With the Emmy nominations less than a
month away the final sets of nominations and awards from various groups are
being given. Today I have two different sets of awards that have taken place in
the last few weeks but because of outside factors I've yet to update my
readers.
First last May I announced the
nominations of the third annual Gotham TV Awards which essentially focus on new
shows of the season just past. Here are the winners for 2026:
Breakthrough Comedy Series: I Love LA
Breakthrough Drama Series: Pluribus
Outstanding Limited or Anthology
Series: DTF St. Louis
Outstanding Lead Performance in A
Comedy: Tim Robinson, The Chair Company
Outstanding Supporting Performance in
a Comedy: Laurie Metcalf, Big Mistakes
Outstanding Lead Performance in a
Drama Series: Chase Infiniti, The Testaments
Outstanding Supporting Performance in
a Drama: Babou Ceesay, Alien: Earth
Outstanding lead Performance in a
Limited/Anthology Series: Michael Shannon, Death by Lightning
Outstanding Supporting Performance in
a Limited/Anthology Series: David Harbour, DTF St Louis
Outstanding Performance in an Original
Film: Cory Michael Smith, Mountainhead
Ensemble Tribute: Love Story: John F.
Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette.
Let's get this out of the way first; Mountainhead
is ineligible because it won at the Emmys last year. Pluribus and DTF
St. Louis were already top contenders in their respective categories and
the special award can only help Love Story.
As for the rest I Love LA is
fighting an uphill battle in the comedy category that already has several
contenders from HBO. Tim Robinson faces a similar struggle to break into
outstanding lead actor in a Comedy. Laurie Metcalf's chances for Big
Mistakes are better by far.
Chase Infiniti has been a dark horse
for her work in The Testaments and while Alien: Earth could slip
in for Best Drama Cessay is already facing a crowded category. David Harbour
was a near lock to get nominated for his work and this will help Michael
Shannon's chances for Death By Lightning.
I should add that Michelle Pfeiffer
received the Legend tribute and she is all but assured an Emmy nomination this
year as is Claire Danes who won the performance tribute. Will the Emmys honor
the final season of Stranger Things as the DTF did by giving the Duffer
Brothers the Visionary Tribute? We'll have to wait in see.
To be clear a lot of the likely
nominees and winners were ignored by the Gotham TV awards across the board but
that's the way of many awards shows anyway.
One of the more incidental awards
shows I discovered last year was the Golden Trailer Awards and earlier this
month they gave their awards. I feel an obligation to look at the nominations
for TV because they did have some correlation with the 2025 Emmy nominations
last years. I will only cover the nominations
Best Comedy Trailer TV
Series/Streaming
Season 5 of Only murders in the
Building and Season 2 of Nobody Wants This are shoo-in for
nominations. Chad Powers is a dark horse for some awards. Stick and
How to Get To Heaven From Belfast have no chance.
BEST DRAMA TRAILER TV Streaming Series
Love Story and Season 2 of The Pitt are
locks and the final season of Stranger Things might well be here. Ponies
and Young Sherlock have no chance.
Best Action for a TV Streaming Series.
Peacemaker has gotten some nominations. None of
the others – The Night Agent, The Last Frontier or The Terminal List have
any chances.
Best Fantasy Adventure Trailer
Alien: Earth and Wednesday's second season
might contend. Ironheart did get some nominations but has no real
chance, neither do Legacy of Monsters or Invasion
Best Graphics in a Trailer
Apple's Cape Fear might contend
next year. Welcome to Wrexham will do in reality programing. I don't
think The Beauty or Agatha Christie's Seven Dials have chance.
Best Horror Thriller Trailer
IT: Welcome to Derry has a possibility as do The Ed Gein
Story as does Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen. Devil In Disguise is
a dark horse.
Best Music In A Trailer
The final season of Euphoria was
a major contender – then it aired. The Ed Gein Story, Love Story and the
final season of Stranger Things might. I don't think Your Friends
& Neighbors will
Best Original Score
Squid Games final season can't be counted out or Welcome to Derry or Stranger
Things. The buzz on Chief of War has faded.
Best Sound Editing
Usual suspects: Stranger Things,
Welcome to Derry, Ed Gein.
Most Original Trailer
Pluribus definitely will and Alien: Earth might.
Peacemaker and The Beauty, slims
TV SPOTS FOR STREAMING SERIES
The most realistic possibility here is
Fallout.
COMEDY TV SPOT
Abbott Elementary has it locked up. Chad Powers is
a dark horse. Wonder Man who knows. It's Always Sunny in
Philadelphia…if only.
Drama TV Spot
Note The Bear is here Emmy
voters alone with The Pitt and Landman.
Best Horror TV Spot
Alien: Earth and Welcome to Derry: Twice.
Best Music TV Spot
Industry is here as is Fallout
Original TV Spot
Poker Face is ineligible. Bridgerton has
no chance. Industry and Chad Powers might. I'm skeptical about The
Beauty.
Innovative Advertising: I'm only going
to cover shows that will likely contend.
Only Murders is her twice for comedy trailer byte. Industry
AND devil in Disguise drama trailer byte. Thriller trailer covers Alien:
Earth (twice) Stranger Things, Welcome to Derry and Task.
Posters: Same as with Innovative
advertising
Only Murders and It's Always Sunny for comedy.
Pluribus is here for drama – though respect for Memory of A killer and
Vladimir. Wednesday: Season 2, Ed Gein and Welcome to Derry for
Horror/Thriller. Oh and Season 4 of The Bear got recognition in Best
Music.
Does this mean anything to what the
Emmy judges will do? Almost certainly know. Do I understand what many of the
terms listing mean? Absolutely not. Do
trailer really work when it comes to shows like Hacks or The Gilded
Age in terms of quality? I think we all know better.
But even with all those provisos the
dedicated critic can't deny that a lot of the major contenders for nominations
and awards shows in the weeks to come are being advertised here even if it does
lean strongly towards genre TV as these things usually do.
Anyways that's it for this edition of
Phase 3. The last major contender I'm waiting to hear about are the TCA
nominations which will happen later this summer. If any other awards shows come
up that might be pertinent you will read it here.
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