The winners of The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced tomorrow night in a ceremony airing on NBC and hosted by Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost and Michael Che. Here are my final predictions for how the awards will go throughout the evening.
Comedy Series:
Should Win - FX's Atlanta
Will Win - Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Dark Horse - HBO's Barry
Drama Series:
Should Win - FX's The Americans
Will Win - Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale
Dark Horse - Netflix's The Crown
Variety Talk Series:
Should Win - HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Will Win - HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Dark Horse - TBS' Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Variety Sketch Series:
Should Win - TruTV's At Home with Amy Sedaris
Will Win - NBC's Saturday Night Live
Dark Horse - IFC's Portlandia
Limited Series:
Should Win - Netflix's Godless
Will Win - FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Dark Horse - National Geographic's Genius: Picasso
Reality-Competition Program:
Should Win - VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race
Will Win - NBC's The Voice
Dark Horse - VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
Should Win - Ted Danson for NBC's The Good Place
Will Win - Donald Glover for FX's Atlanta
Dark Horse - Bill Hader for HBO's Barry
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Should Win - Pamela Adlon for FX's Better Things
Will Win - Rachel Brosnahan for Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Dark Horse - Tracee Ellis Ross for ABC's Black-ish
Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
Should Win - Matthew Rhys for FX's The Americans
Will Win - Sterling K. Brown for NBC's This Is Us
Dark Horse - Milo Ventimiglia for NBC's This Is Us
Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Should Win - Keri Russell for FX's The Americans
Will Win - Elisabeth Moss for Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale
Dark Horse - Claire Foy for Netflix's The Crown
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:
Should Win - Benedict Cumberbatch for Showtime's Patrick Melrose
Will Win - Darren Criss for FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Dark Horse - Antonio Banderas for National Geographic's Genius: Picasso
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:
Should Win - Jessica Biel for USA's The Sinner
Will Win - Laura Dern for HBO's The Tale
Dark Horse - Michelle Dockery for Netflix's Godless
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Should Win - Louie Anderson for FX's Baskets
Will Win - Henry Winkler for HBO's Barry
Dark Horse - Brian Tyree Henry for FX's Atlanta
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Should Win - Betty Gilpin for Netflix's GLOW
Will Win - Alex Borstein for Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Dark Horse - Kate McKinnon for NBC's Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Should Win - David Harbour for Netflix's Stranger Things
Will Win - David Harbour for Netflix's Stranger Things
Dark Horse - Matt Smith for Netflix's The Crown
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Should Win - Yvonne Strahovski for Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale
Will Win - Yvonne Strahovski for Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale
Dark Horse - Vanessa Kirby for Netflix's The Crown
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:
Should Win - Brandon Victor Dixon for NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Will Win - Jeff Daniels for Netflix's Godless
Dark Horse - Edgar Ramirez for FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:
Should Win - Merritt Wever for Netflix's Godless
Will Win - Penélope Cruz for FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Dark Horse - Judith Light for FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Directing for a Comedy Series:
Should Win - Hiro Murai for FX's Atlanta - "Teddy Perkins"
Will Win - Donald Glover for FX's Atlanta - "FUBU"
Dark Horse - Amy Sherman-Palladino for Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - "Pilot"
Directing for a Drama Series:
Should Win - Alan Taylor for HBO's Game of Thrones - "Beyond the Wall"
Will Win - Alan Taylor for HBO's Game of Thrones - "Beyond the Wall"
Dark Horse - Kari Skogland for Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale - "After"
Directed for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special:
Should Win - David Lynch for Showtime's Twin Peaks
Will Win - Scott Frank for Netflix's Godless
Dark Horse - Ryan Murphy for FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace - "The Man Who Would Be Vogue"
Directing for a Variety Special:
Should Win - Stan Lathan for Netflix's Dave Chappelle: Equanimity
Will Win - Glenn Weiss for ABC's The Oscars
Dark Horse - Hamish Hamilton for NBC's Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake
Writing for a Comedy Series:
Should Win - Liz Sarnoff for HBO's Barry - "Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going"
Will Win - Amy Sherman-Palladino for Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - "Pilot"
Dark Horse - Donald Glover for FX's Atlanta - "Alligator Man"
Writing for a Drama Series:
Should Win - Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg for FX's The Americans - "START"
Will Win - Bruce Miller for Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale - "June"
Dark Horse - Phoebe Waller-Bridge for BBC America's Killing Eve - "Nice Face"
Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special:
Should Win - Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus for Netflix's American Vandal - "Clean Up"
Will Win - William Bridges and Charlie Brooker for Netflix's Black Mirror: USS Callister
Dark Horse - Tom Rob Smith for FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace - "House by the Lake"
Writing for a Variety Special:
Should Win - John Mulaney for Netflix's John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City
Will Win - Patton Oswalt for Netflix's Patton Oswalt: Annihilation
Dark Horse - Michelle Wolf for HBO's Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady
