Emmy Winner Predictions: Best Writing for a Drama Series

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Emmy Nominees: Best Writing for a Drama Series

My predictions: 5/7

The nominees: Plan and Execution (Better ), A Hard Way to Go (Ozark), The We We Are (Severance), One Lucky Day (Squid Game), All the Bells Say (Succession), F Sharp (Yellowjackets), Pilot (Yellowjackets)

My bets on double nominations for Better Call Saul and Ozark didn’t pan out, but they did each pick up one bid, for their respective finales. The show that scored those other two slots was an overperforming freshman, Yellowjackets, which did very well. The other three shows cited, Severance, Squid Game, and Succession each submitted only one episode, a plan that worked to their advantage.

What should win? It’s hard to beat “Severance,” but “Better Call Saul” comes close.
What will win? I think Succession takes this.

Emmy Predictions: Best Writing for a Drama Series

The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, July 12th. As always, chime in below in the comments with any thoughts of your own.

Last year’s nominees: What I Know (The Boys), War (The Crown), Home (The Handmaid’s Tale), Sundown (Lovecraft Country), Chapter 13: The Jedi (The Mandalorian), Chapter 16: The Rescue (The Mandalorian), Series Finale (Pose)

The top contenders:
Plan and Execution (Better Call Saul)
Rock and Hard Place (Better Call Saul)
Chapter 6: From The Desert Comes A Stranger (The Book of Boba Fett)
Capital R Rake (Bridgerton)
Stand Still Like the Hummingbird (Euphoria)
Face the Music (The Gilded Age)
Glorious Purpose (Loki)
A Hard Way to Go (Ozark)
Ellie (Ozark)
The We We Are (Severance)
One Lucky Day (Squid Game)
Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (Stranger Things)
All the Bells Say (Succession)
Miguel (This Is Us)
Us (This Is Us)
The Swan (Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty)
F Sharp (Yellowjackets)
Pilot (Yellowjackets)

The rundown: None of the nominated shows from last year are in contention, but some other returning series are. Succession is sure to score for its one chosen episode, Ozark will probably go two for two, and though many episodes were submitted, I think two among the crop from Better Call Saul will be cited. After that, Squid Game and Severance are both very likely, and Yellowjackets could also crack the list.

The predicted nominees: Plan and Execution (Better Call Saul), Rock and Hard Place (Better Call Saul), Ellie (Ozark), A Hard Way to Go (Ozark), The We We Are (Severance), One Lucky Day (Squid Game), All the Bells Say (Succession)

The predicted winner: I think Succession wins this.

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Emmy Winner Predictions: Best Writing for a Drama Series

Nominees are listed in alphabetical order by show. Beware of minor spoilers for listed episodes.

Rebecca Sonnenshine, The Boys (What I Know)
Peter Morgan, The Crown (War)
Yahlin Chang, The Handmaid’s Tale (Home)
Misha Green, Lovecraft Country (Sundown)
Dave Filoni, The Mandalorian (Chapter 13: The Jedi)
Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian (Chapter 16: The Rescue)
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Steven Canals, Janet Mock and Our Lady J, Pose (Series Finale)

Murphy has six Emmys and Falchuk has two, with Canals, also nominated this year for directing, Mock, and Our Lady J also up this year and for season one as producers. This is one of Murphy’s four bids this year. This is the first writing nomination for Filoni and Chang, who are up again as producers for their shows. The same is true for Favreau, who also contends for directing. Green and Sonnenshine are also nominated as producers. This is Morgan’s fourth nomination in this category for this show, and he has yet to win. “The Handmaid’s Tale” won this prize for its pilot. Shows with multiple nominations in this category do tend to win frequently, which happened most recently in 2014.

What should win: I think the “Lovecraft Country” pilot gets my vote, but I like a lot of these choices.
What will win: I’m really not sure. Maybe The Crown scores its first trophy in this category?

