Final Emmy Predictions
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 5:00PM
Abe Friedtanzer in Emmys, Punditry, Succession

By Abe Fried-Tanzer

Emmy nominations will be announced on Tuesday, July 28th at 11:30am ET/8:30am ET. We’ve covered the major categories, analyzed the rule changes, listed some of our favorite underdogs, poured over the ballots, and pondered lingering questions. It’s time now for our final predictions, and we’ll see how things play out on Tuesday.

Below, you’ll find our picks for the nominees in each of the top categories...

We’re adding in the guest acting, directing, and writing races, which we haven’t previously covered. For limited series directing and writing, some are submitted as one entity while others chose individual installments (we’re not entirely sure why) and so our predictions reflect exactly what appears on the ballots. The expanded fields of eight nominees for drama and comedy supporting acting feel generous, while the six-wide categories for lead acting still feel a bit too restrictive given the eight or nine legitimate contenders. 

We're predicting that Succession will have a *great* Emmy nomination morning

We’re betting on a shutout for Killing Eve, including last year’s Best Actress winner Jodie Comer, and just one major bid for previous Best Drama Series nominees Stranger Things and Westworld. The other serious snubs we’re predicting in each of the top series races are Big Little Lies, The Kominsky Method, and Hollywood. We’re betting, perhaps unwisely, that Andrew Scott (Black Mirror) and both Reese Witherspoon (Little Fires Everywhere) and Kerry Washington (Little Fires Everywhere) won’t make the cut. We think that This Is Us will switch places with Succession last year, earning a Best Drama Series bid but no major acting nominations (aside from the guest categories).

And our final tallies have potential double nominees Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us), Pamela Adlon (Better Things), and Merritt Wever (Run) all missing out for those roles but still getting in for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, This Is Us, and Unbelievable, respectively.

 

Who are you predicting to get nominated, and who’s going to be snubbed in your mind?

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