It will be interesting to consider
the winners from this category since The White Lotus was nominated in
dramas. With the sole exception of This is Going to Hurt, none of the nominees
are eligible for Emmys in 2023-2024. This is interesting and honestly intriguing.
And to be clear, with one real exception, I don’t have a problem with the
majority of the nominees.
BEST LIMITED SERIES
The Dropout is the sole
nominee from the 2022 Emmys to be here. For obvious reasons, I’m overjoyed to
see Gaslit leading the way in nominations. It is understandable that Under
the Banner of Heaven, Station Eleven, The Offer and The Girl from Plainville
are all hear: each received nominations for Best Streaming Limited Series
for the HCA this summer. I have made clear my objections about Pam and Tommy
but it makes sense considering how it will it did with the Emmy nominations
last year that it’s present. I guess few could argue with “This is Going to
Hurt either.
Am I slightly surprised that
neither The Patient nor Welcome to Chippendales is here? Yes. Am
I overjoyed that Inventing Anna is not? Very much so.
I’m now going to go into Best TV
Movie because there is some crossover. I think the likely winner will be The
Survivor and I’m glad to see Ray Donovan, Fresh and Weird: The Al
Yankovic story here. I can work up enthusiasm for Prey as well. I’ll
be interested to see what wins.
BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES
OR TV MOVIE
I can’t fault the presence of Andrew
Garfield or Sebastian Stan, considering they got Emmy nominations last year.
Ben Foster and Samuel L. Jackson were arguably robbed of them last year, so I’m
glad to see them considered. I’m never upset to see Ben Whishaw nominated for
anything (the Critics Choice owe him for Fargo at least) and given his
work as Weird Al, I’m glad to see Daniel Radcliffe here.
To be fair, I’m slightly annoyed
that Sean Penn was the only lead from Gaslit who was not nominated. And
a little sad that Steve Carell isn’t around for The Patient. But
otherwise it’s a good group.
BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES or TV MOVIE
And the TCA has officially done a
better job than the Emmys in this category last year. Amanda Seyfried will
likely triumph for The Dropout, but Julia Roberts and Michelle Pfeiffer
are deservedly included for their superb work in Gaslit and The First
Lady respectively. Lily James was
probably inevitable considering Pam and Tommy’s success. And credit where
it’s due for the TCA ignoring the haters and nominated Amber Midthunder for Prey.
I mean, a nomination for an action TV movie. Bravo
Sure I wish that Julia Garner wasn’t
here and that Renee Zellweger was. But honestly, anything for The Thing About
Pam was honestly a long shot. So good job.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A
LIMITED SERIES
This is a pretty good bunch actually.
Domhnall Gleeson more than earned a nomination for his incredible work on The
Patient. And extra credit to the TCA for being the only awards show to
recognize Shea Whigham’s masterclass as Gordon Liddy on Gaslit. Ray Liotta deserved one last shot at the
awards for his work on Black Bird and Paul Walter Hauser more than
earned for me the scariest, soft spoken monster in history. I’m always glad to
see Matthew Goode in the ranks and more than glad to see Murray Bartlett as
well. And full credit to the TCA for not nominating Seth Rogen, further
demonstrating their independence.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A
LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE
An interesting group. Overjoyed
that Betty Gilpin is here for Gaslit. Melanie Lynskey and Juno Temple
were nominated for their work in Candy and The Offer respectively
by the HCA, so it makes sense they’re here.
As for the rest, I’ll have to look
at Fleishman is in Trouble to see if Claire Danes is worthy of a nod
(though let’s face it, she usually is). Niecy Nash-Betts almost never gets her
due from any awards show, but I’m still not sure Dahmer represents her
best work. Dominique Fishback was overlooked for her work on The Last Days
of Ptolemy Gray. Interesting group
that will no doubt send many to various streaming services.
As for some of the others: Best
Foreign Language series has a good group. Pachinko and Extraordinary
Attorney Woo are the kind of series that should be getting nominations, and
My Brilliant Friend is one that the critics and audiences love. 1899 and
Tehran have a cult base as well. Animated series is a good group,
featuring Bob’s Burger’s, Harley Quinn, and Primal, reminding us
why the rest of the world needs to appreciate Genndy Tartakovsky more. And as for talk show, John Oliver and Seth
Meyers were the only inevitable ones: I’m thrilled to see Samantha Bee back for
one last bite at the big prize and always glad to see Amber Ruffin.
I’ll be back in January to try and
predict the winners. Though I have to say, given the quality of the nominees,
there aren’t going to be many real losers. I’ll be back on Monday to deal with
the Golden Globes. And yes, I’m going to acknowledge they exist. Will the
world?
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