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Emmy Nominees: Best Writing for a Drama Series

My predictions: 3/7

The nominees: What I Know (The Boys), War (The Crown), Home (The Handmaid’s Tale), Sundown (Lovecraft Country), Chapter 13: The Jedi (The Mandalorian), Chapter 16: The Rescue (The Mandalorian), Series Finale (Pose)

I don’t think I expected The Mandalorian to get two nominations in this category, but evidently, voters are all in for it. One of the episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale that I predicted did get nominated, along with the submitted episode of The Crown and the Lovecraft Country pilot. It’s wonderful to see the finale of Pose here, and I have lots of catching up to do in order to get to the nominated season two finale of The Boys.

What should win? “Sundown”
What will win? I’m thinking maybe this goes to Pose but I really don’t know.

Emmy Predictions: Best Writing for a Drama Series

The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, July 13th. As always, chime in below in the comments with any thoughts of your own.

Last year’s nominees: Bad Choice Road (Better Call Saul), Bagman (Better Call Saul), Aberfan (The Crown), All In (Ozark), Boss Fight (Ozark), Fire Pink (Ozark), This Is Not for Tears (Succession)

The top contenders:
What I Know (The Boys)
Diamond of the First Water (Bridgerton)
War (The Crown)
F**k Anyone Who's Not A Sea Blob (Euphoria)
New World Order (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier)
Home (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Progress (The Handmaid’s Tale)
The Wilderness (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Colin: Week 4 (In Treatment)
Sesh (Industry)
Jig-a-Bobo (Lovecraft Country)
Meet Me in Daegu (Lovecraft Country)
Sundown (Lovecraft Country)
Chapter 16: The Rescue (The Mandalorian)
Foxes and Coyotes (The Mosquito Coast)
Perpetratin’ (P-Valley)
Chapter Three (Perry Mason)
Series Finale (Pose)
Raised by Wolves (Raised by Wolves)
Pilot (Ratched)
Right Here, Right Now #7 (We Are Who We Are)

There’s no question that The Crown will return again with its one submitted episode, and the other past nominee in this category, The Handmaid’s Tale, should be able to get in for at least one of its three selected installments. Freshmen series seem likely to do well here, with Bridgerton, P-Valley, Raised by Wolves, and Ratched opting to submit only their pilots. Lovecraft Country has a few episodes in the running, while Perry Mason, Industry, We Are Who We Are, and The Mosquito Coast all choosing one mid-season entry. The Boys and The Mandalorian both have multiple episodes in the mix, hoping for a breakthrough inclusion in this category, while The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, For All Mankind, and In Treatment are taking a similar approach that’s not likely to yield results. Other hopeful possibilities include the series finale of Pose and one of the two special episodes of Euphoria.

The predicted nominees: Diamond of the First Water (Bridgerton), War (The Crown), Home (The Handmaid’s Tale), Progress (The Handmaid’s Tale), Sundown (Lovecraft Country), Chapter Three (Perry Mason), Pilot (Ratched)

The predicted winner: I see Bridgerton scoring here.

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AFT Awards: Best Writing for a Drama Series

This is the eighteenth category of the 14th Annual AFT Television Awards, my personal choices for the best in television during the 2019-2020 season. This year, I’m including a shorter list, with just nominees and a few finalists, if applicable. Nominees are pictured in the order I’ve ranked them.

Best Writing for a Drama Series

Last year’s nominees: Twin Cities (Counterpart), Pilot (Doom Patrol), A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Game of Thrones), The Word (The Handmaid’s Tale), The Comedian (The Twilight Zone)

Emmy nominees: Bad Choice Road (Better Call Saul), Bagman (Better Call Saul), Aberfan (The Crown), All In (Ozark), Boss Fight (Ozark), Fire Pink (Ozark), This Is Not for Tears (Succession)

Finalists: Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy? (Stranger Things), Bad Choice Road (Better Call Saul), Acting Up (Pose), The Hospital (Undone), Flip a Coin (This Is Us), Parce Domine (Westworld), In the Dark Night of the Soul It’s Always 3:30 in the Morning (The Morning Show), Handheld Blackjack (Undone),

The nominees:

Margaretology (The Crown)
Eleven (Perpetual Grace, LTD)
The Crash (Undone)
The Winter Line (Westworld)

The winner:

Tywysog Cymru (The Crown) felt like an immersion into an entirely new world thanks to the intimacy and starkness of its narrative.

