Another year, another Emmys. Well, maybe it’s not that simple this time around, because this 72nd annual celebration of television’s best is destined to be anything but just another Emmys. The worl…
Another year, another Emmys. Well, maybe it’s not that simple this time around, because this 72nd annual celebration of television’s best is destined to be anything but just another Emmys. The worldwide coronavirus pandemic has turned everything upside down. We’ve seen civil unrest in major cities, plus a wild Presidential election season, economic turmoil and who knows what else is yet to come?
But throughout all this, television has been a great unifier, and this year the variety of options for Emmy voters is bigger, better and more diverse than ever before. In fact, for the first year the marquee categories of and Outstanding Comedy Series have both gone to a set of eight nominees each—and, considering the breadth of possibilities, they could have even gone wider.respectively—having completed their runs, 2020 promises an open race, and one that will be difficult to call since the recent nationwide lockdown makes it likely that Television Academy members will have seen more of the contenders than ever before—which means that the final winners are anybody’s guess and sure to be unpredictable.
My annual attempt to gaze into my crystal ball, then, could wind up being an exercise in futility, and this week I have been playing the game at full tilt. I have covered theand Limited Series races, and also yesterday ran through the lead and supporting lineups for Drama Series acting. Finally we come upon Emmy’s marquee category and the race for Outstanding Drama Series is indeed intriguing.
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