2018/2019 Primetime Emmy Awards Predictions

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2018/2019 Primetime Emmy Awards Predictions

Emmy nominations are being announced on Tuesday morning. Here are my final predictions.

Best Drama Series:
Better Call Saul
Game of Thrones
Homecoming
Killing Eve
Ozark
Pose
This Is Us

Best Actor – Drama Series:
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
Richard Madden, Bodyguard
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Billy Porter, Pose

Best Actress – Drama Series:
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Laura Linney, Ozark
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Julia Roberts, Homecoming
Robin Wright, House of Cards

Best Supporting Actor – Drama Series:
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Bobby Cannavale, Homecoming
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly, House of Cards

Best Supporting Actress – Drama Series:
Gwendoline Christie, Game of Thrones
Julia Garner, Ozark
Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul
Sophie Turner, Game of Thrones
Susan Kelechi Watson, This Is Us
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones

Best Writing – Drama Series:
Bodyguard – “Episode 1” – Jed Mercurio
Game of Thrones – “The Iron Throne” – David Benioff & D.B. Weiss
Killing Eve – “Nice and Neat” – Emerald Fennell
Ozark – “The Gold Coast” – Chris Mundy
Pose – “Love Is the Message” – Janet Mock & Ryan Murphy
Pose – “Pilot” – Steven Canals, Brad Falchuk & Ryan Murphy

Best Directing – Drama Series:
Game of Thrones – “The Last of the Starks” – David Nutter
Game of Thrones – “The Long Night” – Miguel Sapochnik
Homecoming – “Protocol” – Sam Esmail
Ozark – “Reparations” – Jason Bateman
Pose – “Pilot” – Ryan Murphy
Succession – “Celebration” – Adam McKay

Best Guest Actor – Drama Series:
Alan Alda, Ray Donovan
Michael Angarano, This Is Us
James Cromwell, Succession
Griffin Dunne, This Is Us
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us
Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale

Best Guest Actress – Drama Series:
Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black
Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Apocalypse
Phylicia Rashad, This Is Us
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder
Carice van Houten, Game of Thrones

Best Comedy Series:
Barry
Fleabag
GLOW
The Good Place
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Veep

Best Actor – Comedy Series:
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Jim Carrey, Kidding
Don Cheadle, Black Monday
Ted Danson, The Good Place
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Bill Hader, Barry

Best Actress – Comedy Series:
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Allison Janney, Mom
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag

Best Supporting Actor – Comedy Series:
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Kevin Dunn, Veep
Tony Hale, Veep
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Henry Winkler, Barry

Best Supporting Actress – Comedy Series:
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Betty Gilpin, GLOW
Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Megan Mullally, Will & Grace

Best Writing – Comedy Series:
Barry – “ronny/lily” – Alec Berg & Bill Hader
Fleabag – “Episode 1” – Phoebe Waller-Bridge
The Kominsky Method – “Chapter 2: An Agent Grieves” – Chuck Lorre
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Midnight at the Concord” – Amy Sherman-Palladino
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy” – Daniel Palladino
Veep – “Veep” – David Mandel

Best Directing – Comedy Series:
Barry – “The Audition” – Alec Berg
Barry – “ronny/lily” – Bill Hader
The Big Bang Theory – “The Stockholm Syndrome” – Mark Cendrowski
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “All Alone” – Amy Sherman-Palladino
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “We’re Going to the Catskills!” – Daniel Palladino
Veep – “Discovery Weekend” – Dale Stern
Veep – “Veep” – David Mandel

Best Guest Actor – Comedy Series:
Matt Damon, Saturday Night Live
Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Peter MacNicol, Veep
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
John Mulaney, Saturday Night Live
Adam Sandler, Saturday Night Live

Best Guest Actress – Comedy Series:
Rachel Brosnahan, Saturday Night Live
Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Sandra Oh, Saturday Night Live
Maya Rudolph, The Good Place
Kristin Scott Thomas, Fleabag
Wanda Sykes, black-ish

Best TV Movie:
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Brexit
Deadwood
King Lear
My Dinner with Herve

Best Limited Series:
Chernobyl
Escape at Dannemora
Fosse/Verdon
Sharp Objects
When They See Us

Best Actor – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Mahershala Ali, True Detective
Benicio del Toro, Escape at Dannemora
Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal
Jared Harris, Chernobyl
Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us
Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon

Best Actress – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects
Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora
Connie Britton, Dirty John
Niecy Nash, When They See Us
Emma Stone, Maniac
Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon

Best Supporting Actor – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Paul Dano, Escape at Dannemora
Eric Lange, Escape at Dannemora
John Leguizamo, When They See Us
Stellan Skarsgard, Chernobyl
Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal
Michael K. Williams, When They See Us

Best Supporting Actress – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Patricia Arquette, The Act
Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects
Eliza Scanlen, Sharp Objects
Sissy Spacek, Castle Rock
Emma Thompson, King Lear
Emily Watson, Chernobyl

Best Writing – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Chernobyl – Craig Mazin
Deadwood – David Milch
Fosse/Verdon – “Providence” – Joel Fields & Steven Levenson
Sharp Objects – “Milk” – Gillian Flynn & Marti Noxon
A Very English Scandal – Russell T. Davies
When They See Us – “Part Four” – Ava DuVernay & Michael Starrbury

Best Directing – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch – David Slade
Deadwood – Daniel Minahan
Escape at Dannemora – Ben Stiller
The Haunting of Hill House – Mike Flanagan
Sharp Objects – Jean-Marc Vallee
When They See Us – Ava DuVernay

Best Variety Talk Series:
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Best Variety Sketch Series:
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Documentary Now!
Drunk History
Saturday Night Live
Tracey Ullman’s Show
Who Is America?

Best Writing – Variety Series:
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Saturday Night Live

Best Directing – Variety Series:
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee – “Christmas on I.C.E.” – Andre Allen
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – “Episode 602” – Paul Pennolino
The Late Late Show with James Corden – “Post AFC Championship Show” – Glenn Clements & Tim Mancinelli
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – “Live Midterm Election Show” – Jim Hoskinson
Saturday Night Live – “Adam Sandler” – Don Roy King

Best Variety Special – Live:
The 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons
The Oscars
The 72nd Annual Tony Awards

Best Variety Special – Pre-Recorded:
Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
Hannah Gadsby: Nanette
Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce
Springsteen on Broadway

Best Writing – Variety Special:
Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh
Amy Schumer Growing
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
Full Frontal Presents: Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Hannah Gadsby: Nanette

Best Directing – Variety Special:
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards – Louis J. Horvitz
Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce – Ed Burke & Beyonce Knowles-Carter
Live in Front a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons – James Burrows & Andy Fisher
The Oscars – Glenn Weiss
Springsteen on Broadway – Thomas Zimny

Best Competition Program:
The Amazing Race
The Masked Singer
Project Runway
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice

Best Host – Reality or Competition Program:
W. Kamau Bell, United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski & Jonathan Van Ness, Queer Eye
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Ellen DeGeneres, Ellen’s Game of Games
Nick Offerman & Amy Poehler, Making It

Best Animated Program:
Adventure Time: Come Along with Me
Bob’s Burgers – “Just One of the Boyz 4 Now for Now”
BoJack Horseman – “Free Churro”
The Simpsons – “Mad About the Toy”
South Park – “Dead Kids”

Best Animated Program – Short Form:
Adventure Time – “Diamonds and Lemons”
Robot Chicken – “Why Is It Wet?”
SpongeBob Squarepants – “Plankton Paranoia”
Steven Universe – “Reunited”
Teen Titans Go! – “Nostalgia Is Not a Substitute for an Actual Story”

Best Production Direction – Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More):
The Handmaid’s Tale – “Holly”
The Haunting of Hill House – “The Bent-Neck Lady”
Maniac
Ozark – “Outer Darkness”/“The Gold Coast”
Sharp Objects

Best Production Design – Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More):
Catch-22
Chernobyl
Fosse/Verdon
Game of Thrones – “The Bells”
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Simone”/“We’re Going to the Catskills!”

