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Weekly Press Briefing #12 - September 11th - September 17th

Welcome back to the Weekly Press Briefing, where we bring you highlights from The West Wing fandom each week, including new fics, ongoing challenges, and more! This briefing covers all things posted from September 11 – September 17, 2022. Did we miss something? Let us know; you can find our contact info at the bottom of this briefing!

Challenges/Prompts:

The following is a roundup of open challenges/prompts. Do you have a challenge or event you’d like us to promote? Be sure to get in touch with us! Contact info is at the bottom of this briefing.

Trope Soup: A Josh/Donna Tropes Fest is open for prompt submissions and claims. The deadline was extended and fics will be revealed on Saturday, October 22. Learn more here.

Big Block of Cheese Day announced its September prompts. Submit to the AO3 collection here.

The September 20 prompts in 20 days are up on Tumblr.

Photos/Videos:

The premiere of season 5 of The Handmaid’s Tale means lots of new Brad content! Here’s what was posted from September 11-17.

Bradley Whitford posted an old photo of himself kissing O-T Fagbenle for the season premiere of THT.

Allison Janney posted photos from the premiere of her new Netflix movie, Lou. 1 | 2 Amy Landecker posted photos with Brad at SAG-AFTRA’s Emmy Nominees night.

Amy Landecker posted behind-the-scenes photos of the cast of The Handmaid’s Tale (including Brad).

Mary McCormack posted a photo of her and her husband, Michael Morris.

Mary McCormack posted a photo and a birthday wish for her daughter.

Marlee Matlin posted a photo and a birthday wish for her son.

Lyn Paolo posted a photo of John Spencer.

@JessBakesCakes: September 15

Edits/Artwork:

it’s been a long, long year by sinistercherubs [VIDEO]

Miscellaneous:

Bradley Whitford is a guest on the latest episode of WTF with Marc Maron.

Bradley Whitford appeared on the Late Late Show with James Corden.

Elisabeth Moss appeared on the Late Late Show with James Corden.

Creator Spotlight:

Welcome to our weekly creator spotlight. Each week, we will talk to a fandom creator and ask them questions about their work and their process. We’ll also give you the opportunity to ask questions of them, too! Want to be a featured creator? Find us via one of the methods listed at the end of the briefing!

This week’s creator is @casliyn (@kennysroys on twitter / casliyn on ao3). You can find the spotlight on tumblr or on twitter.

Shout-Outs:

This is where shout-out members of our fandom (and the people who brought us the show, in one way or another). Got a birthday coming up? Did a friend start their first watch-through of the show? Let us know! Contact info is at the bottom of this briefing.

Happy birthday to Twitter user @thefinestmuffin! You can find their fics here.

Happy birthday to Twitter user @joshlymoss! You can find her fics here.

Editor’s Choice:

Because the Emmy Awards were this week, we thought we’d celebrate The West Wing’s Emmy wins by featuring a fic about each character/relevant episode that an actor won an Emmy for. A huge thank you and shout out to @S4MWILSON for contributing almost all of the non-Josh-focused fics! You can find the thread with all of the suggested recs here; please feel free to add your favorite fics for any of these characters! Toby Ziegler / Richard Schiff, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2000)

VIDUI by Marguerite | Rated T |Toby Ziegler (No Pairings) | Complete | In the fall of 2001, Toby went to shul.

"In past years he had carried sins enough to confess, sins both petty and great, transgressions against God's ordinances and those of men."

Josh Lyman / Bradley Whitford, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2001)

pauses then says, you're my best friend by sam_writes_fics | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | It’s a role reversal if he’s ever experienced one – she’s usually freezing and he’s complaining about the heat. If this were any other day, he’d probably try to make a joke about it, saying that the world has been completely turned upside down, but it’s not. It’s today and it’s now and his world has just barely come around to right side up again, and he doesn’t want to tempt fate.

//post noel, josh is cold

under red lights (i'll show myself it wasn't forged) by joshatella (shuuuliet) for sam_writes_fics | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | "It might have been that day, when it began.

Or, it might have been that day with the brass quartet, or that day that he’d yelled at the President, or the day Bonnie and Ginger had learned how to set cell phone ringtones to play music and insisted on going around showing everyone, such that their phones were constantly playing some awful new pop song. (Was it Britney Spears? Donna had said it was Britney Spears. Josh had said, “I have no idea who that is”, but Donna had said Britney Spears, hadn’t she?)

Anyway, it definitely hadn’t been the night he’d broken his window. He knew that for certain, because that was the night that he had had enough, the night that he couldn’t take it anymore. So it must have started long before then."

Dr. Abbey Bartlet / Stockard Channing, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2002)

Fifty by AndAllThatMishigas5 | Rated T | Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet | Complete | Abbey Bartlet turns fifty.

Leo McGarry / John Spencer, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2002)

I’ve Waited Long Enough by rearviewmirror | Rated M | Jed Bartlet/Leo McGarry | Complete | 1993. a business conference in concord, new hampshire.

For Your Service by AndAllThatMishigas5 | Rated GA | Leo McGarry/Annabeth Schott | Complete | Leo awakens from a nightmare and seeks the comfort of the two people who love him the most.

C.J. Cregg / Allison Janney, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2000, 2001), Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2002, 2004)

First Call by JessBakesCakes | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, C. J. Cregg & Josh Lyman, C. J. Cregg & Donna Moss | Complete | “CJ’s your first call if you’re ever in a situation,” Josh explains. “I mean, besides me, of course.”

CJ rolls her eyes.

Wish That I Had Met You When Your Heart Was Safe to Hold by maliciouslymagic | Rated G | C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler | Complete | After the embassy bombings have been dealt with, Toby asks about Dayton.

Arnold Vinick / Alan Alda, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2006)

Last Full Measure by MasterofAllImagination | Rated T | Bruno Gianelli/Arnold Vinick | Complete | Bruno Gianelli has never known religious faith, but he imagines it must feel something akin to falling in love with Arnold Vinick.

Fics:

Presenting your weekly roundup of fics posted in the tag for The West Wing on Archive of Our Own. If you are so inclined, please be sure to leave the authors some love in the form of kudos or comments. Be mindful of posted warnings/tags for each story.

