Hyde Park homegal Maura Tierney, the daughter of former City Councilor Joe Tierney, is up for best supporting actress in a drama for her role as the scorned wife in Showtime’s “The Affair”.
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The HBO series picked up nine statuettes at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys, which reward artistic and technical achievement, giving it a total haul over the years of 35 – more than any other drama series. Will the usual victor in the category for best actress in a comedy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus (HBO’s “Veep”), take home yet another Emmy? Game of Thrones began, by the end of its sixth season, to thrillingly move toward an endgame. The show will be too long; someone you love will be left out of the in-memoriam segment;, and someone you hate will win an Emmy. – She has won every year since the show’s premiere five years ago, and this year should be no different. This is an exciting year for the awards with Game of Thrones being the popular choice to sweep most categories.
Will win: “Veep.” The viciously amusing series was crowned previous year.
A host of stars from Game Of Thrones are also up for acting awards.
Will win: Tambor, taking his second Emmy for the role because he’s in a class by himself. Two of its main competitors – “Better Call Saul” and “House of Cards” – didn’t earn nominations for writing or directing, categories a series usually needs to win. The lesser-known Olive Kitteridge was a surprise a year ago, but People v OJ looks like a safe bet for the win this time around. But the X factor is Black-ish, which enters the fray with both its leads nominated for lead actor awards. The USA Network series drew in audiences with its dark and intriguing twist on a vigilante computer hacker’s quest to take down the world’s most influential people and companies. Despite the slightly awkward fit – Transparent is more than just a comedy – it has the cleanest shot of the pack. “Veep” almost doubled its nomination count, going from nine to 17. And it’s a tough race. In a category that is getting crowded and interesting, this show seems like a sure shot victor.
Game of Thrones hands down will win in the Drama category.
But they’ve got serious competition, including on the drama side from topical “Mr. Robot” and an invigorated “The Americans”, and from sophomore sitcom “black-ish” – just some of potential beneficiaries of revisions in Emmy voting.
Lead actress in a drama: Strong field this year. Mr Robot has worked because of this actor and it’s time he got his due! Indeed, the marathon Hollywood ceremony honoring television’s “best” is, in fact, reflective of the medium itself: a parade of monotony occasionally broken up by memorable moments that range from the sublime to the shocking. “Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell might emerge with upset wins in the lead actor and actress categories”.
It’s that time of year again!
Benedict Cumberbatch, Idris Elba, Cuba Gooding Jr, Tom Hiddleston and Courtney B. Vance are also nominated. Sheesh. Walter White, Sherlock Holmes and the man who might be James Bond?
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“‘The People v O.J.’ took what could have been an exploitative true crime docudrama and elevated it into a riveting and surprisingly topical television”, Hibberd said. If there is enough affection for a classic in the category, then it surely belongs to Fargo’s Kirsten Dunst.
