The
Emmys
are this Sunday. I’ve added the limited series categories this year because I
loved Fargo and The People v OJ Simpson. 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 | Better Call Saul | Downton Abbey | Game of Thrones | Homeland
| House of Cards | Mr. Robot
WILL WIN: Game of Thrones (unless Americans sways
voters)
WANT TO
WIN: Game of Thrones (such a
strong season)
Outstanding
Comedy Series
Black-ish
| Master
of None
| Modern
Family | Silicon Valley | Transparent | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
| Veep
WILL WIN: Veep (The love is
never-ending for this show)
WANT TO
WIN: Silicon Valley (so
awkwardly fun)
Outstanding
Limited Series
American
Crime | Fargo
| The Night Manager | The People v OJ Simpson | Roots
WILL WIN: The People v OJ Simpson (surprisingly
awesome)
WANT TO
WIN: The People v OJ
Simpson (Fargo was also amazing)
Outstanding
Television Movie
All
the Way
| Confirmation
| Luther | Sherlock: The Abominable Bride | A
Very Murray Christmas
WILL WIN: All the Way (Bryan Cranston does it
again)
WANT TO
WIN: All the Way (I like that
it was based on the play)
Outstanding
Variety Talk Series
Comedians
in Cars Getting Coffee |
Jimmy
Kimmel Live | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver |
The
Late Late Show with James Corden | Real Time with Bill Maher | The
Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
WILL WIN: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (new Daily Show)
WANT TO
WIN: Comedians in Cars
Getting Coffee (simple & fun)
Outstanding
Variety Sketch Series
Documentary
Now! | Drunk History
| Inside
Amy Schumer | Key & Peele | Portlandia
| SNL
WILL WIN: Inside Amy Schumer (I think
it’s based on the season before)
WANT TO
WIN: Inside Amy Schumer (want to
hear her speech)
Outstanding
Reality – Competition Program
Amazing
Race | America
Ninja Warrior | Dancing with the Stars | Project
Runway | Top Chef | The Voice
WILL WIN: The Voice (still riding high)
WANT TO
WIN: America Ninja Warrior (hated Amazing Race last season)
Lead Actor
in a Drama Series
The Americans: Matthew Rhys | Better Call Saul: Bob Odenkirk | Bloodline:
Kyle Chandler | House of Cards: Kevin Spacey
| Mr. Robot: Rami Malek | Ray Donovon:
Liev Schreiber
WILL WIN: Rami Malek (he’s monotone but
captivating)
WANT TO
WIN: Kevin Spacey (loved his
work this season)
Lead
Actress in a Drama Series
The Americans: Keri Russell | Empire: Taraji P Henson | Homeland: Claire Danes |
House of Cards: Robin Wright | How To Get
Away With Murder: Viola Davis | | Orphan
Black: Tatiana Maslany
WILL WIN: Robin Wright (she had a great story
arc this season)
WANT TO
WIN: Keri Russell (she’s
fantastic in The Americans)
Lead Actor
in a Comedy Series
Black-ish: Anthony
Anderson |Last Man on Earth: Will Forte | Master of None: Aziz Ansari |
Shameless: William H Macy | Silicon
Valley: Thomas Middleditch | Transparent: Jeffrey Tambor
WILL WIN: Jeffrey Tambor (transgender roles are still
popular)
WANT TO
WIN: Aziz Ansari (love his
authenticity)
Lead
Actress in a Comedy Series
Black-ish: Tracee
Ellis Ross | Getting On: Laurie Metcalf | Grace and Frankie: Lily
Tomlin | Inside Amy Schumer: Amy Schumer | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Ellie
Kemper | Veep: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
WILL WIN: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (she always
wins)
WANT TO
WIN: Ellie Kemper (gotta
reward that energy)
Lead Actor
in a Limited Series or Movie
All the Way: Bryan
Cranston | Luther: Idris Elba | The Night Manager: Tom
Hiddleston | The People v OJ Simpson:
Courtney B Vance | The People v OJ Simpson: Cuba Gooding Jr. | Sherlock-The Abominable
Bride: Benedict Cumberbatch
