Vying for gold will be: Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea, Y&R), Genie Francis (Laura, GH), Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis, GH), Finola Hughes (Anna, GH) and Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy, B&B).
It is likely to be Anderson’s second Emmy win as well.The nominations for this year’s 48th annual Daytime Emmys kicked-off early when on Monday night, Entertainment Tonight previewed the upcoming full announcement by revealing one of the most coveted and competitive categories … Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Crown and has already won a few prizes along the way for playing the same historical figure that won an Oscar for Meryl Streep. However, a smart bet is for Anderson, who just killed it as U.K. With the potential for each of these nominations to kill each other off in the final vote, it would seem almost a lock for Lovecraft Country’s sole contender, Aunjanue Ellis, to take home the gold, especially since she really got to stretch herself. The sheer density of actors from those two shows dominate here, with Ann Dowd, Madeline Brewer, Yvonne Strahovski, and Samira Wiley all named for their performances in The Handmaid’s Tale, while Gillian Anderson, Helena Bonham Carter, and Emerald Fennell (this year’s Best Original Screenplay Oscar-winner for Promising Young Woman) are up for The Crown. Well, either the Academy’s performers branch didn’t watch a wide variety of shows, or they just really, really liked The Crown and The Handmaid’s Tale-or at least it seems that way if you look at the eight nominees up in this category.
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES THE PREDICTED WINNER: EMMA CORRIN, THE CROWN Could Smollett benefit from a sympathy vote, since HBO upset the applecart by cancelling the series despite 18 nominations overall? This fine actress got a role worthy of her talents in a mind- bending series that is clearly favored by the actors’ branch of the Television Academy, who nominated no less than five of its stars this year.
Plus at the Creative Arts Emmys were already rewarded to the costume and hair and makeup teams giving it some momentum. It doesn’t hurt that she was excellent here, and that the producers are waging a campaign to remind voters of just how important this series has been as it prepares to sail off into the sunset. She is already making history as the first transgender nominee in a leading category at the Emmys, so can she take it one step further and become the first ever winner? There are a lot of pundits out there betting she can. Being a 13-time Emmy nominee is proof positive that Academy members do respect her, so it would not be a surprise if she were to win again, since, with 21 nominations, The Handmaid’s Tale may indeed be enjoying something of an Emmy renaissance this season. Now, with a very strong fourth season, she is as formidable as ever, and even added her much publicized directing debut to the mix. A winner of some earlier awards, Corrin looks like the one to beat here, even if she and Colman represent the only actors in the category that are competing from the same series, often meaning they could cancel each other out.Īs mentioned, Moss is the only one of the six nominees to have won in this category before, and it was for this role in her first season.
Des Willie/Netflixįireworks were set off between Corrin’s Princess Diana and Josh O’Connor’s Prince Charles in this season, and it seems like that’s all anyone can talk about in the buzziest year ever for Peter Morgan’s series. It doesn’t feel like a win for Colman this time. However, it seems that her co-star Emma Corrin may have upstaged her, just as Diana upstaged the Queen in real life. You never want to count Colman out whenever she is nominated for anything, and as Queen Elizabeth II in the past two seasons of The Crown she certainly has made her mark. Read All Of Deadline Award Columnist Pete Hammond’s Emmy Predictions Here Ollie Upton/Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection America), can Aduba now triumph in a fourth category as lead actress in a drama series? Don’t count her out.
Having won in two different categories and genres for the same show, Orange is the New Black (Guest Actress in a Comedy, Supporting Actress in a Drama Series), as well as just last year as Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie ( Mrs. Aduba is an Emmy darling, no question about it. The reboot of HBO’s drama series gave Aduba the opportunity to step into the shoes of Gabriel Byrne and she proved to be an excellent choice. Pete Hammond's Emmy Predictions 2021: Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series - 3 Past Winners Vs.