Tag: Emmys 2023

Golden Globes 2024 vs. 2023 Emmys

Due to the writer and actor strikes, the 2023 Emmys were delayed by four months. In an odd turn of events, the 2024 Golden Globes will air eight days before the 2023 Emmys.

The Emmys hold more weight (hello, EGOT), but The Golden Globes honor more recent shows due to the year/season regulations by both awards’ bodies.

How do the shows stack up with nominees? Let’s see.

Best Series

In drama and comedy, The Emmys has eight nominees, versus six for The Golden Globes.

“The Crown,” “Succession,” and “The Last of Us” overlap, which makes sense based on air dates.

In comedy, they all overlap, though technically they differ by seasons.

For limited, I’m surprised to see the Globes didn’t nominate “Fleishman is in Trouble.” Otherwise, the two overlaps make sense based on the timeline of when the shows aired.

I have to say though, “The Diplomat” and “The Morning Show” being nominated for drama series Globes is so typical of the Globes.

Lead Actress

The Globes have six nominees instead of five, which expands the variety a bit.

For drama, I guess the Globes like “1923” and “The Crown” more than the Emmys.

The Globes nominated Selena Gomez, whom I think the Emmys snubbed, in comedy, and Rachel Weisz, who I’ve heard is great in “Dead Ringers,” for limited.

Lead Actor

For limited series, “Beef” is the only overlap, which makes sense because of the time of year it aired.

The cast of “Succession” dominates both awards shows in drama.

For comedy, it’s all the same, except because of the Globes nominating six, Steve Martin also got in for “Only Murders in the Building.”

Supporting performer

The Globes combines drama, comedy and limited for supporting roles, which limits the total number of nominees. The Emmys have them separated out.

With that, there is very little overlap. “Succession” dominates the supporting actor race.

If I had to guess, The Globes wanted some star power, so they nominated Meryl Streep for “Only Murders in the Building.” (The Emmys wouldn’t have nominated Streep because they are honoring season 2 not 3 of “Only Murders.”)

Frankly, I thought Streep was pretty bad and one of the worst parts of a substandard season 3.

It’s hard to say whether the winners will feel really repetitive since the shows are only eight days apart. They will air on different networks, and people are still a tad wary of The Golden Globes after the HFPA came under fire; the organization has since been dissolved.

Catching up with Emmy-nominated shows

The Emmys have been postponed, but fortunately only once after the writer’s strike ended this week.

In the meantime, I took some time to watch some shows I’d missed. Here are my thoughts:

Tiny Beautiful Things

2 Emmy nominations

This Hulu limited series is very loosely based on the Cheryl Strayed book. The book is just a collection of advice columns, hence the loosely based part. The story that Kathryn Hahn’s character handles seems made up based on Strayed’s other memoir, “Wild,” and for TV.

Neither the book nor the series were particularly riveting, but really, it’s not the most adaptable work. I think Hahn is a great (and underrated) actress, but she’s not given that much in her Emmy-nominated role.

I actually thought her younger self counterpart should’ve been nominated because she had more to do, and it was more interesting plot-wise.

Jury Duty

4 Emmy nominations

I really didn’t get this show, or the hype, at first.

It took me till episode 3 to enjoy it; maybe I just got the concept by then?

It’s pretty ridiculous, and it’s probably lightning in a bottle, only works once kind of thing.

But hey, enjoy it while it works. It helps they got super lucky in casting Ronald Gladden, an attractive, affable guy, for this “Office”-like “documentary.”

Welcome to Chippendales

5 Emmy nominations

So many people got nominated for this limited series, but I thought the overall concept wasn’t great.

A lot of plotlines were glossed over (Dan Stevens is in episode 1 and dies, but it’s glossed over), and it wraps up quickly overall because it’s only 8 episodes.

It’s well-acted, but with so many things left undone, the writing needed some help.

Daisy Jones & the Six

9 Emmy nominations

I hated every character in this show, but I think that was intentional.

