‘Succession’ aims to dominate Emmy nominations

The drama series “Succession” wants to repeat the success of last season, when it received 25 nominations for Emmys, and in the uncertainty presents itself as the main favorite to lead the nominations for these awards in the edition of 2023.

The American Television Academy will reveal this Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. local time (16:30 GMT) the nominees for these prestigious awards with a reflection on what will happen in the afternoon of the same day, when the Screen Actors Guild of Hollywood (SAG-AFTRA) ) announce whether they will strike or not.

In case of failure to reach an agreement with the major studios, the actors would join the camps held by The Writers Guild (WGA) from the beginning of May and industry of Fun The US would be paralyzed by the first strike in 63 years involving two unions in this sector at the same time.

So, the 75th installment Emmyscheduled for September 18, is now on the air because, had the strikes been successful, the writers and performers would not have attended the world-famous gala.

Meanwhile, from American Television Academy try to offer an image of normality in the hours before some nominations which will be presented by actress Yvette Brown (“A Black Lady Sketch Show”) and the president of the institution, Frank Scherma.

If the first category for the best drama series last year left a few surprises, the award “Succession”it appears that production HBO Max He will reign in 2023 thanks to his final season, the end of which the specialized press cataloged as “one of the best in television history“.

In the narrow circle of nominees for the best drama series, everything indicates that it is platform HBO Max will have other similar representatives “White Lotus” -which won 5 awards in 2022 and won the award for best limited series- or “The Last of Us”.

Other titles with options in this section are “Andor” (“Disney+”), “Better call Saul” (AMC), “The Crown” (Netflix) and “Yellowjackets” (Showtime), among others.

The Roy family dynasty could also spread its tentacles into category for Best Actress in a Drama Series because Sarah Snook (“Succession”) starts out as a favorite of a cast that, it seems, will include Brits Helen Mirren (“1923”) and Bella Ramsey (“The Last of Us”).

In the male version of this column, Chilean Pedro Pascal (“The Last of Us”) and Mexican Diego Luna (“Andor”) could become the first Latin Americans to enter this category since actor Jimmy Smits did it in 1999.

“ABBOTT SCHOOL” AND “TED LASSO”, NOMINATED FOR BEST COMEDY

The series “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+) beat “Abbott College” (Disney+) last year in a fierce battle that could be repeated in 2023. Experts agree that, along with “The Marvelous Mrs”, they are the main candidates for the best comedy series. Maisel”, “Only murders in the building” and “Bear”.

Quinta Brunson (“Abbott College”), Rachel Bronahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) and Hispanics Jenna Ortega (“Wednesday”) appears in every group of nominees for Best Actress in a Comedy this year alongside Natasha Lyonne (“Poker Face”).

A fight that seems as equal as the one the icons will predictably hold Steve Martin and Martin Short (“Only Murders in the Building”), Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”), Bill Hader (“Barry”) and Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”) for best actor in a comedy.

Finally, the specialized Hollywood press agrees that productions such as “Order”“Locked in with the Devil” or “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” – as well as their leading actors and actresses – are practically guaranteed a place among the nominees in the various limited series categories.