B次元官网网址淕ame of ThronesB次元官网网址� has dominated the Emmy Awards with the formidable power of, say, your average fearsome, flame-belching dragon. Same goes for B次元官网网址淰eep,B次元官网网址� but picture a cutthroat politician instead.
The drama and comedy series are among the front-runners for SundayB次元官网网址檚 ceremony (8 p.m. EDT, Fox) for their concluding seasons, a last chance to rule. But will they? ThereB次元官网网址檚 suspense as well over the never-crowned women of B次元官网网址淕ame of Thrones,B次元官网网址� whether Sandra Oh and Billy Porter will make Emmy history, and how much streaming services such as Netflix can chip away at old-guard cable and older-guard broadcasting.
Cue HBOB次元官网网址檚 blockbuster drama and critically adored political satire.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 the big farewell to the Emmy giants B次元官网网址楪ame of ThronesB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址榁eep,B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址� said Tom OB次元官网网址橬eil, author of B次元官网网址淭he EmmysB次元官网网址� and editor of the Gold Derby awards website. B次元官网网址淭he question is, how big will their sweeps be?B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淕ame of ThronesB次元官网网址� has the most Emmys of any drama or comedy series in history, 57, and itB次元官网网址檚 been undefeated each time it was nominated in recent years. It holds the record for most Emmys won by a series in a single season, 12, set in 2015 and matched the following year.
If the fantasy saga that brought cinematic sweep to TV successfully defends its best drama series title to net a fourth trophy, it will join a select club that can boast the same: B次元官网网址淗ill Street Blues,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址滾.A. Law,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址漈he West WingB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淢ad Men.B次元官网网址�
TV academy members brushed aside the anti-finale fan chorus in bestowing a single-year record 32 nominations on B次元官网网址淕ame of Thrones,B次元官网网址� but it remains to be seen if theyB次元官网网址檙e as generous Sunday. ThereB次元官网网址檚 worthy competition, including BBC AmericaB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淜illing EveB次元官网网址�; AMCB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淏etter Call SaulB次元官网网址�; FXB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淧ose,B次元官网网址� NetflixB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淏odyguardB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淥zarkB次元官网网址�; HBOB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淪uccession,B次元官网网址� and NBCB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭his Is Us.B次元官网网址�
The actresses of B次元官网网址淕ame of ThronesB次元官网网址� have a last shot at recognition for the series. TheyB次元官网网址檝e failed to earn a single award despite receiving a combined 18 nominations over the dramaB次元官网网址檚 eight-season run that, starting in 2011, brought George R.R. MartinB次元官网网址檚 novels alive with ample gore as well as strong female characters.
Emilia Clarke is aiming for a best actress win after previously vying for supporting actress honours. SheB次元官网网址檚 facing Oh, the former B次元官网网址淕reyB次元官网网址檚 AnatomyB次元官网网址� star who would be the first actress of Asian descent to claim the top acting award, and Viola Davis of ABCB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淗ow to Get Away With Murder,B次元官网网址� who in 2015 became the first African American winner in the category.
The men of B次元官网网址淕ame of ThronesB次元官网网址� also have something to prove, with the exception of three-time winner Peter Dinklage, up for this fourth. Alfie Allen and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, his castmates, also are in the running.
Kit Harington is getting his first shot at lead actor honours for the saga. Other nominees include B次元官网网址淧oseB次元官网网址� star Porter, who would be the first openly gay man to triumph in the category, and Sterling K. Brown of B次元官网网址淭his Is Us,B次元官网网址� who in 2017 became the fourth African American actor to win the honour.
On the comedy side, B次元官网网址淰eepB次元官网网址� ruled as best series the past three times it was nominated, but was sidelined last year when star Julia Louis-DreyfusB次元官网网址� breast cancer treatment delayed production. Amazon Prime B次元官网网址B次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Marvelous Mrs. MaiselB次元官网网址� won and will defend the title against B次元官网网址淰eepB次元官网网址�; B次元官网网址淔leabag,B次元官网网址� also on Amazon; HBOB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淏arryB次元官网网址�; NetflixB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淩ussian DollB次元官网网址�; NBCB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Good Place,B次元官网网址� and Pop TVB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淪chittB次元官网网址檚 Creek.B次元官网网址�
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Louis-Dreyfus could become a seven-time winner for the political satire and, with the two Emmys she holds for B次元官网网址淪einfeldB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淭he New Adventures of Old Christine,B次元官网网址� break her tie with Cloris Leachman as the most-honoured performer in Emmy history. Rachel Brosnahan of B次元官网网址淢rs. MaiselB次元官网网址� won last year and is nominated again.
There will be stars aplenty but no ringmaster for the three-hour show. It could go as smoothly as FebruaryB次元官网网址檚 no-host Oscars but, fingers crossed, there might be an outbreak of the spontaneity that a live telecast should have if presenters and winners co-operate. (Please donB次元官网网址檛 thank your agent, dog walker, et al.)
Nominees would do well to recall the splash that Glenn Weiss made last year, proposing to his fiancee from the stage as he accepted a directing Emmy, and prepare accordingly.
The lack of an emcee makes extended political comedy riffs less likely, but thereB次元官网网址檚 always room for a skit poking fun at Washington or a soapbox acceptance speech, as Bradley Whitford offered at last weekendB次元官网网址檚 creative arts ceremony when he won a guest acting trophy for B次元官网网址淭he HandmaidB次元官网网址檚 Tale.B次元官网网址�
If a winner uses part of the allotted 45 seconds to criticize President Donald Trump it wonB次元官网网址檛 be the first time, and the former host of B次元官网网址淭he ApprenticeB次元官网网址� in turn has no love for the Emmys, said Gold DerbyB次元官网网址檚 OB次元官网网址橬eil. The reality series earned scant nominations and no trophies during its run, and Trump has bashed the awards show as B次元官网网址渢errible,B次元官网网址� a ratings loser and, for good measure, B次元官网网址渟ooooo boring!B次元官网网址�
The ceremony has dropped in viewership, the case for most awards shows fighting for attention amid other distractions. Last yearB次元官网网址檚 Emmys had a record-low audience of slightly more than 10.2 million, down 11 per cent from the past two years.
Lynn Elber, The Associated Press
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