A recurring theme this Emmy season will be “snubs.” This year’s Emmys will have a ton of them. In the Outstanding Comedy Series category alone there are potentially five series that were nominated in 2021 that won’t make the cut just a year later, including “The Great,” “Cobra Kai,” “Black-ish,” “Emily in Paris” and “The Flight Attendant.” And that’s assuming the Television Academy keeps the field at just eight nominees (we’re not suggesting they expand it to 10, but we’re not not suggesting that either).
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It’s not that those shows aren’t deserving of praise. In fact, “The Great,” in particular, improved on its already acclaimed first season and “Black-ish” would end up missing out on its last season. The reason why is because of the return of former category nominees “Barry,” “Atlanta” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” as well as new contenders such as “Only Murders in the Building” and “Abbott Elementary.” And that doesn’t even take into account critics’ favorites that deserve recognition like “Reservation Dogs,” “Somebody Somewhere” and “Our Flag Means Death.”
Of course, whoever makes the file is going to have to try to knock off returning champion “Ted Lasso” that just won the equivalent PGA and SAG Awards. That being said, “Barry,” “Atlanta” and “Hacks,” which took key WGA and DGA wins over the past two months, have the best shot at an upset. This is certainly a year where the nomination will absolutely be the “win.” [Posted April 8]
Locks
“Ted Lasso”
“Hacks”
“Barrys”
“Only Murders In The Building”
Likely
“Atlanta”
“Abbott Elementary”
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
“What We Do in the Shadows”
In The Mix
“Russian Doll”
“The Great”
“Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“Cobra Kai”
“Reservation Dogs”
“The Flight Attendant”
“Black-ish”
“Emily in Paris”
Longshots
“Somebody Somewhere”
“Our Flag Means Death”
“And Just Like that”
“The Afterparty”
“Insecure”
