With the Emmy Awards scheduled for Sunday 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
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Anthony Bourdain, The Taste
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night
Jane Lynch already took home the prize for hosting NBC’s hit game show.
Outstanding Reality Show Competition
The Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
The Voice
The Amazing Race took back the crown last year, and I’m betting that it keeps it again this year.
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Show With David Letterman
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
What a tough category, as 3 of the shows wrapped up wildly successful runs earlier this year. That said, I think John Oliver and his HBO show, Last Week Tonight, certainly deserves the award.
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Drunk History
Inside Amy Schumer
Key & Peele
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live
The sexy choice here would be to go with Amy Schumer, since she seems to be on top of the world, but I think the recently-wrapped up Key & Peele will win the prize.
Outstanding TV Miniseries
American Crime
American Horror Story: Freak Show
The Honorable Woman
Olive Kitteridge
Wolf Hall
The miniseries and movie category was once again split out this year, which means there’s another category that I know nothing about. I am going to give the nod to AHS, based on nothing more than a feeling.
Outstanding TV Movie
Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Curtain, Poirot’s Last Case
Bessie
Grace of Monaco
Hello Ladies: The Movie
Killing Jesus
Nightingale
Well, I’ve never heard of most of these, but thankfully Bessie already took home the award.
Lead Actress In A TV Miniseries or Movie
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge
Emma Thompson, Live from Lincoln Center – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert with the New York Philharmonic
Despite not having seen it, I’m going to go with Emma Thompson’s performance in Sweeney Todd.
Lead Actor In A TV Miniseries or Movie
Adrien Brody, Houdini
Ricky Gervais, Derek: The Special
Timothy Hutton, American Crime
Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Not having seen any of these, I’m going to take a shot in the dark and say that Ricky Gervais will win the award.
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A TV Miniseries or Movie
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Zoe Kazan, Olive Kitteridge
Regina King, American Crime
Mo’Nique, Bessie
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show
My best guess, having missed all of this quality programming, is that Kathy Bates will be bringing home the trophy.
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A TV Miniseries or Movie
Richard Cabral, American Crime
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall
Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge
Denis O’Hare, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Michael K. Williams, Bessie
Finn Wittrock, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Something tells me that, given the opportunity to give Bill Murray an Emmy, the academy will give Bill Murray an Emmy.