It’s Emmy
time again. Looks like The Pitt and Widow’s Bay will take the most hardware
home. Wondering how Mariska Hargitay will be as a host; I prefer comedians.
Although Nate Bargatze didn’t seem to care much last year. Interestingly, some
of the Limited Series awards were handed out at the Creative Arts Emmy this
past weekend so there are less categories to predict this year. Anyway, here
are my picks:
Outstanding Drama Series
The
Diplomat | The
Gilded Age | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | Paradise | The Pitt | Pluribus
| Slow Horses | Your Friends & Neighbors
WILL WIN: The Pitt (They
are still on a roll.)
WANT TO WIN: The Pitt (It
is appointment television.)
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott
Elementary | The
Bear | Hacks | Margo’s Got Money Troubles | Nobody
Wants This | Only Murders in the Building | Shrinking | Widow’s
Bay
WILL WIN: Widow’s Bay (It
was such a hit)
WANT TO WIN: Widow’s
Bay (A perfect blend of comedy and horror)
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
All
Her Fault | The
Beast in Me | Beef | DTF St. Louis | Love
Story: John F Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
WILL WIN: DTF St. Louis
(They won a bunch of Emmys already)
WANT TO WIN: The Beast
in Me (Only one I saw in this list)
Outstanding Reality Competition
Program
Dancing
with the Stars | RuPaul’s
Drag Race | Survivor | Top Chef | The Traitors
WILL WIN: The Traitors (This
is all anyone talks about)
WANT TO WIN: The Traitors
(No Amazing Race
this year)
Outstanding Variety Series
The
Daily Show | Jimmy
Kimmel Live | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | The Late
Show with Stephen Colbert | SNL
WILL WIN: Late Show
with Stephen Colbert (Going out with a bang)
WANT TO WIN: SNL (I
enjoy this show more, even after 51 seasons)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama
Series
Paradise: Sterling
K. Brown | Slow Horses: Gary Oldman
| Task: Mark Ruffalo | The Diplomat: Rufus Sewell | The Pitt: Noah Wyle
WILL WIN: Noah Wyle (I
feel sorry that others don’t have a chance)
WANT TO WIN: Gary
Oldman (Such a great and gross character)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
Series
The Gilded Age: Carrie
Coon | The Testaments: Chase Infiniti | The Diplomat: Keri Russell | Pluribus: Rhea Seehorn | Euphoria:
Zendaya
WILL WIN: Rhea Seehorm (She
carries the show back)
WANT TO WIN: Rhea
Seehorn (Finally, some Emmy love)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy
Series
Wonder Man: Yahya
Abdul-Mateen II | Rooster: Steve Carell | Widow’s Bay: Matthew Rhys |
Shrinking: Jason Segel | Only Murders in
the Building: Martin Short
WILL WIN: Matthew Rhys (Though
I wouldn’t say he’s the funniest)
WANT TO WIN: Matthew
Rhys (Still more deserving than the rest)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy
Series
Abbott Elementary: Quinta
Brunson | The Bear: Ayo Edebiri | Margo’s Got Money Troubles: Elle
Fanning | The Comeback: Lisa Kudrow | Hacks: Jean Smart
WILL WIN: Jean Smart (This
is where they keep the streak alive)
WANT TO WIN: Jean Smart
(This is her last one)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited
Series or Movie
Bait: Riz Ahmed | Black Rabbit: Jason Bateman | Monster: The
Ed Gein Story: Charlie Hunnam | Beef: Oscar Isaac | The Beast in Me:
Matthew Rhys
WILL WIN: Oscar Isaac (Beef will probably win something)
WANT TO WIN: Matthew
Rhys (Cool to get two for different roles)
