
I closed 'Severance' leads Science Fiction/Fantasy Series but could lose to 'Andor' at the Super Awards by writing "I have one more genre to cover, Action, which I expect will be a sweep or nearly so for Shogun." Time to follow through.
Shogun leads action nominees with four nominations, one in each category for which it's eligible. It's followed by Black Doves and The Day of the Jackal tied at three, then 9-1-1, Reacher, and The Gentlemen with two apiece. These are all good shows, but Shogun should win easily.
Hiroyuki Sanada has won all the major awards for this role already, so what's one more? Conceivably, Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne or Emmy-winner Sterling K. Brown could upset him, but Redmayne also has a Razzie. Not all of his performances are great.
The same is true of Anna Sawai, although her competition is stiffer on paper. Angela Bassett, Viola Davis, and Zoe Saldaña all have Oscars, even if Bassett's is honorary, Keira Knightley was nominated for two Oscars, and Lashana Lynch won a BAFTA Award. Sawai's most prestigious awards are an Emmy and a Golden Globe for this role; she didn't win the main Critics Choice Award for this role, losing to Kathy Bates. Fortunately, Bates isn't nominated here — Knightley is — so my reminder that electorates matter still applies.
For the final time, I'm revisiting a category I covered in 'The Last of Us' leads TV nominees at the Critics Choice Super Awards.
I think Farrell is the favorite to win as a villain protagonist, but my favorite villain I love to hate is Michael Emerson from Evil. I'm glad I got to boo him again as a guest star in his wife's show Elsbeth. That was fun to watch and I bet the two of them have stories!This is the one category I think Shogun won't win, so it won't be a complete sweep. Only Emerson and Farrell earned nominations for Best Actor in their respective genres in addition to Best Villain, so I think one of them will win. I want Emerson, but I think it will be Farrell.
There is no shortage of action shows for the Saturn Awards. 9-1-1, Black Doves, The Day of the Jackal, G20, Lioness, Paradise, and Reacher should all be eligible, although 9-1-1 has never earned a Saturn Awards nomination despite my submitting it. Also, G20 is a movie, so it would be eligible for Presentation on Television. Just the same, there are plenty of action and thriller shows, including The Night Agent and The Handmaid's Tale. There is no need to cannibalize the superhero series category to fill out the action nominees, although there might be no other category for them to go. Sigh.
That completes my series on the Critics Choice Super Awards. Stay tuned as I begin Emmy coverage tomorrow.
Previous entries about the 5th Critics Choice Super Awards
- 'Deadpool & Wolverine' and 'Thunderbolts*' lead movie nominees at the Critics Choice Super Awards
- 'Dune: Part Two' at the Critics Choice Super Awards
- 'Sinners' leads Best Horror Movie nominees at the Critics Choice Super Awards
- Drink to the action movie nominees at the Critics Choice Super Awards on National Piña Colada Day
- 'The Last of Us' leads TV nominees at the Critics Choice Super Awards
- 'Severance' leads Science Fiction/Fantasy Series but could lose to 'Andor' at the Super Awards