See, interestingly, I think that this means more for their shows getting into program categories than for individual nominations for Jeong or Carden. I’d love to see Jeong announced as host too.

I think that, if anyone is going to be namechecked in that category, it’s going to be 17 time Emmy nominee and 4 time Emmy winner Alfre Woodard for a Netflix movie that probably hardly anyone has seen. With only Adams, Arquette, and Williams really locked in, Woodard’s name, like Britton’s and Margulies’s, really looks comfortable for Emmy voters.…[Read more]

Only 21 Television Movies on the ballot. At this rate, it’s going to have to fold back into one longform category with Limited Series soon. Melanie Lynskey went supporting for Castle Rock, and no Gabriel Byrne or Matthew Goode on the longform acting ballots. And Don Cheadle, Adam Driver, Sandra Oh, and Paul Rudd are all on the guest acting ballots…[Read more]

I was perfect for all of the design categories, but then things started coming undone for me with Hadestown over Oklahoma for Orchestrations and Ain’t Too Proud over Kiss Me Kate for Choreography.

I really liked the clustering of the play acting categories together, but then making us wait so long for leading actor was rough, as the show then…[Read more]

Yeah, I was also thinking that Laura Dern is the main reason for the Lynch choice, but I’m alright with that. Susanne Bier and Kimberly Peirce being on the board probably helped Wertmuller get recognized too. But the big surprise has to be Wes Studi getting selected, as Buffy Sainte-Marie has long been the only indigenous person to be an Oscar…[Read more]

Does anyone know Regina King’s stage credits? The only thing I know about is her performance in the Crossroads Arts Academy version of 227.

Gibbs wasn’t in enough of the program to qualify in longform because of the Ellen Burstyn rule.

I think that this should be a contender for Outstanding Variety Special (Live). Kimmel could finally win an Emmy and frankly I think that this is the first time he’d deserve one. My only problem with the surprise Gibbs appearance (for which I wish there was some way for her to get Emmy attention, but, alas, no individual performance in a variety…[Read more]

Farmiga has a clearer path to a nomination in a fairly open category with no internal competition on the ballot.

And Huffman’s out of the predictions center too, leaving only Farmiga from WTSU in supporting actress, which seems to be a good strategy to me.

This has to be the dullest (safest?) series of fall lineups in history. No bold schedule moves. No really exciting new shows. Several 2 hour newsmagazine and reality show blocks. And cautious programming with many short run episode commitments and plenty held for mid-season. This really feels like the end of network television to me, and this was…[Read more]

She’s had so many close calls with the Emmys in prestige productions over time, from The Life and Death of Peter Sellers to The Memory Keeper’s Daughter to Appropriate Adult to The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe to The Dresser to Genius to Little Women. It reminds me a little of Miranda Richardson being constantly overlooked before she finally…[Read more]

Next year’s Daytime Emmy winner?

I know Margaret Qualley is getting the supporting actress push from the show and I’m glad she finally made her long-awaited series debut in last night’s 4th of the 8 episodes with much more likely from her down the road, but I think Aya Cash really deserves a push for her heartbreaking work. I knew absolutely nothing about Joan Simon before this…[Read more]

On the play side, I am really surprised at no Glenda Jackson or Keri Russell for leading actress in a play, especially with their costars getting nominated, but I really hope that this then tees things up for an Elaine May win. And, despite their shows not nominated for Best Play, it still looks like Cranston v. Daniels in Oscar winning parts.

On…[Read more]

Like with many Emmy contenders, I don’t think it really matters whether voters have seen the program. Wilson has built up a lot of goodwill, culminating in a strong performance in season 4 of the Affair and her still-mysterious departure from the show last summer (I wish some more people would comment on this thread:…[Read more]

I suspect When They See Us will be listed soon. Dead To Me is listed even though it hasn’t premiered yet. I was surprised to see Special under Short Form, but then noticed that each episode is only 12-17 minutes. Insatiable and Sex Education run about the same time as each other, but the former is listed under comedy and the latter under drama.…[Read more]

I really loved this first episode and bought into the “counting down to Bob Fosse’s death” framing of the show. I’m glad the celebrity impressions appear to be rather fleeting and the show does appear to be thoroughly invested in the relationship between Fosse and Verdon, so this does deviate from the Ryan Murphy approach to celebrity stories.…[Read more]

Ah, here is the discussion I was looking for and the quote that sums up my feelings as well. I’ll continue to argue that, absent separate categories for anthologies, they are a better fit in drama than limited. This issue goes back to the beginning of the Emmys, when anthology series were much more common, and was probably most prominent when…[Read more]

Yep, and with so many shows with possible contenders sitting out this cycle, this is a perfect opportunity for the show. I suspect Cicely Tyson returns, but the rest of the guest actress category could easily be filled out with AHS performances now.