Showcasing the tribulations of fame, this book to show adaptation was done much better than Tiny Beautiful Things.

The music was stellar, the costumes on point, but it was hard to root for anyone, which didn’t make it my favorite show. But the artistry was amazing.

Fleishman Is in Trouble

7 nominations

This miniseries starts slow.

I didn’t read the book, but plot lines seemed to drop off in the show, and the second half of the show is way better than the first.

The show explores change and how to handle it in life.

It’s well-acted, but it came and went. I don’t recommend bingeing it, because it covers a lot of subjects that may have you squirming in your thoughts.

Ted Lasso

21 nominations (this year)

This is a super binge-able show. It’s definitely a nice show where the good people win and the bad people are few.

I think three seasons work for this show based on the original conceit. Plus, I think the third season was uneven and had too many extra plotlines that were dropped or wrapped up too quickly.

But unpopular opinion, I think this show majorly benefitted from premiering during the pandemic. It gave me something happy to watch.

Schmigadoon

3 nominations (this year)

I really wanted to like this show. It’s a musical with a huge cast of performers I like!

But I thought it fell flat. The chemistry of the leads in season 1 didn’t work, and season 2’s Schmicago was not my taste.

Shrinking

2 nominations

I’ve burned through this show so quickly, but I wouldn’t say it was good.

It’s a horrendous representation of psychotherapy, breaking so many ethical boundaries.

It also wasn’t what I thought it would be based on the ads, so it felt uneven.

The acting, which is what it’s nominated for, is decent. Harrison Ford is pretty boring minus one scene where he sings in the car.

2023 Emmy nominations: The shows we forgot and remembered

The 2023 Emmy nominations were announced today.

Of course, we’re still in a writer’s strike, and an actor’s strike is looming. Not exactly the best time to announce television show nominees (including writers), but the Emmys honors those who are on strike, not the TV execs they’re fighting.

The presenters had to mention the Emmys are currently planned for September, because who knows if they’ll actually happen.

But for now, let’s discuss some observations from the nominations:

The shows people forgot

“The Crown” has been a big hit with the Emmys in the past, with 21 previous wins and 69 nominations to date. This year, there are only six nominations for the Netflix drama. It still managed to get Elizabeth Debicki a nomination, and the show is up for best drama, but it seems mostly ignored this year (Where’s the Queen?).

While “Only Murders in the Building” was recognized (11 nominations this year), Martin Short is the only actor in the main trio nominated, which seems odd. The show might’ve been hurt by not airing its third season, featuring Meryl Streep, quite yet.

The shows people remembered

“Dead to Me” and “The Diplomat,” both Netflix comedies, received nominations for their lead actresses, Christina Applegate and Keri Russell, respectively. Those are the shows’ lone nominations, but it’s nice to see their talent recognized.

Disney+ seemed to be on it this year, getting nominations for “Andor” and “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” two Star Wars shows I’ve forgotten about. (I’m curious how much money they spent on promotion; “Hocus Pocus 2” also got a nod.)

Also, I had no idea “Welcome to Chippendales” was going to pop up in the nominations; it received five. Guess I’ll have to watch it now.

The shows people will miss

Long-running shows “Succession,” “Barry,” “Better Call Saul,” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” all aired definitive series finales.

“Succession” has 27 nominations this year, the most of any show this year. But three of its nominations are in best actor, four in best supporting actor, two in guest actor, three in guest actress and 3 in directing. Clearly, the show is well-acted, but it halts the overall number of wins. (Plus the debate of where Brian Cox should have campaigned seems moot.)

Can Bob Odenkirk finally win for a role he’s been playing for more than 10 years? We’ll see: He could pull ahead with the actors of “Succession” splitting votes, but the show finished last year, so it’s not fresh in people’s minds.

Overall, there are some great first-time nominees, and HBO didn’t dominate quite as much as I thought it would, though it does have half of the best drama series nominations and all but 8 of the main drama acting categories.

But at this point, I’m more curious about if the Emmys will actually air Sept. 18 or not.