Josh/Donna

Puppy Laws by pipisafoat | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

An Oval One by Caedmon | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

all of you, all of me, intertwined by mikaylawrites for hufflepuffhermione | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Healthcare Reform by hufflepuffhermione | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

And the world spins madly on by Shinyrosa | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

let my love fix you up (when you're coming undone) by JessBakesCakes for hufflepuffhermione | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

balance your convictions and certainty by amandamonroe | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

and i'll wear your sadness like it's mine by hanyolo for hufflepuffhermione | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

you're my achilles heel by sam_writes_fics for hufflepuffhermione | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Paradigm Shift by cleansl8 | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Jed/Abbey

Miracle by imperfectirises | Rated M | Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet | In Progress

Wait For Me by imperfectirises | Rated M | Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet | In Progress

CJ/Andy

between by jazzjo | Rated G | C.J. Cregg/Andrea Wyatt | Complete

i was seven (and you were nine) by jazzjo | Rated G | C.J. Cregg/Andrea Wyatt | Complete

Other Pairings/Gen Fic

Figures of Speech by Darsynia | Rated T | Toby Ziegler/Original Female Character | In Progress

i've waited long enough by rearviewmirror | Rated M | Jed Bartlet/Leo McGarry | Complete

good girl faith (and a tight little skirt) by fleurfemme | Rated E | C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler | Complete

consider this as a gift (as you taste him on your lips) by sam_writes_fics for thefinestmuffins | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn | Complete

Multiple Pairings

turning in place by jazzjo | Rated G | C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler, Andrea Wyatt/Toby Ziegler, C.J. Cregg/Andrea Wyatt, C. J. Cregg/Andrea Wyatt/Toby Ziegler | In Progress

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The 73rd Emmy Awards nominations were announced by father/daughter duo Ron Cephas Jones (THIS IS US) and Jasmine Cephas Jones (Starz’s BLINDSPOTTING, HAMILTON).

Surely it was a good morning for Jasmine as her fiancé Anthony Ramos

and their HAMILTON costars Lin-Manual Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Groff, Phillipa Soo and Renée Elise Goldsberry were nominated thanks to the production being released on Disney+ .

Many fans were happy for Goldsberry’s nod but felt she should have also been nominated for her role in Peacock’s GIRLS 5EVA

The most jarring category nomination was Don Cheadle’s nomination (his eleventh!) for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his 98 seconds (literally, 98 seconds) appearance in THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER. The worst of it is that he didn’t snag a nomination for his actual Showtime series BLACK MONDAY, a role he’s been twice nominated for.

Many people...had thoughts.

Don’t hate the player, hate the game.

Other nominations and snubs...

THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER and HAMILTON was not the only Disney+ content to get nods, WANDAVISION was recognized with Elizabeth Olson, Kathryn Hahn and Paul Bettany all snagging nominations.

Lizzie’s husband breaking the good news.

Bettany was also chuffed to find out that his Amazon Prime film - the richly deserving UNCLE FRANK - was also nominated in the category of Outstanding TV Movie.

THE MANDALORIAN also received nominations

The majority of THE MANDALORIAN’s nominations were in the technical realm but the show did garner three acting nominations: Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito and that silver fox Timothy Olyphant.

When I think about how he was only nominated once for JUSTIFIED and zero times for Netflix’s THE SANTA CLARITA DIET I want to scream.

- A galaxy far, far away from Obi Wan Kenobi in characterization is Halston but Ewan McGregor embodied the (in)famous designer perfectly and got an Emmy nomination for it.

Just another great thing to happen this year to McGregor as he and his FARGO and BIRDS OF PREY partner Mary Elizabeth Winstead welcomed their first child, son Laurie.

Laurie with three of his four sisters: Clara, Esther and Jamyan.

-This was a very good year for first season shows as evident by the nomination of Apple+’s TED LASSO whose 20 nominations broke GLEE’s first season record for nods.

As Interpol sang, “there’s no ‘I’ in threesome”, there’s also no ‘I’ in team as the nominations just wasn’t for series creator and lead Jason Sudeikis but Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein and the Diamond Dogs: Nick Mohammed, Jeremy Swift and Brendan Hunt.

Juno has said that she would like to walk the red carpet with Hannah. Hopefully they can recreate Hannah’s Golden Globe winning night.

Phil Dunster (Jamie Tartt do-do-do-do) reacts.

As does Toheeb Jimoh (Sam Obisanya)

- Like TED LASSO, Hulu’s THE HANDMAID’S TALE had many nominations across the cast with Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Madeline Brewer, Max Minghella, Ann O’Dowd, Alexis Bleidel, Bradley Whitford and newcomer to the show McKenna Grace all receiving nominations. The glaring omission? Joseph Fiennes who gave a gloriously sinister performance this season.

As for snubs, I (try) not to go with my heart and classify omissions from shows/actors I love as a snub (though IT’S A SIN, THE GOOD LORD BIRD and its cast was robbed), I go by who was being pushed during The Hollywood Reporter’s roundtables. In that vein: John Boyega and the entire SMALL AXE crew were snubbed, after being nominated and winning various awards; Chris Rock for FARGO, which only managed to get technical nominations despite winning performances by Jesse Buckley, Jason Schwartzman and Ben Whishaw.

No nomination for Lena Waithe on her season of MASTER OF NONE. She has previously shared a writing Emmy for that show. Also locked out was Sarah Paulson for Netflix’s RATCHET.

Though Paulson’s costar Sophie Okonedo garnered a nomination.

While not honored this year, Paulson saluted her friend and AMERICAN HORROR STORY costar Evan Peters on his first Emmy nomination for his supporting role in MARE OF EASTTOWN.

While various awards bodies are always throwing nominations Nicole Kidman’s way, including the Emmys, she missed out on a nomination this year for THE UNDOING. However her costar Hugh Grant received one.

While not snubbed in nominations, many feel that HBO snubbed LOVECRAFT COUNTRY with cancelling it after one season - a season that has garnered 18 nominations.

The show has received technical nominations, as well as acting for stars Courtney B. Vance, Michael K. Williams, Aunjanue Ellis, Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors.

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*The 2021 Emmy Awards will air this Sunday at 8 pm. ET on CBS. It will also be available to stream on Roku, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV, Sling TV, Fubo TV and CBS’ streaming service Paramount+. The Crown has 24 nominations this time! Claire Foy has already won Outstanding Guest Actress Drama, Adriano Goldman for Cinematography, and Yan Miles for Editing last weekend!

Emmy Nominations 2021: Vanity Fair Predicts Who Will Win

A close look at every award that will be handed out during Sunday night’s broadcast, from an intense actress showdown to the potential for history to be made.

After a year of television that felt more than a little unusual given the pandemic that surrounded it, the 2021 Emmy Awards will be an opportunity to celebrate the shows that got us through, whether via fantastical escapism, well-costumed romance, or the optimistic wisdom of a certain football coach. Just like last year, Vanity Fair’s experts have their eyes on a specific trio of shows—this year it’s The Crown, Ted Lasso, and The Queen’s Gambit—to take home the bulk of the prizes, but there is also plenty of room for surprise. Will The Handmaid’s Tale be the comeback kid? Will the final season of Pose soar to the top? Was it really Agatha all along? Read ahead to find out, and tune in to the Emmy Awards on Sunday night to see if we got it right.

