“The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” was one of the year’s most-buzzed-about shows, totaling 22 nominations, one fewer than “Thrones”. She has been nominated at the Emmys for the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
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Breakthrough series Mr. Robot could score big this year thanks to co-stars Rami Malek (left) and Christian Slater.
Awards pundits say the Golden Globe-winning show, beloved by critics despite an audience of only about one million, could also cause an upset in the drama series race where it is competing against HBO’s medieval fantasy “Game of Thrones”, which dominates with 23 nominations. There’s a number of surprises in store for tonight’s celebration, many which will be delivered by this evening’s host, Jimmy Kimmel. And Fargo’s second season followed right behind, with 18. He plays a presidential assistant with clueless, neurotic perfection; and, after two wins for the part, has little reason not to expect a third statuette. She won the Emmy on her 17th try for best comedy series guest actress alongside Tina Fey for their stint hosting the Christmas episode of “Saturday Night Live”.
Sarah Paulson is probably the most heavily favored actress of the year for her role as Marcia Clark – and Courtney B. Vance has a fantastic chance as well.
Tracee Ellis Ross is the first black woman in 30 years to receive an Emmy nomination for outstanding leading actress in a comedy series. “I think Game Of Thrones will be a big victor on Emmy night”, Debra Birnbaum, executive editor for TV at entertainment industry magazine Variety, told AFP. When, where and how can you catch this year’s Emmy Awards?
For the networks, which trade off broadcasting the Emmys, the situation is more than academic.
Former Emmy nominee Jimmy Kimmel (Jimmy Kimmel Live) is set to emcee this year’s event which will celebrate 68 years of recognizing the best and brightest stars of television.
“The more people see this kind of work, the more the world will change I think”, Gaby Hoffman, who also stars on the Amazon-streamed show, told CBC News.
The Oscars have been the subject of withering outrage the last two years for a lack of racial diversity in the acting categories.
Who should win: Matthew Rhys, “The Americans” – Finally, Rhys gets some well-deserved recognition for his wonderfully nuanced performance in the FX Russian spy drama.
This year however, marks the lead actor’s debut at the Emmys as Thomas Middleditch gets nominated for the first time as Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
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A sitcom that has aggressively taken on issues including use of the “N-word” and police brutality, “black-ish” is up against “Veep” for top comedy honors in a field that also includes “Master of None”, “Modern Family”, “Silicon Valley”, “Transparent” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”.
