Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series Emmys 2021 Predictions & Contenders

Brian Van Holt has been tapped for a key role opposite Kate McKinnon’s Carole Baskin and John Cameron Mitchell’s Joe “Exotic” Schreibvogel in Joe Exotic (working title), Peacock’s limited series based on the Wondery podcast.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Joe Exotic” series at Peacock is rounding out its cast with the addition of Brian Van Holt, Variety has learned.Van Holt will star as John Reinke, the zoo manager at Joe’s zoo, a loyal worker and friend until things go too far.

Truth be told, no Emmy category includes more memorable performances of the past year in any medium than Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV movie. It’s historically rich in incredible work.

If any of the acting categories for the Limited Series or TV Movie contenders are in flux it’s the race for the Lead Actor Emmy.

Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Emmys ceremonies from film awards editor Clayton Davis. Following history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Emmy predictions are updated regularly with the current year's list of contenders in all categories.

Six slots and only one Emmys lock. Yep, the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie category is essentially wide open.

Was it Kathryn Hahn all along? That’s the big question regarding this year’s Emmy category for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series. Can anyone seriously stop the “WandaVision” scene-stealer from winning her first Emmy Award on her second nomination? And, sure, she’ll get some legitimate competition from “Small Axe’s” Letitia Wright and “Mare of Easttown’s” Jean Smart.

The Joe Exotic scripted series, starring Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell, is going to stream exclusively on Peacock.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Joe Exotic” series starring Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell will now air only on Peacock instead of on the streamer, NBC, and USA Network as originally planned.The show received the multi-platform series order last year. According to an individual with knowledge of the production, the move comes as the multi-platform order was made prior to Susan Rovner assuming her role as chairman of entertainment content for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming.

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Kate McKinnon is one of six creative leaders in comedy honored for Variety‘s 2021 Power of Women. For more, click here.Kate McKinnon is exceedingly uninhibited, unselfconscious and brazen in her spot-on, wacky impressions of everyone from Robert Durst, Betsy DeVos and Justin Bieber to Dr.

There isn’t a lot of middle ground this Emmy season. Either a category is insanely competitive or so wide open that contenders one might have considered fringe candidates any other year have a good shot at a nomination.

Could history be made this Emmy season? Possibly and if so, it might just be in the Lead Actress in a Drama Series category. That is if M.J.

As with the Lead Actor category, Emmy’s Supporting Actress in a Drama Series field has some locks and a lot of open seats at the table. You can be sure that “The Crown’s” Gillian Anderson and Helena Bonham Carter will get invites.

We’ve scoured candidates from the past year months of television and come up with just 12 actors that we believe have a shot at an Emmy nomination for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Eight of them will make it, but at this point, we’d only bet on one of them, “The Handmaid’s Tale’s” Bradley Whitford.

Kaley Cuoco was nominated for a SAG Award, Critics Choice Award, and Golden Globe for her performance in “The Flight Attendant.” Unfortunately, she lost all of them. Thankfully, the qualifying contenders for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series are slightly less competitive for the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards.

Here’s the thing about the Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. This is pretty much Jason Sudeikis‘ to lose.

If you can correctly predict the six Emmy nominees for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series this year then you better go place a bet in Vegas. This category is so wide open that only one actor may repeat their nomination from 2020.

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