2019 Emmy's Preview

(of note, for any prospective Game Of Thrones picks, the videos won't be from this season....because I personally haven't gotten to that season yet)


Variety Sketch Series:
At Home With Amy Sedaris
Documentary NOW!
Drunk History
I Love You, American With Sarah Silverman
Saturday Night Live
Who is America?

One can argue about the quality of the last season of Saturday Night Live (not bad, but just a step back from its prior season), but this seems like a given.

Winner: Saturday Night Live

Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie:
Asante Blackk (When They See Us)
Paul Dano (Escape At Dannemora)
John Leguizamo (When They See Us)
Stellan Skarsgard (Chernobyl)
Ben Whishaw (A Very English Scandal)
Michael K. Williams (When They See Us)

Just in general, it is going to be fascinating to see how these limited series awards play out with When They See Us going up against Chernobyl. In this case, Asante Blackk should take this. His portrayal of Kevin brings so much realism to it.

Winner: Asante Blackk

Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie:
Patricia Arquette (The Act)
Marsha Stapleton (When They See Us)
Patricia Clarkson (Sharp Objects)
Vera Farmiga (When They See Us)
Margaret Qualley (Fosse/Verdon)
Emily Watson (Chernobyl)

Honestly, based on the fact that I don't see a clean sweep from either limited series titan this year, I'm going with Chernobyl's Emily Watson.

Winner: Emily Watson

Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series:
Alan Arkin (The Kominsky Method)
Anthony Carrigan (Barry)
Tony Hale (Veep)
Stephen Root (Barry)
Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Henry Winkler (Barry)

It was a long time coming last year when Henry Winkler got his first emmy award. I'd say he deserves another one or two.

Winner: Henry Winkler

Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series:
Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Anna Chlumsky (Veep)
Sian Clifford (Fleabag)
Olivia Colman (Fleabag)
Betty Gilpin (GLOW)
Sarah Goldberg (Barry)
Marin Hinkle (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)

With the rude, yet comedic timing that she brings to her character, this should go to Olivia Colman.

Winner: Olivia Colman

Supporting Actor In A Drama Series:

Alfie Allen (Game Of Thrones)

Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)

Nikolaj Coster-Waldeau (Game Of Thrones)

Peter Dinklage (Game Of Thrones)

Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul)

Michael Kelly (House Of Cards)

Chris Sullivan (This Is Us)

Just how many awards will Game Of Thrones get in its final season? It got mixed reviews, but like we'll see later with Veep, I think it'll get rewarded in his swan song. In this instance, Peter Dinklage should take this. He brings so much substance to Tyrion.

Winner: Peter Dinklage 

Supporting Actress In A Drama Series:

Gwendoline Christie (Game Of Thrones)

Julia Garner (Ozark)

Lena Headey (Game Of Thrones)

Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve)

Sophie Turner (Game Of Thrones)

Maisie Williams (Game Of Thrones)

Welcome to the award for Best Supporting Actress in Game of Thrones. All kidding aside, I could theoretically see an instance where the Game Of Thrones nominees cancel each other out. That being said, I'm going with Maisie Williams. How she transformed Arya throughout the years, she should get this as a sort of achievement award on that alone. 

Winner: Maisie Williams

Variety Talk Series:

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Jimmy Kimmel Live

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Late Late Show with James Corden 

Late Show with Stephen Colbert

This award is becoming almost as predictable as SNL's reign over variety sketch series. But this should still be a much deserved win for Last Week Tonight. John Oliver just does something so different from the rest.

Winner: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Competition Program:

The Amazing Race

American Ninja Warrior

Nailed It

RuPaul's Drag Race

Top Chef

The Voice

The Voice has long been a favorite and mainstay here, but I'm going with RuPaul's Drag Race. Over the last couple of years, since moving to VH1, Drag Race has really leaped in the mainstream.

Winner: RuPaul's Drag Race

Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie:

Amy Adams (Sharp Objects)

Patricia Arquette (Escape At Dannemora)

Aunjanue Ellis (When They See Us)

Joey King (The Act)

Niecy Nash (When They See Us)

Michelle Williams (Fosse/Verdon)

It was tough deciding between Aunjanue and Niecy. I ended up going with Niecy Nash. 

Winner: Niecy Nash

Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie:

Mahershala Ali (True Detective)

Benicio Del Toro (Escape At Dannemora)

Hugh Grant (A Very English Scandal)

Jared Harris (Chernobyl)

Jharrel Jerome (When They See Us)

Sam Rockwell (Fosse/Verdon)

There were a lot of fantastic performances in When They See Us, but in my opinion, the MVP was Jharrel Jerome. Seeing him throughout the years as Korey provided the series with an extra element.

Winner: Jharrel Jerome

Lead Actress In A Comedy Series:

Chrstina Applegate (Dead to Me)

Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)

Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll)

Catherine O'Hara (Schitt's Creek)

Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag)

If it wasn't for Veep's final season, I'd give this to Phoebe Waller-Bridge for her brilliat work in Fleabag, but I see Julia Louis-Dreyfus getting her final Emmy for Veep.

Winner: Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Lead Actor In A Comedy Series:

Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)

Don Cheadle (Black Monday)

Ted Danson (The Good Place)

Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method)

Bill Hader (Barry)

Eugene Levy (Schitt's Creek)

I could easily see Barry replacing Veep as the comedy awards powerhouse down the line.

Winner: Bill Hader

Lead Actress In A Drama Series:

Emilia Clarke (Game Of Thrones)

Jodie Comer (Killing Eve)

Viola Davis (How To Get Away With Murder)

Laura Linney (Ozark)

Mandy Moore (This Is Us)

Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)

Robin Wright (House Of Cards)

Given the various different sides she's shown, this should go to Emilia Clarke.

Winner: Emilia Clarke

Lead Actor In A Drama Series:

Jason Bateman (Ozark)

Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us)

Kit Harrington (Game Of Thrones)

Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)

Billy Porter (Pose)

Milo Ventmiglia (This Is Us)

I'm going with a bit of a wildcard here. Billy Porter provides such an exuberance to Pose, while still bringing an earnestness to his character. 

Winner: Billy Porter

Television Movie:

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

Brexit

Deadwood:The Movie

King Lear

My Dinner With Herve

Being well over a decade in the making, this should go to Deadwood.

Winner: Deadwood:The Movie

Limited Series:

Chernobyl

Escape At Dannemora

Fosse/Verdon

Sharp Objects

When They See Us

In any other year, this would be an easy win for Chernobyl, but this has got to go to When They See Us. What Ava Duvernay did here is nothing short of extraordinary, how she wound this story out. Its a tough watch (seeing the injustice involved), but an important watch (as cliche as that sounds). 

Winner: When They See Us

Comedy Series:

Barry

Fleabag

The Good Place

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Russian Doll

Schitt's Creek

Veep

Its been such a good year in comedy, from Fleabag and The Good Place to Barry. But like we'll see with Game Of Thrones, I see Veep getting rewarded in its final season.

Winner: Veep

Drama Series:

Better Call Saul

Bodyguard

Game of Thrones

Killing Eve

Ozark

Pose

Succession

This Is Us

Given its buzz, I think we'll be seeing Succession receiving plenty of awards attention in the future. But this is going to Game Of Thrones. Yes, its final season was mixed, but given all that went behind the series in general, I still think its deserved this final award.

Winner: Game Of Thrones