Fearless Emmy Predictions – Limited Series and Made for TV Movies

Be sure to read my predictions in the Comedy categoriesWith limitedminievent series now all the rage on broadcast and cable Outstanding Limited Series suddenly has become one of the most exciting categories in this or any other awards show overshadowing even Movies The winner of that category amp8211 HBOamp8217s amp8220Bessieamp8221 which would have been my prediction and preference amp8211 was announced last Saturday night at the Creative Arts Emmy ceremonyOutstanding Limited SeriesThe nominees in this category are ABCamp8217s amp8220American Crimeamp8221 FXamp8217s amp8220American Horror Story Freak Showamp8221 SundanceTVamp8217s amp8220The Honorable Womanamp8221 HBOamp8217s amp8220Olive Kitteridgeamp8221 and PBSamp8217 amp8220Wolf Hallamp8221Looking at this list it is immediately clear that any one of four of them could win and there wouldnamp8217t be a squawk heard anywhere about it They are all that good Three of them amp8211 amp8220American Crimeamp8221 amp8220The Honorable Womanamp8221 and amp8220Olive Kitteridgeamp8221 have a contemporary urgency that makes them timely and important while amp8220Wolf Hallamp8221 is an instant timeless classic That being said unless your head has been in the sand for the better part of a year itamp8217s pretty clear which one is going to win in multiple categories on Sunday nightOnly amp8220American Horror Story Freak Showamp8221 seems out of place because while its production values were strong and its performances fearless the series itself didnamp8217t tell much of a tale at all Iamp8217d call it a hot mess to use an exhausted but accurate phrasePrediction amp8220Olive Kitteridgeamp8221 a slam dunkPreference amp8220American Crimeamp8221 the boldest broadcast experiment of recent yearsShould have been nominated BETamp8217s egregiously overlooked amp8220The Book of Negroesamp8221Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or MovieThe nominees in this category are Adrian Brody of Historyamp8217s amp8220Houdiniamp8221 Ricky Gervais of Netflixamp8217s amp8220Derekamp8221 Timothy Hutton of ABCamp8217s amp8220American Crimeamp8221 Richard Jenkins of HBOamp8217s amp8220Olive Kitteridgeamp8221 David Oyelowo of HBOamp8217s amp8220Nightingaleamp8221 and Mark Rylance of PBSamp8217 amp8220Wolf Hallamp8221There is no clear frontrunner here though Richard Jenkins would appear to have the advantage given the awards momentum amp8220Olive Kitteridgeamp8221 has maintained since late last year But watch out for David Oyelowo who gave a blistering performance in amp8220Nightingaleamp8221 a movie that drew no attention at allPrediction David OyelowoPreference Timothy Hutton in an underappreciated gutwrenching performanceShould have been nominated James Nesbitt of Starzamp8217 amp8220The Missingamp8221Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or MovieThe nominees in this category are Maggie Gyllenhaal of SundanceTVamp8217s amp8220The Honorable Womanamp8221 Felicity Huffman of ABCamp8217s amp8220American Crimeamp8221 Jessica Lange of FXamp8217s amp8220American Horror Story Freak Showamp8221 Queen Latifah of HBOamp8217s amp8220Bessieamp8221 Frances McDormand of HBOamp8217s amp8220Olive Kitteridgeamp8221 and Emma Thompson of PBSamp8217 amp8220Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetamp8221The outcome here comes down to HBOamp8217s two showstoppers both sensational in the title roles of their respective productions Frances McDormand of amp8220Olive Kitteridgeamp8221 and Queen Latifah of amp8220Bessieamp8221Prediction Frances McDormandPreference Maggie GyllenhaalShould have been nominated Aunjanue Ellis of BETamp8217s amp8220The Book of Negroesamp8221Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or MovieThe nominees in this category are Richard Cabral of ABCamp8217s amp8220American Crimeamp8221amp160Damian Lewis of PBSamp8217 amp8220Wolf Hallquotamp160Bill Murray of HBOamp8217s amp8220Olive Kitteridgeamp8221amp160Denis Oamp8217Hare of FXamp8217s amp8220American Horror Story Freak Showamp8221amp160Michael Kenneth Williams of HBOamp8217s amp8220Bessieamp8221 andamp160Finn Wittrock of FXamp8217s amp8220American Horror Story Freak Showamp8221Hereamp8217s yet another category in which HBO has a lock Bill Murray will take home the Emmy for his brief supporting role in amp8220Olive Kitteridgeamp8221Prediction Bill MurrayPreference Damian LewisShould have been nominated Cory Michael Smith of amp8220Olive Kitteridgeamp8221 Elvis Nolasco of amp8220American Crimeamp8221Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or MovieThe nominees in this category areamp160Angela Bassett of FXamp8217s amp8220American Horror Story Freak Showamp8221 Kathy Bates of FXamp8217s amp8220American Horror Story Freak Showamp8221amp160Zoe Kazan of HBOamp8217s amp8220Olive Kitteridgeamp8221amp160Regina King of ABCamp8217s amp8220American Crimeamp8221 Moamp8217Nique of HBOamp8217s amp8220Bessieamp8221 and Sarah Paulson of FXamp8217s amp8220American Horror Story Freak Showamp8221Sarah Paulson pictured at top of amp8220American Horror Story Freak Showamp8221 would seem the likely choice for her oneofakind portrayal of conjoined twins but any one of these women could winPrediction Sarah PaulsonPreference Sarah PaulsonShould have been nominated Janet McTeer of amp8220The Honorable Womanamp8221The opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively the views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillageMyersBizNet management or associated bloggers

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