2016 Emmy Awards Roundup

68^th Primetime Emmy Awards Roundup

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OUTSTANDING DRAMA 
The Americans
Better Call Saul
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mr. Robot

Want: Game of Thrones

Think: Mr. Robot

Snubbed: The Leftovers, Jessica Jones

OUTSTANDING COMEDY 
black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep

Want: Master of None

Think: Veep

Snubbed: Love, Girls, Angie Tribeca

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA (2015 winner: Jon Hamm)
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

Want: Rami Malek

Think: Bob Odenkirk

Snubbed: Justin Theroux (The Leftovers), Scoot McNairy (Halt and Catch Fire)

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (2015 winner: Viola Davis)
Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Taraji P Henson, Empire
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Keri Russell, The Americans
Robin Wright, House of Cards

Want: Keri Russell

Think: Taraji P. Henson

Snubbed: Carrie Coon (The Leftovers), Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (2015 winner: Uzo Aduba)
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Maura Tierney, The Affair
Constance Zimmer, UnREAL

Want: Maisie Williams

Think: Lena Headey

Snubbed: Ann Dowd (The Leftovers)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA (2015 winner: Peter Dinklage)
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

Want: Jonathan Banks (only because Dinklage already has some, and he and Harington didn’t have their strongest seasons)

Think: Ben Mendelsohn

Snubbed: Jonathan Pryce (Game Of Thrones, was not submitted for consideration), David Tennant (Jessica Jones), Kevin Carroll (The Leftovers)

LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY (2015 winner: Jeffrey Tambor)
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Masters of None
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth
William H Macy, Shameless
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Want: Aziz Ansari

Think: Aziz Ansari

Snubbed: Nathan Fielder (Nathan For You), Paul Rust (Love)

LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (2015 winner: Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Laurie Metcalfe, Getting On
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

Want: Ellie Kemper

Think: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (I mean she’s 4 for 4 so far…)

Snubbed: Gillian Jacobs (Love), Rashida Jones (Angie Tribeca)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY (2015 winner: Tony Hale)
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale, Veep
Matt Walsh, Veep

Want: Andre Braugher

Think: Louie Anderson

Snubbed: Kevin Dunn (Veep)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (2015 winner: Allison Janney)
Niecy Nash, Getting On
Kate McKinnon, SNL
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Allison Janney, Mom
Judith Light, Transparent
Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Want: Kate McKinnon

Think: Allison Janney

Snubbed: Noel Wells (Master of None)

TV MOVIE
A Very Murray Christmas
All the Way
Confirmation
Luther
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Want: All the Way

Think: All the Way

Snubbed:

LIMITED SERIES (2015 winner: Olive Kitterridge)
American Crime
Fargo
The Night Manager
The People v. OJ Simpson
Roots

Want: The People v. OJ Simpson

Think: The People v. OJ Simpson

Snubbed: Show Me a Hero

LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE (2015 winner: Richard Jenkins,Olive Kitteridge)
Bryan Cranston, All The Way
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Idris Elba, Luther
Cuba Gooding Jr, The People v. O.J. Simpson
Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager
Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson

Want: Courtney B. Vance

Think: Courtney B. Vance

Snubbed: Oscar Isaac (Show Me a Hero)

LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE (2015 winner: Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge)
Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Audra McDonald, Billie Holiday: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson
Lili Taylor, American Crime
Kerry Washington, Confirmation

Want: Sarah Paulson

Think: Sarah Paulson

Snubbed:

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE (2015 winner: Bill Murray,Olive Kitteridge)
Jesse Plemons, Fargo
Bokeem Woodbine, Fargo
Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager
Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson
David Schwimmer, The People v. O.J. Simpson
John Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson

Want: Sterling K. Brown

Think: David Schwimmer

Snubbed:

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE (2015 winner: Regina King, American Crime)
Melissa Leo, All The Way
Regina King, American Crime
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Hotel
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Hotel
Jean Smart, Fargo
Olivia Colman, The Night Manager

Want: I only saw Smart and Leo but neither really grabbed me

Think: Jean Smart

Snubbed:

VARIETY TALK SERIES 
Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Real Time With Bill Maher
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon

Want: Last Week Tonight

Think: Without Colbert and Stewart, it’s open season…but Last Week Tonight is their spiritual successor

Snubbed: Conan (Conan 4ever, yo!)

OTHER CATEGORIES:

The Mr. Robot premiere is up for writing, and it was a pretty strong episode. GoT’s “Battle of the Bastards” is also up for that, but the writing was not that episode’s strong point. If anything, it was one of the weaker aspects.

“Battle of the Bastards” and “The Door” are both nommed for directing, and while “The Door” had that incredible end sequence, “Bastards” was amazing beginning to end.

In “Variety Sketch Series”, SNL had a decent year, but I quite enjoyed Documentary Now! And would like it to get some recognition.