Writing and Directing 2023

[Aziz Sliti Joined: May 24th, 2022 Topics: 1 Posts: 376 View Predictions]

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LittleLucky wrote:

Out of curiosity, in the wasteland that is the Limited field, what do you guys think wins Writing and Directing? At the moment I’m slightly leaning towards Fleishman Is in Trouble winning Writing and I dunno, White House Plumbers winning Directing but I don’t feel great about either pick honestly

Agreed on Fleishman but I’m leaning towards Love And Death for directing.

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[Brayfers Joined: Oct 19th, 2018 Topics: 17 Posts: 1734 View Predictions]

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Drama Directing:

• Succession
• Succession
• Succession
• The Last of Us
• The White Lotus
• House of the Dragon
• Better Call Saul

Drama Writing:

• Succession
• The White Lotus
• The Last of Us
• Better Call Saul
• Better Call Saul
• Yellowjackets
• House of the Dragon

Comedy Directing:

• Barry
• Ted Lasso
• The Bear
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Atlanta
• Only Murders in the Building

Comedy Writing:

• Ted Lasso
• Barry
• Barry
• The Bear
• Only Murders in the Building
• Poker Face
• Abbott Elementary

Letterboxd: Brayfers

!EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE!
- SEVEN OSCARS
- BEST PICTURE
- Michelle Yeoh, Best Actress
- Ke Huy Quan, Best Supporting Actor
- Jamie Lee Curtis, Best Supporting Actress
- Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Best Director & Best Original Screenplay
- Paul Rogers, Best Film Editing

FYC (TV):
- Abbott Elementary
- House of the Dragon
- The White Lotus
- The Last of Us

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[methaddiction Joined: Aug 1st, 2017 Topics: 3 Posts: 5418 View Predictions]

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I don’t really see why HOTD would get directing and writing nominations when it just got snubbed at DGA and WGA..

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[Couverture Joined: Jun 16th, 2019 Topics: 1 Posts: 2202 View Predictions]

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Comedy Directing:

– Barry (TBA, Bill Hader)
– The Bear (Review)
– The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TBA, Amy Sherman-Palladino)
– Night Court (TBA)
– Poker Face (Dead Man’s Hand)
– Ted Lasso (TBA, Finale)
– Wednesday (Wednesday’s Child is Full of Woe)

Comedy Writing:

– Abbott Elementary (Development Day)
– Barry (TBA)
– The Bear (Braciole)
– Beef (TBA)
– Only Murders in the Building (I Know Who Did It)
– Poker Face (Dead Man’s Hand)
– What We Do in the Shadows (Private School)

**Winner, Runner-up

A Negroni. Sbagliato. With Prosecco in it.

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[Heptapod Joined: Sep 8th, 2021 Topics: 3 Posts: 1220 View Predictions]

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I think Love and Death may finally be Lesli Linka Glatter’s time to win an Emmy…

FYC: Bad Sisters (Anne-Marie Duff) Cunk on Earth (Diane Morgan), Fleishman Is in Trouble (Lizzy Caplan/Claire Danes), Industry (Marisa Abela/Myha'la Herrold), Physical (Rose Byrne), Poker Face (Ellen Barkin/Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Chloë Sevigny), The White Lotus (Sabrina Impacciatore)

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[Couverture Joined: Jun 16th, 2019 Topics: 1 Posts: 2202 View Predictions]

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Drama Directing:

– The Last of Us (Long, Long Time)
– The Last of Us (Look for the Light)
– Succession (TBA)
– Succession (TBA)
– Succession (TBA, Finale)
– The White Lotus (Arrivederci)
– Yellowjackets (Storytelling)

Drama Writing:

– Andor (One Way Out)
– Better Call Saul (Point and Shoot)
– The Crown (Couple 31)
– The Last of Us (When You’re Lost in the Darkness)
– Succession (TBA, Finale)
– The White Lotus (Arrivederci)
– Yellowjackets (Friends, Romans, Countrymen)

**Winner, Runner-up

A Negroni. Sbagliato. With Prosecco in it.