Best Production Design – Narrative Program (Half-Hour):
The Big Bang Theory – “The Propagation Proposition”/“The Conference Valuation”/“The Stockholm Syndrome”
GLOW – “Rosalie”
Grace and Frankie – “The Retreat”
Veep – “Veep”
Will & Grace – “Jack’s Big Gay Wedding”

Best Production Design – Variety, Reality or Competition Program:
Dancing with the Stars – “Halloween Night”/“Finale”
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – “Episode 530”
Queer Eye – “Jones Bar-B-Q”
Saturday Night Live – “John Mulaney”/“Emma Stone”
The Voice – “Live Cross Battles, Part 1” (Season 16)

Best Production Design – Variety Special:
The 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards
Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons
The Oscars

Best Casting – Drama Series:
Game of Thrones
Homecoming
Pose
Succession
This Is Us

Best Casting – Comedy Series:
Barry
GLOW
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Veep

Best Casting – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Catch-22
Chernobyl
Fosse/Verdon
Sharp Objects
When They See Us

Best Casting – Reality Program:
Born This Way
Project Runway
Queer Eye
RuPaul’s Drag Race
The Voice

Best Children’s Program:
Alexa & Katie
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Song of Parkland
Star Wars Resistance
When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special

Best Choreography – Scripted Program:
American Housewife
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Fosse/Verdon
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Room 104

Best Choreography – Variety or Reality Program:
Dancing with the Stars
Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce
So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance
World of Dance

Best Cinematography – Single Camera Series (One Hour):
Game of Thrones – “The Iron Throne”
Game of Thrones – “The Long Night”
The Handmaid’s Tale – “Holly”
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Simone”
Ozark – “Reparations”

Best Cinematography – Single Camera Series (Half-Hour):
Barry – “ronny/lily”
Black Monday – “365”
GLOW – “Mother of All Matches”
Homecoming – “Optics”
Veep – “Veep”

Best Cinematography – Multi-Camera Series:
Abby’s – “Pilot”
The Big Bang Theory – “The Stockholm Syndrome”
Man with a Plan – “Semi Indecent Proposal”
The Ranch – “Reckless”
Will & Grace – “Family Trip”

Best Cinematography – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Chernobyl – “Please Remain Calm”
Escape at Dannemora – “Episode 1”
The Haunting of Hill House – “Two Storms”
Sense8: Amor Vincit Omnia
Sharp Objects – “Ripe”

Best Cinematography – Non-Fiction Program:
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown – “Bhutan”
Chef’s Table – “Dario Cecchini”
Our Planet – “Coastal Seas”
Our Planet – “Jungles”
Our Planet – “One Planet”

Best Cinematography – Reality Program:
Born This Way – Series Body of Work
Deadliest Catch – Series Body of Work
Life Below Zero – Series Body of Work
Queer Eye – “God Bless Gay”
Survivor – Series Body of Work

Best Costumes – Contemporary:
black-ish – “Purple Rain”
Empire – “Steal From the Thief”
Grace and Frankie – “The Wedding”
Sharp Objects – “Closer”
The Violet Hour (The Romanoffs)

Best Costumes – Fantasy/Sci-Fi:
American Horror Story: Apocalypse – “Forbidden Fruit”
Game of Thrones – “The Bells”
Good Omens – “Hard Times”
The Handmaid’s Tale – “The Word”
Star Trek: Discovery – “Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2”

Best Costumes – Period:
Deadwood
Fosse/Verdon – “Life Is a Cabaret”
GLOW – “Every Potato Has a Receipt”
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “We’re Going to the Catskills!”
Pose – “Pilot”

Best Costumes – Variety, Non-Fiction or Reality Program:
Dancing with the Stars – “The Premiere”
Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons
RuPaul’s Drag Race – “Trump: The Rusical”
Saturday Night Live – “Sandra Oh”

Best Directing – Non-Fiction Program:
Free Solo – Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley – Alex Gibney
Minding the Gap – Bing Liu
RBG – Julie Cohen & Betsy West
Three Identical Strangers – Tim Wardle

Best Directing – Reality Program:
The Amazing Race – “Who Wants a Rolex?” – Bertram van Munster
Project Runway – “Survive in Style” – Ariel Boles
Queer Eye – “Black Girl Magic” – Hisham Abed
RuPaul’s Drag Race – “Whatcha Unpackin?” – Nick Murray
The Voice – “The Blind Auditions Season Premiere (Season 16)” – Alan Carter

Best Documentary or Non-Fiction Series:
American Masters
The Case Against Adnan Syed
Chef’s Table
Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes
Our Planet

Best Documentary or Non-Fiction Special:
Betty White: First Lady of Television
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
Minding the Gap
Quincy

Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking:
Bathtubs Over Broadway
Free Solo
RBG
Shirkers
Three Identical Strangers

Best Hairstyling – Single Camera Series:
American Horror Story: Apocalypse – “Forbidden Fruit”
Game of Thrones – “The Long Night”
GLOW – “The Good Twin”
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “We’re Going to the Catskills!”
Pose – “Pilot”

Best Hairstyling – Multi-Camera Series or Special:
Dancing with the Stars – “Halloween”
RuPaul’s Drag Race – “Trump: The Rusical”
Saturday Night Live – “Adam Sandler”
So You Think You Can Dance – “Episode 1511/12”
The Voice – “Live Top 13 Performances” (Season 16)

Best Hairstyling – TV Movie/Limited Series:
The Act – “A Whole New World”
Deadwood
Escape at Dannemora
Fosse/Verdon
The Haunting of Hill House – “Silence Lay Steadily”

Best Informational Series or Special:
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Salt Fat Acid Heat
Surviving R. Kelly

Best Lighting Direction – Variety Series:
America’s Got Talent – “Semi Final #1 Performance Show”
Dancing with the Stars – “Semi-Finals”
Saturday Night Live – “John Mulaney”
So You Think You Can Dance – “Finale”
The Voice – “Live Finale, Part 1” (Season 16)

Best Lighting Direction – Variety Special:
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons
The Oscars
Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show Starring Maroon 5
The 72nd Annual Tony Awards

Best Main Title Design:
Black Earth Rising
Good Omens
The Haunting of Hill House
I Am the Night
Kidding

Best Main Title Theme Music:
Disenchantment
Good Omens
Mayans M.C.
Succession
Tuca & Bertie

Best Makeup – Single Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic):
American Horror Story: Apocalypse – “Forbidden Fruit”
Game of Thrones – “The Long Night”
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “We’re Going to the Catskills!”
This Is Us – “Six Thanksgivings”
Vikings – “A New God”

Best Makeup – Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic):
Dancing with the Stars – “Halloween Night”
Rent
RuPaul’s Drag Race – “Trump: The Rusical”
Saturday Night Live – “Adam Sandler”
The Voice – “Live Top 13 Performances” (Season 16)

Best Makeup – TV Movie/Limited Series (Non-Prosthetic):
The Act
Fosse/Verdon
Good Omens
Sharp Objects
True Detective

Best Prosthetic Makeup – Series, TV Movie, Limited Series or Special:
American Horror Story: Apocalypse – “Apocalypse Then”
Escape at Dannemora
Game of Thrones – “The Long Night”
Star Trek: Discovery – “If Memory Serves”
The Walking Dead – “The Storm”

Best Motion Design:
The Case Against Adnan Syed
Conversations with a Killer: The Ten Bundy Tapes
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

Best Music Composition – Series (Dramatic Score):
Game of Thrones – “The Long Night”
House of Cards – “Chapter 73”
My Brilliant Friend – “The Dolls”
The Umbrella Academy – “The White Violin”
Yellowstone – “Daybreak”

Best Music Composition – TV Movie, Limited Series or Special:
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Castle Rock – “The Queen”
The Haunting of Hill House – “Screaming Meemies”
Vanity Fair – “In Which Battles Are Won and Lost”
The Widow – “Violet”

Best Music Composition – Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score):
Chef’s Table – “Mashama Bailey”
The Circus (American Experience)
Dogs – “Bravo, Zeus”
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Our Planet – “One Planet”

Best Music Direction:
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
Grammy Salute to Music Legends (Great Performances)
Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce
A Very Wicked Halloween
Yes, It’s Really Us Singing: The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Concert Special!

