Tag: “House of Cards” (Netflix)

The Emmy nominations are here, and it’s time to say goodbye (officially) to so many shows.

Now the question is: Will the awards love continue with wins?

In a word: doubtful.

Let’s look at some of these shows and see what their chances could be.

Games of Thrones

Number of nominations: 32

The fantasy saga has concluded, while the books’ future is TBD.

But this final season was uneven at best, with critics and fans less than happy with the outcome. If it wins for Best Drama, it will be based on the series as a whole, not these last 6 episodes.

For its more technical award nominations, it’s more likely the show will win, especially considering how tough it was to shoot the long episodes.

The Emmys were nice and nominated many of the cast members. Unfortunately, the cast is too big for the number of acting categories.

With the supporting categories half-filled with GoT actors, it’ll split the vote and leave them all empty-handed. Congrats on the pity nominations.

Fleabag

Number of nominations: 11

This little hit snuck its way in, much to critics’ happiness.

With only two short seasons, it’s a quick watch, but the characters reel you in. (There are currently no plans for a third season.).

I don’t know if it has enough traction or presence to win best comedy, but an actress win for Phoebe Waller-Bridge would be the Emmys version of Olivia Coleman winning at the Oscars.

Veep

Number of nominations: 9

This is the rally cry comedy needs.

Veep wasn’t in Emmy contention last year since it was off the air while Julie Louis-Dreyfus took care of her health after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

But it came back strong for its final episodes, even if it didn’t get the buzz GoT did. (It also didn’t get the criticism GoT did, so there’s that.)

The lead actress category is a tough one, but with this well-recieved, multiple-Emmy-winning comedy ending, voters could be inclined to reward it one last time, especially for the beloved actress who conquered cancer.

Schitt’s Creek

Number of nominations: 4

It’s the little engine that could. Or this show is finally paddling with the creek’s current and with a paddle.

While this isn’t a Netflix show, Netflix certainly helped this Canadian comedy get some traction.

And now that the creator Dan Levy has announced the show will end with season six, it seemed to time to finally honor the quirky cult show.

Will it win? Probably not, but like they say, it’s an honor to be nominated.

House of Cards

Number of nominations: 3

Did anyone remember this show aired?

Crowded in controversy after Kevin Spacey’s dismissal, the show’s final season quietly premiered on Netflix.

And then no one cared.

Robin Wright could sneek in a win just for making it through the last season with grace, but that seems unlikely.

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards will air Sept. 22 on Fox.

The Emmy nominations were announced Thursday, July 13,

Let’s take a look at the the top categories:

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”), Anthony Hopkins (“Westworld”), Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”), Matthew Rhys (“The Americans”), Liev Schreiber (“Ray Donovan”), Kevin Spacey (“House of Cards”), Milo Ventimiglia (“This Is Us”)

2: Actors in this category with multiple nominations this year (Rhys and Schrieber)

5: Previous Emmy wins to date across all categories

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Viola Davis (“How to Get Away with Murder”), Claire Foy (“The Crown”), Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Keri Russell (“The Americans”), Evan Rachel Wood (“Westworld”), Robin Wright (“House of Cards”)

22: Number of Emmys nominations across all categories among the group to date

1: Previous Emmy win (Viola Davis)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson (“Black-ish”), Aziz Ansari (“Master of None”), Zach Galifianakis (“Baskets”), Donald Glover (“Atlanta”), William H. Macy (“Shameless”), Jeffrey Tambor (“Transparent”)

2: Number of actors in category who haven’t won an Emmy yet. Glover has never been nominated.

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Pamela Adlon (“Better Things”), Tracee Ellis-Ross (“black-ish”), Jane Fonda (“Grace and Frankie”), Lily Tomlin (“Grace and Frankie”), Allison Janney (“Mom”), Ellie Kemper (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”)

24: Emmy nominations for one actress to date across all categories (Tomlin…Louis-Dreyfus has 23.)

Best Drama Series

“Better Call Saul” (AMC), “The Crown” (Netflix), “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu), “House of Cards” (Netflix), “Stranger Things” (Netflix), “This Is Us” (NBC), “Westworld” (HBO)

5: New shows nominated this year. “House of Cards” and “Better Call Saul” have previous nominations.

Best Comedy Series

“Atlanta” (FX), “Black-ish” (ABC), “Master of None” (Netflix), “Modern Family” (ABC), “Silicon Valley” (HBO), “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (Netflix), “Veep” (HBO)

22: Previous wins across all categories for “Modern Family”

1: New show in the nominations (“Atlanta”)

3 thoughts on the nominations:

-As much as Mandy Moore’s character isn’t my favorite on “This Is Us,” I was surprised she wasn’t nominated. And you know Milo and Sterling will split the votes in that category.

-How is “Modern Family” still getting nominated? It still has good episodes, but overall it’s gone downhill. Also there are seven shows up for best comedy, which seems to be way too many.

-There are always snubs, but “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life” has popped up on some snub lists. Frankly, the show wasn’t good. The acting wasn’t at its peak and some of the writing was so fluff. It was entered in the limited series category, which seemed like a good choice given its revival run, but I’m OK with it not being nominated.

The 69th Emmys will air on Sunday, Sept. 17, on CBS.