Let's make some Emmys predictions
Will this “king” and this queen emerge as Emmy winners? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Apple TV+ and Netflix Last year’s Emmy Awards were preceded by a great deal of uncertainty, not about who would win but about how the largely virtual COVID-era ceremony would unfurl on television. But there was no reason to worry because it was all totally fine and very normal.
This year, it feels like we can focus a little more attention on who will walk away with an Emmy statuette in their hands. In an attempt to figure that out, I shall now turn to my equivalent of the Steve Kornacki election map — my brain, which is filled not with numbers but educated TV-awards guesses — and attempt to predict what will happen on Sunday. One thing I can say for a fact: Jimmy Kimmel and Jennifer Aniston will not light a fire on the Emmy stage. I mean … I’m pretty sure.
This is another case in which one nominee pops out from the rest, and that’s Jean Smart. As a veteran comedian with no patience for the millennial writer her agent stuck her with, Smart is wry, revelatory, and maybe the best she’s ever been, which is saying a lot since she’s consistently terrific. Unless there’s a major upset, this is her moment. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Sterling K.
Can we all just agree that Gillian Anderson is going to win this so I don’t have to write a whole long paragraph? Okay, cool. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Thomas Brodie-Sangster, The Queen’s Gambit Evan Peters, Mare of Easttown Once again, I believe the Hamilton actors, great as they are, will cancel one another out here. So if I put my finger up to test the wind — i.e.
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