Best Music and Lyrics:
Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh
Big Mouth
The Good Fight
RBG
Saturday Night Live

Best Music Supervision:
Better Call Saul – “Something Stupid”
Fosse/Verdon – “Life Is a Cabaret”
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “We’re Going to the Catskills!”
Pose – “Pilot”
This Is Us – “Vietnam”

Best Single Camera Picture Editing – Drama Series:
Better Call Saul – “Something Stupid”
Better Call Saul – “Wiedersehen”
Game of Thrones – “The Iron Throne”
Game of Thrones – “The Long Night”
Game of Thrones – “Winterfell”

Best Single Camera Picture Editing – Comedy Series:
Barry – “berkman > block”
Barry – “ronny/lily”
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Simone”
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “We’re Going to the Catskills!”
Veep – “Veep”

Best Multi-Camera Picture Editing – Comedy Series:
The Big Bang Theory – “The Stockholm Syndrome”
The Conners – “Keep on Truckin’”
Mom – “Big Floor Pillows and a Ball of Fire”
One Day at a Time – “The Funeral”
Will & Grace – “Family Trip”

Best Single Camera Picture Editing – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Chernobyl – “Open Wide, O Earth”
Escape at Dannemora – “Episode 7”
Sharp Objects – “Fix”
When They See Us – “Part One”
When They See Us – “Part Four”

Best Picture Editing – Variety Program:
Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Segment: The Journey of ChiiJohn
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Segment: The Wax & the Furious
Saturday Night Live – Segment: The Actress
Springsteen on Broadway

Best Picture Editing – Non-Fiction Program:
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown – “Lower East Side”
Free Solo
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Our Planet – “Jungles”
Three Identical Strangers

Best Reality Program – Competition or Structured Reality Program:
Project Runway – “Survive in Style”
Queer Eye – Series Body of Work
RuPaul’s Drag Race – Series Body of Work
Shark Tank – Series Body of Work
The Voice – Series Body of Work

Best Picture Editing – Unstructured Reality Program:
Born This Way – Series Body of Work
Deadliest Catch – “Battle of Kings”
Life Below Zero – “Cost of Winter”
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked – Series Body of Work
United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell – “Hmong Americans and the Secret War”

Best Reality Program – Structured:
Antiques Roadshow
Live P.D.
Queer Eye
Shark Tank
Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
Who Do You Think You Are?

Best Reality Program – Unstructured:
Born This Way
Deadliest Catch
Intervention
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
Somebody Feed Phil
United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell

Best Short Form Comedy or Drama Series:
Better Call Saul Employee Training: Madrigal Electromotive Security
An Emmy for Megan
Hack Into Broad City
Special
State of the Union

Best Short Form Non-Fiction or Reality Series:
Jay Leno’s Garage
Last Chance Kitchen
Pose: Inside Look – Identity, Family, Community
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Portrait of a Queen
The Voice: The Comeback Stage

Best Short Form Variety Series:
Billy on the Street
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
The Daily Show: Between the Scenes
Deep Cuts: Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Gay of Thrones

Best Actor – Short Form Comedy or Drama Series:
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul Employee Training: Madrigal Electromotive Security
Jimmy Fallon, Beto Breaks the Internet
Ryan O’Connell, Special
Chris O’Dowd, State of the Union
Patton Oswalt, An Emmy for Megan

Best Actress – Short Form Comedy or Drama Series:
Megan Amram, An Emmy for Megan
Ilana Glazer, Hack Into Broad City
Jessica Hecht, Special
Abbi Jacobson, Hack Into Broad City
Rosamund Pike, State of the Union

Best Sound Editing – Drama or Comedy Series (One Hour):
American Horror Story: Apocalypse – “Apocalypse Then”
Game of Thrones – “The Long Night”
Star Trek: Discovery – “Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2”
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan – “Pilot”
Yellowstone – “Daybreak”

Best Sound Editing – Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation:
Ballers – “This Is Not Our World”
Barry – “ronny/lily”
Homecoming – “Optics”
Star Wars Resistance – “No Escape, Part 2”
Veep – “Veep”

Best Sound Editing – TV Movie, Limited Series or Special:
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Catch-22 – “Episode 1”
Chernobyl – “1:23:45”
Deadwood
True Detective – “The Great War and Modern Memory”

Best Sound Editing – Non-Fiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera):
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown – “Far West Texas”
Free Solo
Our Planet – “Frozen Worlds”
Quincy
7 Days Out – “NASA’s Cassini Mission”

Best Sound Mixing – Drama or Comedy Series (One Hour):
Better Call Saul – “Talk”
Bodyguard – “Episode 2”
Game of Thrones – “The Long Night”
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy”
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan – “Pilot”

Best Sound Mixing – Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation:
Barry – “ronny/lily”
Homecoming – “Protocol”
Modern Family – “A Year of Birthdays”
The Simpsons – “Werking Mom”
Veep – “Veep”

Best Sound Mixing – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Catch-22 – “Episode 1”
Chernobyl – “1:23:45”
Escape at Dannemora – “Episode 4”
Fosse/Verdon – “All I Care About Is Love”
True Detective – “The Great War and Modern Memory”

Best Sound Mixing – Variety Program:
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards
Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – “Episode 530”
The Oscars
Springsteen on Broadway

Best Sound Mixing – Non-Fiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera):
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown – “Kenya”
Free Solo
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman – “Kanye West”
Our Planet – “One Planet”
Quincy

Best Special Visual Effects:
American Gods – “House on the Rock”
Game of Thrones – “The Bells”
Good Omens – “The Very Last Day of the Rest of Their Lives”
Star Trek: Discovery – “Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2”
Vikings – “What Happens in the Cave”

Best Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role:
Catch-22 – “Episode 4”
Chernobyl – “1:23:45”
Knightfall – “Blood Drenched Stone”
9-1-1 – “7.1”
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan – “Pilot”

Best Stunt Coordination – Drama Series, TV Movie or Limited Series:
The Blacklist
Blindspot
Game of Thrones
Gotham
Marvel’s The Punisher

Best Stunt Coordination – Comedy Series or Variety Program:
Angie Tribeca
Barry
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Cobra Kai
GLOW

Best Technical Direction – Series:
The Big Bang Theory – “The Stockholm syndrome”
Jimmy Kimmel Live! – “Live in Brooklyn: John Krasinski and St. Vincent”
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – “Episode 602”
Saturday Night Live – “Adam Sandler”
The Voice – “Live Finale, Part 2” (Season 15)

Best Technical Direction – TV Movie, Limited Series or Special:
Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce
The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons
The Oscars
Springsteen on Broadway

Best Voice-Over Performance – Character:
Alex Borstein, Family Guy
Dan Castellaneta, The Simpsons
Seth Green, Robot Chicken
Tom Kenny, SpongeBob Squarepants
Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy
Tara Strong, DC Super Hero Girls: #SweetJustice

Best Voice-Over Performance – Narrator:
David Attenborough, Our Planet
Angela Bassett, The Flood
Charles Dance, Savage Kingdom
Anthony Mendez, Jane the Virgin
Liev Schreiber, 24/7

Best Writing – Non-Fiction Program:
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown – “Kenya” – Anthony Bourdain
Bathtubs Over Broadway – Ozzy Inguanzo & Dava Whisenant
The Inventor: Out For Blood in Silicon Valley – Alex Gibney
Quincy – Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones
Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas – “Inequality Problems” – Emma Carmichael, Wyatt Cenac, Eliza Cossio, Chris Duffy, Taryn Englehart, Chrissy Shackleford & Dillon Stevenson

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91st Oscars: Winners Predictions

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91st Annual Academy Awards: Winner Predictions
Oscars are tonight. Final predictions!

Best Picture:
Roma

Best Director:
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma

Best Actor:
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody

Best Actress:
Glenn Close, The Wife

Best Supporting Actor:
Mahershala Ali, Green Book

Best Supporting Actress:
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk

Best Original Screenplay:
Vice – Adam McKay

Best Adapted Screenplay:
BlacKkKlansman – Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel & Kevin Willmott

Best Animated Feature Film:
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Bob Perischetti, Peter Ramsey & Rodney Rothman

Best Documentary Feature:
RBG – Julie Cohen & Betsy West

Best Foreign Language Film:
Roma – Alfonso Cuaron – Mexico

Best Film Editing:
Vice – Hank Corwin

Best Cinematography:
Roma – Alfonso Cuaron

Best Original Score:
BlacKkKlansman – Terence Blanchard

Best Original Song:
A Star Is Born – “Shallow” – Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt

Best Production Design:
Black Panther – Hannah Beachler & Jay Hart

Best Costume Design:
The Favourite – Sandy Powell

Best Makeup & Hairstyling:
Vice – Kate Biscoe, Greg Cannom & Patricia Dehaney

Best Sound Mixing:
Bohemian Rhapsody – John Casali, Tim Cavagin & Paul Massey

Best Sound Editing:
Black Panther – Steve Boeddeker & Benjamin A. Burtt

Best Visual Effects:
Avengers: Infinity War – Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Kelly Port & Dan Sudick

Best Documentary Short Subject:
Lifeboat – Skye Fitzgerald & Bryn Mooser

Best Short Film – Animated:
Bao – Becky Neiman-Cobb & Domee Shi

Best Short Film – Live Action:
Skin – Jaime Ray Newman & Guy Nattiv

61st Grammy Awards Winner Predictions

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61st Grammy Awards Winner Predictions
The Grammy Awards are tonight. Who knew Bradley Cooper would have a much better chance of winning multiple Grammys than he would multiple Oscars?

