The nominees are: FX's American Horror Story: Coven; A&E's Bonnie & Clyde; FX's Fargo; BBC America's Luther; HBO's Treme; and Starz's The White Queen.
1. FARGO (FX)
This is yet another race where I can only see one outcome occurring - a win for the fantastic Fargo. This miniseries had no right being as good as it was. It was improbable that Noah Hawley would be able to create a story that was respectful of the Coen Brother classic while still telling its own rewarding tale. It was - and so much more too. Nearly every aspect of the series was masterfully done. It just plainly deserves a win.
2. AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN (FX)
Coven was by far the weakest season of American Horror Story so far. I don't think anyone would argue with that. It still pulled in a ton of nominations though. So an upset - would make me very angry because Fargo is far more deserving - but I would understand that there's still support for it amongst the voters.
3. THE WHITE QUEEN (STARZ)
Emmy voters simply love foreign-produced period dramas. That's a fact - which means The White Queen is a serious contender in this race.
4. TREME (HBO)
With only five episodes this year, Treme moved to the miniseries field and was not only able to receive nominations but actually its first win - for Sound Mixing! Because of the voters' history of not rewarding David Simon's work, I don't expect a Treme win but it was still a great series.
5. LUTHER (BBC AMERICA)
Luther was never a miniseries and it was usually only good for a decent performance by Ruth Wilson and an okay one from Idris Elba. That's not enough for a win.
6. BONNIE & CLYDE (A&E/HISTORY/LIFETIME)
The story about the two famous bank robbers was re-imagined for no discernible reason. Not only did it tell the exact same story (in the exact same way) as the classic 1967 movie. But that decades-old film did it so much better.
1. FARGO (FX)
This is yet another race where I can only see one outcome occurring - a win for the fantastic Fargo. This miniseries had no right being as good as it was. It was improbable that Noah Hawley would be able to create a story that was respectful of the Coen Brother classic while still telling its own rewarding tale. It was - and so much more too. Nearly every aspect of the series was masterfully done. It just plainly deserves a win.
2. AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN (FX)
Coven was by far the weakest season of American Horror Story so far. I don't think anyone would argue with that. It still pulled in a ton of nominations though. So an upset - would make me very angry because Fargo is far more deserving - but I would understand that there's still support for it amongst the voters.
3. THE WHITE QUEEN (STARZ)
Emmy voters simply love foreign-produced period dramas. That's a fact - which means The White Queen is a serious contender in this race.
4. TREME (HBO)
With only five episodes this year, Treme moved to the miniseries field and was not only able to receive nominations but actually its first win - for Sound Mixing! Because of the voters' history of not rewarding David Simon's work, I don't expect a Treme win but it was still a great series.
5. LUTHER (BBC AMERICA)
Luther was never a miniseries and it was usually only good for a decent performance by Ruth Wilson and an okay one from Idris Elba. That's not enough for a win.
6. BONNIE & CLYDE (A&E/HISTORY/LIFETIME)
The story about the two famous bank robbers was re-imagined for no discernible reason. Not only did it tell the exact same story (in the exact same way) as the classic 1967 movie. But that decades-old film did it so much better.
