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Los Angeles Times
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
2025 Emmy predictions: best actress, limited series or TV movie
Cristin Milioti is way out in front, the only actress named on all ballots for limited series/TV movie actress and the only unanimous No. 1 pick in Round 1 across all major categories. Michelle Williams is a solid second, receiving some keen support from the panel, but Milioti's rising crime boss with a brutal origin story has stolen the BuzzMeter's heart. 'If there's any justice in this world,' declares Lorraine Ali, 'Cristin Milioti will make the cut for her portrayal of Mafia daughter/complex villain Sofia Falcone in 'The Penguin.'' 'As 'The Penguin's' feral villain, Cristin Milioti has been a shoo-in for this race for quite a while,' assures Tracy Brown. 'Cristin Milioti brought arguably the tour de force of the year in 'The Penguin.' Give her her trophy,' says Trey Mangum, though he adds, 'Rashida Jones' episode [of 'Black Mirror'] ripped me to bits. It's one of the best things I've seen her in.' As do several panelists, Matt Roush touts both Milioti and Williams: 'Cristin Milioti literally scorched the screen. Michelle Williams' bold, raw performance in 'Dying for Sex' as a sexually adventurous cancer patient is equally impressive.' Glenn Whipp says, ' 'Babygirl' plus terminal illness doesn't sound promising, but 'Dying for Sex' upends cancer tropes left and right and is anchored by a terrific Michelle Williams.' Renée Zellweger has a chance to match a rare feat, says Kristen Baldwin: 'Back in the 1980s, Eileen Brennan earned Oscar and Emmy nominations for playing the same character: 'Private Benjamin's' Capt. Doreen Lewis' — which the two-time Oscar winner could do this year for reprising Bridget Jones in 'Mad About the Boy.' More predictions: Limited / TV movie actor | Limited series 1. Cristin Milioti, 'The Penguin'2. Michelle Williams, 'Dying for Sex'3. Renée Zellweger, 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy'4. (tie) Cate Blanchett, 'Disclaimer'4. (tie) Rashida Jones, 'Black Mirror' 6. Kaitlyn Dever, 'Apple Cider Vinegar'7. (tie) Julianne Moore, 'Sirens'7. (tie) Viola Davis, 'G20'9. (tie) Lola Petticrew, 'Say Nothing'9. (tie) Ruth Negga, 'Presumed Innocent'
Los Angeles Times
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
2025 Emmy predictions: best comedy actor
Seth Rogen is the only comedy lead actor to appear on all of the BuzzMeter panel's ballots. Yet he's in a fairly distant second place to reigning Screen Actors Guild Award winner Martin Short, whose partner in crime, Steve Martin, barely makes the bottom rung of the first-round ladder. The wait has been long for Short, who has 18 nominations but last won in 2014, as the host of an AFI Mel Brooks tribute special. Of Rogen, Glenn Whipp says his 'needy, insecure, driven and desperate' character's 'love for movies makes him sympathetic — or at least not completely insufferable.' While Matt Roush bills the race as 'between the guy who made you laugh (Martin Short) and the one who made you cringe (Jeremy Allen White).' Lorraine Ali, meanwhile, trumpets Mo Amer: He 'may not be the most recognizable name in this category, but the second season of his Netflix comedy 'Mo' found humor in the Palestinian diaspora, and for that daring feat he should be honored.' Kristen Baldwin roots for 'underdogs' David Alan Grier ('dry perfection' on 'St. Denis Medical') and Vince Vaughn ('Bad Monkey'); Tracy Brown hopes 'there is room to recognize Nathan Lane' for 'Mid-Century Modern.' Meanwhile, Trey Mangum says, 'If Delroy Lindo doesn't get nominated on the film front for 'Sinners,' we need to make sure that he leaves this year with something' — a nom for the final season of 'Unprisoned' being a sufficient substitute. More predictions: Comedy actress | Comedy series 1. Martin Short, 'Only Murders in the Building'2. Seth Rogen, 'The Studio'3. Jeremy Allen White, 'The Bear'4. (tie) Adam Brody, 'Nobody Wants This'4. (tie) Ted Danson, 'A Man on the Inside'6. Mo Amer, 'Mo'7. Matt Berry, 'What We Do in the Shadows'8. Alan Tudyk, 'Resident Alien'9. (tie) Nathan Lane, 'Mid-Century Modern'9. (tie) Delroy Lindo, 'Unprisoned '9. (tie) Jason Segel, 'Shrinking'
