At the end of
February the first phase of the prelude to the Emmy nominations and awards came
to an end with the presentation of the SAG awards. Focused entirely on series
released in 2022, we received a certain indication as to how the Emmy
nominations might go.
There was a universal
agreement when it came to comedy: Abbott Elementary won every Best
Comedy prize in sight, from the Golden Globes to the Critics Choice to the SAG Awards.
The clear frontrunner for Best Actor in a Comedy is Jeremy Allan White for The
Bear while Quinta Brunson has an early lead for Best Actress in a Comedy
with her greatest rival Jean Smart ineligible due to Hacks not airing
its third season until the end of the eligibility. It is harder to define the
supporting awards though Tyler James Williams and Sheryl Lee Ralph have an
early advantage.
There is no
consensus when it comes to the Drama awards. The Golden Globes chose House
of the Dragon, The Critics Choice Awards Better Call Saul and the
SAG awards chose The White Lotus which ended up winning Best Limited Series
from the Golden Globes. Bob Odenkirk has taken one Best Actor prize; another
has been won by Kevin Costner for Yellowstone but the recent controversy
over his appearances in future seasons may diminish his chances. Jennifer
Coolidge is the leader in Best Supporting Actress for The White Lotus but
with Succession not a factor that remains to be seen.
Now we enter the
second phase leading up to the Emmy nominations in July with the Peabody Awards
which gave their nominations this past week. While the awards themselves are
rarely a bellwether for the eventual winner of the Emmys, in recent years they
have offered insight into some of the series that the Emmys might very well end
up considering this year. Several of their choices are certain to be nominated
while others, based on other awards, may have moved up in the estimations. Admittedly,
some of the nominated series are shows that will be ineligible regardless but
there are enough nominated series that might give us insight as to what might
guide the Emmy judges. Bearing that mind, let’s take a lot at this years nominees.
Certain Emmy
Nominees
No one would
dispute that Abbott Elementary will dominate the nominations this fall;
the only question is whether it will defeat Ted Lasso which will
certainly be it’s biggest rival. Better Call Saul is also a lock for Best
Drama nominations. Equally certain to be part of the discussion for Best
Limited Series is The Patient, the exceptional psychological thriller
with Steve Carell and Domhnall Gleason as its leads. With The White Lotus competing
for Best Drama, it is likely to be a serious contender.
Likely
Contenders
The fourth
season of Atlanta was nominated and is a strong possibility to be
considered at least for Donald Glover and some of the supporting cast. Where it
can earn a Best Comedy nomination remains to be seen among a very strong
category.
Andor did very well in
the early phases of the awards, getting nominations for Best Drama from the
Critics Choice and acting nods for Diego Luna. It remains to be seen if its
natural strength and themes can prevail over the far bigger hit The Mandalorian
which has been nominated for Best Drama its first two seasons.
Reservation Dogs
has
been a critical favorite for years and received multiple nominations from the
Broadcast Critics this past December. The question remains whether it has
enough momentum to prevail over the bigger commercial hit produced by Taika
Waititi What We Do In the Shadows.
Long Shots
Bad Sisters has received immense
critical acclaim and has received nominations for Best Drama from the Critics
Choice awards, but it is fighting it out in a crowded field whether it competes
as a comedy or a drama.
The nomination
for Somebody Somewhere is one that I am very happy about because it was
one of my favorite quiet comedies of 2022. Though nominated for last year, its
season premiere is next Saturday. Could this put it over the top?
No Real Chance
Netflix’s Mo is
worshipped by Critics and has a good pedigree but has no chance among many of
the Netflix series out there. Sort of is practically unheard of. Los
Espookys is hysterical but its cancelation almost certain doomed its
chances.
Pachinko and Severance
are ineligible this year, and the other nominees Bob’s Burgers and Documentary
Now! Will compete in other categories not related to the Emmys.
It is an
interesting collection of nominees as the Peabodys often present. I will report
on the winners after the May 9th ceremony to see if anything meaningful
will be decided.
The MTV Movie
and TV awards have given their nominations earlier this week. Since Euphoria
isn’t eligible, I’m more interested then I was last year. I’ll report on
that later this week.
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