73rd Primetime Emmys (2021)

TheDangerZone

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Ok but the Lead Actress in a Limited Series nominees is gay rights

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Also I guess there are other categories this year or summin’
 
scottdisick94

scottdisick94

That category really is flawless. Almost certain Elizabeth won’t win, but it’s a massive achievement for her to be nominated. She screams Oscar Winner in the next ten years, so hopefully this sets her on that path.

Michaela, Kate and Anya have all got the narrative for a win and the deserving performance to back it up. Kate is the legend / awards darling delivering a career-best performance in a career filled with best performances, Anya is the promising young talent riding the wave of the SAG and Golden Globe win, and Michaela is somewhere between the two. She’s already got an incredible body of work under her belt, but it also feels like she’s only just beginning to get started. They’d all be worthy winners, but I would just love our girl Michaela to get it. I’m certain everyone in this category will have many more opportunities to win in the future - including Michaela - but I May Destroy You really feels like a lightning in a bottle moment for Michaela. It’s her masterpiece, and it captures something that very few pieces of art manage to capture. Something feels right about Michaela winning for this performance in this year for this show.
 
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Cake

Cake

I think it’s a two horse race with Kate and Anya. Michaela should be in the mix but I think her prize will come from her other noms at this show.

Anya has all the precursors but she did it against lesser competition. Her show is also at the end of its cycle.

Kate has recency and her pedigree on her side. With that said, TQG was a juggernaut that people feel super passionately about and it’s certainly a showcase for Anya. But, for me, Kate delivered such a layered, deep performance in a show that stayed with me much longer than TQG.

My personal ranking is Winslet, Coel, Olsen, Taylor-Joy, Erivo. But honestly, any of my top 4 are beyond worthy. Very little separating them.
 
WowWowWowWow

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They really ought to create a new category for sketch/variety performances. The fact that almost a third of the comedy acting nominees (across Lead, Supporting, and Guest) are SNL cast members or hosts... I’m a fan but come on.
Also with the amount of television out there right now, 7 acting noms for Ted Lasso, 7 for Hamilton, 9 for The Crown, 10 for The Handmaid’s Tale... are there even any other shows on TV?
Cracking up that “Emily in Paris” is a nominee for Best Comedy Series yet received ZERO FURTHER NOMINATIONS...... how can it be the best if literally nothing else about it merited mention?
Thrilled for MJ Rodriguez.
 
dylanaber

dylanaber

The idea that Elizabeth Olsen in WandaVision delivered a stronger performance than Thusa Mbedu is... OK! Otherwise, yes, fabulous category, I hope Michaela walks the whole ceremony but I have a feeling the Limited categories will understandably spread the wealth and I see Kate taking this, all the momentum's on her side and The Queen's Gambit doesn't feel as dominant as it did maybe a few months ago.
 
DoggySwami

DoggySwami

Lead Actress in a Limited Series is insanely close this year. Dare say is the one category I'm looking forward the most. I would say it will be in between Anya and Michaela, although I would give the former the edge. The Queen's Gambit was absolutely huge in all metrics and that was a career-defining role for her.

I would love for Elizabeth to win but I believe she has already got her prize by being singled out as the critics darling of the MCU. As some say, this will propel her to get other big roles.
 
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youthless

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Emmy nominations are out today. Who does everyone want to see included?

I'm going to need to see Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jennifer Coolidge, Molly Shannon, Meg Stalter, Tracey Ullman, Sharon Stone and Sydney Sweeney all nominated please.
 
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I'd say Margaret Qualley and Jean Smart but both are dead certs anyway.

Interesting to note that out of eight shows nominated in the drama series category last year, only two - Bridgerton and This Is Us - are eligible for consideration this year.
 
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Joe.

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Antony Starr deserves a nomination but I fear he'll be overlooked. Praying for Jennifer Coolidge.

Jean Smart should be nominated every year, even when she's not in anything.
 
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Mike said:
Interesting to note that out of eight shows nominated in the drama series category last year, only two - Bridgerton and This Is Us - are eligible for consideration this year.
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And somehow both the drama and comedy series races are a lot stronger overall this year. Comedy in particular is looking absolutely stacked, between hot newcomers like Abbott Elementary and Only Murders in the Building to past Emmy favorites like Barry, Marvelous Mrs Maisel and Ted Lasso. It's so jampacked several past contenders - What We Do In The Shadows, Blackish, Pen15, Insecure, The Flight Attendant - might miss a nomination altogether (Emily In Paris most definitely will dd).

I hope they are still able to recognize some more under the radar shows like The Great, The Other Two, Somebody Somewhere and Better Things but I'm not holding my breath - Pen15 sneaking into the race last year felt like such a COVID times anomaly. On the drama side of things I'm crossing all my fingers and toes for Rhea Seehorn who's been doing such a tremendous job on Better Call Saul and it's an embarrassment on the academy that they've failed to recognize her so far. I don't think the drama side overall is as strong as comedy, but Severance and Yellowjackets would be really deserving contenders, alongside Saul and Succession. And I don't know what the Kings have done to piss off the academy to get their shows shut out every year since The Good Wife, but both The Good Fight and Evil would be at the top of my "best shows on TV" list any given week.