Record of the Year:
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow”

Album of the Year:
Dirty Computer – Janelle Monae

Song of the Year:
“Shallow” – Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)

Best New Artist:
Greta Van Fleet

Best Pop Vocal Album:
Sweetener – Ariana Grande

Best Pop Solo Performance:
Ariana Grande – “God Is a Woman

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow”

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Love Is Here to Stay – Tony Bennett & Diana Krall

Best Dance/Electronic Album:
Treehouse – Sofi Tukker

Best Dance Recording:
Silk City & Dua Lipa featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson – “Electricity”

Best Rock Album:
From the Fires – Greta Van Fleet

Best Rock Song:
“Black Smoke Rising” – Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka & Daniel Robert Wagner (Greta Van Fleet)

Best Rock Performance:
Chris Cornell – “When Bad Does Good”

Best Metal Performance:
Deafheaven – “Honeycomb”

Best Alternative Music Album:
Colors – Beck

Best R&B Album:
H.E.R. – H.E.R.

Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Everything Is Love – The Carters

Best R&B Song:
“Boo’d Up” – Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane (Ella Mai)

Best R&B Performance:
Lalah Hathaway – “Y O Y”

Best Traditional R&B Performance:
Charlie Wilson featuring Lalah Hathaway – “Made for Love”

Best Rap Album:
Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B

Best Rap Song:
“God’s Plan” – Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib (Drake)

Best Rap Performance:
Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee – “Sicko Mode”

Best Rap/Sung Performance:
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “All the Stars”

Best Country Album:
Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves

Best Country Song:
“Space Cowboy” – Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves (Kacey Musgraves)

Best Country Solo Performance:
Chris Stapleton – “Millionaire”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
Maren Morris featuring Vince Gill – “Dear Hate”

Best Spoken Word Album:
Faith: A Journey for All – Jimmy Carter

Best Comedy Album:
Equanimity & The Bird Revelation – Dave Chappelle

Best Musical Theater Album:
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert – Original Television Cast

Best Compilation Soundtrack – Visual Media:
The Greatest Showman – Hugh Jackman & Various Artists

Best Score Soundtrack – Visual Media:
Black Panther – Ludwig Goransson

Best Song Written for Visual Media:
“Shallow” – A Star Is Born – Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)

Producer of the Year – Non-Classical:
Pharrell Williams

Best Music Video:
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”

Best Music Film:
Quincy – Quincy Jones

91st Oscars Nominations – Final Predictions

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91st Oscars Nominations – Final Predictions
I have a feeling we’re in for some surprising nominations tomorrow morning, so here’s my attempt at predicting what will happen…

Best Picture:
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice

Best Director:
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Adam McKay, Vice

Best Actor:
Christian Bale, Vice
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book

Best Actress:
Glenn Close, The Wife
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Regina Hall, Support the Girls
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Best Supporting Actor:
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Timothee Chalamet, Beautiful Boy
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams, Vice
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Margot Robbie, Mary Queen of Scots
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite

Best Original Screenplay:
The Favourite
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
Vice

Best Adapted Screenplay:
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born

Best Animated Feature:
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Ruben Brandt, Collector
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Documentary Feature:
Free Solo
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
RBG
Three Identical Strangers
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Best Foreign Language Film:
Burning – South Korea
Cold War – Poland
The Guilty – Denmark
Roma – Mexico
Shoplifters – Japan

Best Film Editing:
The Favourite
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice

Best Cinematography:
The Favourite
Cold War
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born

Best Original Score:
Black Panther
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
Mary Poppins Returns
A Quiet Place

Best Original Song:
Black Panther – “All the Stars”
The Hate U Give – “We Won’t Move”
Mary Poppins Returns – “The Place Where Lost Things Go”
RBG – “I’ll Fight”
A Star Is Born – “Shallow”

Best Production Design:
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma

Best Costume Design:
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots

Best Makeup & Hairstyling:
Bohemian Rhapsody
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice

Best Sound Mixing:
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
A Quiet Place
A Star Is Born

Best Sound Editing:
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
First Man
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
A Quiet Place

Best Visual Effects:
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
First Man
Ready Player One
Welcome to Marwen

Best Animated Short Film:
Bao
Bilby
Late Afternoon
Pepe le Morse
Weekends

Best Documentary Short Subject:
Lifeboat
Los Comandos
Period. End of Sentence.
’63 Boycott
Women of the Gulag

Best Live Action Short Film:
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Wale

76th Annual Golden Globe Awards: Winner Predictions

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76th Annual Golden Globe Awards: Winner Predictions
The Golden Globe Awards will be airing on Sunday. Here are my winner predictions for the first big awards show of the season!

Best Picture – Drama:
A Star Is Born

Best Actor – Drama:
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody

Best Actress – Drama:
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born

Best Picture – Comedy/Musical:
The Favourite

Best Actor – Comedy/Musical:
Christian Bale, Vice

Best Actress – Comedy/Musical:
Olivia Colman, The Favourite

Best Supporting Actor:
Mahershala Ali, Green Book

Best Supporting Actress:
Emma Stone, The Favourite

Best Director:
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born

Best Screenplay:
Vice – Adam McKay

Best Original Score:
Black Panther – Ludwig Goransson

Best Original Song:
A Star Is Born – “Shallow” – Lady Gaga, Andrew Rossomando, Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt

Best Animated Feature Film:
Isle of Dogs

Best Foreign Language Film:
Roma

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Best Drama Series:
Homecoming

Best Actor – Drama Series:
Matthew Rhys, The Americans

Best Actress – Drama Series:
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve

Best Comedy Series:
Barry

Best Actor – Comedy Series:
Jim Carrey, Kidding

Best Actress – Comedy Series:
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Best TV Movie/Limited Series:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Best Actor – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal

Best Actress – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects

Best Supporting Actor – Series, TV Movie or Limited Series:
Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal

Best Supporting Actress – Series, TV Movie or Limited Series:
Penelope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

25th Annual SAG Awards Predictions

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25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Predictions
The SAG nominations are being announced this week. These are always interesting because voters are very influenced by which screeners are available to them. So even though I’m not predicting some major contenders, that doesn’t mean they are out of the race.

Best Ensemble:
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
A Star Is Born

Best Male Actor in a Leading Role:
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book

Best Female Actor in a Leading Role:
Glenn Close, The Wife
Toni Collette, Hereditary
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role:
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Timothee Chalamet, Beautiful Boy
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role:
Claire Foy, First Man
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Michelle Yeoh, Crazy Rich Asians

Best Stunt Ensemble:
Black Panther
First Man
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Ready Player One

Best Ensemble in a Drama Series:
The Handmaid’s Tale
Pose
Succession
This Is Us
Westworld

Best Male Actor in a Drama Series:
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Brian Cox, Succession
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Jeffrey Wright, Westworld

Best Female Actor in a Drama Series:
Laura Linney, Ozark
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Julia Roberts, Homecoming

Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series:
Atlanta
Barry
GLOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Orange Is the New Black

Best Male Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry
Barry Winkler, Barry

Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alison Brie, GLOW
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie
Betty Gilpin, GLOW
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

Best Male Actor in a TV Movie/Limited Series:
Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose
Jeff Daniels, The Looming Tower
Al Pacino, Paterno
Edgar Ramirez, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Best Female Actor in a TV Movie/Limited Series:
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects
Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects
Penelope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Laura Dern, The Tale
Judith Light, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Best Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series:
GLOW
Jack Ryan
Marvel’s Daredevil
Marvel’s Luke Cage
The Walking Dead

70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards: Final Predictions

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2017/2018 Primetime Emmy Awards Predictions
The Primetime Emmy Awards are being handed out on Sunday night. Here are my final predictions.

Best Drama Series:
The Handmaid’s Tale

Best Actor – Drama Series:
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us

Best Actress – Drama Series:
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale

Best Supporting Actor – Drama Series:
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Best Supporting Actress – Drama Series:
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale

Best Writing – Drama Series:
The Americans – “Start” – Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg

Best Directing – Drama Series:
Game of Thrones – “The Dragon and the Wolf” – Jeremy Podeswa

Best Comedy Series:
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Best Actor – Comedy Series:
Donald Glover, Atlanta

Best Actress – Comedy Series:
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Best Supporting Actor – Comedy Series:
Henry Winkler, Barry

Best Supporting Actress – Comedy Series:
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

Best Writing – Comedy Series:
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Pilot” – Amy Sherman-Palladino

Best Directing – Comedy Series:
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Pilot” – Amy Sherman-Palladino

Best Limited Series:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Best Actor – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose

Best Actress – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Regina King, Seven Seconds

Best Supporting Actor – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Brandon Victor Dixon, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

Best Supporting Actress – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Judith Light, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Best Writing – TV Movie/Limited Series:
USS Callister (Black Mirror) – William Bridges & Charlie Brooker

Best Directing – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert – David Leveaux & Alex Rudzinski

Best Variety Talk Series:
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Best Variety Sketch Series:
Saturday Night Live

Best Writing – Variety Special:
Patton Oswalt: Annihilation

Best Directing – Variety Special:
The Oscars – Glenn Weiss

Best Reality-Competition Program:
RuPaul’s Drag Race

2018 Primetime Emmys: Creative Arts Predictions

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2017/2018 Primetime Emmy Awards Predictions – Creative Arts Awards

Next weekend is the two-day event where the Creative Arts Emmy award winners are revealed. Here are my predictions for every category.

Best Guest Actor – Drama Series:
Matthew Goode, The Crown

Best Guest Actress – Drama Series:
Viola Davis, Scandal

Best Guest Actor – Comedy Series:
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live

Best Guest Actress – Comedy Series:
Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Best Television Movie:
USS Callister (Black Mirror)

Best Writing – Variety Series:
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Best Directing – Variety Series:
Saturday Night Live – “Donald Glover” – Don Roy King

Best Variety Special – Live:
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

Best Variety Special – Pre-Recorded:
Carol Burnett Show 50th Anniversary Special

Best Host – Reality or Reality-Competition Program:
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race

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Best Animated Program:
Bob’s Burgers – “V for Valentine-detta”

Best Animated Program – Short-Form:
Adventure Time – “Ring of Fire”

Best Art Direction – Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More):
The Handmaid’s Tale – “Seeds”/“First Blood”/“After”

Best Art Direction – Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More):
Game of Thrones – “Dragonstone”

Best Art Direction – Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less):
Silicon Valley – “Tech Evangelist”/“Artificial Emotional Intelligence”

Best Art Direction – Variety, Reality or Reality-Competition Series:
Saturday Night Live – “Bill Hader”

Best Art Direction – Variety Special:
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

Best Casting – Drama Series:
Game of Thrones

Best Casting – Comedy Series:
GLOW

Best Casting – TV Movie, Limited Series or Special:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Best Casting – Reality Program:
Queer Eye

Best Children’s Program:
The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special

Best Choreography:
So You Think You Can Dance – “Brand New”/“To Make You Feel My Love” – Mandy Moore

Best Cinematography – Single-Camera Series (One Hour):
The Handmaid’s Tale – “June”

Best Cinematography – Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour):
Barry – “Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth”

Best Cinematography – Multi-Camera Series:
Will & Grace – “A Gay Olde Christmas”

Best Cinematography – TV Movie or Limited Series:
Godless – “An Incident at Creede”

Best Cinematography – Non-Fiction Program:
Blue Planet II – “The Deep”

Best Cinematography – Reality Program:
Born This Way – “What Love Means”

Best Commercial:
The Talk: My Black Is Beautiful – P&G

Best Costumes – Contemporary Program:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “The Man Who Would Be Vogue”

Best Costumes – Fantasy/Sci-Fi Program:
Game of Thrones – “Beyond the Wall”

Best Costumes – Period Program:
The Crown – “Dear Mrs. Kennedy”

Best Costumes – Variety, Non-Fiction or Reality Program:
RuPaul’s Drag Race – “10s Across the Board”

Best Directing – Non-Fiction Programming:
Jane – Brett Morgen

Best Directing – Reality Program:
Shark Tank – “Episode 903” – Ken Fuchs

Best Documentary or Non-Fiction Series:
Wild Wild Country

Best Documentary or Non-Fiction Special:
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking:
City of Ghosts

Best Hairstyling – Single-Camera Series:
Westworld – “Akane No Mai”

Best Hairstyling – Multi-Camera Series or Special:
RuPaul’s Drag Race – “10s Across the Board”

Best Hairstyling – TV Movie/Limited Series:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Best Informational Series or Special:
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Best Interactive Program:
The Late Late Show with James Corden

Best Interactive Program – Original:
Spider-Man: Homecoming VR Experience

Best Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Scripted Program:
Westworld – Chaos Takes Control Interactive Experience

Best Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Unscripted Program:
The Oscars – All Access

Best Lighting Direction – Series:
The Voice – “Live Finals, Part 1 (Season 13)”

Best Lighting Direction – TV Movie, Limited Series or Special:
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

Best Main Title Design:
The Alienist

Best Main Title Theme Music:
The Tick

Best Makeup – Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic):
Game of Thrones – “The Dragon and the Wolf”

Best Makeup – Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic):
Saturday Night Live – “Tina Fey”

Best Makeup – TV Movie/Limited Series (Non-Prosthetic):
American Horror Story: Cult

Best Makeup – Series, TV Movie, Limited Series or Special (Prosthetic):
Westworld – “The Riddle of the Sphinx”

Best Music Composition – Series:
Game of Thrones – “The Dragon and the Wolf”

Best Music Composition – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Godless – “Homecoming”

Best Music Direction:
Tony Bennett: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Best Music and Lyrics:
A Christmas Story Live! – “In the Market for a Miracle”

Best Music Supervision:
Stranger Things – “Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak”

Best Single-Camera Picture Editing – Drama Series:
Game of Thrones – “Beyond the Wall”

Best Single-Camera Picture Editing – Comedy Series:
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Pilot”

Best Multi-Camera Picture Editing – Comedy Series:
The Big Bang Theory – “The Bow Tie Asymmetry”

Best Single-Camera Picture Editing – TV Movie/Limited Series:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “Manhunt”

Best Picture Editing – Variety Program:
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Segment: Border Patrol

Best Picture Editing – Non-Fiction Program:
Wild Wild Country – “Part 3”

Best Picture Editing – Reality Program (Structured):
RuPaul’s Drag Race – “10s Across the Board”

Best Picture Editing – Reality Program (Unstructured):
Born This Way – Series Body of Work

Best Reality Program – Structured:
Queer Eye

Best Reality Program – Unstructured:
Born This Way

Best Short Form Comedy or Drama Series:
Grey’s Anatomy: B Team

Best Short Form Non-Fiction or Reality Series:
Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown

Best Short Form Variety Series:
Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Best Actor – Short Form Comedy or Drama Series:
Alexis Denisof, I Love Bekka & Lucy

Best Actress – Short Form Comedy or Drama Series:
Diarra Kilpatrick, American Koko

Best Sound Editing – Drama or Comedy Series (One Hour):
Game of Thrones – “The Spoils of War”

Best Sound Editing – Drama or Comedy Series (Half-Hour) or Animation:
Barry – “Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going”

Best Sound Editing – TV Movie, Limited Series or Special:
Godless – “Homecoming”

Best Sound Editing – Non-Fiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera):
The Vietnam War – “Episode 6: Things Fall Apart”

Best Sound Mixing – Drama or Comedy Series (One Hour):
Game of Thrones – “Beyond the Wall”

Best Sound Mixing – Drama or Comedy Series (Half-Hour) or Animation:
Mozart in the Jungle – “Domo Arigato”

Best Sound Mixing – TV Movie or Limited Series:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “The Man Who Would Be Vogue”

Best Sound Mixing – Variety Program:
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Sound Mixing – Non-Fiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera):
The Defiant Ones – “Episode 1”

Best Special Visual Effects:
Game of Thrones – “Beyond the Wall”

Best Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role:
The Handmaid’s Tale – “June”

Best Stunt Coordination – Drama Series, TV Movie or Limited Series:
Game of Thrones/em>

Best Stunt Coordination – Comedy Series or Variety Program:
GLOW

Best Technical Direction – Series:
Jimmy Kimmel Live! – “Live in Brooklyn: Billy Joel and Tracy Morgan”

Best Technical Direction – TV Movie, Limited Series or Special:
The Oscars

Best Voice-Over Performance – Character:
Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy

Best Voice-Over Performance – Narrator:
Sir David Attenborough, Blue Planet II

Best Writing – Non-Fiction Program:
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – “Southern Italy” – Anthony Bourdain

2018 Primetime Emmy Nominations Predictions

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2017/2018 Primetime Emmy Awards Predictions

Emmy nominations are on tomorrow morning! Here are my final predictions.

Best Drama Series:
The Americans
The Crown
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld

Best Actor – Drama Series:
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
J.K. Simmons, Counterpart
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us
Jeffrey Wright, Westworld

Best Actress – Drama Series:
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
Claire Foy, The Crown
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Keri Russell, The Americans

Best Supporting Actor – Drama Series:
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Joseph Fiennes, The Handmaid’s Tale
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Justin Hartley, This Is Us
James Marsden, Westworld
Matt Smith, The Crown

Best Supporting Actress – Drama Series:
Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Margo Martindale, The Americans
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones

Best Writing – Drama Series:
The Americans – “Start” – Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg
The Crown – “Mystery Man” – Peter Morgan
Game of Thrones – “The Dragon and the Wolf” – David Benioff & D.B. Weiss
The Handmaid’s Tale – “June” – Bruce Miller
Killing Eve – “Nice Face” – Phoebe Waller-Bridge
This Is Us – “The Car” – Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger

Best Directing – Drama Series:
The Crown – “Paterfamilias” – Stephen Daldry
The Deuce – “Pilot” – Michelle MacLaren
Game of Thrones – “Beyond the Wall” – Alan Taylor
Game of Thrones – “The Dragon and the Wolf” – Jeremy Podeswa
The Handmaid’s Tale – “After” – Kari Skogland
The Handmaid’s Tale – “Unwomen” – Mike Barker

Best Guest Actor – Drama Series:
Alan Alda, The Good Fight
Beau Bridges, Homeland
Cameron Britton, Mindhunter
Michael C. Hall, The Crown
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us
Gerald McRaney, This Is Us

Best Guest Actress – Drama Series:
Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale
Margo Martindale, The Good Fight
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
Marisa Tomei, The Handmaid’s Tale
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale

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Best Comedy Series:
Atlanta
Barry
black-ish
GLOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Modern Family
Will & Grace

Best Actor – Comedy Series:
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry
William H. Macy, Shameless
Eric McCormack, Will & Grace

Best Actress – Comedy Series:
Alison Brie, GLOW
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Allison Janney, Mom
Debra Messing, Will & Grace
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

Best Supporting Actor – Comedy Series:
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Sean Hayes, Will & Grace
Brian Tyree Henry, Atlanta
Marc Maron, GLOW
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Henry Winkler, Barry

Best Supporting Actress – Comedy Series:
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Betty Gilpin, GLOW
Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Rita Moreno, One Day at a Time
Megan Mullally, Will & Grace

Best Writing – Comedy Series:
Atlanta – “Alligator Man” – Donald Glover
Atlanta – “Barbershop” – Stefani Robinson
Atlanta – “FUBU” – Stephen Glover
Barry – “Chapter One: Make Your Mark” – Alec Berg & Bill Hader
GLOW – “Pilot” – Liz Flahive & Carly Mensch
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Pilot” – Amy Sherman-Palladino

Best Directing – Comedy Series:
Atlanta – “FUBU” – Donald Glover
Atlanta – “Teddy Perkins” – Hiro Murai
Barry – “Chapter Eight: Know the Truth” – Alec Berg
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Mrs. X at the Gaslight” – Scott Ellis
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Pilot” – Amy Sherman-Palladino
Will & Grace – “Rosario’s Quinceanera” – James Burrows

Best Guest Actor – Comedy Series:
Sterling K. Brown, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Bobby Cannavale, Will & Grace
Bryan Cranston, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Donald Glover, Saturday Night Live
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Best Guest Actress – Comedy Series:
Kathy Bates, The Big Bang Theory
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Lauren Graham, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Tiffany Haddish, Saturday Night Live
Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Laurie Metcalf, The Big Bang Theory

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Best Television Movie:
Fahrenheit 451
Notes From the Field
Paterno
The Tale
USS Callister (Black Mirror)

Best Limited Series:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Godless
The Looming Tower
Patrick Melrose
Twin Peaks

Best Actor – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose
Jeff Daniels, The Looming Tower
Michael B. Jordan, Fahrenheit 451
Kyle MacLachlan, Twin Peaks
Al Pacino, Paterno

Best Actress – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Jessica Biel, The Sinner
Laura Dern, The Tale
Michelle Dockery, Godless
Cristin Milioti, USS Callister (Black Mirror)
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake: China Girl
Anna Deavere Smith, Notes From the Field

Best Supporting Actor – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Jeff Daniels, Godless
Brandon Victor Dixon, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
David Lynch, Twin Peaks
Edgar Ramirez, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Peter Sarsgaard, The Looming Tower
Hugo Weaving, Patrick Melrose

Best Supporting Actress – TV Movie/Limited Series:
Ellen Burstyn, The Tale
Penelope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Laura Dern, Twin Peaks
Angela Lansbury, Little Women
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Patrick Melrose
Judith Light, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Best Writing – TV Movie/Limited Series:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “Creator/Destroyer” – Maggie Cohn & Tom Rob Smith
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “House by the Lake” – Tom Rob Smith
Godless – Scott Frank
Patrick Melrose – David Nicholls
Twin Peaks – Mark Frost & David Lynch
USS Callister (Black Mirror) – William Bridges & Charlie Brooker

Best Directing – TV Movie/Limited Series:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “The Man Who Would Be Vogue” – Ryan Murphy
Godless – Scott Frank
The Tale – Jennifer Fox
Top of the Lake: China Girl – “Who’s Your Daddy” – Jane Campion
Twin Peaks – David Lynch
USS Callister (Black Mirror) – Toby Haynes

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Best Variety Talk Series:
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Best Variety Sketch Series:
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Drunk History
Nathan for You
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live
Tracey Ullman’s Show

Best Writing – Variety Series:
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Saturday Night Live
Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas

Best Directing – Variety Series:
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee – “Episode 2061” – Andre Allen
Jimmy Kimmel Live – “Live in Brooklyn: Billy Joel & Tracy Morgan” – Andy Fisher
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – “Episode 421” – Paul Pennolino
The Late Late Show with James Corden – “#416” – Tim Mancinelli
Saturday Night Live – “Donald Glover” – Don Roy King

Best Variety Special – Live:
A Christmas Story Live!
The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
The Oscars

Best Variety Special – Pre-Recorded:
Barbra: The Music…the Mem’ries…the Magic!
Carol Burnett Show 50th Anniversary Special
Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018
The Kennedy Center Honors
Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life

Best Writing – Variety Special:
Chris Rock: Tamborine
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City
Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady
Patton Oswalt: Annihilation
Weekend Update Summer Edition #2

Best Directing – Variety Special:
Barbra: The Music…the Mem’ries…the Magic! – Jim Gable & Barbra Streisand
Carol Burnett Show 50th Anniversary Special – Paul David Miller
Falsettos (Live From Lincoln Center) – Matthew Diamond
The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards – Louis J. Horvitz
The Oscars – Glenn Weiss

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Best Reality-Competition Program:
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Project Runway
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice

Best Host – Reality or Reality-Competition Program:
Alec Baldwin, Match Game
W. Kamau Bell, United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski & Jonathan Van Ness, Queer Eye
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Ellen DeGeneres, Ellen’s Game of Games
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night

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Best Animated Program:
Archer – “Archer: Danger Island – Disheartening Situation”
Big Hero 6: The Series: Baymax Returns
Bob’s Burgers – “V for Valentine-detta”
Family Guy – “Send in Stewie, Please”
The Simpsons – “Gone Boy”

Best Animated Program – Short-Form:
Adventure Time – “Ring of Fire”
Constantine: City of Demons – “Episode 1”
Robot Chicken – “Freshly Baked: The Robot Chicken Santa Claus Pot Cookie Freakout Special: Special Edition”
Steven Universe – “Jungle Moon”
Teen Titans Go! – “The Self Indulgent 200th Episode Spectacular, Parts 1 & 2”

Best Art Direction – Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More):
American Horror Story: Cult
The Handmaid’s Tale – “June”
The Handmaid’s Tale – “Seeds”/“First Blood”/“After”
The Looming Tower
Twin Peaks

Best Art Direction – Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More):
The Crown – “Beryl”
Game of Thrones – “Dragonstone”
Outlander – “Freedom & Whiskey”
USS Callister (Black Mirror)
Westworld – “Akane No Jai”

Best Art Direction – Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less):
The Big Bang Theory – “The Reclusive Potential”/“The Sibling Realignment”/“The Bow Tie Asymmetry”
black-ish – “Juneteenth”/“White Breakfast”/“Dream Home”
Grace and Frankie – “The Tappys”/“The Landline”/“The Home”
Silicon Valley – “Tech Evangelist”/“Artificial Emotional Intelligence”
Will & Grace – “A Gay Olde Christmas”

Best Art Direction – Variety, Reality or Reality-Competition Series:
At Home with Amy Sedaris – “Holidays”
Jimmy Kimmel Live! – “Live in Brooklyn: Billy Joel & Tracy Morgan”
RuPaul’s Drag Race – “Breastworld”
Saturday Night Live – “Bill Hader”
The Voice – “Blind Auditions Premiere (Season 14)”

