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Tonight are the 71st Emmy Awards. In the past I would have set up a guessing game to see who could guess the winners. But this year, I didn't feel up to it since I haven't seen most of the shows nominated. For the most part, I have no dog in this fight. The only show I am really rooting for is Game of Thrones, which evolved from empty pornography to a story about complicated choices and sacrifice. Fans of the show might say that those elements were always there. I would say that they were obscured by the sheer volume of vulgarity. This season jettisoned most of those disgusting elements and was the most watchable and, in my opinion, the best season of the series. (I will write more on this later in its own post)
I predict that this Emmy Award will be very low-rated for that reason. The most watched shows of the year (The Big Bang Theory and NCIS) have few nominations. While popularity is not always a sign of quality, it can be a sign of how in-touch TV critics are with mainstream audiences.
Here are my thoughts about the major categories.
BEST SITCOM: Barry
Simply because has a lot of heat on him now and I've heard good things about the show, I think this might win. Of course, with politics being what it is, Veep might come away with it.
BEST ACTOR, COMEDY - Bill Hader, Barry
I don't watch any of the shows for which the actors are nominated, but again, because of the heat he has in the last few weeks, I would guess he would get it.
BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY - Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag
I haven't seen this show, but Waller-Bridge is very popular with the Hollywood elite, so-much-so that they brought her on to play the feminist droid in Solo. Something tells me they want to give her an award.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY - Henry Winkler, Barry
He won last year (I think), and Emmy's tend to stick with the same horse for years (look at David Hyde Pierce).
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY - Olivia Colman, Fleabag
She just won an Oscar and TV critics like to think that they are just as cultured as movie critics, so I would guess that this would follow. Haven't seen the show, but she is a talented actress.
BEST DRAMA: Game of Thrones
I'm going out on a limb on this. There was such a big backlash against this final season, but I think that voters will want to honor the series as such in the finale. I could be horribly miscalculating on this one, though. We will see.
BEST ACTOR, DRAMA - Sterling K. Brown, This is Us
He won last year and his performance this year was even better. Like I said, Emmy tends to stay with their favorites.
BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA - Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Critics love this show (which has Phoebe Waller-Bridge as a writer). This really should go to Emilia Clarke this year, but whatever.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA - Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Dinklage is fantastic in the role and this year was no exception, even if most people didn't like the story. I would hope that this year Chris Sullivan would be recognized for his under-appreciated role as the ever hopeful Toby. But we will see.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA - Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Williams has always done a terrific job on this show and her skill hasn't faltered. This would be the last chance for Emmy voters to recognize her body of work in this series, so tonight might be her night.
OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW - Queer Eye
I don't think this has anything to do with quality. If it did, The Amazing Race would win every year. I think the political climate will dictate that the winner will be either this or RuPaul's Drag Race
THOUGHTS?
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