Welcome to our Emmy predictions with your favorite awards-chasers, David and TJ. Nominations come out Thursday July 12th – we’ll come back and see who did the best and figure out who the better person is. Here are predictions for nearly EVERY. SINGLE. MAJOR. CATEGORY. And here we go…
GUEST ACTING
Best GUEST Actress in a Comedy
Last Year’s Nominees:
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live (Winner)
Wanda Sykes, Black-ish
Carrie Fisher, Catastrophe
Becky Ann Baker, Girls
Angela Bassett, Master of None
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Consensus Picks (6/6)
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Tiffany Haddish, Saturday Night Live
Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Laurie Metcalf, The Big Bang Theory
Molly Shannon, Will & Grace
Wanda Sykes, Black-ish
The Difference
None!
Best GUEST Actor in a Comedy
Last Years Nominees
Dave Chappelle, Saturday Night Live (Winner)
Riz Ahmed, Girls
Matthew Rhys, Girls
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Saturday Night Live
Tom Hanks, Saturday Night Live
Hugh Laurie, Veep
Consensus Picks (5/6)
Sterling K. Brown, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Donald Glover, Saturday Night Live
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Bob Newhart, The Big Bang theory
The Difference
David: Leslie Jordan (Will & Grace)
TJ: Bryan Cranston (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Best GUEST Actress in a Drama
Last Year’s Nominees:
Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale (Winner)
Alison Wright, The Americans
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder
Ann Dowd, The Leftovers
Laverne Cox, Orange is the New Black
Shannon Purser, Stranger Things
Consensus Picks (5/6)
Pam Grier, This Is Us
Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale
The Difference
David: Margo Martindale (The Good Fight)
TJ: Marisa Tomei (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Best GUEST Actor in a Drama
Last Year’s Nominees:
Gerald McRaney, This Is Us (Winner)
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
BD Wong, Mr. Robot
Hank Azaria, Ray Donovan
Denis O’Hare, This Is Us
Brian Tyree Henry, This Is Us
Consensus Picks (4/6)
Cameron Britton, Mindhunter
Matthew Goode, The Crown
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us
Gerald McRaney, This Is Us
The Difference
David: Peter Mullan (Westworld), Beau Bridges (Homeland)
TJ: Jimmi Simpson (Westworld), Alan Alda (The Good Fight)
SUPPORTING ACTING
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Last Year’s Nominees:
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live (Winner)
Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live
Judith Light, Transparent
Vanessa Bayer, Saturday Night Live (Not Returning)
Anna Chlumsky, Veep (Not Returning)
Kathryn Hahn, Transparent (Not Returning)
Consensus Picks (4/6)
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Rita Moreno, One Day at a Time
Megan Mullally, Will and Grace
The Difference
David – Zazie Beetz (Atlanta), Betty Gilpin (GLOW)
TJ – Leslie Jones (SNL), Laurie Metcalf (Roseanne)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Last Years Nominees
Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live (Winner)
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tony Hale, Veep (Not Returning)
Matt Walsh, Veep (Not Returning)
Consensus Picks (4/6)
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live
Sean Hayes, Will and Grace
Brian Tyree Henry, Atlanta
The Difference
David: Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Henry Winkler (Barry)
TJ: Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Marc Maron (GLOW)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
Last Year’s Nominees:
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale (Winner)
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
Chrissy Metz, This Is Us
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale (Not Returning – Guest)
Consensus Picks (6/6)
Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Chrissy Metz, This Is Us
Thandie Newton, Westworld
The Difference
None!
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
Last Year’s Nominees:
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
John Lithgow, The Crown (Winner) (Not Returning)
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul (Not Returning)
Michael Kelly, House of Cards (Not Returning)
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us (Not Returning – Guest)
Jeffrey Wright, Westworld (Not Returning – Lead)
Consensus Picks (5/6)
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Justin Hartley, This Is Us
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Noah Schnapp, Stranger Things
The Difference
David: Jon Voight (Ray Donovan)
TJ: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones)
Best SUPPORTING ACTRESS in a mini-series/movie
Consensus Picks (5/5)
Penelope Cruz, Assassination of Gianni Versace
Laura Dern, Twin Peaks
Nicole Kidman, Top of the Lake: China Girl
Angela Lansbury, Little Women
Judith Light, Assassination of Gianni Versace
The Difference
None!
