squid Game: Lee Jung-jae | Better Call Saul: Bob Odenkirk | Severance: Adam Scott | Succession: Jeremy Strong
WILL WIN: Lee Jung-jae (Emmy will want to give Squid Game something)
WANT TO WIN: Bob Odenkirk (Better win next year but two would nice)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Killing Eve: Jodie Comer | Ozark: Laura Linney | Yellowjackets: Melanie Lynskey | Killing Eve: Sandra Oh | The Morning Show:  Reese Witherspoon | Euphoria: Zendaya
WILL WIN: Zendaya (Everyone seems to love her)
WANT TO WIN: Melanie Lynskey (Don’t care  but I liked her in 2½ Men)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Atlanta: Donald Glover | Barry: Bill Hader | The Great: Nicholas Hoult | Only Murders in the Building: Steve Martin | Only Murders in the Building: Martin Short | Ted Lasso: Jason Sudeikis
WILL WIN: Bill Hader (I think Sudeikis’ divorce papers may affect votes)
WANT TO WIN: Martin Short (I’m as shocked as you are)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Rachel Brosnahan | Abbott Elementary: Quinta Brunson | The Flight Attendant: Kaley Cuoco | The Great: Elle Fanning | Insecure: Issa Rae | Hacks: Jean Smart
WILL WIN: Jean Smart (She’s the seasoned veteran who is on a roll)
WANT TO WIN: Jean Smart (Great one liners)

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
The Staircase: Colin Firth | Under the Banner of Heaven: Andrew Garfield | Scenes from a Marriage: Oscar Isaac | Dopesick: Michael Keaton | Station Eleven: Himesh Patel | Pam & Tommy: Sebastian Stan
WILL WIN: Michael Keaton (He’s been winning a lot with this role)
WANT TO WIN: Michael Keaton (I felt for his tragic character)

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
The Staircase: Toni Collette | Inventing Anna: Julia Garner | Pam & Tommy: Lily James | Impeachment: Sarah Paulson | MAID: Margaret Qualley | The Dropout: Amanda Seyfried
WILL WIN: Amanda Seyfried (Just guessing)
WANT TO WIN: Lily James (I thought she did a great Pamela Anderson)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Succession: Nicholas Braun | The Morning Show: Billy Crudup | Succession: Kieran Culkin | Squid Game: Park Hae-soo | Succession: Matthew Macfadyen | Severance: John Turturro | Severance: Christopher Walken | Squid Game: Oh Young-soo
WILL WIN: Kieran Culkin (A lot of good choices here)
WANT TO WIN: Kieran Culkin (By far, my favourite on the show)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Severance: Patricia Arquette | Ozark: Julia Garner | Squid Game: Jung Ho-yeon | Yellowjackets: Christina Ricci | Better Call Saul: Rhea Seehorn | Succession: YJ. Smith-Cameron | Succession: Sarah Snook | Euphoria: Sydney Sweeney
WILL WIN: Julia Garner (Cue her midseason yell)
WANT TO WIN: Rhea Seehorn (At least she’s nominated)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Barry: Anthony Carrigan | Ted Lasso: Brett Goldstein | Ted Lasso: Toheeb Jimoh | Ted Lasso: Nick Mohammed | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Tony Shalhoub | Abbott Elementary: Tyler James Williams | Barry: Henry Winkler | SNL: Bowen Yang
WILL WIN: Brett Goldstein ('Rainbow’ scene alone deserves the win)
WANT TO WIN: Brett Goldstein (I also like Tyler James Williams)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Alex Borstein | Hacks: Hannah Einbinder | Abbott Elementary: Janelle James | SNL: Kate McKinnon | Ted Lasso: Sarah Niles | Abbott Elementary: Sheryl Lee Ralph | Ted Lasso: Juno Temple | Ted Lasso: Hannah Waddingham
WILL WIN: Hannah Waddingham (Her funeral episode is pretty top notch)
WANT TO WIN: Hannah Einbinder (Great chemistry with Smart)

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
The White Lotus: Murray Bartlett | The White Lotus: Jake Lacy | Dopesick: Will Poulter | Pam & Tommy: Seth Rogen | Dopesick: Peter Sarsgaard | Dopesick: Michael Stuhlbarg | The White Lotus: Steve Zahn
WILL WIN: Murray Bartlett (Like I said, they love The White Lotus)
WANT TO WIN: Murray Bartlett (He definitely stole the show)

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
The White Lotus: Connie Britton | The White Lotus: Jennifer Coolidge | The White Lotus: Alexandra Daddario | Dopesick: Kaitlyn Dever | The White Lotus: Natasha Rothwell | The White Lotus: Sydney Sweeney | Dopesick: Mare Winningham
WILL WIN: Jennifer Coolidge (Everyone’s raving about her)
WANT TO WIN: Kaitlyn Dever (Coolidge was too much)

Directing for a Drama Series
Ozark • A Hard Way | Severance • The We We Are | Squid Game • Red Light, Green Light | Succession • The Disruption | Succession • Too Much Birthday | Yellowjackets • Pilot
WILL WIN: Squid Game-Red Light, Green Light (A great opening episode)
WANT TO WIN: Severance-The We We Are (An intense ending)

Directing for a Comedy Series
Atlanta • New Jazz | Barry • 710N | Hacks • There Will Be Blood | The Ms. Pat Show • Baby Daddy Groundhog Day | Only Murders in the Building • The Boy from 6B | Only Murders in the Building • True Crime | Ted Lasso • No Wedding and a Funeral
WILL WIN: Barry-710N (There’s a fantastic chase and shocking ending)
WANT TO WIN: 710N (Hader directs a great chase scene)

Directing for a Limited Series, Anthology or Movie
Dopesick • The People vs. Purdue Pharma | The Dropout • Green Juice | The Dropout • Iron Sisters | MAID • Sky Blue | Station Eleven • Wheel of Fire | The White Lotus
WILL WIN: The White Lotus (They are going get lots)
WANT TO WIN: Dopesick (I loved Danny Strong’s work)

Writing for a Drama Series
Better Call Saul • Plan and Execution | Ozark • A Hard Way to Go | Severance • The We We Are | Squid Game • One Lucky Day | Succession • All the Bells Say | Yellowjackets • F Sharp | Yellowjackets • Pilot
WILL WIN: Succession-All the Bells Say (Great sibling talk)
WANT TO WIN: Better Call Saul-Plan and Execution (What a payoff)

Writing for a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary • Pilot | Barry • 710N | Barry • starting now | Hacks • The One, The Only | Only Murders in the Building • True Crime | Ted Lasso • No Weddings and a Funeral | What We Do in the Shadows • The Casino | What We Do in the Shadows • The Wellness Center
WILL WIN: Hacks-The One, The Only (They like Hacks a lot)
WANT TO WIN: Ted Lasso-No Weddings and a Funeral (Ah, Rick Astley)

Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
Dopesick • The People vs Purdue Pharma | The Dropout • I’m in a Hurry | Impeachment • Man Handled | MAID • Snaps | Station Eleven • Unbroken Circle | The White Lotus
WILL WIN: The White Lotus (Mike White told an interesting story)
WANT TO WIN: Dopesick (I just cared more about the stakes of this show)

Writing for a Variety Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | SNL
WILL WIN: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Emmys love his work)
WANT TO WIN: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (might as well)

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

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