Writing and Directing 2023

[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 240 Posts: 36821 View Predictions]

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With the DGA and WGA noms out I thought now was the time to start the annual thread.

Feel free to post thoughts and predictions pertaining to the upcoming writing and directing Emmy races below!

FYC: Better Call Saul, The English and The Good Fight in all categories including Emily Blunt, Bob Odenkirk, Christine Baranski and Rhea Seehorn.

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 240 Posts: 36821 View Predictions]

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First predictions.

Writing for a Comedy Series

1. Quinta Brunson for Abbott Elementary
2. Christopher Storer and Joanna Calo for The Bear (“Braciole”)
3. Alec Berg and Bill Hader for Barry (“Finale”)
4. Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky for Hacks
5. Ted Lasso (“Finale”)
6. Barry
7. John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese and Rob Turbovsky for Only Murders in the Building (“I Know Who Did It”)

8. Amy Sherman-Palladino for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (“Finale”)
9. Liz Tigelaar for Tiny Beautiful Things
10. Mr and Mrs. Smith

Directing for a Comedy Series

1. Ted Lasso (“Finale”)
2. Bill Hader for Barry (“Finale”)
3. Christopher Storer for The Bear (“Review”)
4. Amy Sherman-Palladino for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (“Finale”)
5. Tim Burton for Wednesday (“Wednesday’s Child is Full of Woe”)
6. Lucia Aniello for Hacks
7. Gail Mancuso for That 90s Show (“That 90s Pilot”)

8. Lee Isaac Chung for Beef (“Pilot”)
9. Abbott Elementary
10. Jamie Babbit for Only Murders in the Building (“I Know Who Did It”)

Writing for a Drama Series

1. Jesse Armstrong for Succession
2. Peter Gould for Better Call Saul (“Saul Gone”)
3. Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin for The Last of Us (“When You’re Lost in the Darkness”)
4. Peter Morgan for The Crown (“Gunpowder”)
5. Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson for Yellowjackets
6. Tony Gilroy for Andor (“Rix Road”)
7. Sharon Horgan for Bad Sisters (“Saving Grace”)

8. Gordon Smith for Better Call Saul (“Point and Shoot”)
9. Vince Gilligan for Better Call Saul (“Waterworks”)
10. Rian Johnson for Poker Face (“Pilot”)

Directing for a Drama Series

1. Craig Mazin for The Last of Us (“When You’re Lost in the Darkness”)
2. Mark Mylod for Succession
3. Karyn Kusama for Yellowjackets
4. Succession
5. Erik Richter Strand for The Crown (“Gunpowder”)
6. Vince Gilligan for Better Call Saul (“Waterworks”)
7. Jessica Hobbs for The Crown (“Queen Victoria Syndrome”)

7. Peter Hoar for The Last of Us (“1×03”)
8. Peter Gould for Better Call Saul (“Saul Gone”)
9. Jasmila Zbanic for The Last of Us
10. Miguel Sapochnik for House of the Dragon (“The Heirs of the Dragon”)

Writing for a Limited Series

1. Mike White for The White Lotus : Sicily
2. Alex Gregory and Peter Hucyk for The White House Plumbers
3. Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for Daisy Jones and the Six
4. Taffey Brodesser-Akner for Fleishman is in Trouble
5. Ed Solomon for Full Circle
6. David E. Kelley for Love & Death

7. Dennis Lehane for Black Bird (“Pilot”)
8. Hugo Blick for The English
9. Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling for Retreat
10. Steven Knight for All the Light We Cannot See

Directing for a Limited Series

1. Mike White for The White Lotus : Sicily
2. David Mandel for The White House Plumbers
3. Steven Sodherbergh for Full Circle
4. Lesli Linka Glatter for Love and Death
5. Niki Caro for Daisy Jones and the Six
6. Cary Joji Fukunaga for Masters of the Air

7. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris for Fleishman is in Trouble (“Me-Time”)
8. Paris Barclay for Monster : The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (“Silenced”)
9. Carl Franklin for Monster : The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (“Episode One”)
10. Hugo Blick for The English

FYC: Better Call Saul, The English and The Good Fight in all categories including Emily Blunt, Bob Odenkirk, Christine Baranski and Rhea Seehorn.

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[Emmyfan Joined: Nov 26th, 2010 Topics: 20 Posts: 1693 View Predictions]

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I hope that the Halloween episode of Abbott Elementary can break into directing.

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[boss Joined: Aug 14th, 2016 Topics: 3 Posts: 1000 View Predictions]

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wolfali wrote:

10. Steven Knight for All the Light We Cannot See

Had no idea that he’s the one adapting it, I feel like him and Jack Thorne are behind everything.

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[JV Joined: Dec 31st, 2019 Topics: 9 Posts: 5073 View Predictions]

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I think The Bear should submit two episodes, the Pilot and “Review” in Directing. It can totally get both since the category isn’t looking too crowded at the moment.

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 240 Posts: 36821 View Predictions]

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JV wrote:

I think The Bear should submit two episodes, the Pilot and “Review” in Directing. It can totally get both since the category isn’t looking too crowded at the moment.

It can’t submit both episodes as they are directed by the same director.

If The Bear wants to submit two episodes in directing it has to submit one of Joanna Calo’s episodes (“Brigade”, “Ceres” or “Sheridan”).

FYC: Better Call Saul, The English and The Good Fight in all categories including Emily Blunt, Bob Odenkirk, Christine Baranski and Rhea Seehorn.

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[braydenfitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 95 Posts: 8450 View Predictions]

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With the White Lotus being moved out of Limited into Drama, would Mike White have to submit an individual episode or does the entire season still count as his submission like it would in Limited.

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 240 Posts: 36821 View Predictions]

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braydenfitzsimmons wrote:

With the White Lotus being moved out of Limited into Drama, would Mike White have to submit an individual episode or does the entire season still count as his submission like it would in Limited.

Individual.

FYC: Better Call Saul, The English and The Good Fight in all categories including Emily Blunt, Bob Odenkirk, Christine Baranski and Rhea Seehorn.

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[antony Joined: May 13th, 2020 Topics: 7 Posts: 1005 View Predictions]

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Bill Hader also said that he directed all the episodes of season 4.

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[braydenfitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 95 Posts: 8450 View Predictions]

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Maybe Fryman could get this year’s Multi-Cam directing slot for the pilot?

NBC’s ‘Night Court’ Revival Opens to Winning Ratings with 7.39 Million Viewers https://t.co/uhbTqIPyDa

— Variety (@Variety) January 18, 2023

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[kat_ebbs Joined: Jun 10th, 2021 Topics: 28 Posts: 7470 View Predictions]

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braydenfitzsimmons wrote:

Maybe Fryman could get this year’s Multi-Cam directing slot for the pilot?

Yeah that has positive (low positive, but it’s a network multi-cam) reviews too. Plus Rauch was doing interviews about preserving the format.

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[Ziggiy Joined: Nov 25th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 756 View Predictions]

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Donald Glover deserves a directing nod for Atlanta’s “Goof Who Sat By The Door”

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