DF: Do you have a particular dog in the movie/miniseries categories? And do you have any particular confusion or concern that American Vandal has apparently been deemed a miniseries for Emmy consideration? The idea of Jimmy Tatro from American Vandal going head-to-head with Benedict Cumberbatch for Patrick Melrose feels peculiar to me, though it feels good-peculiar, not bad-peculiar. After The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, which is a lock for a pile of nods, voters get to weigh in on projects as different as Godless, Top of the Lake: China Girl, Marvel’s The Defenders and, of course, Twin Peaks, which I know is your Big Little Lies for this year.
TG: The less said about Twin Peaks the better. Maybe the American Vandal entry hints at something completely and wholly different in season two, which is about the only way that could be sustained anyway. Patrick Melrose is very intriguing in this category because I think it could nab a number of awards beyond Benedict Cumberbatch, but it could also get lost behind Howards End, The Looming Tower and even The Terror. But the one I’ll be rooting for is Godless. It was completely unexpected, smart, surprising, entertaining and had numerous excellent performances in a genre weighed down by familiarity. I hope it gets rewarded for all of that.
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