By Spencer Coile
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Happy Emmy Day, everyone! It’s been fun dissecting some of the major categories leading up to this fateful evening, where we will finally see who is awarded. Both the Comedy and Drama Series races are some of the most exciting in years. Seriously, it’s been eight years since something aside from Modern Family or Veep has won Best Comedy Series, so anything that wins this year will be a relief. So let’s speculate on who will take the top prizes of Emmy night...
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Best Comedy Series Nominees:
- Atlanta (FX, Season 2)
- Barry (HBO, Season 1)
- Black-ish (ABC, Season 4)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO, Season 9)
- GLOW (Netflix, Season 1)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime, Season 1)
- Silicon Valley (HBO, Season 5)
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix, Season 4)
Will Win: When you break it down, this seems like a close race between Atlanta and Mrs. Maisel. Both have won their fair share of Creative Arts Emmy’s already, although you could make the case that Maisel has the upper-hand after taking home Best Casting for a Comedy Series. And when you consider that they could split the Directing and Writing categories, not to mention Lead Actor and Actress, it feels especially tough to call. I’ll give the edge to Atlanta – it feels especially timely and followed up its first season with even more rewarding absurdism.
Should Win: I was truly swept up by The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. From Brosnahan’s delectable performance, to the sharp writing, to the lush visuals, it had me buzzing for a second season immediately after finishing the first.
Could Spoil: No other show in this category has the clout of the two frontrunners. Anything else winning would be a huge (but welcome) surprise.
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Best Drama Series Nominees:
- The Americans (FX, Season 6)
- The Crown (Netflix, Season 2)
- Game of Thrones (HBO, Season 7)
- The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu, Season 2)
- Stranger Things (Netflix, Season 2)
- This Is Us (NBC, Season 2)
- Westworld (HBO, Season 2)
Will Win: This might be more challenging. The Crown took home Best Casting for a Drama Series, Game of Thrones can never be counted out, and people are still talking about The Handmaid’s Tale (although the effusive love for it seems to have dwindled a bit from the first season to the second). Still, its prominence with nominations in both Writing and Directing, not to mention its eight acting nominations (and a win for Samira Wiley already) seems to have propelled The Handmaid’s Tale to a series win for the second year in a row.
Should Win: After recapping both the Actor and Actress in a Drama Series categories recently, it should come as no surprise that I will say the worthiest winner would be The Americans for its stunning final season.
Could Spoil: This Is Us did win the Best Ensemble SAG this year. Although it underperformed in the acting races, is it still an underdog to take the top prize?
Your turn! Who’s winning in both categories? Who deserves to win?