Emmy voting closes tomorrow evening, dear readers! Since Nathaniel and the team here at The Film Experience have been writing up our favorite FYCs of the past television year, we have decided to also do some fantasy Emmy voting of our own. Our own Emmy dream ballot has favorites you've read about here before, like nomination leaders Big Little Lies (7 nominations), Feud (6), The Leftovers and the conclusion of Looking (5).
That's a whole lot of love for HBO here at TFE, with Veep also being our most nominated comedy at 4 nods. Might HBO earn similar success with Emmy itself, even though mainstay Game of Thrones won't be eligible? Will this allow for The Leftovers to finally get some love?
Take a look at the results after the jump...
Outstanding Drama Series
- American Gods
- The Americans
- The Handmaid's Tale
- The Leftovers
- Orange is the New Black
- Westworld
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Carrie Coon - The Leftovers
- Claire Foy - The Crown
- Eva Green - Penny Dreadful
- Elisabeth Moss - The Handmaid's Tale
- Keri Russell - The Americans
- Evan Rachel Wood - Westworld
Moss was our most uninamous nominee in all categories - but will this be a trickier road to Emmy? Hulu has yet to be represented at the big ceremony in a strong way.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Sterling K. Brown - This is Us
- Rami Malek - Mr. Robot
- Ian McShane - American Gods
- Matthew Rhys - The Americans
- Dan Stevens - Legion
- Justin Theroux - The Leftovers
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Amy Brenneman - The Leftovers
- Ann Dowd - The Handmaid's Tale
- Thandie Newton - Westworld
- Yvonne Strahovski - The Handmaid's Tale
- Samira Wiley - Orange is the New Black
- Constance Zimmer - UnREAL
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Mahershala Ali - Marvel's Luke Cage
- Christopher Eccleston - The Leftovers
- Jared Harris - The Crown
- Ron Cephas Jones - This is Us
- John Lithgow - The Crown
- Jeffrey Wright - Westworld
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Atlanta
- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
- Fleabag
- Insecure
- Transparent
- Veep
This was an incredibly tight race with The Good Place and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt being single vote misses, and about half a dozen other shows that nearly made it like One Day at a Time, Difficult People, and Girls.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Rachel Bloom - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
- Issa Rae - Insecure
- Gina Rodriguez - Jane the Virgin
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge - Fleabag
- Constance Wu - Fresh Off the Boat
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Aziz Ansari - Master of None
- Ted Danson - The Good Place
- Billy Eichner - Difficult People
- Donald Glover - Atlanta
- Randall Park - Fresh Off the Boat
- Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Donna Lynn Champlin - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
- Anna Chlumsky - Veep
- Kether Donohue - You're the Worst
- Judith Light - Transparent
- Kate McKinnon - Saturday Night Live
- Rita Moreno - One Day at a Time
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Alec Baldwin - Saturday Night Live
- Titus Burgess - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Jaime Camil - Jane the Virgin
- Tony Hale - Veep
- Bryan Tyree Henry - Atlanta
- Andrew Rannells - Girls
Veep was our most nominated comedy with 4 nominations, but its supporting male ensemble was omnipresent on ballots - Tony Hale was the still concensus favorite of them. Alec Baldwin returned to SNL enough times to be ineligible for guest actor, and we bet he's still a frontrunner in this category for Emmy.
Outstanding Limited Series
- Big Little Lies
- Fargo
- Feud: Bette and Joan
- The Night Of
- When We Rise
- The Young Pope
Outstanding TV Movie
- Black Mirror: San Junipero
- Hairspray Live!
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- Looking: The Movie
- The Most Hated Woman in America
- Wild Oats
Emmy never recognized Looking over its two seasons - do we think being in the less competitive TV movie and corresponding male acting categories this year might help its chances? Has it evaporated from memory since arriving towards the beginning at the season?
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
- Carrie Coon - Fargo
- Bryce Dallas Howard - Black Mirror: Nosedive
- Nicole Kidman - Big Little Lies
- Jessica Lange - Feud: Bette and Joan
- Susan Surandon - Feud: Bette and Joan
- Reese Witherspoon - Big Little Lies
Nicole and Reese showed up on the exact number of ballots, so expect a tight race between the two come Emmy time. As far as Feud is concerned, Surandon was the more popular among our team though Lange safely made this lineup. Bryce Dallas Howard is our most surprising inclusion - could Emmy be so bold?
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
- Riz Ahmed - The Night Of
- Johnathan Groff - Looking: The Movie
- Jude Law - The Young Pope
- Ewan McGregor - Fargo
- Guy Pearce - When We Rise
- John Turturro - The Night Of
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
- Judy Davis - Feud: Bette and Joan
- Laura Dern - Big Little Lies
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Black Mirror: San Junipero
- Lauren Weedman - Looking: The Movie
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead - Fargo
- Shailene Woodley - Big Little Lies
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
- Raúl Castillo - Looking: The Movie
- Alfred Molina - Feud: Bette and Joan
- Adam Scott - Big Little Lies
- Alexander Skarsgård - Big Little Lies
- Russell Tovey - Looking: The Movie
- Stanley Tucci - Feud: Bette and Joan
Did any of our collective picks surprise you? What are your own Emmy hopefuls this season?