Variety Awards Circuit section is nan location for each awards news and related contented passim nan year, featuring nan following: nan charismatic predictions for nan upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages bespeak nan existent standings successful nan title and do not bespeak individual preferences for immoderate individual contender. As different general (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and taxable to alteration based connected buzz and events. Predictions are updated each Thursday.
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UPDATED: June 9, 2023
Weekly Commentary: The first activity of predictions for nan Creative Arts categories person been revealed, pinch little than a week near until Emmy voting opens for TV Academy members.
The remainder of nan respective categories will beryllium revealed erstwhile voting opens connected June 15. You tin spot nan latest Primetime Emmy predictions successful nan awesome categories here.
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Game Show
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“Family Feud” (Syndication)
“Let’s Make a Deal” (CBS)
“Jeopardy” (ABC) ***
“The Price is Right” (CBS)
“The Weakest Link” (NBC)Next successful line: “Press Your Luck” (ABC); “Celebrity Game Face” (NBC); “Celebrity Prank Wars” (NBC); “That’s My Jam” (NBC); “Wheel of Fortune” (ABC)
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Casting (Drama)
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Casting (Comedy)
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Casting (Limited/Anthology aliases TV Movie)
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Casting (Reality Program)
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“Couples Therapy” (Showtime)
“Love is Blind” (Netflix) ***
“Queer Eye” (Netflix)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1)
“Top Chef” (Bravo)Next successful line: “90 Day Fiancé” (TLC); “Below Deck: Sailing Yacht” (Bravo); “Queer Eye” (Netflix); “Shark Tank” (ABC); “The Voice” (NBC)
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Variety Special (Live)
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“The 75th Annual Tony Awards” (CBS)
“Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” (Netflix)
“The 65th Annual Grammy Awards” (CBS/Paramount+)
“The Oscars” (ABC)
“The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Rihanna” (Fox) ***Next successful line: “29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards” (Netflix/YouTube)
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Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
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“A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys” (CBS) ***
“Hannah Gadsby: Something Special” (Netflix)
“The Last, Last Late, Late Show Carpool Karaoke Special” (CBS)
“Kendrick Lamar Live from Paris: The Big Steppers Tour” (Prime Video)
“Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark” (HBO)Next successful line: “The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors” (CBS); “Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to nan Songs of Paul Simon” (CBS); “Jordan Klepper Fingers nan Midterms – America Unfollows Democracy” (Comedy Central); “Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas” (Showtime); “Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer” (Netflix); “Would It Kill You to Laugh? Starring Kate Berlant & John Early” (Peacock)
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Directing (Variety Series)
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“A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO) ***
Bridget Stokes, “Pre-Ph.D, Based connected a Novel by Sapphire”
“Last Week Tonight pinch John Oliver” (HBO)
Paul Pennolino, “Psychedelic Assisted Therapy”
“Late Night pinch Seth Meyers” (NBC)
Alexander J. Vietmeier, TBA Episode
“The Late Show pinch Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
Jim Hoskinson, TBA Episode
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Liz Patrick, “Steve Martin and Martin Short/Brandi Carlile”Next successful line: “The Late Late Show pinch James Corden” (CBS)
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Directing (Documentary aliases Nonfiction)
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“Judy Blume Forever” (Prime Video)
Davina Pardo, Leah Wolchok
“The Last Movie Stars” (CNN) ***
Ethan Hawke
“Love to Love You: Donna Summer” (HBO)
Roger Ross Williams
“Pamela: A Love Story” (Netflix)
Ryan White
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” (Apple TV+)
Davis GuggenheimNext successful line: Allen Hughes, “Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur” (FX); Lana Hughes, “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” (Hulu); Chris Smith, “Sr.” (Netflix); Rory Kennedy, “The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari” (Netflix)
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Main Title Design
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Main Title Theme Music
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“Andor” (Disney+)
Nicholas Britell
“House of nan Dragon” (HBO)
Ramin Djawadi
“The Last of Us” (HBO)
Gustavo Santaolalla
“Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” (Netflix)
Kris Bowers
“Wednesday” (Netflix) ***
Danny ElfmanNext successful line: “Grease: Rise of nan Pink Ladies” (Paramount+)
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Music Composition for a Series
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“House of nan Dragon” (HBO)
Ramin Djawadi, “The Heirs of nan Dragon”
“The Last of Us” (HBO)
David Fleming, Gustavo Santaolalla, “When You’re Lost successful nan Darkness”
“Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” (Netflix)
Kris Bowers
“Shrinking” (Apple TV+)
Tom Howe, “Coin Flip”
“Stranger Things” (Netflix)
Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein, “Chapter Nine: The Piggyback”
“Succession” (HBO) ***
Nicholas Britell, “With Open Eyes”Next successful line: “Andor” (Disney+)
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Music Composition for a Limited aliases Anthology Series, Movie aliases Special
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“Black Bird” (Apple TV+)
Mogwai
“Daisy Jones & nan Six” (Prime Video)
Tom Howe
“Fleishman is successful Trouble” (FX)
Caroline Shaw
“Love & Death” (HBO)
Jeff Russo
“Obi-Wan Kenobi” (Disney+) ***
John WilliamsNext successful line: “The Patient” (Hulu)
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Original Music and Lyrics
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“The River” from “Daisy Jones & nan Six” (Prime Video) ***
“Willing to Trust” from “Entergalactic” (Netflix)
“Your Personal Trash Can” from “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Prime Video)
“My Mind & Me” from “Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me” (Apple TV+)
