![]() Succession is ahead by default, but there’s a lot of game left to play here. HBO alone has the red-hot White Lotus (not new, exactly, but again, new to drama), blockbuster hit The Last of Us, and Golden Globe–winning House of the Dragon primed to crash the field, while Andor is an intriguing play for Disney+-a Star Wars show that’s actually the true toast of critics. (See the end of Game of Thrones.) The one thing giving me pause is just how much new competition is coming in. Is a win inevitable? The season hasn’t even started yet, but that may not matter-when a drama is so beloved by the Academy, even a disappointing final season can get a grand send-off. Like Ted Lasso, Succession has won its genre’s top Emmy for its last two periods of eligibility, and now appears to be facing its final Emmy test, with creator Jesse Armstrong confirming the impending fourth season will be its last. So expect a little more diversity of programming represented in those categories this year.Ĭan any of the hot new dramas beat Succession ? This means voters will need to be more discerning-and one would assume that, if, say, drama supporting-actress fields six nominees, they won’t exclusively go for a half dozen White Lotus stars (great as they all are!). This 2017 rule has been reversed-now, voters can only vote for as many shows or performances as will ultimately be nominated (usually between six and eight in the acting races, depending on the number of submissions). This “unlimited ballot” system made it harder for standout performances on smaller shows to get nominations, instead allowing the year’s most popular shows to just dominate as big ensembles were recognized en masse. ![]() The Television Academy finally changed one of its most bizarre rules this cycle, which allowed members to check off as many actors as they wanted when they cast their votes in the nomination process. Will that happen again?įortunately-and I say that as a big fan of the show!-probably not. Last year, eight White Lotus actors were nominated. In addition to Coolidge probably winning her second Emmy in a row, expect the likes of Aubrey Plaza, Meghann Fahy, and Michael Imperioli to figure into the supporting-acting races. ![]() For a show that defies easy categorization, the industry clearly doesn’t have a problem honoring it wherever it goes. The actors’ branch of the Television Academy remains the largest, though, so Team White Lotus can rest easy after the show won best drama ensemble and actress (Coolidge) at this year’s SAG Awards. (This is due to Jennifer Coolidge’s character’s return otherwise, it’d probably be able to stay in limited.) But Mike White’s hit was actually nominated across all three genres this past guild season for its second season: directorial achievement in a comedy series with the DGA, producer of episodic drama with the PGA, and limited series with the WGA. HBO’s satirical anthology will compete as a drama this year after sweeping the limited-series races in 2022. On the lead-actress side, at least, you’ve got a range of broadly comic work set to duke it out- Quinta Brunson, out front for Abbott Elementary, with Wednesday’s Jenna Ortega and Poker Face’s Natasha Lyonne intriguing spoiler possibilities.Ī more contested topic, actually, but yes. (Last year, he lost to Jason Sudeikis, who feels like a tougher sell than Ted Lasso itself to repeat.) Hader is hilarious in other contexts, sure, but this category looks increasingly like a battle of emotional devastation. That HBO hit has confirmed that its upcoming season will be its last, and Hader’s lauded performance dominated this category pre-COVID. His biggest competition, funnily (or maybe not-so-funnily) enough, is probably Bill Hader, who goes even darker in Barry. The Emmys are not to be trusted when it comes to defining this particular genre-remember the category seesawing of Orange Is the New Black-but yes, FX’s frenetic freshman phenomenon has settled into this category rather easily, and you can put money on Jeremy Allen White winning the best-actor award for his intensely dramatic performance.
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