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Emmy Winner Predictions: Best Writing for a Drama Series

Nominees are listed in alphabetical order by show. Beware of minor spoilers for listed episodes.

Thomas Schnauz, Better Call Saul (Bad Choice Road)
Gordon Smith, Better Call Saul (Bagman)
Peter Morgan, The Crown (Aberfan)
Chris Mundy, Ozark (All In)
John Shiban, Ozark (Boss Fight)
Miki Johnson, Ozark (Fire Pink)
Jesse Armstrong, Succession (This Is Not for Tears)

Schnauz and Smith each have two previous nominations in this category for their same show and, in Schnauz’s case, for “Breaking Bad” also. Morgan has two previous nominations, both for “The Crown.” Shiban was nominated back in 1997 for “The X-Files.” Armstrong is the defending champion in this category, winning last year. Shows with multiple nominations in this category do tend to win frequently, which happened most recently in 2014.

What should win: I think I would choose “Bad Choice Road” but I’m a fan of all of these except for “All In” and “Boss Fight.”
What will win: There’s no reason to expect that Succession won’t repeat here.

Emmy Nominees: Best Writing for a Drama Series

My predictions: 4/7

The nominees: Bad Choice Road (Better Call Saul), Bagman (Better Call Saul), Aberfan (The Crown), All In (Ozark), Boss Fight (Ozark), Fire Pink (Ozark), This Is Not for Tears (Succession)

I thought there were supposed to be eight nominations in this category, which was my first mistake. My second I’m willing to forgive, which is that I predicted another episode of Succession that wasn’t on the ballot, so I’m giving myself credit for that being correct. Three nominations for Ozark after none the first two seasons is quite a surprise, and it does seem like a bit much, especially considering I was only really into “Fire Pink” of the three. “Aberfan” is an excellent hour, typical of The Crown, and the two nominated episodes of Better Call Saul actually add insult to injury for Bob Odenkirk’s snub since his performance makes those installments, not just the writing.

What should win? I’d probably choose “Aberfan” or “Bad Choice Road.”
What will win? I think Succession defends its title.

AFT Awards: Best Writing for a Drama Series

This is the fourteenth category of the 13th Annual AFT Television Awards, my personal choices for the best in television during the 2018-2019 season. This year, I’m including a shorter list, with just nominees and a few finalists, if applicable. Nominees are pictured in the order I’ve ranked them.

Best Writing for a Drama Series

Last year’s nominees: The Crossing (Counterpart), The Sincerest Form of Flattery (Counterpart), Beyond the Wall (Game of Thrones), Pilot (Good Girls), Smart Power (The Handmaid’s Tale)

Emmy nominees: Winner (Better Call Saul), Episode 1 (Bodyguard), The Iron Throne (Game of Thrones), Holly (The Handmaid’s Tale), Nice and Neat (Killing Eve), Nobody Is Ever Missing (Succession)

Finalists: None

The nominees:

Pilot (Doom Patrol)
The Word (The Handmaid's Tale)
The Comedian (The Twilight Zone)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Game of Thrones)

The winner:

Twin Cities (Counterpart) mesmerizingly traced the divergent genesis of its two worlds, capturing the effects of even the smallest of different actions.

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Emmy Winner Predictions: Best Writing for a Drama Series

Nominees are listed in alphabetical order by show. Beware of minor spoilers for listed episodes.

Peter Gould and Thomas Schnauz, Better Call Saul (Winner)
Jed Mercurio, Bodyguard (Episode 1)
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones (The Iron Throne)
Bruce Miller and Kira Snyder, The Handmaid’s Tale (Holly)
Emerald Fennell, Killing Eve (Nice and Neat)
Jesse Armstrong, Succession (Nobody Is Ever Missing)

This is the seventh time that Benioff and Weiss, who also contend for directing the series finale of their series, have been nominated. They won twice, in 2015 and 2016. Schnauz was nominated in 2013 for “Breaking Bad.” This is the third consecutive bid for Miller, who won in 2015 for the pilot of his show and who now contends for a “hanging episode” from the second season. “Killing Eve” was nominated last year in this race. Pilots and series finales do tend to win this award often, which bodes well for “Bodyguard” and “Game of Thrones,” respectively.

