Sunday, September 16, 2018

My Final Predictions for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards

The winners of The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced tomorrow night in a ceremony airing on NBC and hosted by Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost and Michael Che. Here are my final predictions for how the awards will go throughout the evening.





Comedy Series:
        Should Win - FX's Atlanta
        Will Win - Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
        Dark Horse - HBO's Barry

Drama Series:
        Should Win - FX's The Americans
        Will Win - Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale
        Dark Horse - Netflix's The Crown

Variety Talk Series:
        Should Win - HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
        Will Win - HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
        Dark Horse - TBS' Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Variety Sketch Series:
        Should Win - TruTV's At Home with Amy Sedaris
        Will Win - NBC's Saturday Night Live
        Dark Horse - IFC's Portlandia

Limited Series:
        Should Win - Netflix's Godless
        Will Win - FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
        Dark Horse - National Geographic's Genius: Picasso

Reality-Competition Program:
        Should Win - VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race
        Will Win - NBC's The Voice
        Dark Horse - VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
        Should Win - Ted Danson for NBC's The Good Place
        Will Win - Donald Glover for FX's Atlanta
        Dark Horse - Bill Hader for HBO's Barry

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
        Should Win - Pamela Adlon for FX's Better Things
        Will Win - Rachel Brosnahan for Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
        Dark Horse - Tracee Ellis Ross for ABC's Black-ish

Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
        Should Win - Matthew Rhys for FX's The Americans
        Will Win - Sterling K. Brown for NBC's This Is Us
        Dark Horse - Milo Ventimiglia for NBC's This Is Us

Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
        Should Win - Keri Russell for FX's The Americans
        Will Win - Elisabeth Moss for Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale
        Dark Horse - Claire Foy for Netflix's The Crown

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:
        Should Win - Benedict Cumberbatch for Showtime's Patrick Melrose
        Will Win - Darren Criss for FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
        Dark Horse - Antonio Banderas for National Geographic's Genius: Picasso

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:
        Should Win - Jessica Biel for USA's The Sinner
        Will Win - Laura Dern for HBO's The Tale
        Dark Horse - Michelle Dockery for Netflix's Godless

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
        Should Win - Louie Anderson for FX's Baskets
        Will Win - Henry Winkler for HBO's Barry
        Dark Horse - Brian Tyree Henry for FX's Atlanta

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
        Should Win - Betty Gilpin for Netflix's GLOW
        Will Win - Alex Borstein for Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
        Dark Horse - Kate McKinnon for NBC's Saturday Night Live

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
        Should Win - David Harbour for Netflix's Stranger Things
        Will Win - David Harbour for Netflix's Stranger Things
        Dark Horse - Matt Smith for Netflix's The Crown

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
        Should Win - Yvonne Strahovski for Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale
        Will Win - Yvonne Strahovski for Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale
        Dark Horse - Vanessa Kirby for Netflix's The Crown

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:
        Should Win - Brandon Victor Dixon for NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
        Will Win - Jeff Daniels for Netflix's Godless
        Dark Horse - Edgar Ramirez for FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:
        Should Win - Merritt Wever for Netflix's Godless
        Will Win - Penélope Cruz for FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
        Dark Horse - Judith Light for FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Directing for a Comedy Series:
        Should Win - Hiro Murai for FX's Atlanta - "Teddy Perkins"
        Will Win - Donald Glover for FX's Atlanta - "FUBU"
        Dark Horse - Amy Sherman-Palladino for Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - "Pilot"

Directing for a Drama Series:
        Should Win - Alan Taylor for HBO's Game of Thrones - "Beyond the Wall"
        Will Win - Alan Taylor for HBO's Game of Thrones - "Beyond the Wall"
        Dark Horse - Kari Skogland for Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale - "After"

Directed for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special:
        Should Win - David Lynch for Showtime's Twin Peaks
        Will Win - Scott Frank for Netflix's Godless
        Dark Horse - Ryan Murphy for FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace - "The Man Who Would Be Vogue"

Directing for a Variety Special:
        Should Win - Stan Lathan for Netflix's Dave Chappelle: Equanimity
        Will Win - Glenn Weiss for ABC's The Oscars
        Dark Horse - Hamish Hamilton for NBC's Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake

Writing for a Comedy Series:
        Should Win - Liz Sarnoff for HBO's Barry - "Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going"
        Will Win - Amy Sherman-Palladino for Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - "Pilot"
        Dark Horse - Donald Glover for FX's Atlanta - "Alligator Man"

Writing for a Drama Series:
        Should Win - Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg for FX's The Americans - "START"
        Will Win - Bruce Miller for Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale - "June"
        Dark Horse - Phoebe Waller-Bridge for BBC America's Killing Eve - "Nice Face"

Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special:
        Should Win - Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus for Netflix's American Vandal - "Clean Up"
        Will Win - William Bridges and Charlie Brooker for Netflix's Black Mirror: USS Callister
        Dark Horse - Tom Rob Smith for FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace - "House by the Lake"

Writing for a Variety Special:
        Should Win - John Mulaney for Netflix's John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City
        Will Win - Patton Oswalt for Netflix's Patton Oswalt: Annihilation
        Dark Horse - Michelle Wolf for HBO's Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady