Emmy Winner Predictions 2013: Best Casting

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Emmy Winner Predictions 2013: Best Casting

The Emmys are exactly one month away…so it’s best to start predicting. I’m going to take a look at each category and predict who I think will be taking home the lovely Emmy statue on Sept. 15 (Creative Arts) or Sept. 22 (Primetime telecast).

Best Casting – Drama Series:
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Homeland
House of Cards

*This category favors new shows. Boardwalk Empire and Homeland won the previous two years for their first seasons. That means that House of Cards should win. But I just don’t know if it is as liked as the other shows that have won. It’s still a relatively unseen show. I think Homeland will repeat and take home the trophy again.*

Best Casting – Comedy Series:
Girls
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie
30 Rock
Veep

*Like with the drama counterpart, new shows are favored in these categories. But the problem is that none of these shows are in their first season. It makes it a little hard to predict. Veep did very well with their nomination totals this year, including two more acting nominations in the main categories (Chlumsky & Hale). Obviously the show is well liked and its still new enough to win this award.*

Best Casting – TV Movie/Miniseries:
American Horror Story: Asylum
Behind the Candelabra
The Hour
Political Animals
Top of the Lake

*Usually big ensembles take this award. All five of these fall under that category. But I think it will come down to American Horror Story or Behind the Candelabra. AHS got a ton of acting nominations and the voters loved it. But HBO has swept this category for the past two years and the casting was one of the most talked about aspects of Behind the Candelabra. It should easily go to Candelabra but watch out for AHS waiting in the wings.*

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Emmy Predictions: Best Casting

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Emmy Predictions: Best Casting

I continue my series of Emmy predictions by looking at the contenders for Best Casting. I don’t have a whole lot of insight into these categories, but that still doesn’t prevent me from making predictions.

BEST CASTING – DRAMA SERIES:
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Mad Men

*I’m going with some safe picks here. Homeland won this category last year, Mad Men has been nominated every year since 2008, Boardwalk Empire & Game of Thrones have been nominated the past two years, and Downton Abbey was nominated last year and has a notably large ensemble. If the category is expanded to six then I can see House of Cards sneaking in for a nomination. The Good Wife has been nominated for the last three years here, but I feel like the Emmys are over that show after they left it out of Best Drama Series last year.*

[ALSO IN CONTENTION: The Americans, Dexter, The Good Wife, Hannibal, House of Cards, The Newsroom, Scandal, True Blood, The Walking Dead]

BEST CASTING – COMEDY SERIES:
Girls
Glee
Modern Family
New Girl
Veep

*This is a tough category to predict. New shows usually do wel in this category, especially comedies, but the lack of any new comedy being the breakout of the year has made this harder to choose. Girls won this category last year and I expect it to be back. I also expect Modern Family, New Girl and Veep to make return appearances. I’m thinking that the last spot goes to Glee. It won the category two years ago and the show had a lot of new faces this year after the senior class characters graduated. If a new show makes it in here, I think The Mindy Project will be the most likely candidate.*

[ALSO IN CONTENTION: Arrested Development, The Big Bang Theory, House of Lies, The Mindy Project, Nurse Jackie, 30 Rock]

BEST CASTING – TV MOVIE/MINISERIES:
American Horror Story: Asylum
Behind the Candelabra
The Bible
Parade’s End
Political Animals

*I’m not going to go into a lot of detail. Movies and miniseries with big ensembles usually do well here. This is a solid lineup too. I keep saying that I’m unsure how the Emmys will embrace The Bible, but I expect it to do pretty well in the technical categories.*

[ALSO IN CONTENTION: The Big C: hereafter, Call Me Crazy: A Five Film, The Girl, The Hour, Phil Spector, Steel Magnolias, Top of the Lake]