With the Emmy Awards scheduled for Monday night, here’s day two of my predictions for the awards, today focusing on reality shows and made for TV movies. I likely have seen not seen most (any?) of these, so I will probably not have an informed decision, but when has that ever stopped me.
Outstanding Reality Show Host
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night
Betty White, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Anthony Bourdain, The Taste
Tom Bergeron has won this in the past, and that seems like as good a reason as any for him to win it again.
Outstanding Reality Show Competition
The Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice
The Voice broke The Amazing Race‘s winning streak last year, but I’m thinking the CBS adventure show takes back the crown this year.
Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
The Colbert Report broke through last year and wrestled the award away from his pals at TDS. Given that the show will be wrapping up soon so that Colbert can move over to CBS to take over for Letterman, I would think he will win another award as a going away gift.
Outstanding TV Miniseries
American Horror Story: Coven
Fargo
The White Queen
Bonnie And Clyde
Treme
The miniseries and movie category was split out this year, which means there’s another category that I know nothing about. I am going to give the nod to Fargo, based on nothing more than having seen the movie years ago.
Outstanding TV Movie
The Normal Heart
The Trip To Bountiful
Killing Kennedy
Sherlock: His Last Vow
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fights
It seems as though The Normal Heart is the runaway choice here.
Lead Actress In A TV Miniseries or Movie
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Coven
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton And Taylor
Minnie Driver, Return To Zero
Kristen Wiig, The Spoils Of Babylon
Cicely Tyson, The Trip To Bountiful
Despite not having seen it, I’m going to go with Kristen Wiig’s performance in The Spoils Of Babylon.
Lead Actor In A TV Miniseries or Movie
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing On The Edge
Martin Freeman, Fargo
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Idris Elba, Luther
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
While I’m sure the Emmy will end up going to one of the Fargo actors, my sentimental favorite, meaning the only one that I’ve seen, is Benedict Cumberbatch from Sherlock.
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A TV Miniseries or Movie
Frances Conroy, American Horror Story: Coven
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Coven
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Coven
Ellen Burstyn, Flowers In The Attic
Allison Tolman, Fargo
Julia Roberts, The Normal Heart
The Emmys love giving awards to movie stars who “slum” in television projects, so I assume Julia Roberts will take home this prize.
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A TV Miniseries or Movie
Colin Hanks, Fargo
Jim Parsons, The Normal Heart
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Alfred Molina, The Normal Heart
Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
Martin Freeman, Sherlock: His Last Vow
If one were to assume that The Normal Heart crew will split the vote, that leaves the choice down to either Colin Hanks or Martin Freeman. Given that I’ve seen Sherlock, I’m going to give the nod to Freeman.