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Game of Thrones (HBO) Before we even know the title of the first episode of Game of Thrones’ final season— the groundbreaking series has already won its fourth consecutive Best Drama Series prize. How do we already know this? How is it possible that all pundits and prognosticators are so certain? It’s simple – four of last year’s nominees: The …

The 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards are tomorrow night and I’ve already revealed my predictions for Motion Picture and now have my TV ready to go. Voters seemed a bit lazy here this year with some categories so stacked with double nominees from the same show that some, especially in comedy, only made room for three programs represented. There’s a …

KiddingThis Is UsThe Handmaid’s TaleHomecoming One thing about the television side of Golden Globes that can often make them better than the Emmys is the groups’ openness to nominating fresh, new shows and performers right off the bat. We’ve gotten inspired nominations and wins in the past (everything from Felicity to Mozart in the Jungle) and it makes for a …

This was the first time in Emmy history that four black actors swept the Guest Acting categories The first set of Emmy trophies (54, to be exact) were handed out Saturday night, giving awards watchers some interesting clues as to how the big races may shake out next Sunday. Drama nomination leader and two-time champion Game of Thrones claimed seven …

The fight for the top series categories is going to be a tough one this year as The Handmaid’s Tale will have to defend its title against two-time champ Game of Thrones, which it didn’t have to battle last year. While each show’s last season took some critical hits, and both aired only shortened seasons within the eligibility period, I’m …

The official episode submissions for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards for series and performances are trickling in and you can find them here, updated as they’re announced. Submissions for all Guest categories were already known from the original nominating ballot and in Limited Series/TV Movie all lead nominees ‘submit’ the entire series or movie. Nominees in supporting that come from …

  Shocks galore this morning as the 70th Primetime Emmy nominations were announced. With surprising inclusions like the return of Tatiana Maslany in Lead Actress in a Drama Series to snubs like Twin Peaks in Limited Series, the morning certainly kept us on our feet. Rumors of a possible split in nominations for Game of Thrones and Westworld ended up …

The nominations for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards are in just a few days and I have my FINAL predictions in Drama Series, Comedy Series, Limited Series, TV Movie, all acting, writing and directing and Variety and Reality categories. After you’ve perused these surefire predictions, take a trip over the newest Emmy podcasts with Awardsdaily TV’s Joey Moser and GoldDerby’s …

The Television Critics Association (TCA) has announced its nominations for the best in TV for the 2017-2018 season and the BBC American breakout hit Killing Eve slayed the competition with a field-best five nominations including Program of the Year and two Individual Achievement in Drama mentions for both Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer. The final season of FX’s The Americans also …

With the Emmy nominating ballots out we know now where certain performers are submitted and which writing and directing episodes will be in contention. Riley Chow of GoldDerby and I combed through the lists for our podcast last week and right here you can find my updated predictions based on the ballots and that podcast. There are a lot of …