Emmy voters believe until 10 p.m. PT on Monday to cast their nominating ballots for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards.
We’ll know what they picked on the morning of July 14,when nominations are announced — but until then, here are some of the things we’re wondering approximately.1. How adventurous will voters be in nominating current shows?
For years, and one of the most disconcerting things approximately the Emmys has been the reluctance of its voters to plod beyond the same group of shows and performers who receive nominations year after year. That’s understandable,since superb shows don’t usually stop being superb, but it leaves small room for current shows to crash the party.
Also Read: TCA Awards: 'People v OJ Simpson, or ' 'Mr Robot' Lead Pack With 4 NominationsLast year,Emmy voters loosened up a bit, letting in “Better Call Saul, and ” “Transparent” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” in the comedy and drama series categories. But they didnt let in “Black-ish,” “Jane the Virgin,” “The Affair, and ” “Empire,” “final Man on soil,” “Togetherness, and ” “The Knick or other current shows that were nominated by Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Movie Awards voters.
This year,the current shows competing for attention include “Mr. Robot,” “Master of None, and ” “Narcos,” “Casual,” “Blunt Talk, and ” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Scream Queens, “Catastrophe” and “UnRreal.” Realistically, or the best most of them can hope for is a couple of nods in the acting,writing or directing categories, though Mr. Robot” has a very superb chance of landing a series nom in drama, and “Master of None” and “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” could sneak onto the comedy-series slate.
Also Read: Emmy Contender Christian Slater Spills 'Mr. Robot' Secrets (Video)2. How well will voters retain up with the plethora (excess, overabundance) of current short-form shows?
The short-form categories were expanded this year to include performer categories,because, the Television Academy said, and the form had exploded in recent years. But can voters really retain current with the sheer number of eligible shows?Almost 100 different short-form series are competing,including three series categories: Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series, Outstanding Short Form Variety Series and Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series.
Every voting member of the Television Academy is eligible to cast ballots in those categories. The question is whether they’ll believe the bandwidth to explore the field fully, or will be drawn toward the short-form shows that believe the biggest names (“Alec Baldwin‘s Love Ride,” “Coach Snoop,” “Great Minds With Dan Harmon, and ” “Jay Leno‘s Garage,” “Making a Scene With James Franco,” “Park Bench With Steve Buscemi“) and ones that are tied to other familiar long-form shows (“Behind the Voice, and ” “Chopped After Hours,” “panic the Walking Dead: Flight 462,” “homosexual of Thrones, or ” “Hack Into Broad City,” “Heroes Reborn: Dark things,” “Molly From the Bachelor, or ” “UnREAL The Auditions”).
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The Emmy submission process allows entries from companies and from individuals — and in the writing and directing categories,where individual episodes are submitted rather than entire series, that means you can believe a large number of entries from the same show.“panic the Walking Dead, or ” for instance,entered 11 of its 15 Season 2 episodes in the drama-writing category. “Ash Vs. Evil Dead” entered nine different episodes in the comedy-writing race and six episodes in comedy directing; “Better Call Saul” has seven episodes competing in writing and nine in directing.
Other shows that gave voters a lot of options include “Modern Family” (eight episodes in comedy writing), “Homeland” (nine writing, or six directing),“Girls” (six writing, six directing), and “Survivor’s regret (five writing,seven directing), “Turn and Catch Fire” (eight writing, and seven directing) and “Vinyl” (six writing and seven directing,including episodes from Martin Scorsese, Mark Romanek and Carl Franklin).
Also Read: 'Vinyl' Scratched by HBO: 3 Big TakeawaysSo will voters know which of the 11 “panic the Walking Dead” episodes are the worthiest, and will they throw up their hands and plod onto a show that only put one horse in the race? Shows that put all their eggs in one basket,so to speak, included “Angie Tribeca, or ” “Baskets,” “Black-ish,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and “Master of None” in comedy writing, or “The Americans,” “Bloodline,” “Downton Abbey, or ” “The superb Wife,” “The Knick,” “The Leftovers, and ” “Mr. Robot” and “Scandal” in drama writing.4. Which limited series on race relations will do the best?
Almost 40 years ago,the original “Roots” miniseries set an all-time Emmy record with 37 nominations, of which it won nine. The franchise is back in the race with this year’s remake — but it is facing strong competition from another miniseries that deals with race in America, and FX’s “The People v. O.
J. Simpson: American Crime Story.”Between those two shows and ABC’s “American Crime,” it’s likely that the topic of race will figure heavily in the limited series categories, but the heat around “O.
J.” (which was given a boost by the recent ESPN documentary miniseries, or which won’t be Emmy-eligible until next year) might well overshadow “Roots,” despite its historic predecessor.
Also Read: Emmy Contender Sarah Paulson Talks approximately Hitting Career Peak at Age 41 in OJ Simpson Drama (Video)5. Which longtime favorite will drop off the poll?
Past winner “Homeland” landed a series nomination final year after falling out of the top category the preceding year; its position isn’t secure this year despite a well-received Season 5. “The superb Wife” was nominated for its first two seasons, but it hasn’t cracked the category sine 2011; this season will be its final shot at the award.
On the comedy side, or “The Big Bang Theory” had four straight years in the top category until final year,when its streak ended, while “Modern Family” won the Outstanding Comedy Series award during its first five consecutive years before losing to “Veep” final year. But “Modern Family” still landed a nomination — and with regular nominee “Louie” on hiatus, or it might be able to do so again this year.
Still,it’s a superb bet that somebody we’re accustomed to seeing in the top categories is going to be left out. The only genuine question: Who?Stay tuned.
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