A note from Scott: We are now just three days away from the June 12 start of the nominations round of voting to determine this year’s Primetime Emmy nominees.
I’m writing from Newport Beach, where a ton of contenders attended the inaugural Newport Beach TV Fest — which was a blast — between Thursday and Sunday, including Melanie Lynskey of Paramount+ with Showtime’s Yellowjackets, Sterling K. Brown of Hulu’s Paradise, Billy Bob Thornton of Paramount+’s Landman and three people with whom I recorded episodes of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast that will post in the coming days: Kate Hudson of Netflix’s Running Point, Sam Rockwell of HBO’s The White Lotus and, receiving a hero’s welcome in his return to, well, the O.C., Adam Brody of Netflix’s Nobody Wants This.
In other news…
The frontrunner in most of the limited series categories, Netflix’s Adolescence, swept the Gotham TV Awards on June 2. On June 4, The White Lotus stars Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood, supporting actor and actress hopefuls respectively, finally addressed rumors of a supposed feud between them. And Prime Video announced the cancellation of its comedy series Étoile on June 6. It’s a bummer because, while the show is not for everyone and was always a long shot to land noms, voters just lost any incentive to check it out and, for those who already had checked it out and liked it, to vote for it.
Remember: You can bookmark this page and return to it for Scott’s latest picks. Excepting holidays and breaking news events, it will be updated on Mondays. Think of Scott like a meteorologist: his aim is to forecast what will happen, not to advocate for what he thinks should happen. His projections are arrived at by screening shows, analyzing campaigns, consulting voters and referencing history.
🎧 Awards Chatter podcast episode (click to listen)
Best Drama Series
Best Comedy Series
Best Limited or Anthology Series
Best TV Movie
Best Talk Series
Best Scripted Variety Series
Best Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Best Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or a TV Movie
Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or a TV Movie
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or a TV Movie
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or a TV Movie