The limited series race isn't quite as much of a blood bath as last year, but my ideal line-up would be The Dropout, Station Eleven, The White Lotus, The Staircase and Maid. I didn't care for Dopesick much and found Inventing Anna actively terrible, but I know the former is probably going to get a bunch of noms. It would be nice if Gaslit, The Girl from Plainville and Under The Banner of Heaven were also recognized, but I think they are much more likely to happen in the acting categories. I'm especially really rooting for Julia Roberts in the lead actress race, her work on Gaslit was a career-best - kind of similar to Winslet on Mare of Easttown last year.
 
dylanaber

dylanaber

This year seems kind of barren, honestly. So many weirdly overpraised shows around. Rooting for Pachinko and Pen15, I guess, and for Succession and Hacks to lead their fields. And lots of surprise acting nominations for Yellowjackets, The White Lotus and Euphoria.

Predictions-wise I can see Apple+ way overperforming with their more under-the-radar shows above the line but Ted Lasso underperforming compared to last year. Also have a random instinct And Just Like That gets in somewhere unexpected, just feels like the kind of mess that would happen.
 
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VicePresidentJocasta said:
Very much hoping to see the casts of Abbott Elementary, Yellowjackets, and Euphoria get some love. And Jennifer Coolidge should be nominated in every category.

My long-shots are love for The Other Two and Better Things, but I'm not expecting much.
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Given the year Sydney Sweeney's had I'd be surprised if she doesn't get a nomination between Euphoria and The White Lotus. I guess my twitter feed aren't exactly the same demographic as Emmy voters but she was everywhere this year. I have this weird feeling Eric Dane might sneak in too given the meatiness of his role in S2 nn.

On the more technical side of things, I'd love for Better Things to get a directing nom for Pamela Adlon, alongside Bill Hader for Barry. It would be incredible if The Other Two got a nomination in writing.
 
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Mike

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And somehow both the drama and comedy series races are a lot stronger overall this year. Comedy in particular is looking absolutely stacked, between hot newcomers like Abbott Elementary and Only Murders in the Building to past Emmy favorites like Barry, Marvelous Mrs Maisel and Ted Lasso. It's so jampacked several past contenders - What We Do In The Shadows, Blackish, Pen15, Insecure, The Flight Attendant - might miss a nomination altogether (Emily In Paris most definitely will dd).

I hope they are still able to recognize some more under the radar shows like The Great, The Other Two, Somebody Somewhere and Better Things but I'm not holding my breath - Pen15 sneaking into the race last year felt like such a COVID times anomaly. On the drama side of things I'm crossing all my fingers and toes for Rhea Seehorn who's been doing such a tremendous job on Better Call Saul and it's an embarrassment on the academy that they've failed to recognize her so far. I don't think the drama side overall is as strong as comedy, but Severance and Yellowjackets would be really deserving contenders, alongside Saul and Succession. And I don't know what the Kings have done to piss off the academy to get their shows shut out every year since The Good Wife, but both The Good Fight and Evil would be at the top of my "best shows on TV" list any given week.

The limited series race isn't quite as much of a blood bath as last year, but my ideal line-up would be The Dropout, Station Eleven, The White Lotus, The Staircase and Maid. I didn't care for Dopesick much and found Inventing Anna actively terrible, but I know the former is probably going to get a bunch of noms. It would be nice if Gaslit, The Girl from Plainville and Under The Banner of Heaven were also recognized, but I think they are much more likely to happen in the acting categories. I'm especially really rooting for Julia Roberts in the lead actress race, her work on Gaslit was a career-best - kind of similar to Winslet on Mare of Easttown last year.
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A lot of great suggestions! Couldn't agree more about Rhea Seehorn - although I wonder if they'll wait until next year after the show has ended to recognise her. I'd definitely like to see Barry and Only Murders get recognised, as well as Better Things although I agree that's a long shot (also still waiting for season 5 to appear in the UK).

Does White Lotus still count as a limited series even though it's returning for season 2?
 
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Mike said:
Does White Lotus still count as a limited series even though it's returning for season 2?
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The White Lotus is in a weird position where it's counted as a limited because there's still limited information out there about season 2 and to what effect the seasons will be connected (though we do know Coolidge is returning). It's similar to how American Horror Story regularly got nominated in the limited series category until Apocalypse when the connectivity to Coven was too deep to ignore and the show was forced to compete as a regular drama series. I guess they decide the category placements case-by-case, which might be why Nine Perfect Strangers is submitted as a drama series (which is also returning for season 2), despite season 1 effectively functioning as a limited series.
 
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