The Emmy Race Is On—Here's Who's Leading
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Emmy nominations won't be announced until July 15, but the campaigns are in full swing. (June in Los Angeles is basically one big "For Your Consideration" event every single day.) The big question is, who will be nominated?
From Kathy Bates in Matlock to Adam Brody in Nobody Wants This and literally the entire cast of The White Lotus, Newsweek has had so many potential nominees on the Parting Shot Podcast with H. Alan Scott. So make sure you're subscribed to never miss some of the best chats in entertainment news.
Emmy nomination season is here, with Severance, The Bear, and The White Lotus leading the prediction pack. Expect a mix of returning favorites and buzzy newcomers—and a few inevitable snubs.
Emmy nomination season is here, with Severance, The Bear, and The White Lotus leading the prediction pack. Expect a mix of returning favorites and buzzy newcomers—and a few inevitable snubs.
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DRAMA CATEGORIES: CAN ANYONE STOP SEVERANCE?
Severance is likely to be a big contender, but don't count out new entries like The Pitt and Paradise.
In the acting categories, Noah Wyle (The Pitt) and Kathy Bates (Matlock) are likely winners. Everyone has been talking about them all season, and both of their shows are brand new and very buzz worthy. But don't count out Sterling K. Brown (Paradise) or even Gary Oldman (Slow Horses).
Other names that would be nice to see in the mix are Jon Hamm for Your Friends & Neighbors and Melanie Lynskey for Yellowjackets. Also, Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale) and Penn Badgley (You) should get some recognition for the finales of their respective shows.
But the one series you can expect to be all over the drama categories: The White Lotus. Expect most of the cast, including Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood and Parker Posey, to get nominated. Will they win? Unlikely, considering the less than thrilled reaction to the season, but they will certainly be recognized.
COMEDY CATEGORIES: WILL GHOSTS FINALLY GET RECOGNIZED?
Ghosts has consistently been a hit in the CBS' lineup, and yet it has never received much love from the Emmys. (Which is crazy considering that CBS announced earlier this year a two-season renewal for the hit comedy, a rarity these days for any show, let alone a network sitcom.) Asher Grodman, who plays Trevor on the series and is one of the potential nominees from the show, talked about this on a recent episode of the Parting Shot Podcast. It's seriously about time this incredible ensemble cast gets some Emmys love.
Besides Ghosts, expect lots of mentions of new entries like The Studio and Nobody Wants This to be among the Emmy nominees. In addition to these new entries, past winners like Hacks, The Bear and Abbott Elementary will likely pick up multiple nominations.
While it's no surprise that Jean Smart from Hacks will be nominated (and likely win), this could be Hannah Einbinder's year to finally win in the Supporting category. She had a stand-out season this year, and her name is the one that keeps coming up in many of these FYC conversations happening in Hollywood.
Another show that deserves more attention is Mid-Century Modern. The entire cast is worthy of nominations, but Nathan Lane and Matt Bomer are the most likely to pick up nominations. Also, don't count out the love people have for Linda Lavin, who died while the show was still in production.
Other worthy contenders in the comedy categories include Sharon Horgan's Bad Sisters and Wendi McLendon-Covey's incredible performance on St. Denis Medical. (It's one of the funniest shows from last year and she's yet to ever get any Emmys love. It's her time.) It would also be incredible to see Somebody Somewhere finally get some love. Bridget Everett's small town comedy ended this year, but it had so much heart and humor that hopefully its small but loud fanbase are screaming loud enough to help it finally pick up a nod.
TV MOVIE AND LIMITED SERIES CATEGORIES: HAS ADOLESCENCE KILLED THE MONSTERS?
Going into awards season, for a long time it seemed like Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story was going to dominate all categories. Then Adolescence debuted and everyone couldn't stop talking about it. At this point, it doesn't look like anything is going to stop Adolescence's momentum.
That said, you can expect Monsters to pick up nominations for literally everyone involved, including Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Cooper Koch, Javier Bardem, Chloë Sevigny and Ryan Murphy. But there's one person from Monsters who really deserves some recognition: Leslie Grossman. She's been consistent in so many of Murphy's projects and always delivers, but she especially delivered in Monsters.
Another one to watch out for is Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. Renée Zellweger's return as Bridget Jones was a hit for Peacock and well, when it comes to awards, nobody ignores Zellweger. (We couldn't either, we made her our cover story when the film premiered.) Expect the two-time Oscar winner to be a first-time Emmy winner.
Another is Jesse Armstrong's Mountainhead. This all-star cast will almost certainly pick up nominations, but there's one member of the cast who truly deserves a nomination: Cory Michael Smith. His performance is literally haunting and we chatted with him about it on the Parting Shot Podcast.
The Emmy nominations will be announced on July 15, and the 77th annual Emmy Awards will air on CBS on September 14.
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