Best Art Direction – Variety Special:
Barbra: The Music…the Mem’ries…the Magic!
A Christmas Story Live!
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special
The Oscars

Best Casting – Drama Series:
The Crown
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
Westworld

Best Casting – Comedy Series:
Atlanta
Barry
GLOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Will & Grace

Best Casting – TV Movie, Limited Series or Special:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Godless
The Looming Tower
Paterno
Twin Peaks

Best Casting – Reality Program:
Born This Way
Queer Eye
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
The Voice

Best Children’s Program:
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie
The Legend of Boo-kini Bottom (SpongeBob Squarepants)
The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special
The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm
Star Wars Rebels

Best Choreography:
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Dancing with the Stars
So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance
World of Dance

Best Cinematography – Single-Camera Series (One Hour):
The Crown – “Beryl”
Game of Thrones – “Dragonstone”
Game of Thrones – “The Spoils of War”
The Handmaid’s Tale – “June”
Mindhunter – “Episode 10”

Best Cinematography – Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour):
Atlanta – “Teddy Perkins”
Ballers – “Crackback”
Barry – “Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth”
GLOW – “Pilot”
Mozart in the Jungle – “Ichi Go Ichi E”

Best Cinematography – Multi-Camera Series:
The Big Bang Theory – “The Explosion Implosion”
K.C. Undercover – “Coopers on the Run, Parts 1 & 2”
Man with a Plan – “The Party Planner”
Will & Grace – “A Gay Olde Christmas”

Best Cinematography – TV Movie or Limited Series:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “The Man Who Would Be Vogue”
Godless – “An Incident at Creede”
The Terror – “Go for Broke”
Twin Peaks – “Part 8”
USS Callister (Black Mirror)

Best Cinematography – Non-Fiction Program:
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – “Lagos”
Blue Planet II – “The Deep”
Blue Planet II – “One Ocean”
Chef’s Table – “Corrado Assenza”
Wormwood – “Chapter 1: Suicide Revealed”

Best Cinematography – Reality Program:
The Amazing Race – “It’s Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure”
Born This Way – “What Love Means”
Deadliest Catch – “Battle Lines”
Life Below Zero – Series Body of Work
Survivor – Series Body of Work

Best Costumes – Contemporary Program:
American Horror Story: Cult – “Hole”
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “The Man Who Would Be Vogue”
black-ish – “Juneteenth”
Empire – “Slave to Memory”
Grace and Frankie – “The Expiration Date”

Best Costumes – Fantasy/Sci-Fi Program:
Autofac (Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams)
Game of Thrones – “Beyond the Wall”
The Handmaid’s Tale – “Seed”
USS Callister (Black Mirror)
Westworld – “Akane No Mai”

Best Costumes – Period Program:
The Alienist – “A Fruitful Partnership”
The Crown – “Dear Mrs. Kennedy”
GLOW – “Money’s in the Chase”
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “The Disappointment of the Dionne Quintuplets”
Outlander – “Freedom & Whiskey”

Best Costumes – Variety, Non-Fiction or Reality Program:
Dancing with the Stars – “Disney Night”
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Portlandia – “Riot Spray”
RuPaul’s Drag Race – “10s Across the Board”
Saturday Night Live – “Natalie Portman”

Best Directing – Non-Fiction Programming:
I Am Not Your Negro (Independent Lens) – Raoul Peck
Jane – Brett Morgen
The Vietnam War – “Episode 8: The History of the World” – Ken Burns & Lynn Novick
Wild Wild Country – “Part 3” – Chapman Way & Maclain Way
Wormwood – “Chapter 3: The Forbidden Threshold” – Errol Morris

Best Directing – Reality Program:
The Amazing Race – “It’s Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure” – Bertram van Munster
Lip Sync Battle – “Lip Sync Battle Live: A Michael Jackson Celebration” – Glenn Weiss
RuPaul’s Drag Race – “10s Across the Board” – Nick Murray
Shark Tank – “Episode 903” – Ken Fuchs
The Voice – “Top 11 Performances (Season 13)” – Alan Carter

Best Documentary or Non-Fiction Series:
American Masters
Chef’s Table
The Defiant Ones
Dirty Money
Wild Wild Country

Best Documentary or Non-Fiction Special:
Gaga: Five Foot Two
Icarus
John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls
Spielberg
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking:
City of Ghosts
I Am Not Your Negro (Independent Lens)
Jane
King in the Wilderness
The Vietnam War

Best Hairstyling – Single-Camera Series:
The Crown – “Dear Mrs. Kennedy”
Game of Thrones – “The Dragon and the Wolf”
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Pilot”
Stranger Things – “Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak”
Westworld – “Akane No Mai”

Best Hairstyling – Multi-Camera Series or Special:
A Christmas Story Live!
Dancing with the Stars – “Night at the Movies”
RuPaul’s Drag Race – “10s Across the Board”
Saturday Night Live – “Tiffany Haddish”
The Voice – “Live Finale, Part 1 (Season 13)”

Best Hairstyling – TV Movie/Limited Series:
American Horror Story: Cult
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Genius: Picasso
Howards End
Twin Peaks

Best Informational Series or Special:
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Inside the Actors Studio
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Vice

Best Lighting Direction – Series:
American Idol – “Top 5 Perform”
Dancing with the Stars – “Halloween Night”
Saturday Night Live – “Kevin Hart”
So You Think You Can Dance – “Finale”
The Voice – “Live Finale, Part 1 (Season 13)”

Best Lighting Direction – TV Movie, Limited Series or Special:
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
The Oscars
Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake
The 71st Annual Tony Awards

Best Main Title Design:
The Alienist
Dirty Money
Little Women
Marvel’s The Punisher
Star Trek: Discovery

Best Main Title Theme Music:
Godless
Howards End
The Last Tycoon
Patrick Melrose
The Terror

Best Motion Design:
American Vandal
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Jane
Legion
Wormwood

Best Makeup – Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic):
Game of Thrones – “The Dragon and the Wolf”
The Handmaid’s Tale – “Unwomen”
This Is Us – “Number Three”
Vikings – “Homeland”
Westworld – “Akane No Mai”

<strong?Best Makeup – Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic):
Dancing with the Stars – “Halloween Night”
The Oscars
RuPaul’s Drag Race – “10s Across the Board”
Saturday Night Live – “Tina Fey”
So You Think You Can Dance – “Finale”

Best Makeup – TV Movie/Limited Series (Non-Prosthetic):
American Horror Story: Cult
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Genius: Picasso
Twin Peaks
USS Callister (Black Mirror)

Best Makeup – Series, TV Movie, Limited Series or Special (Prosthetic):
Game of Thrones – “The Dragon and the Wolf”
Genius: Picasso
Star Trek: Discovery – “Will You Take My Hand”
The Walking Dead – “Time for After”
Westworld – “The Riddle of the Sphinx”

Best Music Composition – Series:
The Crown
Game of Thrones
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Victoria
The X-Files

Best Music Composition – TV Movie/Limited Series:
The Alienist
Cocaine Godmother: The Griselda Blanco Story
Jane
Little Women
Twin Peaks

Best Music Direction:
Andrew Rannells in Concert (Live From Lincoln Center)
Barbra: The Music…the Mem’ries…the Magic!
Elton John: I’m Still Standing – A Grammy Salute
The Kennedy Center Honors
Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life

Best Music and Lyrics:
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Empire
If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Saturday Night Live
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Best Music Supervision:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “Manhunt”
Atlanta – “Alligator Man”
black-ish – “Juneteenth”
The Defiant Ones – “Episode 1”
Stranger Things – “Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak”

Best Single-Camera Picture Editing – Drama Series:
Game of Thrones – “Beyond the Wall”
Game of Thrones – “The Dragon and the Wolf”
Game of Thrones – “The Spoils of War”
The Handmaid’s Tale – “June”
Westworld – “The Passenger”

Best Single-Camera Picture Editing – Comedy Series:
Atlanta – “Teddy Perkins”
Barry – “Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going”
Curb Your Enthusiasm – “Fatwa!”
GLOW – “Pilot”
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Pilot”

Best Multi-Camera Picture Editing – Comedy Series:
The Big Bang Theory – “The Bow Tie Asymmetry”
Mom – “Crazy Snakes and a Clog to the Head”
One Day at a Time – “Not Yet”
Roseanne – “Darlene v. David”
Will & Grace – “Grandpa Jack”

Best Single-Camera Picture Editing – TV Movie/Limited Series:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “Alone”
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “House by the Lake”
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “Manhunt”
Twin Peaks – “Part 8”
USS Callister (Black Mirror)