A guide to Hollywood’s biggest races

DRAMA SERIES

The Boys Bridgerton PREDICTED WINNER: The Crown The Handmaid’s Tale Lovecraft Country The Mandalorian Pose This Is Us

In the culmination of its long, triumphant awards season, Netflix’s The Crown should finally win the top prize for its acclaimed fourth season. The period drama has won every equivalent precursor, from awards given by key industry guilds like the PGA and SAG to those given by notable outside groups at the Critics’ Choice Awards and Golden Globes, and found an entirely new audience with its rich rendering of the Charles-Diana saga. In the time since its airing, a serious challenger has not emerged to overtake it, even with the support for Pose’s final season or the sheer popularity of The Mandalorian. It’s time for The Crown to finally take the, well, you know. —David Canfield

ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us Jonathan Majors, Lovecraft Country PREDICTED WINNER: Josh O’Connor, The Crown Regé-Jean Page, Bridgerton Billy Porter, Pose Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason

Tighter than it first appeared, this race comes down to two very different contenders. The smart money may actually be on Billy Porter, considering the overall Emmy performance of Pose for its final season—the FX drama has already won three trophies this year via the Creative Arts awards—and the fact that Porter has already won this category. He’s nominated again for a true showcase of a season that’s hard to deny. But as Schitt’s Creek proved last year, the Emmys love a sweep, and The Crown—with its deep ensemble and clear overall front-runner status—looks tailor-made for one. Josh O’Connor stepping into the series’ center with his indelible Prince Charles is likely to find embrace amid the wave. —David Canfield

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Uzo Aduba, In Treatment Olivia Colman, The Crown PREDICTED WINNER: Emma Corrin, The Crown Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale Mj Rodriguez, Pose Jurnee Smollett, Lovecraft Country

Emma Corrin’s devastating breakout turn as Princess Diana sits comfortably atop this list—which feels a bit strange to say, given that she’s surrounded by awards heavyweights like Oscar winner (and costar!) Olivia Colman and multi-Emmy winners Uzo Aduba and Elisabeth Moss. But so it goes. And in fact, her chief competition is probably another first-time nominee—Mj Rodriguez, repping the surging Pose and having already made history as the first trans nominee in the category’s existence. Will voters jump at the opportunity to make even more history? It’s a long shot, but don’t count her out. —David Canfield

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian O-T Fagbenle, The Handmaid’s Tale John Lithgow, Perry Mason Tobias Menzies, The Crown Max Minghella, The Handmaid’s Tale Chris Sullivan, This Is Us Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale PREDICTED WINNER: Michael K. Williams, Lovecraft Country

Voting closed before the tragic passing of Michael K. Williams on September 6, but the actor, whose work included The Wire and Boardwalk Empire, was already predicted to win this award for his performance in HBO’s now canceled Lovecraft Country. Winners of this category are often well-respected veteran actors (Peter Dinklage, Ben Mendelsohn, John Lithgow) who voters seem to be honoring not only for their current project, but their entire body of work. And that would be the case for Williams—a five-time Emmy nominee—this time around. It would be a bittersweet way to remember a beloved member of the acting community who created some of TV’s most memorable and vulnerable characters. —Rebecca Ford

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

PREDICTED WINNER: Gillian Anderson, The Crown Madeline Brewer, The Handmaid’s Tale Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale Aunjanue Ellis, Lovecraft Country Emerald Fennell, The Crown Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale

Dowd won in 2017 for her work on The Handmaid’s Tale, but with this crowded category stacked with her costars from the show, they’ll likely split the votes. And Anderson has always been the front-runner anyway for her transformative performance as Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of the Netflix series. She already won the Globe earlier this year, and in all likelihood will beat out her own costars to take the Emmy as well. —Rebecca Ford

DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Bridgerton, “Diamond of the First Water,” Julie Anne Robinson Pose, “Series Finale,” Steven Canals The Crown, “Fairytale,” Benjamin Caron The Crown, “War,” Jessica Hobbs PREDICTED WINNER: The Handmaid’s Tale, “The Wilderness,” Liz Garbus The Mandalorian, “Chapter 9: The Marshal,” Jon Favreau

There’s a strong correlation between this category and the best-drama-series Emmy, which should give the edge to drama front-runner The Crown, and particularly the propulsive season four finale, “War.” But we’re spotting potential upsets in the beloved series finale for Pose and particularly the Handmaid’s Tale season four finale, “The Wilderness,” directed by Oscar-nominated documentarian Liz Garbus. Given how much The Handmaid’s Tale outperformed expectations in the nominations, we suspect this might be a place for the show to surprise again. —Katey Rich

WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Lovecraft Country, “Sundown,” Misha Green Pose, “Series Finale,” Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Steven Canals, Janet Mock, Our Lady J The Boys, “What I Know,” Rebecca Sonnenshine PREDICTED WINNER: The Crown, “War,” Peter Morgan The Handmaid’s Tale, “Home,” Yahlin Chang The Mandalorian, “Chapter 13: The Jedi,” Dave Filoni The Mandalorian, “Chapter 16: The Rescue,” Jon Favreau

Oddly enough, The Crown has never won this category, despite the dense history layered into each episode, which we suspect should give series creator Peter Morgan an edge here. For potential upsets keep an eye on Pose and the long list of heavy hitter credited writers; this is, after all, the category where Friday Night Lights and The Americans finally won after years of being overlooked. Pose is surging in Emmy attention for its final season, and you never know just how far that affection might go. —Katey Rich

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“Actors on Actors” is back with another star-studded season.

Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Andrew Garfield, Kristen Stewart, Jamie Dornan and Ariana DeBose are among the awards-season heavyweights featured on the 15th season of “Actors on Actors,” premiering Feb. 18 on PBS SoCal.

Gaga will be paired with a mystery actor, who will be revealed when Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” issue hits newsstands on Wednesday, for the three-time Emmy-winning series. A new conversation will be posted daily on Variety.com beginning on Monday.

The new season will feature one-on-one conversations between actors who gave some of the most memorable performances in film this year. The four episodes will debut on PBS SoCal on Feb. 18 at 8 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., as well as on KCET and public television stations across the country and the WORLD Channel (check local listings). All episodes will stream on pbssocal.org and the free PBS App following their premieres.

