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(Plus, they likedUnfrosted?
Which is aTVmovie?)
Vulture has,on occasion,expressed the opinionthat Matt Berry can,and should,be inmost things.
The fact that its taken the Emmys this long to agree is shameful.
At least theyve finally come around!Kathryn VanArendonk
.BAD:Devery Jacobsblanked.
But why must the Emmys be so negligent of Devery Jacobs?
Roxana Hadadi
.GOOD: Years best show receives most nominations.
Shogunis the most nominated series of the year with 25 nods.
Sometimes the Emmy voters do get it exactly right.
Jen Chaney
.BAD:Whatis going on in the Drama categories?
But at the point whenMr.
Each series has its good points, sure, but all are notably flawed shows.
But the truly egregious choice here is the nomination forThe Crowns final season.
Emmys voters seem to have eaten it up with a spoon (nomination forfinaledirection!)
What is Peter Morgan paying them?
What hold does Netflix have?
For shame!JM
.WEIRD: Nothing at all forThe Curse.
Its notallthat shocking thatThe Cursefailed to break through.
Still, Showtime was really, really pushing this one.
Christopher Nolan moderated a screening!
And some of the below-the-line categories seem like potentialCursegimmes, especially cinematography or sound design.
But of course the Emmys simply ignored it.
The Emmys also ignored Stones performance inManiac.
I have this weird requirement when it comes to comedies: They should make audiences consistently laugh.
Few shows were as reliably good at that as the third seasons ofGirls5evaandThe Other Two.
Allmy favorite little weird guysofScavengers Reignare worthy!
Even the ones that do it well are operating from a playbook thats existed for decades.
How did we let this one slip through?KVA
.BAD:Tokyo Viceignored.
Ken Watanabe gave us one of the best performances of his career overtwo seasons, dammit!
RH
.GOOD:Telemarketerscoming through for Rough House Pictures.
), even asRighteous Gemstonesstill cant break through the technical categories.
RH
.WEIRD:Quiet on Setnominated for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.
This is now the 22nd nomination forAntiques Roadshowin the Outstanding Structured Reality program.
Is it going to win againstLove Is BlindorDiners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
But thenwhen will it ever get the recognitionit so overwhelmingly deserves?
!KVA
.GOOD:Lily GladstoneandKali Reis!
Can a casting director get inspired, kindly?
RH
.GOOD: Carrie Coon nominated forThe Gilded Age.
This is only Carrie Coons second Emmy nomination, which is insane.
It probably wont win, but well take the recognition.KVA
.GOOD: Idris Elba nominated forHijack.
Does anyone need to be reminded that Idris Elba is a great actor?
But did we all need some validation forhow much fun it isto watch Apple TV+s goofy plane thrillerHijack?
Yes, we did.KVA
.GOOD: Double nominee Jon Hamm.
Hes back, baby!
Wearingnone of the stink ofUnfrosted, which somehow got an Outstanding Television Movie nomination!
RH
.WEIRD: Both Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon nominated forThe Morning Show, really?
Thats hard to find!JM
.WEIRD: Robert Downey Jr. forThe Sympathizer.
Legendary directorPark Chan-wookgetting passed over forFeud: Capote vs. the SwansandLessons in Chemistry?
Bleak.RH
.BAD: Supporting Actress in a Drama only recognizes three series.
Drama is admittedly a weaker genre than usual this year.
WheresMoeka HoshifromShogunor Kristin Scott Thomas fromSlow Horses, both of whom were on many Emmy-pundit prediction lists?
Yes, Jeff!JC
.GOOD: Some great nominees in Comedy Special Writing.
Okay, wait, new idea: Bring them as your guests to the ceremony, Matt!
And you know what?
It is nice.JC
.BAD: Yall nominated the Pop-Tart movie?
But somehow, here it is with a nomination for Outstanding TV Movie.
I dont think our nation can take it.
JC
