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.