This season’s featured conversations are:

Javier Bardem (“Being the Ricardos”) with Daniel Craig (“No Time to Die”)

Mahershala Ali (“Swan Song”) with Bradley Cooper (“Nightmare Alley,” “Licorice Pizza”)

Lady Gaga (“House of Gucci”) with mystery guest

Nicole Kidman (“Being the Ricardos”) with Kristen Stewart (“Spencer”)

Andrew Garfield (“Tick, Tick … Boom!”, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”) with Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”)

Aunjanue Ellis (“King Richard”) with Regina King (“The Harder They Fall”)

Jessica Chastain (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”) with Rita Moreno (“West Side Story”)

Penélope Cruz (“Parallel Mothers”) with Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Power of the Dog”)

Jamie Dornan (“Belfast”) with Kirsten Dunst (“The Power of the Dog”)

Oscar Isaac (“The Card Counter”) with Jared Leto (“House of Gucci”)

Marlee Matlin (“CODA”) with Bradley Whitford (“Tick, Tick … Boom!”)

Ariana DeBose (“West Side Story”) with Simu Liu (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”)

“Variety Studio: Actors on Actors” won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2019, as well as the Los Angeles Area Emmy Award for best entertainment programming in 2015 and 2016. The series is produced by PBS SoCal in partnership with Variety Media, LLC.

Remember… (about Marie Antoinette, 2006) Sofia Coppola based the look of Count Axel von Fersen (Jamie Dornan) on 1980s pop singer Adam Ant. — IMDb

#Tait rhymes with hat #Good times #BelfastMovie #Variety #21 January 2022 #Actos on Actors #PBS SoCal #18 February 2022 #Belfast #Worldwide 2022 #Twitter

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'#i am so upset at tht about this lol #(mostly cos yeah reality is that. but i'm watchign fiction dudes. gimme some character journeys. gimme development. gimme hope. #this flatline they have serena on just isn't good storytelling. straight up.)' -- i agree. & the idea i hate the most is that moss & the tht crew might have had a boner over whitford joining them & decided to give him what could have been serena's arc. the architect of the damn colonies can turn out decent but serena can't. GOT IT

“the architect of the damn colonies can turn out decent but serena can’t. GOT IT”

this is probably what drives me the most mad about the choices they made for characters in s3. lawrence literally–unequivocally and by his own admission as well as multiple other characters–created THE FUCKING COLONIES: prison labour camps where ONLY women go to suffer excruciating pain and rot from disease and DIE. he also, unarguably and explicitly, created THE ENTIRE ECONOMIC SYSTEM on which gilead relies on for its propagation and survival.

without HIM, gilead would NOT exist. and this isn’t a little thing. it’s like, it literally would have fallen apart without his massive contribution. (sure, maybe they would have found another genius economist with a penchant for brutal misogyny but as it stands, they didn’t have one. and HE STILL helps gilead survive.)

but uwu, he makes jokes and doesn’t do the ceremony and loves his wife so WHAT A GREAT GUY! LET’S GIVE HIM A RELUCTANT REDEMPTION ARC!!!!

i fucking loathe him. and he was shown multiple times even in s3 what he thinks of ALL women, and that isn’t fucking much. he’s gross. “i love my wife” YEAH sure buddy. fuck you. if you truly loved her, you wouldn’t have created an entire system where she gets fucked right over to the point she kills herself. cool beans, dude.

s3 was all about lawrence and june being reluctant allies and her working her dumbass moves on him, and that bullshit handholding at the funeral FOR THE WIFE THAT JUNE BASICALLY KILLED??? please just let me vomit in my mouth a bit.

he is not a good guy. he is not a nice guy. he does not like women. he does not care about them. he’s a pathetic little misogynist that she looks out for himself. but omg look how conflicted he is about the ceremony!!! UWU PRECIOUS BEAN, TOO PURE FOR THIS HORRIBLE WORLD!!

it’s like fandom/the showrunners are just salivating over male characters to woobiefy.

meanwhile MEANWHILE there’s a female character, the second most developed character on the entire show with the second most amount of screentime (prior to mid s3 anyway) and already a foil to june and “villain”esque character theoretically capable of change, but hey, no. let’s ignore the entire trajectory serena was on for the latter half of s2. let’s even ignore early s3 and all that set up. let’s just FUCKING FLATLINE her and make her 100% obsessed with a baby. it’s not like that storyline was already wrapped up in s2 and she’d moved on by early s3.

all so june could have some ~exciting plot of winning over lawrence and oooooh look it’s bradley whitford. what a great guy. he’s so funnieeeee and nice.

it really does feel like they aborted serena’s arc for the sake of inserting whitford into what should have been serena’s journey of gradually coming to terms with her involvement in gilead, her own overwhelming guilt about her involvement (which i would like to point out is LESS than lawrence’s contributions. just so we’re all on the same page). and i know miller has said he “doesn’t believe in redemption arcs” (bullshit. that’s pure bullshit. they exist whether you believe in them or not, for one thing.) but lawrence’s character has been doing EXACTLY that. and all the fandom is frothing about how amazing he is blah blah blah. fucking miss me with that. i will NEVER root for a man who has done that to women and is a KEY player in gilead. he didn’t just help invent it, he CURRENTLY still sustains it. he seemed to have little concern for ANYBODY even at the beginning of s3. yet still he’s a hero. (at least the character is like “oooh i’m not a hero” which kinda sounded totally insincere to me. the same way people throw pity parties for themselves.)

but god forbid a problematic female character portrayed by a fantastic (but lesser known) actress gets the same generosity. and what’s even crazier is that the audience was generally in favor and excited about serena joining june in the resistance prior to s3, and even in the beginning episodes of s3. based on social media anyway.

but no……….

i just….

it infuriates me how they chose to give what could have been a decent character arc for serena to lawrence instead (and to take that from yvonne and hand it over to whitford cos he’s just so great. rolling my eyes so hard.). and everyone is just like “yasss king! we love you!! what great guy for saving those kids!!! yay redemption for lawrence! i love brad whitford so amazing give him an emmy!!!”

i get they need to keep serena around and in some sort of conflict for june.

actually no. i don’t get it. i don’t think it’s necessary at this point to have a female adversary of that degree for june. i think she could easily be a complicated/conflicted ally, or at least not a direct enemy of june’s. the SYSTEM is evil enough and produces enough conflict on its own. june no longer needs the personification of it and neither do we. just… ugh. stagnating the MOST complex character on the show (fight me. serena as a character was more complex and dynamic than june.) for the sake of throwing her in some stupid sideplot that had nothing to do with the protagonist, and made her entire story arc stall into a dead stop was a dumbass fucking move. the whole fred thing dragged her the fuck down cos there was zero acknowledgement or exploration of the actual dynamic of the domestic abuse cycle which was PLAINLY visible in early s3. instead it was just NICHOLEEEEEE!!!!! GIVE ME BABBY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MUST HAVE BABBY!!!!!!!!!! every single character motivation serena had in s3 was a fucking sexist trope about women and baby fever. (not that they wrote june much better but this rant is about the shit they pulled with serena.)