What should win: I’d love for it to be “Bodyguard,” but I don’t see that happening, sadly.
What will win: I’m not sure any of these are strong enough to topple the juggernaut that is The Iron Throne.

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Emmy Nominees: Best Writing for a Drama Series

My predictions: 4/6

The nominees: Winner (Better Call Saul), Episode 1 (Bodyguard), The Iron Throne (Game of Thrones), Holly (The Handmaid’s Tale), Nice and Neat (Killing Eve), Nobody Is Ever Missing (Succession)

Three of these episodes were also nominated for directing: the series finale of Game of Thrones, one of the “hanging episodes” leftover from season two of The Handmaid’s Tale, and the second episode of Killing Eve. It’s interesting that the pilot of Bodyguard got nominated here rather than for directing, but I’m all for it. I’m a fan of the season finale of Better Call Saul, while I’ll have to catch up and watch the season finale of Succession, which I didn’t watch past the pilot.

What should win? I’d probably be most excited about “Bodyguard,” but “Better Call Saul” or “The Handmaid’s Tale” would be great choices too.
What will win? I actually think Bodyguard might win, but I’m not sure.

Emmy Predictions: Best Writing for a Drama Series

The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, July 16th. As always, chime in below in the comments with any thoughts of your own.

Last year’s nominees: START (The Americans), Mystery Man (The Crown), The Dragon and the Wolf (Game of Thrones) June (The Handmaid’s Tale), Nice Face (Killing Eve), Chapter Nine: The Gate (Stranger Things)

The top contenders:
Breathe (Better Call Saul)
Wiedersehen (Better Call Saul)
Episode 1 (Bodyguard)
Twin Cities (Counterpart)
The Iron Throne (Game of Thrones)
Holly (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Stop (Homecoming)
Nice and Neat (Killing Eve)
The Gold Coast (Ozark)
Love is the Message (Pose)
Pilot (Pose)
Nobody Is Ever Missing (Succession)
The Comedian (The Twilight Zone)
Nightmare at 30,000 Feet (The Twilight Zone)
A Traveler (The Twilight Zone)

Half of last year’s nominated shows are eligible again, and it’s a good bet they’ll all be back. Game of Thrones, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Killing Eve all submitted just one episode, which should up their chances. They may be joined by a past nominee now eligible again, Better Call Saul, though voters having to choose from seven episodes might make its inclusion less likely. New contenders include Bodyguard, Homecoming, Pose, and Succession, and The Twilight Zone could find success here too. Watch out also for Ozark or a show I’m really championing, Counterpart.

The predicted nominees: The Iron Throne (Game of Thrones), Holly (The Handmaid’s Tale), Stop (Homecoming), Nice and Neat (Killing Eve), Pilot (Pose), Nobody Is Ever Missing (Succession)

The predicted winner: I think this goes to Pose, though it could easily be “Game of Thrones” too.

Next up: Best Directing for a Comedy Series

AFT Awards: Best Writing for a Drama Series

This is the fourteenth category of the 12th Annual AFT Television Awards, my personal choices for the best in television during the 2017-2018 season. This year, I’m including a shorter list, with just nominees and a few finalists, if applicable. Nominees are pictured in the order I’ve ranked them.

Best Writing for a Drama Series

Last year’s nominees: What If… (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Offred (The Handmaid’s Tale), Chapter 1 (Legion), Pilot (Sneaky Pete), Trompe L’Oeil (Westworld)

Emmy nominees: START (The Americans), Mystery Man (The Crown), The Dragon and the Wolf (Game of Thrones), June (The Handmaid’s Tale), Nice Face (Killing Eve), Chapter Nine: The Gate (Stranger Things)

Finalists: None

The nominees:
The Crossing (Counterpart)
Pilot (Good Girls)
The Sincerest Form of Flattery (Counterpart)
Beyond the Wall (Game of Thrones)

The winner:

Smart Power (The Handmaid’s Tale) boldly and compellingly envisioned what this horrific new world might look like to outsiders free to comment but hopeless to ultimately effect true change within it.