Best SUPPORTING ACTOR in a MINI-SERIES/MOVIE
Consensus Picks (4/5)
Edgar Ramirez, Assassination of Gianni Versace
Jeff Daniels, Godless
Michael Shannon, Fahrenheit 451
Michael Stuhlbarg, The Looming Tower
The Difference
David: Jason Ritter (The Tale)
TJ: Peter Sarsgaard (The Looming Tower)
LEAD ACTING
Best LEAD ACTRESS in a COMEDY
Last Year’s Nominees:
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Allison Janney, Mom
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (Winner) (Not Returning)
Consensus Picks (6/6)
Alison Brie, GLOW
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Allison Janney, Mom
Debra Messing, Will and Grace
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
The Difference
None!
Best LEAD ACTOR in a COMEDY
Last Year’s Nominees:
Donald Glover, Atlanta (Winner)
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Zach Galifianakis, Baskets
William H. Macy, Shameless
Aziz Ansari, Master of None (Not Returning)
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent (Not Returning)
Consensus Picks (6/6)
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Bill Hader, Barry
William H. Macy, Shameless
Eric McCormack, Will and Grace
The Difference
None!
Best LEAD ACTRESS in a DRAMA
Last Year’s Nominees:
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale (Winner)
Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
Claire Foy, The Crown
Keri Russell, The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld
Robin Wright, House of Cards (Not Returning)
Consensus Picks (5/6)
Claire Foy, The Crown
Mandy Moore, This Is Us
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Keri Russell, The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld
The Difference
David: Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
TJ: Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)
Best LEAD ACTOR in a DRAMA
Last Year’s Nominees:
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us (Winner)
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul (Not Returning)
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards (Not Returning)
Anthony Hopkins, Westworld (Not Returning – Supporting)
Consensus Picks (5/6)
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us
The Difference
David: Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)
TJ: Jason Bateman (Ozark)
Best LEAD ACTRESS in a MINI-SERIES/MOVIE
Consensus Picks (4/5)
Jessica Biel, The Sinner
Laura Dern, The Tale
Michelle Dockery, Godless
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake: China Girl
The Difference
David: Hayley Atwell (Howards End)
TJ: Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story)
Best LEAD ACTOR in a MINI-SERIES/MOVIE
Consensus Picks (5/5)
Michael B. Jordan, Farenheit 451
Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose
Kyle MacLachlan, Twin Peaks
Al Pacino, Paterno
Darren Criss, Assassination of Gianni Versace
The Difference
None!
REALITY / VARIETY / SKETCH
Best HOST OF REALITY SERIES
Last Year’s Nominees:
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race (Winner)
Alec Baldwin, Match Game
W. Kamau Bell, United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell
Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn, Project Runway
Gordon Ramsay, MasterChef Junior
Martha Stewart & Snoop Dogg, Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party
Consensus Picks (4/5)
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night
Multiple Hosts for Queer Eye
The Difference
David: Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen’s Game of Games)
TJ: W. Kamau Bell (United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell)
Best REALITY-Competition SERIES
Last Year’s Nominees:
The Voice (Winner)
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Project Runway
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
Consensus Picks (6/6)
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Project Runway
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice (Winner)
The Difference
None!
Best VARIETY-TALK SERIES
Last Year’s Nominees:
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (Winner)
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Late Show With James Corden
Real Time With Bill Maher
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Consensus Picks (6/6)
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Late Show With James Corden
Real Time With Bill Maher
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Difference
None!
Best VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
Last Year’s Nominees:
Saturday Night Live (Winner)
Billy On The Street
Documentary Now!
Drunk History
Portlandia
Tracey Ullman’s Show
Consensus Picks (6/6)
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Drunk History
I Love You, America
Portlandia
Tracey Ullman’s Show
Saturday Night Live
The Difference
None!
OVERALL
BEST MINI-SERIES
Consensus Picks (5/5)
Assassination of Gianni Versace
Godless
Howards End
The Looming Tower
Twin Peaks
The Difference
None!
Best TV MOVIE
Consensus Picks (5/5)
Black Mirror: USS Callister
Fahrenheit 451
Flint
Paterno
The Tale
The Difference
None!
Best COMEDY SERIES
Last Year’s Nominees:
Atlanta
Black-ish
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep (Winner) (Not Returning)
Master of None (Not Returning)
Consensus Picks (6/7)
Atlanta
Black-ish
GLOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Silicon Valley
Will and Grace
The Difference
David: Barry
TJ: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Best DRAMA SERIES
Last Year’s Nominees:
The Handmaid’s Tale (Winner)
The Crown
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld
Better Call Saul (Not Returning)
House of Cards (Not Returning)
Consensus Picks (7/7)
The Americans
The Crown
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld
The Difference
None!
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Well this has been The Media By Us award-chasing the Emmys, looking at our definitive 100% correct predictions!
