Wednesday, January 10, 2024

'Beef' leads limited series at the Emmy Awards


I told my readers to "Stay tuned for more more awards show coverage unless I see an even shinier object" at the conclusion of PBS NewsHour reflects on the third anniversary of January 6th, so I'm looking ahead to Monday's Primetime Emmy Awards.
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Beef (Netflix)
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)
Fleishman Is in Trouble (FX)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+)
I'm being a good environmentalist by recycling what I wrote in Gold Derby predicts a good night for 'Barbie,' 'Oppenheimer,' 'Succession,' 'The Bear,' and 'Beef' at the Golden Globes, "my interests in covering entertainment in general and awards shows in particular are speculative fiction and depictions of politics and government in general." Obi-Wan Kenobi is the one nominee that exemplifies both, as it depicts fantastic and futuristic politics and government in the Star Wars universe. After that, the field is weak, with Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story being a crime story that involves the criminal legal system, a function of government.

Neither is likely to win, as both the experts and the editors at Gold Derby think Beef will win this category with eight of nine experts and all eleven editors picking it to walk off the stage with the trophy. True, the limited series starts with a road rage incident, which means the police eventually become involved, this is much more a personal story about revenge and forgiveness. While Beef tied Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story with total nominations at thirteen, it's already won three Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, and Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, while Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has been shut out so far.

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Lizzy Caplan – Fleishman Is in Trouble as Libby (FX)
Jessica Chastain – George & Tammy as Tammy Wynette (Showtime)
Dominique Fishback – Swarm as Dre (Prime Video)
Kathryn Hahn – Tiny Beautiful Things as Clare Pierce (Hulu)
Riley Keough – Daisy Jones & the Six as Daisy Jones (Prime Video)
Ali Wong – Beef as Amy Lau (Netflix)
The editors and experts at Gold Derby are also predicting Ali Wong to win as she's the choice of seven of nine experts and all eleven editors.

Next, a category I covered in 'Weird' leads television movies with eight nominations at the Emmy Awards for World Television Day.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Taron Egerton – Black Bird as Jimmy Keene (Apple TV+)
Kumail Nanjiani – Welcome to Chippendales as Somen Banerjee (Hulu)
Evan Peters – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story as Jeffrey Dahmer (Netflix)
Daniel Radcliffe – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as "Weird Al" Yankovic (The Roku Channel)
Michael Shannon – George & Tammy as George Jones (Showtime)
Steven Yeun – Beef as Danny Cho (Netflix)
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I'm pleased to see Daniel Radcliffe continuing his career after Harry Potter and even happier to see that he's become a great comic actor, good enough to earn a Critics' Choice Award for this role. Of course, electorates matter, so the experts at Gold Derby are not optimistic about his chances, with only one forecasting that he'll walk off with the Emmy. Five expect it will be previous winner Evan Peters and three think it will be Steven Yeun, who won the equivalent award at the Gold Derby Awards. I'm not surprised, as Radcliffe is the only nominee from a television movie instead of a limited series. He's fortunate to be nominated.
Evan Peters now has the first place rankings of six experts, but the rest of their picks remain unchanged, while eight of eleven editors are choosing Steven Yuen to beat Peters, who has the support of the three remaining editors. Once again, "electorates matter" in miniature!

Yeun will get his time for winning the Golden Globe, so I'm featuring Evan Peters ('Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story') on entering into the mind of a serial killer.

Evan Peters ('Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story') on how listening to music and freewriting helped him enter into the mind of a serial killer. The series delves into the stories of some of Dahmer's victims -- he killed 17 boys and young men between 1978 and 1991. Gold Derby's Luca Giliberti hosts this webchat.
I enjoyed listening to his insights on being a producer, including how Kate Winslet's example during Mare of Eastown guided him, and how he gained develvoped his portrayal of Jeffrey Dahmer.

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Annaleigh Ashford – Welcome to Chippendales as Irene (Hulu)
Maria Bello – Beef as Jordan (Netflix)
Claire Danes – Fleishman Is in Trouble as Rachel (FX)
Juliette Lewis – Welcome to Chippendales as Denise (Hulu)
Camila Morrone – Daisy Jones & the Six as Camila Alvarez (Prime Video)
Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story as Glenda Cleveland (Netflix)
Merritt Wever – Tiny Beautiful Things as Frankie Pierce (Hulu)
This may be a category that prevents Beef's sweep, as seven experts have picked Niecy Nash-Betts to win, making this Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story's best chance at an Emmy, two chose Claire Danes, and only one ranked Maria Bello. The editors agree, with eight choosing Nash-Betts with two picking Danes, and one holding out with Bello. I became a fan of Bello when she was on NCIS, but her only hope is a sweep for Beef. It's possible, but I doubt it. On that note, watch the leading nominee in Niecy Nash-Betts ('Jeffrey Dahmer Story') on having creator Ryan Murphy on set: 'OK. No pressure.'.