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Emmy Winner Predictions: Best Writing for a Drama Series

Nominees are listed in alphabetical order by show. Beware of minor spoilers for listed episodes.

Joel Fields and Joseph Weisberg, The Americans (START)
Peter Morgan, The Crown (Mystery Man)
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones (The Dragon and the Wolf)
Bruce Miller, The Handmaid’s Tale (June)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Killing Eve (Nice Face)
Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer, Stranger Things (Chapter Nine: The Gate)

“The Handmaid’s Tale” and Miller won this award last year, and “Game of Thrones” and Benioff and Weiss took it the two years before that. Fields and Weisberg are back for a third year in a row, and their show returns for its fourth consecutive bid. Morgan and the Duffer brothers were both nominated last year. “The Dragon and the Wolf” and “Chapter Nine: The Gate” are both also up for directing.

What should win: While I’d love to see Waller-Bridge win an Emmy, I didn’t love the pilot of her show. I’d probably choice the season premiere of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
What will win: It could easily be “The Handmaid’s Tale” again, but I’ll pick the series finale of The Americans to finally score here.

Next up: Best Directing for a Comedy Series

Emmy Nominees: Best Writing for a Drama Series

My predictions: 5/6, picking “Westworld” over “Killing Eve”

The nominees: Start (The Americans), Mystery Man (The Crown), The Dragon and the Wolf (Game of Thrones), June (The Handmaid’s Tale), Nice Face (Killing Eve), Chapter Nine: The Gate (Stranger Things)

For some reason, “Westworld” got booted from this category, with five of the nominees perfectly expected. Killing Eve is the one that scored the surprise bid (also the only one here not nominated for Best Drama Series), and while I did like the show in the end, the pilot was far from the best episode of the season. This is a decent list otherwise with some good writing, and all I have to watch is the series finale of The Americans.

Who should win? I still have to watch the “The Americans” episode, but for now I’ll choose “Game of Thrones” or “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
Who will win? I think that The Americans finally wins.

Emmy Predictions: Best Writing for a Drama Series

The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, July 12th. As always, chime in below in the comments with any thoughts of your own.

Last year’s nominees: The Soviet Division (The Americans), Chicanery (Better Call Saul), Assassins (The Crown), Offred (The Handmaid’s Tale), Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers (Stranger Things), The Bicameral Mind (Westworld)

The top contenders:
Start (The Americans)
Pilot (The Chi)
The Crossing (Counterpart)
Mystery Man (The Crown)
Pilot (The Deuce)
The Dragon and the Wolf (Game of Thrones)
June (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Nice Face (Killing Eve)
Episode 10 (Mindhunter)
The Toll (Ozark)
Pilot (Snowfall)
Chapter Nine: The Gate (Stranger Things)
The Car (This Is Us)
Super Bowl Sunday (This Is Us)
The Riddle of the Sphinx (Westworld)
The Passenger (Westworld)

Much less so than in the directing category, this race only really has too many submissions (five) from Westworld, which might end up without a nomination here as a result. Count on the series finale of The Americans and the only submissions from The Crown, Game of Thrones, and The Handmaid’s Tale to fill up most of this category. Whether Stranger Things shows up again is a question mark, and there are also a bunch of new shows that could show up, with Counterpart and Killing Eve seeming like the likeliest in my mind, though Ozark and Mindhunter had all the early buzz.

The predicted nominees: Start (The Americans), Mystery Man (The Crown), The Dragon and the Wolf (Game of Thrones), June (The Handmaid’s Tale), Chapter Nine: The Gate (Stranger Things), The Passnger (Westworld)

The predicted winner: Maybe The Americans finally takes it.