Outstanding Actress in a Limited
Series or Movie
The Beast in Me: Claire
Danes | Remarkably Bright Creatures:
Sally Field | Beef: Carey Mulligan | Love Story: Sarah Pidgeon | All Her Fault:
Sarah Snook
WILL WIN: Carey Mulligan
(More for Beef)
WANT TO WIN: Carey
Mulligan (Don’t really care though)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a
Drama Series
The Pitt: Patrick
Ball | The Morning Show: Billy Crudup | The Pitt: Shawn Hatosy |
The Pitt: Gerran Howell | Slow Horses:
Jack Lowden | Task: Tom Pelphrey | Pluribus: Carlos-Manuel Vesga
WILL WIN: Patrick Ball (Emmy
likes a redemption story)
WANT TO WIN: Tom
Pelphrey (Gotta root for this bad guy)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Drama Series
The Pitt: Taylor
Dearden | The Pitt: Fiona Dourif | The Diplomat: Allison Janney | The Pitt: Katherine LaNasa |
The Pitt: Sepideh Moafi | Paradise:
Julianne Nicholson | Pluribus: Karolina Wydra
WILL WIN: Katherine
LaNasa (She outdoes the other Pitt ladies)
WANT TO WIN: Katherine
LaNasa (Her rape kit episode alone wins this)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a
Comedy Series
The Four Seasons: Colman
Domingo | Hacks: David W Downs | Shrinking: Harrison Ford
| Margo’s Got Money Troubles: Nick
Offerman | Widow’s Bay: Stephen Root | Shrinking: Michael Urie |
Abbott Elementary: Tyler James Williams
WILL WIN: Stephen Root (He’s
in so many shows)
WANT TO WIN: Harrison
Ford (Still hoping for some Emmy love)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Comedy Series
Widow’s Bay: Dale
Dickey | Hacks: Hannah Einbinder | Abbott Elementary: Janelle
James | Widow’s Bay: Kate O’Flynn | Margo’s Got Money Troubles: Michelle
Pfeiffer | Hacks: Megan Stalter | Shrinking: Jessica Williams
WILL WIN: Kate O’Flynn (Such
a fun, quirky character)
WANT TO WIN: Kate
O’Flynn (It’s Widow’s
Bay’s year.)
Outstanding Directing for a Drama
Series
The
Gilded Age • My
Mind Is Made Up | Paradise • Exodus | The Pitt • 12:00 PM | Pluribus
• We Is Us | Slow Horses • Scars | Task
• Out Beyond Ideas of Wrongdoing and Rightdoing, There Is a River
WILL WIN: Pluribus-We Is Us (Vince
Gilligan starts off strong)
WANT TO WIN: Pluribus-We Is Us (Though
I like Task & Slow Horses too)
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy
Series
Abbott
Elementary •
Ballgame | The Bear • Bears | The Chair Company • Life Goes By Too
F**king Fast, It Really Does | Hacks • Hacks (Finale) | The
Ms. Pat Show • Give It Arrest | Widow’s Bay • Welcome to Widow’s
Bay!
WILL WIN: Widow’s Bay-Welcome to Widow’s Bay
(Sets
the tone well)
WANT TO WIN: Widow’s
Bay-Welcome
to Widow’s Bay (Though later eps are better)
Outstanding Writing for a Drama
Series
The
Diplomat • Amagansett
| The
Pitt • 1:00 PM | The Pitt • 12:00 PM | Pluribus
• We Is Us | Slow Horses • Scars | Task • A Still Small Voice
WILL WIN: Pluribus-We Is Us (Such
clever reveals)
WANT TO WIN: Pluribus-We Is Us (Great
stuff)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy
Series
Abbott
Elementary • Team
Building | The Chair Company • Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really
Does | The Comeback • Valerie Does It All | Hacks • Hacks (Finale) | Jury
Duty Presents: Company Retreat • Mergers and Aquisitions | Widow’s
Bay • Welcome to Widow’s Bay!
WILL WIN: Hacks-Hacks (Finale) (Can’t give Widow’s Bay everything)
WANT TO WIN: The Chair
Company-Life
Goes By… (Strangely
awesome)
Let’s see how I do.