there is no depth to any conflict anymore. and what drives me even crazier is that the few scenes with june and serena are still 100 times more interesting because of the pre-existing chemistry and dynamic they still have. but instead we’ve just got the same fucking scene of june/lawrence over and over for 8 episodes. “ooh is he a friend or foe? oh i will manipulate him! he is an ally! oh maybe he’s a foe, or friend, or foe, or friend?! who cares!! look how he lubs childrens! uwu!!”

they seem absolutely intent on keeping serena a villain, to the point of total irrationality. and the only way to do that is strip her character of any nuance and give her a singular and stupid motivation and pair that with a really boring and flat subplot. cos, organically, the character WOULD develop and learn and change, but since they’re fucking obsessed with not giving her anything even resembling “redemption” for some bullshit reason, they’ve thrown her entire narrative arc under the bus and just left her there.

and people wonder why i have no interest in s4. it’s cos of this shit. why the fuck would i be interested in watching yet another season of serena doing fuck all? (ooh a trial? BORING and guaranteed to make no rational sense. back to gilead? what for?! they’re never going to let her change/grow anyway!)… and june being painted as some saint and saviour, despite being not that much better anymore. and Lawrence being lauded as a goddamn hero for doing the very fucking bare minimum for no real discernible reason we’ve seen other than june’s oh so amazing ~wiles. like please.

i can’t stand june anymore. i fucking loathe lawrence (to me, he’s just nick 2.0). i don’t care about fred. moira and emily who? and am butthurt about what they’ve done to serena’s character journey (and can’t see that changing if miller, moss, & co. are so itnent on keeping her “evil”). so s4 doesn’t seem that fun to me.

and the fact everyone seems to have a hard on for whitford, including cast and crew just makes me angry. sure, give this dude all the good shit. take it away from the amazing female actors and just give it to him. why not? THT is male-run anyway and IT SHOWS. he should have been a minor character, not the focus next to june. (don’t even get me started on how fiennes gets second billing in the credits before yvonne cos i am so livid every single time i see taht.)

whatever, THT. whatever. bye. ugh.

wow anyway that was a rant i didn’t expect to make. thanks anon for drawing that out. i think i’ve been sitting on it a while lol.

i have a lot of rage.

#the misogyny is wild #it's like fandom just replaced their desperation to woobiefy nick with lawrence instead #super that's awesome i'm glad that's how this show thinks it should tell a story about women's oppression #just ignore half the women and make them evil!!!#give none of them except the ''crazy'' one any sympathetic storyline #yeah cool #how feminist #Anonymous

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Watch the 2019 Emmy Awards winners on DStv

DStv viewers are the real winners, with Game of Thrones, Chernobyl, and new seasons of Succession, Barry and more

With the trophies handed out, and the paparazzi still going nuts of Zendaya’s (Euphoria) figure-hugging emerald green gown she wore to the Emmy Awards, DStv customers have a longer-than-ever watchlist of award-winning TV shows and limited series.

The Handmaid’s Tale, based on Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, earned nominations for directing, costume design and its guest stars. The full boxset of Season 3 is available for you to watch on Catch Up and DStv Now. If you’re more inclined to lighter viewing, the latest season of The Good Place, nominated for Oustanding Comedy Series, is available on DStv Now. And of course, one of Africa’s proudest exports, Trevor Noah of The Daily Show, can be found on DStv Now alone with The Late Late Show with James Corden. Both were up for Outstanding Variety Talk Series. Speaking on reality series, fans are watching the latest seasons of Emmy-nominated The Amazing Race and The Voice on Catch Up and DStv Now. More Emmy-nominated series coming to DStv in the near future:

The Twilight Zone (coming to M-Net and Showmax in October) How to Get Away With Murder (new season coming next year) This Is Us (new season coming next year) Limited series you’ll love Just a few of the limited series that came express from the US to DStv include:

Chernobyl – which won Best Limited Series and is still available to binge-watch on Showmax, in case you missed Jared Harris’s incredible performance that earned him a nomination in for Oustanding Lead Actor. Escape at Dannemora – Another nominee for Best Limited Series, this thrilling series based on a true story was directed by Ben Stiller, starring Benicio del Torro and Patricia Arquette. Sharp Objects – Amy Addams and Patricia Clarkson in the unforgettable, haunting adaptation of the book of the same title by Gillian Flynn is also available to stream on Showmax.

DStv documentary fans were also served award-winning content:

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (M-Net and Showmax) Leaving Neverland (M-Net and Showmax) Jane Fonda in Five Acts (M-Net) Last but not least, of this year’s Emmy Awards nominees and winners, DStv viewers have watched every season of these amazing series:

Game of Thrones House of Cards Veep FULL LIST OF WINNERS Outstanding Drama Series

Better Call Saul (M-Net City) Bodyguard Game of Thrones – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Killing Eve Ozark Pose Succession (Showmax) This Is Us (M-Net) Outstanding Comedy Series

Barry (Showmax) Fleabag – WINNER The Good Place (M-Net) The Marvelous Mrs Maisel Russian Doll Schitt’s Creek Veep (M-Net and Showmax) Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Jodie Comer, Killing Eve – WINNER Viola Davis, How To Get Away with Murder (1Magic) Laura Linney, Ozark Mandy Moore, This Is Us (M-Net) Sandra Oh, Killing Eve Robin Wright, House of Cards (M-Net) Directing for a Drama Series

David Benioff, DB Weiss for Game of Thrones, The Iron Throne (M-Net and Showmax) David Nutter for Game of Thrones, The Last of the Starks (M-Net and Showmax) Miguel Sapochnik for Game of Thrones, The Long Night (M-Net and Showmax) Daina Reid for The Handmaid’s Tale, Holly (M-Net and Showmax) Lisa Bruhlmann for Killing Eve, Desperate Times Jason Bateman for Ozark, Reparations – WINNER

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Jason Bateman, Ozark Sterling K Brown, This Is Us (M-Net) Kit Harington, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul (M-Net City) Billy Porter (Pose) – WINNER Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us (M-Net) Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Gwendoline Christie, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Lena Headey, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Sophie Turner, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve Julia Garner, Ozark – WINNER Writing for a Drama Series

