Let’s see whether my 2 for Patty prediction pays off. Probably not.

How did Borstein won from vote splitting? It had two very competitive nominees.

I’m so sad Rachel lost. I adore her and her performance during her submission episode was heartbreaking. But well, call me a hater but I love that they FINALLY moved on in this category.

Maisel already has the same number of Emmys it won last year (8), which is the record for comedies, so it can beat its record. Well deserved.

No split screen again?!?!?! I want to see all nominees before the winner is announced. Is it that hard?!??!?

I’m not so sure. Cranston had a killer submission in 2012.

Wait, I’ve never seen the Emmys on FOX. But this will affect the pre-show, not the actual show, right?

There were changes last year because the producers idiotically decided to not shot the split screen before the winner is announced. But once again, things were coordinated, as a single cameraman was covering Moss and Foy for example. The move from Moss to Foy, as the winner in lead actress in a drama series was announced, is obvious.

Somehow the actor managed to be even more frustrating than the producer. Emmy voters make Oscar voters appear so wise.

Actually it gets worse. I even lost interest and just barely made it through the final few episodes. The writing is very basic, they could have played a bit with the structure to make it all a more interesting ride. But nope…

Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada
Adele Exarchopolous – Blue is the Warmest Colour
Julianne Moore – Far From Heaven

I assume modern means post-2000.

Why do you think Lopez can happen?
I just don’t see the actors’ branch nominating her, even though she might have buzz right now. Best case scenario: Aniston in 2015.

I can tell you why I don’t want her to win.

Desperate as she is, she’s one of these actors who might work on stage but simply don’t work in movies. Last year, she was the worst thing about Widows – she had no presence, she was pushing and pushing and trying to oversell her character but it was a hollow, overwrought performance. From the…[Read more]

+10 Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
-10 Maggie Smith, Gosford Park

Judi Dench, Notes On a Scandal (970)

Colin Firth, A Single Man (950)

Maggie Smith, Gosford Park (545)

Ellen Burstyn, Requiem For a Dream (450)

Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada (430)

Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (416)

Charlize Theron, Monster…[Read more]

It would be great to coronate Phoenix for a role as crazy as the Joker. This would just feel so right. I’m all in for a Phoenix sweep.

What’s Zellweger’s narrative? A comeback? She needs a terrific performance and I don’t expect it. Judging from the trailer, this looks like an average HBO film and although Zellweger has the look, something’s not there.

And Zellweger won an Oscar (for an awful performance), so why give her a second? Theron has the filmography to back up a second…[Read more]

Well, trailers can be really misleading amd I expect The Laundromat to be a big surprise, so let’s wait and see.

Streep in supporting is actually what a very anti-Streep site is pushing. I don’t buy it for now. Judging from everything I’ve read so far about The Laundromat, she’s lead.

I don’t get it. Why is Dern suddenly the favourite for Little Women? Why is Little Women expected to be so big? It’s a film that’s been done a thousand times. And the ’94 version is quite good. Even A Star Is Born didn’t turn into the juggernaut many expected it to be and it was actually a huge Zeitgeist phenomenon.

+2 Rachel Brosnahan
+2 Jodie Comer
+1 Natasha Lyonne
-5 Viola Davis

Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, S2 (357)

Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag, S2 (300)

Michelle Williams in Fosse/Verdon (126)

Jodie Comer in Killing Eve, S2 (124)

Amy Adams in Sharp Objects (115)

Sandra Oh in Killing Eve, S2 (93)

Joey King in The Act…[Read more]