Why He may win: The actor has now been nominated for the six seasons he played Patriarch Dre (only 10 actors have already earned more names in this category). He deserves bonuses for directing 23 episodes, up to the maximum of this group.
Why I may not win: Not all voters are willing to watch so many episodes, which would possibly explain why the series never won a single Emmy. This season was the worst rated to date. And it’s been six years since someone won this award for a TV show.
Why He Might Win: This Oscar nominee scored his time at the Emmy in the same number of seasons for betting on Mo Monroe on Showtime’s Wall Street, his 10th overall place (with 4 in this category for House of Lies). And the season finale of its exhibition aired more recently than any of its competitors.
Why you might not win: He’s the only nominee on his show. The first season only rated 56% on Rotten Tomatoes, and the season of the moment didn’t even revise enough to earn a rating. Its audience even more gruesome than the first season.
Why he may win: For the fourth and final season of this comedy, which stands out 100 percent in RT and won the six most sensitive names in the series (including the most productive comedy), this TV icon won his third consecutive name, his 14th in the category (raising his record) and 18th overall. The only nominee to have won this award before (twice in the 90s for Cheers) also nominated Critics’ Choice this year.
Why not win: The series never won a single Emmy and its ratings were lower than ever this season.
Why He can win: The senior contender at 75 is now nominated for his functionality in any of the seasons of Chuck Lorre’s first broadcast show. Unlike last year, the series is also nominated (its RT score has risen from 80 percent to one hundred percent this season). A seven-time nominee he won in 2013, he has already won SAG and Golden Globes awards this year.
Why not win: His season had fewer episodes (eight) and fell more (October 25) than any of his competitors.
Why You Can Win: Comedy Legend is nominated for the moment to play Johnny Rose, this time in the sixth and final season of his son Dan’s show, which was given a score of one hundred percent RT and more names than one of his competitors’ seasons so far with 15. As with Breaking Bad on his way to his Emmys, past seasons on Netflix have hooked voters.
Why He might not win: His only victories were in the 80s and by writing (on the SCTV network). Schitt did not win an Emmy and his functionality did not win any awards outside Canada.
Why you can win: At 29, you are the youngest candidate in this category this year for your portrayal of an American Muslim millennium in identity crisis in the season of your Hulu series (which received 97% in RT). He won the corresponding Golden Globe earlier this year (for the first season) and is also nominated for an Emmy by direction.
This story was first published in an August factor of The Hollywood Reporter. To get the magazine, click here to subscribe.
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