2017 Emmy Nomination Predictions

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Riz Ahmed, “The Night Of”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock: The Lying Detective”
Robert De Niro, “The Wizard of Lies”
Ewan McGregor, “Fargo”
Geoff Rush, “Genius”
John Turturro, “The Night Of”

Ready to crash: Jude Law (“The Young Pope”), Michael Gambon (“Churchill’s Secret”0
You in danger girl: John Turturro
Already snubbed: Timothy Hutton (“American Crime”)
Lowdown: Turturro is probably the most vulnerable here, but do voters like “The Young Pope” enough to vote Jude Law in over him?

Riz Ahmed, The Night Of

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder”
Claire Foy, “The Crown”
Mandy Moore, “This Is Us”
Elizabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Keri Russell, “The Americans”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”

Ready to crash: Christine Baranski (“The Good Fight”), Claire Danes (“Homeland”), Evan Rachel Wood (“Westworld”)
You in danger girl: Keri Russell, Robin Wright, Mandy Moore
Already snubbed: Carrie Coon (“The Leftovers”)
Lowdown: This is an incredible competitive category. Will “The Americans” great but not spectacular season affect Keri Russell’s chances? Will Robin Wright be able to overcome a less loved “House of Cards” season? Can Mandy Moore capitalize on the sheer love for “This Is Us”?  We’re about to find out.

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Traces Ellis Ross, “Black-ish”
Allison Janney, “Mom”
Ellie Kemper, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Issa Rae, “Insecure”
Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”

Ready to crash: Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”), Kristen Bell (“The Good Place”), Jane Fonda (“Grace and Frankie”), Sarah Jessica Parker (“Divorce”), Minnie Driver (“Speechless”)
You in danger girl: Issa Rae
Already snubbed: Kathryn Hahn (“I Love Dick”), Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek”), Gina Rodriguez (“Jane the Virgin”), Rachel Boom (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”)
Lowdown: We think Issa Rae is in. We want Issa Rae to be in. We hope Emmy voters do too.

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Carrie Coon, “Fargo”
Jessica Lange, “Feud: Bette and Joan”
Nicole Kidman, “Big Little Lies”
Susan Sarandon,” Feud: Bette and Joan”
Oprah Winfrey, “Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”
Reese Witherspoon, “Big Little Lies”

Ready to crash: Felicity Huffman (“American Crime”)
You in danger girl: Reese Witherspoon
Already snubbed: Likely, Felicity Huffman, Bryce Dallas Howard (“Black Mirror”)
Lowdown: Television Academy favorite Felicity Huffman truly deserves a nomination, but it may be too hard to slow down the “Big Little Lies” train and Reese Witherspoon’s first Emmy nomination.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Jonathan Banks, “Better Call Saul”
Ron Chephas Jones, “This Is Us”
David Harbour, “Stranger Things”
John Lithgow, “The Crown”
Jeffrey Wright, “Westworld”
Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan”

Ready to crash: Ed Harris (“Westworld”), Michael McKean (“Better Call Saul”), Michael Kelly (“House of Cards”)
You in danger girl: Jon Voight, David Harbour
Already snubbed: Jared Harris (“The Crown”), Frank Langella (“The Americans”)
Lowdown: If Harbour holds on it’s a massive sign of just how much Emmy voters love “Stranger Things.”

blankOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Louie Anderson, “Baskets”
Alec Baldwin, “Saturday Night Live”
Titus Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Tony Hale, “Veep”
Timothy Simons, “Veep”

Ready to crash: Brian Tyree Henry (“Atlanta”), Andrew Braugher (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Matt Walsh “(Veep”)
You in danger girl: Timothy Simons, Ty Burrell
Already snubbed: Jay Duplass (“Transparent”), Andrew Rannells (“Girs”), Lakeith Stanfield (“Atlanta”)
Lowdown: We’re taking a risk predicting Simons, but he practically stole this past season of “Veep” and we’re guessing his peers took note.