On behalf of true pop culture degenerates out there, welcome back to Awards season. Much like the first preseason NFL games bring hope and excitement to award show fans everywhere that more fun is on the way, the Emmy nominations give us that first taste of award show greatness as we head into peak season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Especially with the current state of the writers + actors strike in Hollywood, now more than ever do we need that betting board of TV favorites to get the juices flowing. The future of our favorite shows is very much in doubt with no end to the strike in sight, so we might as well grab our penny or two for award show winners while the best television shows are on sabbatical. With that let\u2019s get to the biggest categories in lieu of the nomination news that dropped last week, and find our early leans for trophies come September 18th:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In what\u2019s likely the most excitable category of the night, the oddsmakers will quickly quell any jubilation over a surprise winner taking down the Roy family empire. The smash hit \u201cSuccession\u201d is the whopping -800 favorite as its farewell season is in the books and we all want to celebrate them one more time. If you\u2019re a big time stan of \u201cWhite lotus\u201d at +500 you could throw down a mercy bet and hope for a shocker, but I find it hard not picturing the Succession cast in full on stage to end the night. Honorable mentions nominated are The Last of Us (+1000) and Better Call Saul\u2019s final season coming in as a +1200 underdog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This category garners the most betting intrigue of the big boy categories as it pits three castmates and a whole Rory family empire up against each other. Kieran Culkin (+110) is the current favorite as Roman Roy in \u201cSuccession\u201d, his TV brother Jeremy Strong (+250) plays Kendall and the patriarch Logan Roy played by Brian Cox is also nominated at longshot odds of +1400. So which Roy family member will win? Well, my heart has the early lean to Kieran Culkin, but my betting brain says NONE of them win this award. The night is going to be very Succession-[heavy with hardware, so I\u2019m leaning towards Bob Odenkirk (+200) to spoil the Succession party in this category. Though I wasn\u2019t in awe of the final season of \u201cBetter Call Saul\u201d this seems like a fitting spot to get him a farewell trophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the actress side of the ballot, it\u2019s another betting board that gives away the award winner as Sarah Snook (-800) who plays daughter Shiv Roy on \u201cSuccession.\u201d she must have sealed the massive favorite status up with that utterly limp handshake at the waning moments of the series\u2019 conclusion. One loveless touch can mean so much and she crushed her role as the child who ends up on top in the end\u2026sort of. If you’re itching for a lottery ticket winner here your only options would be betting Melanie Lynskey of \u201cYellowjackets\u201d at +450 or Bella Ramsey from \u2018The Last of Us\u201d at +800 odds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This category is where I find some value based on the timeline of the hype around the top two shows on the betting board. Ted Lasso (-250) is the sturdy but not guaranteed favorite in this category, but for as great as the series is – its buzz has worn in recent months. As for the second favorite in \u201cThe Bear\u201d at +350, there\u2019s arguably not a buzzier show out right now. The brutally honest, phrenetic look into the restaurant and service industry is compelling and it\u2019s sprinkled in with some food porn that is universally loved. The downhill momentum and popularity of \u201cThe Bear\u201d and the show\u2019s desire to get the cast on stage makes for a perfect upset recipe here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The best comedy actress category should be a coin flip between Quinta Brunson of \u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d and Rachel Brosnahan of \u201cThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the Abbott Elementary note, I love Taraji P Henson to win for her appearance on that show as best comedy guest appearance\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even if \u201cThe Bear\u201d doesn;t take the best series win, you can bet your bottom dollar that star Jeremy Allen White aka \u201cCarmie\u201d gets his due notice with a best comedy actor win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Emmy Awards are scheduled to be televised<\/em> September 18th on FOX – let\u2019s hope the strike ends for the sake of TV watchers and streamers everywhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Nominees Are In\u2026 On behalf of true pop culture degenerates out there, welcome back to Awards season. Much like the first preseason NFL games bring hope and excitement to award show fans everywhere that more fun is on the way, the Emmy nominations give us that first taste of award show greatness as we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":78501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1522],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"\n