Next up: Best Directing for a Comedy Series

AFT Awards: Best Writing for a Drama Series

This is the fourteenth category of the 11th Annual AFT Television Awards, my personal choices for the best in television during the 2016-2017 season. Finalists and semi-finalists are included to recognize more of the impressive work done on television today. Nominees are pictured in the order I’ve ranked them.

Best Writing for a Drama Series

Last year’s nominees: The Winds of Winter (Game of Thrones), AKA Ladies Night (Jessica Jones), eps1.0_hellofriend.mov (Mr. Robot), Descensos (Narcos), The Same Boat (The Walking Dead)

Emmy nominees: The Americans (The Soviet Division), Better Call Saul (Chicanery), The Crown (Assassins), The Handmaid’s Tale (Offred), Stranger Things (Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers), Westworld (The Bicameral Mind)

Semi-finalists: Episode 8 (The Affair), Stuff to Steal, People to Kill (Dark Matter)

Finalists: Of Mice and Men (Goliath), Faithful (The Handmaid's Tale), The Bicameral Mind (Westworld), Thief (12 Monkeys), Chicanery (Better Call Saul)

The nominees:

Offred (The Handmaid's Tale)
Pilot (Sneaky Pete)
Chapter 1 (Legion)
What If… (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

Three of this year’s pilots were completely different but equally appealing: a dark vision of an oppressive contemporary society, a lighter tale of a creative con man, and an extremely complex, mesmerizing mix of mental illness and science fiction. ABC’s long-running action series got a much-needed and superb reboot with the immersion into a new universe that could have been.

The winner:

Trompe L'Oeil (Westworld) demonstrated, more than anything, the idea that its writers had a grand plan for their show and its layered worlds, culminating in a twist that many fans may have seen coming but was nonetheless extraordinary.

Next up: Best Directing in a Comedy Series

Emmy Winner Predictions: Best Writing for a Drama Series

Nominees are listed in alphabetical order by show. Beware of minor spoilers for listed episodes.

Joel Fields and Joseph Weisberg, The Americans (The Soviet Division)
Gordon Smith, Better Call Saul (Chicanery)
Peter Morgan, The Crown (Assassins)
Bruce Miller, The Handmaid’s Tale (Offred)
Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer, Stranger Things (Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers)
Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, Westworld (The Bicameral Mind)

What we have here are four hot new shows – two pilots, one standout episode, and a season finale – and a very memorable hour of a show in its third season that was nominated two years ago, plus a show that’s gotten in the past three years. Fields and Weisberg are back for a second year, Smith contended the last time his show did, and all five other nominees are here for the first time, though the Duffer brothers and Nolan are also up this year for directing the same episodes. Only two pilots have won in the past two decades – “24” and “Homeland” – but, unlike in previous years, there isn’t a hot returning show like “Game of Thrones,” “Mad Men,” or “The Sopranos” in the running to win again.

What should win: “Offred” or “The Bicameral Mind”
What will win: This would be an easy place to reward “The Crown,” but I think that The Handmaid’s Tale will score the win.

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Emmy Nominees: Best Writing for a Drama Series

My predictions: 5/6, missing only “Better Call Saul”

The nominees: The Soviet Division (The Americans), Chicanery (Better Call Saul), Assassins (The Crown), Offred (The Handmaid’s Tale), Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers (Stranger Things), The Bicameral Mind (Westworld)

I did pretty well here, and I’m more than happy to see a show I don’t particularly like, “UnREAL,” snubbed in favor of a first-timer here, Better Call Saul. I didn’t know which episode this was based alone on its title, but this is a stellar hour that’s both well-written and well-acted. I’m going to watch Stranger Things and The Crown soon, and I’ll tune in to my annual The Americans viewing thanks to Emmy accolades. The pilot of The Handmaid’s Tale and the season finale of Westworld were easily two of the best hours of this past season, so you’ll hear no complains from me about them being recognized here.

Who should win? I’ve only seen half of these, and they’re all tremendous choices.
Who will win? I think The Handmaid’s Tale takes this.