I have made it a thing since last year to share my predictions before the Emmys take place in three categories as follows: ShouldWin (biased choice), MightWin (might spring a surprise) and WouldWin (most likely to win). Los geht’s!
Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or TV movie
- Mahershala Ali, “True Detective”
- Benicio del Toro, “Escape at Dannemora”
- Hugh Grant, “A Very English Scandal”
- Jared Harris, “Chernobyl”- WouldWin
- Jharrel Jerome, “When They See Us”- MightWin/ShouldWin
- Sam Rockwell, “Fosse/Verdon”
Outstanding lead actress in a limited series or TV movie
- Amy Adams, “Sharp Objects”- WouldWin
- Patricia Arquette, “Escape at Dannemora”- ShouldWin
- Aunjanue Ellis, “When They See Us”
- Joey King, “The Act”- MightWin
- Niecy Nash, “When They See Us”
- Michelle Williams, “Fosse/Verdon”
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series
- Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
- Don Cheadle, “Black Monday”- ShouldWin
- Ted Danson, “The Good Place”
- Michael Douglas, “The Kominksy Method- MightWin
- “Bill Hader, “Barry”- WouldWin
- Eugene Levy, “Schitt’s Creek”
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series
- Christina Applegate, “Dead to Me”
- Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”- WouldWin
- Julia-Louis Dreyfus, “Veep”
- Natasha Lyonne, “Russian Doll”- ShouldWin, MightWin
- Catherine O’Hara, “Schitt’s Creek”
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge, “Fleabag”
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series
- Jason Bateman, “Ozark”- ShouldWin
- Sterling K. Brown, “This is Us”
- Kit Harrington, “Game of Thrones”- WouldWin
- Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
- Billy Porter, “Pose”
- Milo Ventimiglia, “This Is Us”- MightWin
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series
- Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones”- WouldWin
- Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve”
- Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder”
- Laura Linney, “Ozark”- ShouldWin
- Mandy Moore, “This Is Us”
- Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve”- MightWin
- Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Outstanding reality/competition series
- “The Amazing Race”
- “American Ninja Warrior”- MightWin
- “Nailed It”- ShouldWin
- “RuPaul’s Drag Race”- WouldWin
- “Top Chef”
- “The Voice
Outstanding variety talk series
- “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”
- “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”
- “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
- “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”- WouldWin
- “The Late Late Show with James Corden”
- “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”- ShouldWin
Outstanding limited Series
- “Chernobyl”- WouldWin
- “Escape at Dannemora”
- “Fosse/Verdon”
- ”Sharp Objects”- MightWin
- “When They See Us”- ShouldWin
Outstanding comedy series
- “Veep”
- “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”- MightWin
- “Barry”- WouldWin
- “The Good Place”
- “Fleabag”
- “Russian Doll”- ShouldWin
- “Schitt’s Creek”
Outstanding drama series
- “Better Call Saul”
- “Bodyguard”- MightWin
- “Game of Thrones”- WouldWin (and it kills me)
- “Killing Eve”
- “Ozark”- ShouldWin
- “Pose”
- “Succession”
- “This Is Us”
This year’s Emmys takes place on September 22, 2019. Keep an eye out for the winners and highlights of the night here on the blog.
Bis Bald!
