Emmy Awards 2016: who could win, who should win, who will win
Hey fellow TV junkies, the Emmys awards are upon us again!
The 68th Emmy Awards air on Sunday, 18 September in the US (early Monday morning in India), and this year Fox has roped in Jimmy Kimmel to take the stage for the second time as host.
In this day and age, most of do spend hours upon hours watching what is no longer referred to the "idiot box" - whether we're streaming it on Netflix, other video on-demand services, our beloved watcheries or on a Star World, Colors Infinity and the like.
So during this golden age of TV, where there are terrific shows to choose from, these awards are more relevant than ever.
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The Academy, it seems, finally woke up this year around and has been rectifying past mistakes (like Modern Family winning for a fifth time last year and Jim Parsons picking up his fourth outstanding lead comedy actor award for The Big Bang Theory - a show that it sits "comfortably at the bottom of the barrel" of critical opinion according to TIME) with a nominee list that is heavy on innovative newcomers like Mr Robot, black-ish and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
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So will it be Game of Thrones that walks away with the maximum awards for the recent brutal Season 6? And will Veep take home the best comedy series trophy again? Or will first-time series nominations for shows like The Americans, black-ish or Mr Robot result in any upsets?
Like we said last year, predictions are dangerous, but we weren't too far off the mark at all.
Here's what to expect for the big ones this year:
Outstanding Drama Series
The nominees:
The Americans (FX)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Downton Abbey (PBS)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Homeland (Showtime)
House of Cards (Netflix)
Mr Robot (USA)
Will win: Game of Thrones
Should win: The Americans
Could win: Mr Robot
Limited series
The nominees:
American Crime
Fargo
The Night Manager
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Roots
Will win: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Should win: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Could win: The Night Manager
Comedy series
The nominees:
black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep
Will win: Veep
Should win: black-ish
Could win: Master of None
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
The nominees:
Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Taraji P Henson, Empire
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Keri Russell, The Americans
Will win: Viola Davis
Should win: Keri Russell
Could win: Tatiana Maslany
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
The nominees:
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Will win: Rami Malek
Should win: Without a second thought, Rami Malek. No other choice makes sense in this category.
Could win: Mathew Rhys. He's been snubbed for far too long, so guilt could be his winning mantra - Leonardo Di Caprio's recent Oscar is indicative of that trend. It's also hard to fully knock out Bob Odendirk from the race too, the man is so unobtrusively good at doing what he does in Better Call Saul. He's a consistent performer who also gets consistently overlooked.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
The nominees:
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
Will win: Kit Harrington
Should win: Jonathan Banks
Could win: Peter Dinklage. He's everyone's favourite Game of Thrones character after all.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
The nominees:
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Maura Tierney, The Affair
Constance Zimmer, UnREAL
Will win: Lena Headey
Should win: Lena Headey. Not much to say here. Headey for the win she deserves.
Could win: Constance Zimmer. She had an incredible first season on UnReal that could swoop in and steal the trophy.
Lead actor in a limited series
The nominees:
Bryan Cranston, All the Way
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Idris Elba, Luther
Cuba Gooding Jr., The People vs. O.J. Simpson
Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager
Courtney B Vance, The People vs. O.J. Simpson
Will win: Tom Hiddleston
Should win: Tom Hiddleston
Could win: Courtney B Vance
Lead actress in a limited series
The nominees:
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grille
Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson
Lili Taylor, American Crime
Kerry Washington, Confirmation
Will win: Sarah Paulson
Should win: Sarah Paulson
Could win: Anybody else, because it really is Paulson's year.