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[Aziz Sliti Joined: May 24th, 2022 Topics: 1 Posts: 376 View Predictions]

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I was rooting for Lesli Linka Glatter to win this year but now I’m hoping it goes to Nzingha Stewart for her amazing work on the Daisy Jones and The Six finale .

Probably my favorite episode in 2023 so far . She also directed episodes 6,8,9.

The show is really worth sticking with after the slow start the last 3 episodes are great and the finale is a masterpiece .

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[braydenfitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 98 Posts: 8902 View Predictions]

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Variety’s Writing predictions

DRAMA

• “Bad Sisters” (Apple TV+)
“The Prick” by Sharon Horgan, Dave Finkel, Brett Baer
• “Better Call Saul” (AMC)
“Saul Gone” by Peter Gould
• “The Last of Us” (HBO)
“Long, Long Time” by Craig Mazin
• “Succession” (HBO)
• “TBA Episode 10” by Jesse Armstrong (winner)
• “Yellowjackets” (Showtime)
“TBA Episode 10” by Ameni Rozsa
• “The White Lotus” (HBO)
“Arrivederci” by Mike White

COMEDY

• “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
“Development Day” by Quinton Brunson
• “The Bear” (FX)
“System” by Christopher Storer (Winner)
• “Poker Face” (Peacock)
“Dead Man’s Hand” by Rian Johnson
• “Shrinking” (Apple TV+)
“Coin Flip” by Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, Brett Goldstein
• “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
“TBA Episode 34” by Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Jason Sudeikis
• “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)
“Private School” by Ayo Edebiri, Shana Gohd

LIMITED/MOVIE/DRAMATIC SPECIAL

• “Black Bird” (Apple TV+)
“WhatsHerName” by Dennis Lehane, Steve Harris (winner)
• “Daisy Jones & the Six” (Prime Video)
“Track 1: Come and Get It” by Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber
• “Fleishman is in Trouble” (FX)
“Summon Your Witness” by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
• “Love & Death” (HBO)
“TBA Episode” by TBA
• “White House Plumbers” (HBO)
“TBA Episode” by Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck
• “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” (The Roku Channel)
Film Screenplay by Al Yankovic, Eric Appel

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[wolfali Joined: Apr 8th, 2023 Topics: 250 Posts: 39145 View Predictions]

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Imagine predicting WGA and recently double writers branch nominated Barry of all things to miss writing lmao.

Solidarity with the striking writers. Pay them the wages they are owed for bringing us the content we are all on here because of!

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[braydenfitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 98 Posts: 8902 View Predictions]

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Deadline hosted Q&A’s for DGA coming up.

COMEDY

• Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Animal Control (FOX)
• Beef (Netflix)
• Ghosts (CBS)
• Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (Paramount+)
• Loot (AppleTV+)
• Mo (Netflix)
• Party Down (Starz)
• Poker Face (Peacock)
• Schmigadoon! (AppleTV+)
• Shrinking (AppleTV+)
• The Big Door Prize (AppleTV+)
• The Great (Hulu)
• Tulsa King (Paramount+)
• Unprisoned (Hulu)

DRAMA

• 1923 (Paramount+)
• Better Call Saul (AMC)
• Dark Winds (AMC)
• Mrs Davis (Peacock)
• Star Trek: Picard (Paramount+)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime Video)
• Yellowjackets (Showtime)
• Yellowstone (Paramount Network)
• Your Honor (Showtime)

LIMITED/ANTHOLOGY/MOVIE

• A Friend of the Family (Peacock)
• A Small Light (NatGeo)
• A Spy Among Friends (MGM+)
• Accused (FOX)
• Black Bird (AppleTV+)
• Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
• Daisy Jones & The Six (Prime Video)
• Extrapolations (AppleTv+)
• Swarm (Prime Video)
• Tiny Beautiful Things (Hulu)
• Weird: The Al Yankovich Story (The Roku Channel)

VARIETY/NON-FICTION

• History of the World, Part II (Hulu)
• Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark (HBO)
• The Reluctant Traveller (AppleTV+)

