FINAL Predictions for 2016 Emmy Nominations

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Well, we’re in the final stretch. The 68th Emmy Nominations are in two days and here are the FINAL predictions from The Emmy Experts of AwardsWatch in the Drama, Comedy, Limited Series/TV Movie and Variety categories.

As you may have heard in the two recent Emmy podcasts, our predictions have made some frantic, last minute changes. Some are often due to panic but some through persuasive argument. As usual, you’ll see some categories with a lot uniformity among the Experts (Variety Sketch Series sees every one of us with the same six) and then many others branching out on their own with some very risky predictions. I’ve stuck with my above the line predictions for The Americans in all top categories, omitting Orange is the New Black (and Mr. Robot) in the process. All other Experts have OITNB, a much safer prediction, to be sure. We’ve all gone heavy on Horace and Pete and believe that Louis C.K.’s self-funded series will make a big showing on nomination morning.

Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) and/or Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) hope to be the CW’s first top nominee(s) with three Experts predicting one of them. Lead Actress in a Comedy Series is a very open category this year with three of last year’s nominees gone. Jonathan and myself have stuck with our Mom predictions resulting in 5-time Comedy Series winner Modern Family being dropped. Although it seems like a year (or two) early for The Emmys to drop the show we’ll be sitting pretty with that prediction if it happens this year.

Limited Series continued to be the toughest right to the end. Just how big is The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story going to be? Its dominance over Supporting Actor and Writing could be the biggest nomination sweep in years.

So, without further ado, here are the 2016 Emmy Nomination Predictions from The Emmy Experts. Click on the images to enlarge.

DRAMA

Drama Series

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Directing for a Drama Series

Writing for a Drama Series

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COMEDY

Comedy Series

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Directing for a Comedy Series

Writing for a Comedy Series

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LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE

Limited Series

TV Movie

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie

Directing for a Limited Series or TV Movie

Writing for a Limited Series or TV Movie

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VARIETY

Special Class Program

Variety Sketch Series

Variety Special

Variety Talk Series

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Erik Anderson

Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013.

He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Critics Choice Association (CCA), San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.

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