Supporting actor in a limited series or movie
The nominees:
Jesse Plemons, Fargo
Bokeem Woodbine, Fargo
Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager
Sterling K Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
David Schwimmer, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
John Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Will win: Sterling K Brown
Should win: Sterling K Brown
Could win: Jesse Plemons
Supporting actress in a limited series or movie
The nominees:
Melissa Leo, All The Way
Regina King, American Crime
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Hotel
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Hotel
Jean Smart, Fargo
Olivia Colman, The Night Manager
Will win: Melissa Leo
Should win: Jean Smart
Could win: Olivia Colman
Lead actor in a comedy
The nominees:
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Will Forte, Last Man on Earth
William H Macy, Shameless
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Will win: Jeffrey Tambor
Should win: Anthony Anderson
Could win: Aziz Ansari
Lead actress in a comedy
The nominees:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Ellie Kemper, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Laurie Metcalf, Getting On
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Will win: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Should win: Tracee Ellis Ross
Could win: Amy Schumer
Supporting actor in a comedy series
The nominees:
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale, Veep
Matt Walsh, Veep
Will win: Louie Anderson
Should win: Louie Anderson
Could win: Matt Walsh
Supporting actress in a comedy series
The nominees:
Niecy Nash, Getting On
Allison Janney, Mom
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Judith Light, Transparent
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Will win: Judith Light
Should win: Allison Janney
Could win: Allison Janney
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
The nominees:
Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey, Episode 8
David Benioff and DB Weiss, Game of Thrones, Battle of the Bastards
Sam Esmail, Mr Robot, eps1.0_hellofriend.mov (Pilot)
Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, The Americans, Persona Non Grata
Robert King and Michelle King, The Good Wife, End
Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, UnREAL, Return
Will win: David Benioff and DB Weiss, Game of Thrones, Battle of the Bastards
Should win: Sam Esmail, Mr Robot, eps1.0_hellofriend.mov (Pilot)
Could win: Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, UnREAL, Return
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
The nominees:
Matthew Engler, Downton Abbey, Episode 9
Jack Bender, Game of Thrones, The Door
Miguel Sapochnik, Game of Thrones, Battle of the Bastards
Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland, The Tradition of Hospitality
David Hollander, Ray Donovan, Exsuscito
Steven Soderbergh, The Knick, This Is All We Are
Will win: Miguel Sapochnik, Game of Thrones, Battle of the Bastards
Should win: Miguel Sapochnik, Game of Thrones, Battle of the Bastards
Directing for a limited series, movie or dramatic special
The nominees:
Jay Roach, All The Way
Noah Hawley, Fargo
Susanne Bier, The Night Manager
Ryan Murphy, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Anthony Hemingway, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
John Singleton, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Will win: Ryan Murphy, The People v. O.J. Simpson, From the Ashes of Tragedy
Should win: Ryan Murphy, The People v. O.J. Simpson, From the Ashes of Tragedy
Outstanding Directing, Comedy
The nominees:
Aziz Ansari, Master Of None
Alec Berg, Silicon Valley
Mike Judge, Silicon Valley
Jill Soloway, Transparent
Dave Mandel, Veep
Chris Addison, Veep
Dale Stern, Veep
Will win: Jill Soloway, Transparent
Should win: Jill Soloway, Transparent
Best Television Movie
The nominees:
A Very Murray Christmas (Netflix)
All the Way (HBO)
Confirmation (HBO)
Luther (BBC One)
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (PBS)
Will win: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (PBS)
Should win: Luther (BBC One)
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The nominees:
The Amazing Race (CBS)
American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
Project Runway (Lifetime)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)
Will win: The Amazing Race (CBS)
Should win: American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
Best Variety Talk Series
The nominees:
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Crackle)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Will win: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)
Should win: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC). Fallon has breathed new life into the Tonight Show.
Best Variety Sketch Series
The nominees:
Documentary Now! (IFC)
Drunk History (Comedy Central)
Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
Key & Peele (Comedy Central)
Portlandia (IFC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Will win: Key & Peele (Comedy Central)
Should win: Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
There you have it. Catch's predictions for the 2016 Emmy Awards. Join us Monday as we find out all the choices we got wrong (and maybe a few we got right).
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First published: 18 September 2016, 2:46 IST
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