“Get It connected nan Floor” from “P-Valley” (Starz)Next successful line: “Harrison Ave.” from “Dave” (FX)
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Music Supervision
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“Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” (Netflix)
“Stranger Things” (Netflix) ***
“Wednesday” (Netflix)
“The White Lotus” (HBO)
“Yellowjackets” (Showtime)Next successful line: “Better Call Saul” (AMC)
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Music Composition for a Documentary Series aliases Special (Original Dramatic Score)
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“Being Mary Tyler Moore” (HBO)
“Descendant” (Netflix)
“Harry & Meghan” (Netflix)
“Pamela: A Love Story” (Netflix)
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” (Apple TV+) ***Next successful line: “The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari” (Netflix)
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Music Direction
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“45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors” (CBS)
“A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys” (CBS)
“Kendrick Lamar Live from Paris: The Big Steppers Tour” (Prime Video)
“The Pepsi Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna” (Fox) ***
“The Oscars” (ABC)Next successful line: “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
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Short Form (Comedy, Drama aliases Variety)
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“Between nan Scenes” (Comedy Central)
“Carpool Karaoke” (Apple TV+)
“I Think You Should Leave pinch Tim Robinson” (Netflix) ***
“Late Night pinch Seth Meyers CORRECTIONS” (YouTube)
“That’s My Time pinch David Letterman” (Netflix)Next successful line: “Desi Lydic Foxsplains” (Comedy Central); “Most Dangerous Game” (The Roku Channel)
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Character Voice-Over Performance
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Matthew McConaughey
“Agent Elvis” (Netflix)
Seth MacFarlane
“Family Guy” (Fox)
Scott Mescudi
“Entergalactic” (Netflix)
Maya Rudolph ***
“Big Mouth” (Netflix)
Jessica Williams
“Entergalactic” (Netflix)Next successful line: Nick Kroll, “Big Mouth” (Netflix)
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Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
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Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
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Prosthetic Makeup
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Sound Mixing for a Comedy aliases Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
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“Barry” (HBO) ***
“The Bear” (FX)
“Only Murders successful nan Building” (Hulu)
“Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
“Wednesday” (Netflix)
“What We Do successful nan Shadows” (FX)Next successful line: “Poker Face” (Peacock)
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Sound Mixing for a Variety Series aliases Special
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“The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors” (CBS)
“A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys” (CBS) ***
“Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to nan Songs of Paul Simon” (CBS)
“The Last, Last Late, Late Show Carpool Karaoke Special” (CBS)
“The Oscars” (ABC)Next successful line: “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
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Cinematography for a Limited aliases Anthology Series aliases Movie
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Period Costumes
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“1923” (Paramount+)
“The Crown” (Netflix)
“George & Tammy” (Showtime)
“The Great” (Hulu) ***
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Prime Video)Next successful line: “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” (Netflix)
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Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
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Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
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Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited aliases Anthology Series aliases Movie
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Picture Editing for Variety Programming
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“A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO) ***
“Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” (Netflix)
“The Daily Show pinch Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central)
“The Last, Last Late, Late Show Carpool Karaoke Special” (CBS)
“Last Week Tonight pinch John Oliver” (HBO)Next successful line: “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
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Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
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“100 Foot Wave” (HBO)
“Harry & Meghan” (Netflix)
“Pamela: A Love Story” (Netflix)
“Sr.” (Netflix) ***
“Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” (CNN)Next successful line: “Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me” (Apple TV+)
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Picture Editing for a Structured Reality aliases Competition Program
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“The Amazing Race” (CBS)
“Love is Blind” (Netflix)
“Queer Eye” (Netflix)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1) ***
“Top Chef” (Bravo)Next successful line: “Couples Therapy” (Showtime)
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Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program
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“90 Day Fiancé” (TLC)
“Below Deck: Sailing Yacht” (Bravo)
“Deadliest Catch” (Discovery)
“Vanderpump Rules” (Bravo)
“Welcome to Wrexham” (FX) ***Next successful line: “Selling Sunset” (Netflix)
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Writing for a Variety Series
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“A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO)
“The Daily Show pinch Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central)
“Last Week Tonight pinch John Oliver” (HBO) ***
“The Late Show pinch Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)Next successful line: “Late Night pinch Seth Meyers” (NBC)
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Writing for a Nonfiction Program
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- “The Last Movie Stars” (CNN)
- “Pamela: A Love Story” (Netflix) ***
- “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” (Hulu)
- “Sidney” (Apple TV+)
- “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” (Apple TV+)
Next successful line: “The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari” (Netflix)