Peter Gould, Thomas Schnauz for Better Call Saul, Winner (M-Net City) Jed Mercurio for Bodyguard, Episode 1 David Benioff, DB Weiss for Game of Thrones, The Iron Throne (M-Net and Showmax) Emerald Fennell for Killing Eve, Nice And Neat Jesse Armstrong for Succession, Nobody Is Ever Missing – WINNER (Showmax) Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder for The Handmaid’s Tale, Holly (M-Net and Showmax)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul (M-Net City) Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul (M-Net City) Alfie Allen, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Michael Kelly, House of Cards (M-Net) Chris Sullivan, This Is Us (M-Net) Outstanding Variety Talk Series

The Daily Show (Comedy Central, catch the latest episode on DStv Now) Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Jimmy Kimmel Live! – Comedy Central Last Week Tonight With John Oliver – WINNER (M-Net) The Late Late Show With James Corden – M-Net The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

At Home With Amy Sedaris Documentary Now! Drunk History – Comedy Central I Love You, America With Sarah Silverman Saturday Night Live – WINNER Who Is America? – M-Net Outstanding Limited Series

Chernobyl – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Escape at Dannemora (M-Net and Showmax) Fosse/Verdon Sharp Objects (M-Net and Showmax) When They See Us Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Amy Adams, Sharp Objects (M-Net and Showmax) Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora (M-Net and Showmax) Aunjanue Ellis, When They See Us Joey King, The Act Niecy Nash, When They See Us Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon – WINNER Outstanding Television Movie

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch – WINNER Brexit (BBC First) Deadwood (M-Net) King Lear My Dinner with Hervé (M-Net Movies Premiere) Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Mahershala Ali, True Detective (M-Net and Showmax) Benicio Del Toro, Escape at Dannemora (M-Net and Showmax) Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal (M-Net and Showmax) Jared Harris, Chernobyl (M-Net and Showmax) Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us – WINNER Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon Writing for a Limited Series or Movie

Russell T Davies, A Very English Scandal (M-Net and Showmax) Craig Mazin, Chernobyl – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Brett Johnson, Michael Tolkin for Escape at Dannemora, Episode 6 (M-Net and Showmax) Steven Levenson, Joel Fields for Fosse/Verdon, Providence Ava DuVernay, Michael Starrbury for When They See Us, Part Four Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Ben Whishaw A Very English Scandal – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Stellan Skarsgård Chernobyl (M-Net and Showmax) Paul Dano Escape at Dannemora (M-Net and Showmax) John Leguizamo, When They See Us Michael K Williams, When They See Us Asante Blackk, When They See Us Directing for a Limited Series or Movie

Stephen Frears A Very English Scandal (M-Net and Showmax) Johan Renck, Chernobyl – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Ben Stiller, Escape at Dannemora (M-Net and Showmax) Jessica Yu for Fosse/Verdon, Glory Thomas Kail for Fosse/Version, Who’s Got the Pain Ava DuVernay for When They See Us Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Emily Watson, Chernobyl (M-Net and Showmax) Margaret Qualley, Fosse/Verdon Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects (M-Net and Showmax) Patricia Arquette, The Act – WINNER Marsha Stephanie Blake, When They See Us Vera Farmiga, When They See Us Outstanding Reality Competition Series

Amazing Race (M-Net) American Ninja Warrior Nailed It RuPaul’s Drag Race – WINNER Top Chef The Voice (M-Net) Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Christina Applegate, Dead To Me Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (M-Net and Showmax) Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag – WINNER Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish (1Magic) Don Cheadle, Black Monday (1Magic) Ted Danson, The Good Place (M-Net) Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method Bill Hader, Barry – WINNER (Showmax) Eugene Levy (Schitt’s Creek)

Directing for a Comedy Series

Alec Berg for Barry, The Audition (Showmax) Alec Berg for Barry, ronny/lily (Showmax) Harry Bradbeer for Fleabag, Episode 1 – WINNER Mark Cendrowski for The Big Bang Theory, Stockholm Syndrome Dan Palladino for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, We’re Going to the Catskills! Amy Sherman-Palladino for The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, All Alone Writing for a Comedy Series

Alec Berg, Bill Hader for Barry, ronny/lily (Showmax) Phoebe Waller-Bridge for Fleabag, Episode 1 – WINNER Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle for Pen15, Anna Ishii-Peters (Showmax) Leslye Headland, Natasha Lyonne, Amy Poehler for Russian Doll, Nothing In This World Is Easy Allison Silverman for Russian Doll, A Warm Body Josh Siegal, Dylan Morgan for The Good Place, Janet(s) (M-Net) David Mandel for Veep (M-Net and Showmax) Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Sarah Goldberg, Barry (Showmax) Sian Clifford, Fleabag Olivia Colman, Fleabag Betty Gilpin, GLOW Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – WINNER Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Anna Chlumsky, Veep (M-Net and Showmax)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Stephen Root, Barry (Showmax) Henry Winkler, Barry (Showmax) Anthony Carrigan, Barry (Showmax) Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – WINNER Tony Hale, Veep (M-Net and Showmax) Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Michael McKean, Better Call Saul (M-Net) Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Glynn Turman, How To Get Away With Murder (1Magic) Ron Cephas, This Is Us (M-Net) Michael Angarano, This Is Us (M-Net) Kumail Nanjiani, The Twilight Zone (Coming to M-Net and Showmax in October) Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Apocalypse (M-Net) Carice van Houten, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Cicely Tyson, How To Get Away With Murder (1Magic) Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black (M-Net) Phylicia Rashad, This Is Us (M-Net) Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – WINNER Rufus Sewell, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Adam Sandler, Saturday Night Live John Mulaney, Saturday Night Live Matt Damon, Saturday Night Live Robert De Niro, Saturday Night Live Peter MacNicol, Veep (M-Net and Showmax) Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Fiona Shaw, Fleabag Kristin Scott Thomas, Fleabag Maya Rudolph, The Good Place (M-Net, watch the latest episodes on DStv Now) Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – WINNER Emma Thompson, Saturday Night Live Sandra Oh, Saturday Night Live Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (M-Net Movies Premiere and Showmax) Jane Fonda in Five Acts (M-Net Movies Premiere) Leaving Neverland – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Love, Gilda Minding the Gap What is DStv Now? It’s the online version of DStv. If you can’t be at home to watch your favourite shows via your decoder, visit now.dstv.com and watch DStv on your laptop, tablet or phone. It’s no extra cost to all DStv subscribers (just remember to keep an eye on your data).

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2020 Emmy Award Predictions

Let’s call it half wishful thinking, half educated guess.

