It’s a long couple of weeks between the end of Emmy nominations voting and the nominations announcement. That break gives the Awards Insider team way too much time to debate our predictions for what shows and actors might get nominated this year.
I’m Rebecca Ford, and while compiling this year’s Emmy nominations predictions, I noticed that while the race has a few obvious front-runners, there are lots of wild cards in the mix as well. In the drama race, that’s because we don’t have a behemoth like Succession this year. Sure, Shōgun is out in front (“In some ways, this category is seven series competing for second place,” writes Richard Lawson in our predictions), but there are still seven slots to fill, and several bubble shows competing for those spots. Could Fallout be one of the rare video game adaptations to make it in? Or could Loki surprise for its second season? Is there room for the well-liked Mr. & Mrs. Smith?
In the same way, the comedy race has room for unexpected inclusions, beyond obvious lead contenders The Bear and Hacks. David Canfield is predicting several surprises, like Reservation Dogs getting in and also The Gentlemen—but it’s possible something like the starry Palm Royale could take one of those spots instead. And while limited series will be led by Netflix’s breakout show Baby Reindeer, the rest of the field could go many different ways.
The acting nominations should feature plenty of big names, and in some categories there are so many competing that there won’t be room for all of them. It’s wild that someone like Nicole Kidman (for her excellent work in Expats) could possibly be snubbed. If you need even more analysis, we discuss many of these tight races on this week’s episode of Little Gold Men as well.
It’s impossible to get everything right in our predictions, and I for one am always rooting for a few surprises to keep things interesting. But one thing we know for sure is that July 17 can’t come soon enough.
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