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[wolfali Joined: Apr 8th, 2023 Topics: 250 Posts: 39145 View Predictions]

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Comedy Writing

1. Christopher Storer and Joanna Calo for The Bear (“Braciole”)
2. Rian Johnson for Poker Face (“Dead Man’s Hand”)
3. Alec Berg and Bill Hader for Barry (“Finale”)
4. Christopher Storer for The Bear (“Review”)
5. Quinta Brunson for Abbott Elementary (“Development Day”)
6. Natasha Lyonne and Alice Ju for Poker Face (“The Orpheus Syndrome”)
7. Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly and Jason Sudeikis for Ted Lasso (“Finale”)

8. John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese and Rob Turbovsky for Only Murders in the Building (“I Know Who Did It”)
9. Lee Sung jin for Beef (“Pilot”)
10. Barry

Comedy Directing

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. Rian Johnson for Poker Face (“Dead Man’s Hand”)
6. Ian B. Macdonald for Poker Face (“The Stall”)
7. Pamela Fryman for Night Court (“Pilot”)

8. Dime Davis for Abbott Elementary (“Read-a-thon”)
9. Tim Burton for Wednesday (“Wednesday’s Child is Full of Woe”)
10. Jamie Babbit for Only Murders in the Building (“I Know Who Did It”)

Drama Writing

1. Jesse Armstrong for Succession
2. Mike White for The White Lotus : Sicily (“Arrivederci”)
3. Peter Gould for Better Call Saul (“Saul Gone”)
4. Craig Mazin for The Last of Us (“Long, Long Time”)
5. Tony Gilroy for Andor (“Rix Road”)
6. Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson for Yellowjackets (“Friends, Romans, Countrymen”)
7. Sharon Horgan for Bad Sisters (“Saving Grace”)

8. Peter Morgan for The Crown (“Couple 31”)
9. Will Smith for Slow Horses (“Old Scores”)
10. Beau Willimon for Andor (“One Way Out”)

Drama Directing

1. Mike White for The White Lotus : Sicily (“Arrivederci”)
2. Mark Mylod for Succession (“Finale”)
3. Succession (“Connor’s Wedding”)
4. Craig Mazin for The Last of Us (“When You’re Lost in the Darkness”)
5. Shari Springer Bergman and Robert Pulcini for Succession (“4×07”)
6. Michelle MacLaren for Better Call Saul (“Nippy”)
7. Jessica Hobbs for The Crown (“Queen Victoria Syndrome”)

8. Dearbhla Walsh for Bad Sisters (“The Prick”)
9. Erik Richter Strand for The Crown (“Couple 31”)
10. Karyn Kusama for Yellowjackets (“Storytelling”)

Limited/Movie Writing

1. Alex Gregory and Peter Hucyk for White House Plumbers
2. Taffy Brodesser-Akner for Fleishman is in Trouble (“Me-Time”)
3. Liz Tigelaar for Tiny Beautiful Things (“Pilot”)
4. David E. Kelley for Love and Death
5. Michael Goldbach for Fleishman is in Trouble (“Free Pass”)
6. Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg for The Patient

7. Alice Birch for Dead Ringers
8. Eric Appel and Weird Al Yankovic for Weird : The Al Yankovic Story
9. Hugo Blick for The English
10. David MacMillan and Janet Mock for Dahmer : Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (“Silenced”)

Limited/Movie Directing

1. Lesli Linka Glatter for Love and Death
2. David Mandel for White House Plumbers
3. Rachel Lee Goldenberg for Tiny Beautiful Things (“Pilot”)
4. Paris Barclay for Monster : The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (“Silenced”)
5. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris for Fleishman is in Trouble (“Me-Time”)
6. Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini for Fleishman is in Trouble (“The Liver”)

7. Hugo Blick for The English
8. Karyn Kusama for Dead Ringers
9. Carl Franklin for Monster : The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (“Episode One”)
10. Donald Glover for Swarm (“Stung”)

Solidarity with the striking writers. Pay them the wages they are owed for bringing us the content we are all on here because of!

