Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win? Who Should Win? | Web Series

It’s important to note that unlike most other awards, the Emmys don’t follow an annual calendar; they have their own nominations window that runs from June to May each year, meaning that some of the shows have had a whole new season since then. For example, all of the nominations for The Bear are for its excellent second season, not the The meandering third season which came out a couple of months ago.

Here are our predictions for the night’s biggest awards:

Best Drama Series

The crown
Radioactive dust
The golden age
The morning program
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Shogun
Slow horses
3. Body problem

Will win: This adaptation of James Clavell’s novel took almost a decade to prepare. Shogun It told the story of feudal Japan and its power struggles from the perspective of an English captain. The show was an epic and thrilling adventure that kept viewers hooked from the premiere to the end.

Best comedy series

Abbott Elementary School
The bear
Control your enthusiasm
Tricks
Only murders in the building
Palma Royale
Reserve dogs
What we do in the shadows

Will win: The Bear had a spectacular second season, with every character standing out. The one-two punch of Fishes and Forks was the best of the series. But the question remains… Is The Bear even a comedy? Should it compete in the drama category?

Should win: Tricks and Only murders in the building have consistently been the funniest shows on television in recent years, and a win for any of them wouldn’t be a surprise. It’s also the only chance Emmy voters have to recognize Reservation Dogs, but shows like these are always underrated and it’s a pleasant surprise that they were even nominated at all.

Best Limited or Anthology Series

Baby reindeer
Fargo
Chemistry lessons
Ripley
True Detective: Country of Night

Will win: The TV adaptation of Ripley was slow, methodical, tension-filled and extremely compelling, much like the protagonist himself. The show made a lot of big choices – black and white, Andrew Scott (who is too old to play Ripley) – but all the decisions worked perfectly. On the other hand, don’t count out Richard Gadd’s shocking Baby Reindeer.

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Idris Elba (Kidnapping)
Donald Glover (Mr. and Mrs. Smith)
Walton Goggins (Impact)
Gary Oldman (Slow Horses)
Hiroyuki Sanada (Shogun)
Dominic West (The Crown)

Will win: This year, the competition is weak, but the award should go to Hiroyuki Sanada for his majestic performance as Toranaga, the man who claims he doesn’t want to be Shogun. Sanada’s ability to act inscrutable to other characters in the series while still letting the audience know his every decision is a masterclass in acting.

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show)
Carrie Coon (The Gilded Age)
Maya Erskine (Mr. and Mrs. Smith)
Anna Sawai (Shogun)
Imelda Staunton (The Crown)
Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show)

Will win: This is the easiest category to predict this year. Anna Sawai was a revelation as Mariko-sama, Shogun’s reluctant translator. Sawai played the conflict between loyalty and feelings perfectly and this should be the start of a long career.

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows)
Larry David (Control Your Enthusiasm)
Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)
Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (reserve dog)

Will win: Jeremy Allen White, who has already won again, is the favorite in this category and one of my favorite actors this year. He is literally the best actor on this list, but he doesn’t do anything funny; his role as Carmy is purely dramatic.

Should win: Any of the three old men, Larry David, Steve Martin and Martin Short, would be worthy winners in this category.

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary School)
Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building)
Maya Rudolph (Loot)
Jean Smart (tricks)
Kristen Wiig (Palm Royale)

Will win: This is a tough category, with The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri taking the lead after competing in the support category last year. The competition is between her and Quinta Brunson, both of whom are excellent in their performances.

Should win: Selena Gomez is an underappreciated part of the Only Murders trio. With each passing season, she’s held her own against legends like Steve Martin and Martin Short, and her millennial energy is the perfect foil to their geriatric antics.

Best Actor in a Miniseries, Anthology or Movie

Matt Bomer (travel companions)
Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer)
Jon Hamm (Fargo)
Tom Hollander (Fight: Capote vs. the Swans)
Andrew Scott (Ripley)

Will win: Ripley is the best, Andrew Scott is electrifying as the elusive Tom Ripley. His casting announcement was met with negativity due to the age difference between him and the much younger character, but Scott manages to use that incongruity to his advantage.

Best Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology or Movie

Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country)
Brie Larson (Chemistry Lessons)
Temple of Juno (Fargo)
Sofia Vergara (Griselda)
Naomi Watts (Fight: Capote vs. The Swans)

Will win: It’s a tie between Jodie Foster, who brings a touch of humor to her fierce, tenacious and unsympathetic policewoman in the latest installment of the True Detective saga, and Sofia Vergara’s transformation into drug lord Griselda. Both are equally good in a year that has been generally weak in terms of good roles in this category.

The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live in India at 5:30 am on Monday, September 16 on Lionsgate Play.