Drama Series

“Better Call Saul” (AMC) “The Crown” (Netflix) “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu) “Killing Eve” (BBC America/AMC) “The Mandalorian” (Disney Plus) “Ozark” (Netflix) “Stranger Things” (Netflix) “Succession” (HBO)

Would not be surprised by “Succession” winning here, but “Ozark” has been building toward this win.

Comedy Series

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO) “Dead to Me” (Netflix) “The Good Place” (NBC) “Insecure” (HBO) “The Kominsky Method” (Netflix) “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime Video) “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV) “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)

Would feel stronger about this had the series won something last year, but since “Modern Family” misses out on a nomination here, have to go with still buzzy “Schitt’s Creek” for swan song victory as it closed out a terrific run.

Limited Series

“Little Fires Everywhere” (Hulu) “Mrs. America” (Hulu) “Unbelievable” (Netflix) “Unorthodox” (Netflix) “Watchmen” (HBO)

Truly not a weak link in this category. Going with “Watchmen” as a toss up since it is the most unique series in this group.

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Jason Bateman (“Ozark”) Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”) Steve Carell (“The Morning Show”) Brian Cox (“Succession”) Billy Porter (“Pose”) Jeremy Strong (“Succession”)

Carrell honestly feels more like a Supporting Actor in “The Morning Show” and I don’t think he’ll end his long overdue Emmy drought this year. Jeremy Strong seems like a heater, but I’m sticking with “Ozark” being a juggernaut this year as Bateman picks up his first acting Emmy.

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”) Olivia Colman (“The Crown”) Jodie Comer (“Killing Eve”) Laura Linney (“Ozark”) Sandra Oh (“Killing Eve”) Zendaya (“Euphoria”)

Anniston won a SAG award earlier this year, a surprise to many. Keeps her in contention, but I feel like even with all the quality in this category and past winners Comer and Oh still around that it’s “Ozark” and Laura Linney’s time to shine.

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson (“Black-ish”) Don Cheadle (“Black Monday”) Ted Danson (“The Good Place”) Michael Douglas (“The Kominsky Method”) Eugene Levy (“Schitt’s Creek”) Ramy Youssef (“Ramy”)

A lot of legends and one up & comer. Of the Legends I feel the best about Eugene Levy and “Schitt’s Creek” having a great night overall. Douglas could play spoiler.

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Christina Applegate (“Dead to Me”) Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) Linda Cardellini (“Dead to Me”) Catherine O’Hara (“Schitt’s Creek”) Issa Rae (“Insecure”) Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”)

Going with my heart here and “Schitt’s Creek” again. O’Hara has been pitch perfect for 6 seasons. But I could honestly see any of these incredible women win here. Most wide-open field of the night.

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Jeremy Irons (“Watchmen”) Hugh Jackman (“Bad Education”) Paul Mescal (“Normal People”) Jeremy Pope (“Hollywood”) Mark Ruffalo (“I Know This Much Is True”)

Mark Ruffalo does the heaviest lifting in this category, but his series was not nominated and the reception seemed tepid outside of praise for his performance. Hugh Jackman shines in the breeziest but still brilliant “Bad Education”. Feels like his to win.

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Cate Blanchett (“Mrs. America”) Shira Haas (“Unorthodox”) Regina King (“Watchmen”) Octavia Spencer (“Self Made”) Kerry Washington (“Little Fires Everywhere”)

Hard to pick against Blanchett in anything. Washington never won for “Scandal” and perhaps the Emmys try to make up for it here, but my money’s on Queen Cate.

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Giancarlo Esposito (“Better Call Saul”) Bradley Whitford (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) Billy Crudup (“The Morning Show”) Mark Duplass (“The Morning Show”) Nicholas Braun (“Succession”) Kieran Culkin (“Succession”) Matthew Macfadyen (“Succession”) Jeffrey Wright (“Westworld”)

The “Succession” trio and “Morning Show” duo probably cancel each other out, although I’d personally vote for Crudup in what I think is a perfect distillation of what he does best. Past winner Whitford is just happy to be back in the race, as is Wright; but Esposito is a fan and critic favorite and here they reward him where they missed out on doing so during Breaking Bad’s initial run.

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Laura Dern (“Big Little Lies”) Meryl Streep (“Big Little Lies”) Helena Bonham Carter (“The Crown”) Samira Wiley (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) Fiona Shaw (“Killing Eve”) Julia Garner (“Ozark”) Sarah Snook (“Succession”) Thandie Newton (“Westworld”)

With heavyweights like Dern, Streep, Bonham Carter and Newton it’s strange to say I think Garner is all but guaranteed a second consecutive victory here. She is just that good and perhaps anchors “Ozark” even more than the leads.

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Andre Braugher (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) William Jackson Harper (“The Good Place”) Alan Arkin (“The Kominsky Method”) Sterling K. Brown (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) Tony Shalhoub (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) Mahershala Ali (“Ramy”) Kenan Thompson (“Saturday Night Live”) Dan Levy (“Schitt’s Creek”)

Dan Levy has been the beating heart and engine behind “Schitt’s Creek”, have to keep with my prediction of an unprecedented night for that show and his family. Tony Shalhoub as always is dangerous and could easily take another trophy again this year.

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Betty Gilpin (“GLOW”) D’Arcy Carden (“The Good Place”) Yvonne Orji (“Insecure”) Alex Borstein (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) Marin Hinkle (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”) Cecily Strong (“Saturday Night Live”) Annie Murphy (“Schitt’s Creek”)

Just keep repeating that “Schitt’s Creek” sweep mantra. Would not be an unwarranted win by any means, Murphy has been outstanding from day one on that series. Borstein is a multiple winner here and is always a threat. Gilpin is great, but feels more like a Lead role on GLOW.

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Dylan McDermott (“Hollywood”) Jim Parsons (“Hollywood”) Tituss Burgess (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend”) Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (“Watchmen”) Jovan Adepo (“Watchmen”) Louis Gossett Jr. (“Watchmen”)

Probably the oddest group of the night. Have to go with the only breakout star here with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Holland Taylor (“Hollywood”) Uzo Aduba (“Mrs. America”) Margo Martindale (“Mrs. America”) Tracey Ullman (“Mrs. America”) Toni Collette (“Unbelievable”) Jean Smart (“Watchmen”)

A sentimental vote for Holland Taylor doesn’t seem crazy, but much like Cate Blanchett it is difficult to go against Toni Collette’s seemingly endless stream of excellent work, and here is she the only nominee from “Unbelievable” and its trio of wonderful actresses.