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[braydenfitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 98 Posts: 8902 View Predictions]

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Next Best Picture staff consensus predictions, no mention of which individual episodes though.

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

1. Christopher Storer, “The Bear” (FX)
2. MJ Delaney, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
3. Bill Hader, “Barry” (HBO)
4. Rian Johnson, “Poker Face” (Peacock)
5. Randall Einhorn, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
6. James Ponsoldt, “Shrinking” (Apple TV+)
7. Amy Sherman-Palladino, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime Video)

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

1. Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly & Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
2. Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
3. Christopher Storer, “The Bear” (FX)
4. Bill Hader, “Barry” (HBO)
5. John Hoffman & Noah Levine, “Only Murders In The Building” (Hulu)
6. Stefani Robinson & Paul Simms, “What We Do In The Shadows” (FX)
7. Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel & Brett Goldstein, “Shrinking” (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

1. Mark Mylod, “Succession” (HBO)
2. Mike White, “The White Lotus
3. Craig Mazin, “The Last of Us” (HBO)
4. Daisy von Scherler Mayer, “Yellowjackets” (Showtime)
5. Vince Gilligan, “Better Call Saul” (AMC)
6. Miguel Sapochnik, “House of the Dragon” (HBO)
7. Peter Gould, “Better Call Saul” (AMC)

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

1. Jesse Armstrong, “Succession” (HBO)
2. Mike White, “The White Lotus: Sicily” (HBO)
3. Peter Gould, “Better Call Saul” (AMC)
4. Craig Mazin, “The Last Of Us” (HBO)
5. Ameni Rosza, “Yellowjackets” (Showtime)
6. Tony Gilroy, “Andor” (Disney+)
7. Vince Gilligan, “Better Call Saul” (AMC)

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series

1. James Pondsoldt, “Daisy Jones & The Six” (Amazon Prime Video)
2. Paris Barclay, “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (Netflix)
3. Michaël R. Roskam, “Black Bird” (Apple TV+)
4. Lesli Linka Glatter, “Love & Death” (HBO)
5. David Mandel, “White House Plumbers” (HBO)
6. Eric Appel, “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” (The Roku Channel)
7. Deborah Chow, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” (Disney+)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

1. Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (Netflix)
2. Taffy Brodesser-Akner, “Fleishman Is In Trouble” (FX)
3. Dennis Lehane, “Black Bird” (Apple TV+)
4. David E. Kelly, “Love & Death” (HBO Max)
5. Scott Neaustadter & Michael H. Weber, “Daisy Jones & The Six” (Amazon Prime Video)
6. Alex Gregory & Peter Huyck, “White House Plumbers” (HBO)
7. Abe Sylvia, “George And Tammy” (Showtime)

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[LittleLucky Joined: Jul 12th, 2022 Topics: 0 Posts: 240 View Predictions]

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wolfali wrote:

Limited/Movie Writing
2. Taffy Brodesser-Akner for Fleishman is in Trouble (“Me-Time”)
5. Michael Goldbach for Fleishman is in Trouble (“Free Pass”) 

Limited/Movie Directing
5. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris for Fleishman is in Trouble (“Me-Time”)
6. Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini for Fleishman is in Trouble (“The Liver”) 

Two Fleishman Is in Trouble writing and directing nominations almost sounds too good to be true, but gosh these would be unbelievably deserved and I hope you’re right

FYC:
Succession, Industry, Ted Lasso, Dead to Me, and Fleishman Is in Trouble in all categories!

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[Boomerang Joined: Mar 18th, 2023 Topics: 0 Posts: 887 View Predictions]

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braydenfitzsimmons wrote:

Next Best Picture staff consensus predictions, Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series 1. James Pondsoldt, “Daisy Jones & The Six” (Amazon Prime Video)

That would be be outrageous over Stewart

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[wolfali Joined: Apr 8th, 2023 Topics: 250 Posts: 39145 View Predictions]

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braydenfitzsimmons wrote:

6. Miguel Sapochnik, “House of the Dragon” (HBO)

Solidarity with the striking writers. Pay them the wages they are owed for bringing us the content we are all on here because of!

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