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The awards-season villain is almost as important as the ceremony itself.
The Oscarsalwayshave a villain sometimes more than one.
Furthermore, Oscar villains can catch flack for failing to meet not just artistic standards but political ones too.
Discovery, he certainly qualifies.
The one thing keeping him from the No.
9.RuPauls Drag Race
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Theres also the fact that RuPaul himself has always been low-key politically problematic, what withthe fracking and all.
8.Meryl Streep
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Its less of a thing now that the line between movies and TV has blurred beyond recognition.
Its tough to mark someone as the villain when theyre not the center of the conversation.
7.Robert Downey Jr.
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Hes also just coming off of an Oscar win, which checks the pre-hyped box on his villain scorecard.
6.Baby Reindeer
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An Emmy villain needs a corresponding Emmy hero, andLessons in Chemistrysure aint it.
5.The Morning Show
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Four of the seven Supporting Actress in a Drama nominees.
Three of the seven Supporting Actors.
Jennifer AnistonandReese Witherspoon in Lead Actress??
All for a show that isobjectively bonkers.
But after three seasons,The Morning Showhas turned bonkers into a term of endearment from its oft-bewildered viewers.
4.The Daily Show/Jon Stewart
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3.Hannah Einbinder
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Any attempts to affix the villain label on that show would be erroneous.
That said, within the context of awards, the dread specter of category fraud often presages villain status.
Fraudulence to gain an advantage?
Thats textbook villainy too.
2.The Crown
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1.The Bear
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If one show checks off all the boxes for Nates criteria, itsThe Bear.
Lets revisit:
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The TV show is usually building off multiple seasons of acclaim, including previous Emmy nominations.
The show premieres to a divisive reaction among the public.
But crucially, it retains the imprimatur of awards-season success.
A consensus emerges among detractors that the show needs to be taken down a peg.
An emerging consensus that the show has to be taken down a peg?Check.
On the surface, this condition wouldnt seem to apply toThe Bear.
SoThe Bearis this years Emmy villain.
The follow-up question, then, is this: So what?
What does that mean for its chances to win?
The thing about the Emmys is that the villain triumphs kind of a lot.
More likeEmmy-winningbacklash-laden second season.Game of Throness maligned final season: Emmy winner.