WILL WIN: Courtney B Vance (he nailed Johnny
Cochrane)
WANT TO
WIN: Courtney B Vance (awesome)
Lead Actress
in a Limited Series or Movie
American Crime: Felicity Huffman | American
Crime: Lili Taylor | Confirmation: Kerry Washington | Fargo:
Kirsten Dunst | Lady’s Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill: Audra McDonald | The People v OJ Simpson: Sarah Paulson |
WILL WIN: Sarah Paulson (made people
sympathetic toward Marcia Clark)
WANT TO
WIN: Sarah Paulson (she so
deserves it)
Supporting
Actor in a Drama Series
Better Call Saul: Jonathan Banks | Bloodline:
Ben Mendelsohn | Game of Thrones: Peter Dinklage | Game of
Thrones: Kit Harrington | House of Cards: Michael Kelly | Ray Donovan:
Jon Voight
WILL WIN: Kit Harrington (though he did just lie
there for awhile)
WANT TO
WIN: Kit Harrington (loved Battle
of the Bastards)
Supporting
Actress in a Drama Series
The Affair: Maura
Tierney | Downton Abbey: Maggie Smith | Game of Thrones: Lena Headey
| Game of Thrones: Emilia Clarke | Game of Thrones: Maisie
Williams | unREAL: Constance Zimmer
WILL WIN: Maggie Smith (a farewell award for Downton Abbey)
WANT TO
WIN: Maisie Williams (she got more stuff to do this time)
Supporting
Actor in a Comedy Series
Baskets: Louie
Anderson | Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Andre
Braugher | Key & Peele: Keegan-Michael Key | Modern Family: Ty Burrell | Unbreakable Kimmy
Schmidt: Tituss Burgess | Veep: Tony Hale | Veep: Matt Walsh
WILL WIN: Tony Hale (for some reason he
keeps winning)
WANT TO
WIN: Matt Walsh (way more funny and pathetic than Hale)
Supporting
Actress in a Comedy Series
Getting On: Niecy
Nash | Mom: Allison Janney | SNL: Kate McKinnon | Transparent: Judith Light|
Transparent: Gaby Hoffmann | Veep: Anna Chlumsky
WILL WIN: Allison Janney (critics like her)
WANT TO
WIN: Kate McKinnon (like SNL people winning things)
Supporting
Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Fargo: Jesse
Plemons | Fargo: Bokeem Woodbine | The Night Manager: Hugh
Laurie | The People v OJ Simpson:
Sterling K Brown | The People v OJ Simpson: David Schwimmer | The People v OJ Simpson: John
Travolta
WILL WIN: Sterling K Brown (though Schwimmer held
his own)
WANT TO
WIN: Bokeem Woodbine (he rocked Fargo this season)
Supporting
Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
All the Way: Melissa
Leo | American Crime: Regina King | AHS-Hotel: Sarah Paulson |
AHS-Hotel: Kathy Bates | Fargo: Jean Smart | The Night Manager: Olivia
Colman
WILL WIN: Jean Smart (though I don’t think
she did that much)
WANT TO
WIN: Olivia Colman (more for
her work on Broadchurch though)
Writing
for a Drama Series
The
Americans
• Persona Non Grata | Downton Abbey • Episode 8 | Game
of Thrones • Battle of the Bastards | The Good Wife • End | Mr.
Robot • eps1.0_hellofriend.mov (Pilot) | UnREAL • Return
WILL WIN: Mr. Robot-eps1.0_hellofriend.mov
(an engrossing start)
WANT TO
WIN: Game of Thrones-Battle of
the Bastards (edge of my seat)
Writing
for a Comedy Series
Catastrophe • Episode 1 | Master
of None • Parents | Silicon Valley • Founder Friendly | Silicon
Valley • The Uptick | Veep • Morning After | Veep
• Mother
WILL WIN: Veep-Mother (cold-hearted and funny)
WANT TO
WIN: Silicon Valley-The Uptick (some
great awkwardness)
Writing
for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
Fargo • Loplop | Fargo
• Palindrome | The Night Manager | The People v OJ Simpson • From the
Ashes of Tragedy | The People v OJ Simpson • Marcia, Marcia, Marcia | The
People v OJ Simpson • The Race Card
WILL WIN: The People v OJ Simpson-Marcia,
Marcia, Marcia (wow)
WANT TO
WIN: Fargo-Loplop (a
nail-biter of an episode)
Let’s
see how I do. I’ll post after the Emmys with the results and commentary.
