2017 Emmy Predictions: Limited Series and Made-for-TV Movies

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LIMITED SERIES
Big Little Lies (HBO)
Fargo (FX)
Feud: Bette and Joan (FX)
Genius (Nat Geo)
The Night Of (HBO)

Could win: Fargo
Should win: The Night Of
Will win: Big Little Lies
Should have been nominated: N/A

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MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Black Mirror: “San Junipero” (Netflix)
Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (NBC)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (HBO)
Sherlock: “The Lying Detective” (PBS)
The Wizard of Lies (HBO)

Could win: The Wizard of Lies
Should win: Black Mirror: “San Junipero”
Will win: Sherlock: “The Lying Detective”
Should have been nominated: Apparently Oh, Hello on Broadway was eligible for this so, that.

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LIMITED ACTOR
Riz Ahmed, The Night Of
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock
Robert De Niro, The Wizard of Lies
Ewan McGregor, Fargo
Geoffrey Rush, Genius
John Turturro, The Night Of

Could win: John Turturro
Should win: Riz Ahmed
Will win: Benedict Cumberbatch
Should have been nominated: Not sure how this counts, but Chris Gethard submitted himself for Career Suicide, and that was magnificent.

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LIMITED ACTRESS
Carrie Coon, Fargo
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan
Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies

Could win: Susan Sarandon or Jessica Lange
Should and will win: Nicole Kidman
Should have been nominated: Melissa Leo, The Most Hated Woman in America

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LIMITED SUPPORTING ACTOR
Bill Camp, The Night Of
Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan
Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
David Thewlis, Fargo
Stanley Tucci, Feud: Bette and Joan
Michael K. Williams, The Night Of

Could win: Stanley Tucci
Should win: Bill Camp
Will win: Alfred Molina
Should have been nominated: Adam Scott, Big Little Lies

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LIMITED SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Judy Davis, Feud: Bette and Joan
Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
Jackie Hoffman, Feud: Bette and Joan
Regina King, American Crime
Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley, Big Little Lies

Could win: Regina King
Should win: Shailene Woodley
Will win: Jackie Hoffman
Should have been nominated: Jeannie Berlin, The Night Of

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LIMITED WRITING
Big Little Lies
Black Mirror (“San Junipero”)
Fargo (“The Law of Vacant Places”)
Feud: Bette and Joan (“And the Winner Is…”)
Feud: Bette and Joan (Pilot episode)
The Night Of (“The Call of the Wild”)

Could win: Black Mirror
Should win: The Night Of
Will win: Big Little Lies
Should have been nominated: N/A

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LIMITED DIRECTING
Big Little Lies
Fargo (“The Law of Vacant Places”)
Feud: Bette and Joan (“And the Winner Is…”)
Genius (“Einstein: Chapter One”)
The Night Of (“The Art of War”)
The Night Of (“The Beach”)

Could win: Fargo
Should win: The Night Of (“The Beach”)
Will win: Big Little Lies
Should have been nominated: N/A

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