Hollywood Reporter Fired THR Live on Wednesday with an Emmy-focused conversation led by Scott Feinberg, executive awards editor, and Brand Victorian, deputy awards editor.
The YouTube live stream revealed the latest Emmy predictions, awards buzz and potential nominees to voters amid voting on the Emmy nominations from June 11-22, while also giving viewers the opportunity to ask their most pressing questions via Instagram and a live chat box.
In discussing racing in general, Feinberg pointed to a recent trend that is more likely to appear in drama, comedy and limited genres.
“What has happened in the last four years is that three or four shows occupy half the categories,” he explained. “I guess the house It will get a zillion nominations for supporting actors and actresses. You will also see this with love story In limited categories.
Speaking to the latter, Victorian called out front runners for the limited series or anthology race, saying: “I think it will be.” love story, meat, The monster inside me [and] It’s all her faultRecalling the positive response to HBO DTF St. Louis She also noted, “Fifth is definitely where something could come in, e.g Half a manAnd even lord of the flies, any It’s been really well received.
Feinberg also spoke about the possibility of Taylor Sheridan finally breaking into the Television Academy, indicating that Landman And his latest release for Paramount+, MadisonSheridan may finally be ready for his Emmy moment.
Turning their attention to the audience’s questions, the pair addressed a range of inquiries. among them…
What would be your biggest snub?
“I think it will be someone from the house “I wasn’t nominated with all the vote-splitting going on,” Feinberg responded. love storyIf Sarah Pidgeon is nominated and Paul Anthony Kelly is not, that would cause some upset.
Meanwhile, the Victorian era pointed to HBO industrynow in its fourth season. “There’s been a lot of talk about the series, and if it’s going to happen, it’s going to happen now in the wake of the final season. I think it would be a little surprising if they weren’t even nominated for Best Drama Series.”
Why do some shows succeed and others do not?
“There’s great content on dozens of platforms. If not enough people are watching it, it doesn’t matter if you’re great. People need to know that. If you’re not on one of the platforms that has become a reflective place that people go to, it’s very difficult to break through,” Feinberg said.
“It’s a campaign,” Victorian added. “This is especially important for shows that appear very early [in the season]”You have to remind people, ‘We’re in this race’… You can’t ignore how important campaigning is.”
The 2026 Emmy Awards nominations will be announced in full on July 8, and the 78th annual Emmys are scheduled to air live on NBC and Peacock on Monday, September 14 at 8pm ET/5pm PT.
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