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Anyawards watcherworth their salt knows one thing: Nomination Morning is always more exciting than Awards Evening.
By the time the ceremony comes around, its pretty obvious whos going to win.
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WillThe Crowns tepidly received final season be enough to challenge FXs big, new, expensive-looking,viewership-record-breakingseries?
For now, theyll co-exist as nominees.
Things start to get squishy in the sixth to eighth slots.
Prime Videohas been trying tojuggle campaignsfor bothFalloutandMr.
At least ShowtimesThe Curse which is deliberately difficult and ended its first(?)
season frustratingly feels like a show that achieved exactly what it wanted to.
Then theres that last slot.
Walton Goggins has been nominated before and is the skeleton-nosed face ofFallout.
Tough to tell who Emmy voters might go for, and honestly it might just be both.
Meanwhile, Carrie Preston is already an Emmywinnerfor playing Elsbeth Tascioni onThe Good Wife.
Nowher spinoffis a legit hit for a legacy cable web connection.
Surely plenty of voters will find something to celebrate in this.
Snub Thats Going to Make People Mad:Maya Erskine,Mr.
Expect a similar level of incredulity whenThe Morning Showgets a minimum of five acting nominations.
None of them will be getting in the way this year.
& Mrs. Smith, andElsbethall have multiple submissions in this category.
Its an easy call for nomination number four here, especially since no one else fromThe Crownsubmitted in Guest.
Snub Thats Going to Make People Mad:Michaela Coel,Mr.
Maybe HBOsThe Righteous Gemstonesfinally gets in.
This is how I feel aboutJeremy Allen Whitethis year.
And hes a stone-cold lock to beat all of them!
That could be enough to get her into what is an incredibly competitive Best Actress field.
This is where we find out.
Im comfortable writingEbon Moss-Bachrachand Oliver Platts names in permanent marker.
My big swing in this category is that Im certain Paul W. Downs is getting nominated forHacks.
But the past few weeks of campaigning convinced me that Hannah Einbinder has this one in the bag.
Shes made every single media appearance, done every roundtable, Im sure shes even kissed some babies.
In other words, this is a bad year to hope Paula Pell finally gets recognized forGirls5Eva.
Virality could also benefit the likes ofTimothee Chalamet(as Troye Sivan) orNate Bargatze(George Washington).
But Davidson has the advantage of being anSNLalum returning to the show.
Voters really seem to love that.
Ditto Emma Stone, who could very easily see a nominationfor hostingSNL.
Others seem less sure about Tony Shalhoubs return to the role of Adrian Monk one last time.
In her place, the locks are two other Oscar winners: Jodie Foster and Brie Larson.
Juno Temples recent nominations forTed Lassowill likely work in her favor when it comes to scoring a nod forFargo.
Even the detractors of the CapoteFeudseem to agree thatNaomi Wattsdelivers a stunning performance.
America, andIn Treatment).
ButPainkillerwas so under the radar, whileGriseldawas one of Netflixs hits of the year.
That calculus seems to work out in Vergaras favor.
And then … who takes that seventh slot?
Its probably smart to go with the actor you know voters like.
But I think Lanes role as the ringleader against Capote puts her at an advantage.
I thinkThe Traitorswill end up as a nominee … it just might not be this year.
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Heres where I thinkThe Traitorsdefinitely breaks through.
Even when the show can be frustrating,Alan Cummings grandly dramatic workshines through.
Other hosts keep the trains running; Cumming knows hes there to put on a show.
That change might be enough for voters to stray, at least for now.
Fallon?Hot Ones?
The real answer is probablyHot Ones.)