Reality Competition

“The Masked Singer” (FOX) “Nailed It” (Netflix) “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1) “Top Chef” (Bravo) “The Voice” (NBC)

I am out of my element here, going with Drag Race because it seems ubiquitous. Only series here I actually watch is Nailed It, would be fun if that won but seems unlikely.

Variety Sketch Series

“A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO) “Drunk History” (Comedy Central) “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Just not enough competition to beat NBC’s long time workhorse, even if it didn’t have a particularly strong season, save for exceptions like Eddie Murphy’s nominated episode.

Variety Talk Series

“Daily Show with Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central) “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” (TBS) “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC) “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO) “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)

Time for the boys club to be broken up. Sam Bee is every bit as funny, smart, and able to reach an emotional depth and honesty that most of her fellow nominees struggle with.

#2020 emmys #emmy awards #emmy award predictions #television #TV

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It’s hard to believe but award season has come around once again. Though the Primetime Emmys are not handed out until next Sunday, September 22, the Creative Arts awards were handed out this past weekend and a number of our favourite shows went away with some new hardware.

Taking place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, the Creative Arts Emmys were presented over two nights. The first night (Saturday) included awards for variety special, animated program, and documentaries. Some of the big winners of Night 1 were the Queer Eye Fab 5 taking home four awards (Structured reality program, casting, directing and picture editing), RuPaul’s Drag Race with three wins (host for a reality or competition program, costumes and hairstyling) and Fosse/Verdon and Hannah Gadsby, Nanette each taking out an Emmy for music direction and writing for a variety special, respectively. The big winner of the night was National Geographic’s Free Solo – the American documentary won all seven of its nominated categories on the first night.

Despite the divisive eighth and final season, the second night (Sunday) was dominated by HBO’s Game of Thrones. The drama took home ten technical awards. Could this be a prelude for more success next week? The other big winners from Night 2 were HBO’s limited series Chernobyl and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, both walking away with seven wins. The Handmaid’s Tale was the recipient of three awards, including Bradley Whitford and Cherry Jones for Outstanding Guest Actor and Actress in a Drama Series, Fosse/Verdon picked up another two Emmys taking its weekend total to three, and Fleabag won in two categories.

The Creative Arts Emmys will air on FXX on Saturday September 21 at 8/7c.

Night 1 Winners:

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM Life Below Zero (Nat Geo)

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM Free Solo (Nat Geo)

OUTSTANDING UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell (CNN)

OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SERIES Saturday Night Live (NBC)

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL Rent (Fox)

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA) Free Solo (Nat Geo)

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA) Free Solo (Nat Geo)

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul (CBS)

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM Queer Eye (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell (CNN)

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)

OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy (Fox)

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM The Simpsons (Fox)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL Springsteen on Broadway (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION PROGRAM Free Solo (Nat Geo)

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM Queer Eye (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM Queer Eye (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAMMING RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL (NON-PROSTHETIC) Saturday Night Live (NBC)

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES Our Planet (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL Leaving Neverland (HBO)

OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL SERIES OR SPECIAL Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN)

OUTSTANDING EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING RBG (CNN), The Sentence (HBO) (tie)

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION Age of Sail (Google Spotlight Stories)

OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING Artificial (Twitch)

OUTSTANDING MOTION DESIGN Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM Anthony Bourdain, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL Hannah Gadsby, Nanette (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES Creating Saturday Night Live (NBC)

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2019 (CBS)

OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE PROGRAM “NASA and SpaceX: The Interactive Demo-1 Launch” (YouTube)

OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA WITHIN AN UNSCRIPTED PROGRAM Free Solo (Nat Geo)

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS “Anti-Depressants Are So Not a Big Deal,” Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW)

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION Fosse/Verdon (FX)

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A DOCUMENTARY SERIES OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE) Free Solo (Nat Geo)

OUTSTANDING NARRATOR Sir David Attenborough, Our Planet (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM Free Solo (Nat Geo)

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM ANIMATED PROGRAM Love, Death & Robots (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM VARIETY SERIES Carpool Karaoke: The Series (Apple Music)

OUTSTANDING STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM Queer Eye (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR VARIETY, REALITY OR COMPETITION SERIES Saturday Night Live (NBC)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR VARIETY SPECIAL Rent (Fox)

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR VARIETY OR REALITY PROGRAMMING Tessandra Chavez, World of Dance (NBC)

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED) Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool (CBS)

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE) Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons (ABC)

Night 2 Winners:

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES State of the Union (Sundance TV)

OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES Game of Thrones (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES Fleabag (Amazon)

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) Russian Doll (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Chernobyl (HBO)

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES Rosamund Pike, State of the Union (Sundance TV)

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Chernobyl (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR) Game of Thrones (HBO)

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES Game of Thrones (HBO)

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES Fleabag (Amazon)

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL When They See Us (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING MUSIC SUPERVISION The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE) Chernobyl (HBO)

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE) Game of Thrones (HBO)

OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL Nike — Dream Crazy

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL INTERACTIVE PROGRAM NASA’s InSight Mars Landing

OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA WITHIN A SCRIPTED PROGRAM Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES Chris O’Dowd, State Of The Union (Sundance TV)

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC Succession (HBO)

OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE DESIGN Game of Thrones (HBO)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Jane Lynch/The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Fosse/Verdon (FX)

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR A COMEDY SERIES OR VARIETY PROGRAM GLOW (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR A DRAMA SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Game of Thrones (HBO)

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (ONE HOUR) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Bradley Whitford/The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES The Ranch (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE (NON-PROSTHETIC) Fosse/Verdon (FX)

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (NON-PROSTHETIC) Game of Thrones (HBO)

OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES Russian Doll (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING PERIOD COSTUMES The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Chernobyl (HBO)

OUTSTANDING FANTASY/SCI-FI COSTUMES Game of Thrones (HBO)

OUTSTANDING MULTI-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES One Day at a Time (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM When You Wish Upon A Pickle: A Sesame Street Special (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS Game of Thrones (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Chernobyl (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION Barry (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR) Game of Thrones (HBO)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF-HOUR) Russian Doll (Netflix)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE) Chernobyl (HBO)

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR SCRIPTED PROGRAMMING Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE) The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Chernobyl (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION Barry (HBO)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Cherry Jones/The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

OUTSTANDING PROSTHETIC MAKEUP FOR A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)

Game Of Thrones, Free Solo, Chernobyl And Queer Eye Big Winners At The Creative Arts Emmys It’s hard to believe but award season has come around once again. Though the Primetime Emmys are not handed out until next Sunday, September 22, the Creative Arts awards were handed out this past weekend and a number of our favourite shows went away with some new hardware.

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