It is \u201cinconceivable to see a way in which Adolescence loses come Emmy night,\u201d wrote Vanity Fair\u2019s John Ross.<\/p>\n
\u201cCultural zeitgeist trumps all at the Emmys.\u201d<\/p>\n
Each of its four episodes is shot in a stunning single take, and together form a timely and tragic examination of the impact of toxic masculinity on young boys.<\/p>\n
The show drew rave reviews and countless water-cooler discussions. A limited series win would be the second in a row for dark British Netflix shows, after last year\u2019s Baby Reindeer.<\/p>\n
The best comedy series prize has a similarly prohibitive favourite \u2013 Apple\u2019s The Studio.<\/p>\n
Starring its co-creator Seth Rogen as floundering movie executive Matt Remick, The Studio is both a love letter to Hollywood, and a searing send-up of the industry\u2019s many insecurities, hypocrisies and moral failings.<\/p>\n
Its 23 nominations are the joint-most ever by a comedy in a single year, and it already won nine statuettes last weekend at the ceremony for the more technical Emmy categories.<\/p>\n
In a meta twist, a beloved episode of The Studio takes place during a Hollywood awards show, with a running gag in which nearly every winner thanks Remick\u2019s underling Sal Saperstein (Ike Barinholtz) rather than the boss himself.<\/p>\n
Expect plenty of callbacks to that moment on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Dramatic finish? <\/p>\n
The ceremony\u2019s most intriguing moment seems destined to be the announcement of the best drama series award \u2013 typically the final prize of the night.<\/p>\n
Severance \u2013 a psychological drama set largely in the near-future offices of a shadowy corporation \u2013 has the most nominations of any show this year with 27.<\/p>\n
The premise: the \u201cinnie\u201d employees of Lumon Industries quite literally leave their outside lives, memories and personalities at the door, thanks to a dystopian new mind-splitting technology.<\/p>\n
Starring Adam Scott, the show\u2019s acclaimed first season in 2022 missed out to Succession for Emmys glory, but this year\u2019s sophomore run was the presumed drama frontrunner.<\/p>\n
Then along came The Pitt, a quietly released medical drama that was originally conceived as an ER spinoff, and emulates much of that show\u2019s DNA.<\/p>\n
All 15 episodes are set consecutively during the same unbearably stressful shift at an inner-city Pittsburgh hospital.<\/p>\n
Tackling everything from abortion rights to mass shootings, it has become a word-of-mouth sensation.<\/p>\n
ER veteran Noah Wyle is tipped to pip Scott for the best drama actor prize for his performance as the emergency room\u2019s haunted leader.<\/p>\n
\u2018Celebrating television\u2019 <\/p>\n
In these divisive political times, the Television Academy \u2013 which hands out the Emmys \u2013 is determined to steer clear of controversy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re definitely just celebrating television,\u201d ceremony producer Jesse Collins told Deadline on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cNobody\u2019s trying to veer off that course. We want everybody to just have fun for three hours.\u201d<\/p>\n
Host Nate Bargatze told CBS there will of course be jokes about the nominated shows but said he would \u201cdo it in a way that is not mean or… mean-spirited\u201d.<\/p>\n
Bargatze has even devised a novel way to keep things succinct.<\/p>\n
The comedian has pledged to donate US$100,000 ($167,870) of his own money to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.<\/p>\n
The catch? He will deduct US$1000 for every second that a winner\u2019s acceptance speech exceeds the allotted 45 seconds.<\/p>\n
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