"I just remember (co-creator and executive producer) Ryan (Murphy) coming in and saying, 'I wanna be here for this'," recalled Niecy Nash-Betts of the scene in the seventh episode of the enormously popular Netflix limited series "Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" in which the notorious convicted serial killer and cannibal offers his next-door neighbor a mystery meat sandwich. "And oh man, the pressure. That was the thing that made me go, 'Oh God.' The person crafting all of this was basically saying, 'Now act.' OK. No pressure." It was part of a Thursday afternoon SAG Awards Q&A event at Neuehouse Hollywood moderated by series co-director Paris Barclay featuring star Evan Peters (who portrays Dahmer) and Nash-Betts (neighbor Glenda Cleveland).
That's a great story about Nash-Betts meeting Ed Asner and then getting her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It demonstrates why I like her.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Murray Bartlett – Welcome to Chippendales as Nick De Noia (Hulu)
Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird as Larry Hall (Apple TV+)
Richard Jenkins – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story as Lionel Dahmer (Netflix)
Joseph Lee – Beef as George Nakai (Netflix)
Ray Liotta – Black Bird as James "Big Jim" Keene (Apple TV+) (posthumous)
Young Mazino – Beef as Paul Cho (Netflix)
Jesse Plemons – Love & Death as Allan Gore (Max)
The sentiment at Gold Derby is even more in favor of Paul Walter Hauser with the support of six experts and nine editors, making this Black Bird's best chance at an Emmy. Young Mazino of Beef is in second place among both experts and editors with two votes from each. Watch How 'people-watching' helped Paul Walter Hauser prepare to play a serial killer on 'Black Bird'.

How 'people-watching' helped Paul Walter Hauser prepare to play a serial killer on 'Black Bird.' James Keene (Taron Egerton) befriends Larry Hall (Hauser) and must convince him to confess to murdering up to 14 girls. Gold Derby's Luca Giliberti hosts this webchat.
I should have mentioned Black Bird, as that takes place in prison, a government setting, but it didn't get a series nomination, just the three acting nominations and a cinematography nomination, which it won.

Follow over the jump for the categories I covered in 'Weird' leads television movies with eight nominations at the Emmy Awards for World Television Day, 'Succession' vs. 'The Last of Us' split drama guest acting nominees at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards plus Gold Derby predictions, and Golden Globes, Critics Choice, and Emmy screenplay and writing nominees for National Screenwriters Day.

Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Beef: "Figures of Light" – Lee Sung Jin (Netflix)
Beef: "The Great Fabricator" – Jake Schreier (Netflix)
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story: "Bad Meat" – Carl Franklin (Netflix)
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story: "Silenced" – Paris Barclay (Netflix)
Fleishman Is in Trouble: "Me-Time" – Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (FX)
Prey – Dan Trachtenberg (Hulu)
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the experts at Gold Derby have Trachtenberg in fourth, with only one expert selecting him to win. In contrast, Paris Barclay earned the votes of five experts to win for the "Silenced" episode of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story while the rest split for Beef with two for Lee Sung Jin, the director of "Figures of Light" and one for "The Great Fabricator."
The experts have shifted since November, as four now pick Lee Sung Jin to win for "Figures of Light," the "Silenced" episode of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story now has only three experts choosing it, one expert is sticking with "The Great Fabricator," and one expert has chosen Fleishman Is in Trouble. The editors distributed their votes similarly, with five supporting "Figures of Light," four for Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, and one each for "The Great Fabricator" episode of Beef and Fleishman Is in Trouble.

I already featured Lee Sung Jin as a screenwriter, so I'm sharing Gold Derby's interview of his main competition, Paris Barclay ('Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' director): 'Worth telling stories of' victims.

Paris Barclay ('Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' director): 'These victims were people, they’re worth telling the stories of.' The Netflix series explores the dark and disturbing story of the titular serial killer and sex offender (played by Evan Peters). Gold Derby editor Rob Licuria hosts this webchat.
Between Paris Barkley and Nash-Betts, the creatives made sure the victims got their say beyond their graves.

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Beef: "The Birds Don't Sing, They Screech in Pain" – Lee Sung Jin (Netflix)
Fire Island – Joel Kim Booster (Hulu)
Fleishman Is in Trouble: "Me-Time" – Taffy Brodesser-Akner (FX)
Prey – Patrick Aison and Dan Trachtenberg (Hulu)
Swarm: "Stung" – Janine Nabers and Donald Glover (Prime Video)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story – Al Yankovic and Eric Appel (The Roku Channel)
... While one expert at Gold Derby picked "Weird" Al and Eric Appel to take home the Emmy for writing, that's only good for third place. Beef has six votes while Fleishman Is in Trouble has two.
That was in November. Since then, the consensus has moved even more in favor of Beef, as ten editors now have it to win with only one for Fleishman Is in Trouble while Beef has six experts' votes while Weird: The Al Yankovic Story still has only one.
Now eight experts are picking Beef with one vote still for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story but none for Fleishman Is in Trouble.

Now for the winners in movies and limited series at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story won two Emmys.


Daisy Jones & the Six also won two Emmys.



Prey won one Emmy...



...so did Black Bird, which I mentioned above,...



...and finally one for Ms. Marvel.



Congratulations to all the winners!

Now stay tuned for the comedy nominees followed by the drama nominees.

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