The two programs that have produced multiple nominees regularly in the past few years, American Crime Story and Fargo, won’t be back for another installment until next year. Both Mrs. America and Little Fires Everywhere have many female contenders, but aside from the possibility of a nod for John Slattery (Mrs. America) or Joshua Jackson (Little Fires Everywhere), neither will factor heavily into this particular race. The series with plenty of male performances to choose from this year is Hollywood, with two past Emmy winners, Jim Parsons and Darren Criss, and two past nominees, Dylan McDermott and Joe Mantello, all likely to garner votes. Jake Picking could also get in for playing a recognizable real person, Rock Hudson. We know this series is divisive here at The Film Experience, but some of its performers, particularly Mantello, are pretty terrific. 

Amit Rahav is incredible in "Unorthodox" but will Emmy voters notice? Another show that could produce more than one nominee is Watchmen, with Tim Blake Nelson a good bet and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Louis Gossett Jr. also possible (Don Johnson wasn’t submitted by HBO). John Turturro (The Plot Against America) shouldn’t have much trouble earning a nomination, even if he’s the lone representative from his series. Nostalgic votes for Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy v the Reverend) and Jesse Plemons (El Camino) could propel either to a spot on the list. If their programs are well-received, Ray Romano (Bad Education) and Seth MacFarlane (The Loudest Voice) could benefit and find themselves nominated too. Even if his show doesn’t end up with other nominations, J.K. Simmons (Defending Jacob) might get in. If we’re talking longshots, I’ll put in a plug for the terrific work done by Jony Arbid (Our Boys) and Amit Rahav (Unorthodox), but both will have to overcome a resistance to non-English langauge performances from voters.

So, where does this leave us? With Hollywood potentially taking up half of the slots, are we underestimating other contenders? 

Predictions

Joe Mantello won a lot of MVP reviews among the men in "Hollywood" but he has internal competition

• Darren Criss (Hollywood)
• Joe Mantello (Hollywood)
• Tim Blake Nelson (Watchmen)
• Jim Parsons (Hollywood)
• John Slattery (Mrs America)
• John Turturro (The Plot Against America)