Best Picture Editing – Variety Program:
Drunk History – “Heroines”
The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards – Segment: Cecil B. DeMille Award Honoring Oprah Winfrey
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Segment: Border Patrol
Saturday Night Live – Segment: Kellywise
Saturday Night Live – Segment: Papyrus

Best Picture Editing – Non-Fiction Program:
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – “Lagos”
Spielberg
Vice – “Raised in the System”
The Vietnam War – “Episode 8: The History of the World”
Wild Wild Country – “Part 3”

Best Picture Editing – Reality Program (Structured):
The Amazing Race – “It’s Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure”
RuPaul’s Drag Race – “10s Across the Board”
Shark Tank – Series Body of Work
Survivor – “This Is Why You Play Survivor”
The Voice – Series Body of Work

Best Picture Editing – Reality Program (Unstructured):
Alaska: The Last Frontier – “The Day the Glacier Fell”
Born This Way – Series Body of Work
Deadliest Catch – “Battle Lines”
Life Below Zero – “The 11th Hour”
Naked and Afraid – “A Screw Loose”

Best Reality Program – Structured:
Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Lip Sync Battle
Live P.D.
Queer Eye
Shark Tank

Best Reality Program – Unstructured:
Alaska: The Last Frontier
Born This Way
Deadliest Catch
Intervention
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell

Best Short Form Comedy or Drama Series:
American Koko
An Emmy for Megan
Grey’s Anatomy: B Team
Transparent: The Lost Sessions
The Walking Dead: Red Machete

Best Short Form Non-Fiction or Reality Series:
Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story: America’s Obsessions
Born This Way: Life Lessons
Jay Leno’s Garage
Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen

Best Short Form Variety Series:
Behind the Voice
Between the Scenes: The Daily Show
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Creating Saturday Night Live: Control Room
Honest Trailers

Best Actor – Short Form Comedy or Drama Series:
James Corden, James Corden’s Next James Corden
Alexis Denisof, I Love Bekka & Lucy
Kim Estes, The FiXXers
Melvin Jackson Jr., This Eddie Murphy Role Is Mine, Not Yours
Connor Trinneer, Stargate Origins

Best Actress – Short Form Comedy or Drama Series:
Megan Amram, An Emmy for Megan
Lee Garlington, Broken
Diarra Kilpatrick, American Koko
Kelli O’Hara, The Accidental Wolf
Christina Pickles, Break a Hip

Best Sound Editing – Drama or Comedy Series (One Hour):
Game of Thrones – “The Spoils of War”
Gotham – “A Dark Knight: That’s Entertainment”
Star Trek: Discovery – “What’s Past Is Prologue”
Stranger Things – “Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer”
Westworld – “Akane No Mai”

Best Sound Editing – Drama or Comedy Series (Half-Hour) or Animation:
Atlanta – “Teddy Perkins”
Ballers – “Bull Rush”
Barry – “Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going”
GLOW – “Money’s in the Chase”
Room 104 – “Red Tent”

Best Sound Editing – TV Movie, Limited Series or Special:
Autofac (Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams)
Godless – “Homecoming”
The Terror – “A Mercy”
Twin Peaks – “Part 8”
USS Callister (Black Mirror)

Best Sound Editing – Non-Fiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera):
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – “Seattle”
Blue Planet II – “Coral Reefs”
The Defiant Ones – “Episode 1”
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath – “The ‘Perfect’ Scientology Family”
Wormwood – “Chapter 5: Honorable Men”

Best Sound Mixing – Drama or Comedy Series (One Hour):
Game of Thrones – “Beyond the Wall”
Homeland – “All In”
Mr. Robot – “eps3.4_runtime-err0r.r00”
Stranger Things – “Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer”
Westworld – “Akane No Mai”

Best Sound Mixing – Drama or Comedy Series (Half-Hour) or Animation:
Barry – “Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going”
GLOW – “Pilot”
Modern Family – “Lake Life”
Mozart in the Jungle – “Domo Arigato”
Silicon Valley – “Fifty-One Percent”

Best Sound Mixing – TV Movie or Limited Series:
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – “The Man Who Would Be Vogue”
Godless – “Homecoming”
The Looming Tower – “Boys at War”
Twin Peaks – “Part 8”
USS Callister (Black Mirror)

Best Sound Mixing – Variety Program:
Elton John: I’m Still Standing – A Grammy Salute
The Oscars
2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake
The Voice – “Live Finale, Part 2 (Season 14)”

Best Sound Mixing – Non-Fiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera):
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – “Lagos”
Deadliest Catch – “Battle Lines”
The Defiant Ones – “Episode 1”
Gaga: Five Foot Two
Vice – “After ISIS/Cubs of the Caliphate”

Best Special Visual Effects:
Altered Carbon – “Out of the Past”
Game of Thrones – “Beyond the Wall”
Metalhead (Black Mirror)
Star Trek: Discovery – “The Vulcan Hello”
Westworld – “The Passenger”

Best Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role:
The Alienist – “The Boy on the Bridge”
The Crown – “Misadventure”
Genius: Picasso – “Chapter One”
Gotham – “That’s Entertainment”
The Handmaid’s Tale – “June”

Best Stunt Coordination – Drama Series, TV Movie or Limited Series:
The Blacklist
Game of Thrones
Gotham
Marvel’s The Punisher
9-1-1

Best Stunt Coordination – Comedy Series or Variety Program:
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
GLOW
Saturday Night Live
Shameless
The Tick

Best Technical Direction – Series:
The Big Bang Theory – “The Bow Tie Asymmetry”
Jimmy Kimmel Live! – “Live in Brooklyn: Billy Joel and Tracy Morgan”
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – “Episode 421”
Saturday Night Live – “Donald Glover”
The Voice – “Live Finale, Part 2 (Season 13)”

Best Technical Direction – TV Movie, Limited Series or Special:
Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
The Oscars
2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake

Best Voice-Over Performance – Character:
Seth Green, Robot Chicken
Bill Hader, The Simpsons
Tom Kenny, The Legend of Bookini Bottom (SpongeBob Squarepants)
Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy
Jessica Walter, Archer

Best Voice-Over Performance – Narrator:
Peter Coyote, The Vietnam War
Giancarlo Esposito, Dear White People
Anthony Mendez, Jane the Virgin
Oliver Platt, American Experience
Liev Schreiber, Civilisations

Best Writing – Non-Fiction Program:
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – “Southern Italy” – Anthony Bourdain
Bill Nye Saves the World – “Extinction: Why All Our Friends Are Dying” – Cece Pleasants, Prashanth Vekataramanujam & Teagan Wall
I Am Not Your Negro (Independent Lens) – Raoul Peck
The Vietnam War – “Episode 8: The History of the World” – Geoffrey C. Ward
Wormwood – “Chapter 3: The Forbidden Threshold” – Errol Morris

90th Annual Academy Awards Predictions

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90th Annual Academy Awards Predictions

The Oscars are one week from today. The acting winners are going to be pretty easy to predict. Best Picture is going to be a close race though. Here are my predictions for every category.

Best Picture:
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin & Martin McDonagh

Best Director:
Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water

Best Actor:
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour

Best Actress:
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Supporting Actor:
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Supporting Actress:
Allison Janney, I, Tonya

Best Original Screenplay:
Get Out – Jordan Peele

Best Adapted Screenplay
Call Me by Your Name – James Ivory

Best Animated Feature:
Coco – Darla K. Anderson & Lee Unkrich

Best Documentary Feature:
Faces Places – JR, Agnes Varda & Rosalie Varda

Best Foreign-Language Film:
A Fantastic Woman – CHILE – Sebastian Lelio

Best Film Editing:
Dunkirk – Lee Smith

Best Cinematography:
Blade Runner 2049 – Roger Deakins

Best Original Score:
The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat

Best Original Song:
The Greatest Showman – “This Is Me” – Benj Pasek & Justin Paul

Best Production Design:
The Shape of Water – Paul Denham Austerberry, Jeff Melvin & Shane Vieau

Best Costume Design:
Phantom Thread – Mark Bridges

Best Makeup:
Darkest Hour – David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick & Kazuhiro Tsuji

Best Sound Mixing:
Dunkirk – Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo & Mark Weingarten

Best Sound Editing:
Dunkirk – Alex Gibson & Richard King

Best Visual Effects:
Blade Runner 2049 – Richard R. Hoover, Paul Lambert, Gerd Nefzer & John Nelson

Best Animated Short Film:
Dear Basketball – Kobe Bryant & Glen Keane

Best Documentary Short Subject:
Traffic Stop – Kate Davis & David Heilbroner

Best Live Action Short Film:
DeKalb Elementary – Reed Van Dyk