Final Emmy Winner Predictions

One year ago, I was at a hotel in Oregon after visiting Crater Lake National Park, watching the Emmys just as well there as I could from anywhere else. This year, I’m in Los Angeles, which would theoretically be closer to the action – if everything was happening in person. I do feel that I’ve been more invested this year than ever before, watching and reviews all submissions in the limited series and TV movie categories. I’ve also written about most of the major races for both The Film Experience, a site I’ve been reading for nearly two decades, and Awards Radar, a brand-new site, which will be hosting a live show during the Emmys (check it out – I’ll be on it!). I also hosted an Emmy panel that you can watch on YouTube.

So far, I’ve scored four out of five with the Creative Arts Emmy categories I predicted that have already been handed out, picking “Bad Education” for Best TV Movie and Cherry Jones, Eddie Murphy, and Kamala Harris for guest acting prizes. I missed Ron Cephas Jones’ repeat win for guest actor, picking Andrew Scott instead. That’s not a bad start, and better than I’ve done in the past.

It seems likely that two shows I don’t love which have grown on me - “Succession” and “Schitt’s Creek” will win most of the drama and comedy awards, while “Watchmen,” which I did find to be excellent, will win most of the limited series prizes. Even with all that, I’m still predicting surprise wins for Zendaya, Shira Haas, and Paul Mescal. I’m not confident in any of those choices – and most of the drama and limited series races – but I’m hopeful that it’s going to be an enjoyable show with some memorable wins.

Enjoy the show, and leave your thoughts in the comments! For detailed predictions in almost every category, click on the hyperlinked category name.

No guts, no glory:
“The Crown” wins Best Drama Series

DRAMA SERIES:
Succession

DRAMA LEAD ACTOR:
Jeremy Strong (Succession)

DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS:
Zendaya (Euphoria)

DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)

DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Sarah Snook (Succession)

DRAMA DIRECTING:
Prisoners of War (Homeland)

DRAMA WRITING:
This Is Not for Tears (Succession)

COMEDY SERIES:
Schitt’s Creek

COMEDY LEAD ACTOR:
Eugene Levy (Schitt’s Creek)

COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS:
Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek)

COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Dan Levy (Schitt’s Creek)

COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

COMEDY DIRECTING:
Happy Ending (Schitt’s Creek)

COMEDY WRITING:
Happy Ending (Schitt’s Creek)

LIMITED SERIES:
Watchmen

TV MOVIE:
Bad Education

LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE LEAD ACTOR:
Paul Mescal (Normal People)

LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE LEAD ACTRESS:
Shira Haas (Unorthodox)

LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen)

LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Toni Collette (Unbelievable)

LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE DIRECTING:
It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice (Watchmen)

LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE WRITING:
Part 1 (Unorthodox)

COMPETITION PROGRAM:
RuPaul’s Drag Race

VARIETY TALK SERIES:
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver