Selection Awards Circuit part is the house for all awards information and associated content material all year long, that includes the next: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Selection senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages mirror the present standings within the race and don’t mirror private preferences for any particular person contender. As different formal (and casual) polls counsel, competitions are fluid and topic to alter based mostly on buzz and occasions. Predictions are up to date each Thursday.
“Mountainhead” (HBO/Max)
HBO
Excellent Tv Film Commentary (Up to date April 4, 2025): The highest Emmy contenders for excellent TV film span a formidable spectrum of genres, streaming platforms and directorial kinds, in films that star Steve Carell, Sadie Sink, Miles Teller, Dakota Johnson and extra. A few of the filmmakers arrive with severe awards pedigree, whereas others are poised for breakout moments that might redefine their creators’ careers.
One of many buzziest titles was just announced coming from Emmy darling Jesse Armstrong, making his function directorial debut with “Mountainhead,” premiering Could 31 on HBO/Max. This marks Armstrong’s first main venture since “Succession” accomplished its Emmys sweep in 2023, and all eyes are on how the sharp satirist interprets his signature tone to a brand new format. HBO/Max can be juggling just a few titles, notably with Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro’s “Am I OK?” with Dakota Johnson.
Set “towards the backdrop of a rolling worldwide disaster,” the movie follows a gaggle of billionaire pals as their privileged actuality begins to fracture. It looks like basic Armstrong and boasting a stellar solid from Steve Carell, Ramy Youssef, Cory Michael Smith and Jason Schwartzman, who performs a twin position.
Armstrong already has 4 Primetime Emmy wins underneath his belt, together with three for writing drama — the one solo author to win for each season of a sequence (“The Defenders” did this additionally however with multiplw writers). “Mountainhead” might proceed his awards streak whereas shaking up the TV film discipline.
Apple TV+’s fashionable thriller “The Gorge,” helmed by Scott Derrickson, finest recognized for his genre-defining work on “The Black Cellphone” and Marvel’s “Physician Unusual” is in play with star Miles Teller, which may very well be a severe contender.
Don Johnson, left, and Aaron Pierre in Jeremy Saulnier’s ‘Insurgent Ridge’
Netflix
Already profitable prizes, Netflix’s “Insurgent Ridge” received the Critics Selection Award for finest TV film in February. Directed by Jeremy Saulnier, whose credit embrace indie thrillers “Inexperienced Room” and “Blue Break,” the taut, and tension-filled flick might add an Emmy stauette for Netflix., who has received this class 4 instances (most lately for 2021’s “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Sq.”).
Whereas the highest three films are producing many of the early warmth, the class remains to be broad open. Emmy voters are recognized for late-breaking favorites, and shock ardour picks. Don’t be shocked if one other streamer (Hulu, Prime Video or Peacock?) sneaks in with flicks such because the musical movie “O’Dessa” with Sadie Sink, the political motion thriller “G20” with Viola Davis or the rom-com sequel “Bridget Jones: Mad Concerning the Boy” with Renee Zellweger.
(The listing of predicted nominees and contenders is incomplete and can be up to date each Thursday all through the TV Awards season.)
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2024 class winner: “Quiz Girl” (Hulu) — Alex Brown and Erika Hampson, government producers; Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Maggie Haskins, Itay Reiss, Jen D’Angelo, Awkwafina and Sandra Oh, produced by
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Concerning the Primetime Emmy Awards
The Primetime Emmy Awards, generally often known as the Emmys, are awarded by the Academy of Tv Arts & Sciences (ATAS). Established in 1949, these rejoice excellent achievements in American primetime tv. The Emmys are categorized into three divisions: the Primetime Emmy Awards for efficiency and manufacturing excellence; the Primetime Inventive Arts Emmy Awards, recognizing achievements in artistry and craftsmanship; and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards, which honor vital engineering and technological developments. The eligibility interval sometimes extends from June 1 to Could 31 annually. The Tv Academy hosts the Emmys and has over 20,000 members throughout 30 skilled peer teams, together with performers, administrators, producers, artwork administrators, artisans and executives.
