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‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace’ could tie ‘John Adams’ Emmy record of 13 wins

“The Assassination of Gianni Versace,” the second season of FX’s “American Crime Story” anthology series, scored 18 Emmy nominations, the most of any limited series this year. Those are spread across 13 categories, which means that if this Ryan Murphy production sweeps all of them it would tie the record currently held by HBO’s “John Adams,” which made history in 2008 by becoming the most awarded limited series of all time and the most awarded program of any genre in a single year.

“Versace” scored a trio of nominations in two categories: Best Movie/Mini Supporting Actor (Edgar Ramirez, Ricky Martin and Finn Wittrock) and Best Movie/Mini Picture Editing (for the episodes “Alone,” “House by the Lake” and “Manhunt”). It also scored double nominations for Best Movie/Mini Supporting Actress (Penelope Cruz and Judith Light).

The show is nominated once apiece in its other 10 categories. It received bids for Best Limited Series, Best Movie/Mini Directing (Murphy for the episode “The Man Who Would be Vogue”) and Best Movie/Mini Writing (Tom Rob Smith for “House by the Lake”). And its star Darren Criss gained his first career acting nomination for Best Movie/Mini Actor. The limited series also received nominations for its casting, costumes, hairstyling, non-prosthetic makeup, prosthetic makeup and sound mixing.

“John Adams” was nominated 23 times across 18 categories and also had multiple nominees in four categories: Best Movie/Mini Cinematography, Best Movie/Mini Sound Editing, Best Movie/Mini Sound Mixing and Best Movie/Mini Supporting Actor (Tom Wilkinson, Stephen Dillane and David Morse). “John Adams” was able to win each of those awards, with Wilkinson prevailing in the acting race.

The other nine victories for “John Adams” were Best Miniseries, Best Movie/Mini Actor (Paul Giamatti), Best Movie/Mini Actress (Laura Linney), Best Movie/Mini Writing (Kirk Ellis for the episode “Independence”) and below-the-line victories for its art direction, casting, costumes, prosthetic makeup, and visual effects. “John Adams” only ended up losing five categories: Best Movie/Mini Directing, plus races for hairstyling, non-prosthetic makeup, picture editing, and music composition.

But “Versace” can’t afford to lose anything if it wants to tie the record, and it will face strong competition from, among others, Netflix’s “Godless,” which scored 12 nominations overall. “Versace” will go head-to-head with “Godless” in seven categories including Best Limited Series. Keep in mind that “Big Little Lies” had fewer nominations than “Feud: Bette and Joan” last year (16 to 18), but ultimately was the big winner with eight trophies including the top prize, so don’t count out “Godless” just because it has fewer noms.

Thirteen wins would tie the record, but if “Versace” wins 12 it would be in second place on the all-time list of the most awarded limited series ahead of “Angels in America,” which won 11 in 2003. Ten would place it third, and nine wins would tie it with Murphy’s big winner from 2016, “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” and the most-watched limited series ever, “Roots” (1977).

‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace’ could tie ‘John Adams’ Emmy record of 13 wins

All 6 Emmy episodes revealed for Best Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actress (Exclusive)

Gold Derby can exclusively reveal all of the Emmy episode submissions for the 2018 contenders as Best Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actress. While lead actors and actresses must enter their entire projects, supporting players are allowed to submit just one installment of their limited series. Let’s take a look at the choices made by these six women: Sara Bareilles (“Jesus Christ Superstar”), Penelope Cruz and Judith Light (both of “The Assassination of Gianni Versace”), Adina Porter (“American Horror Story: Cult”), Merritt Wever(“Godless”) and Letitia Wright (“Black Museum: Black Mirror”).

Cruz is submitting the seventh episode, “Ascent,” which aired March 7 on FX. Official description: “Andrew Cunanan leaves behind a troubled family life, while Donatella (Cruz) struggles to find her role within the Gianni Versace empire.” This is her first career nomination.

Light is submitting the third episode, “A Random Killing,” which aired January 31 on FX. Official description: “Chicago real estate tycoon Lee Miglin is murdered in what police describe as a random killing” as his wife Marilyn (Light) grieves. This is her fourth career nomination in prime-time, following ones for “Ugly Betty” (2007) and “Transparent” (2016, 2017).

All 6 Emmy episodes revealed for Best Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actress (Exclusive)

They write the songs: Darren Criss, Aidy Bryant and Kenan Thompson were Emmy nominees for music before acting

Darren Criss (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace”), Aidy Bryant (“Saturday Night Live”) and Kenan Thompson (“SNL”) earned their first Emmy nominations for acting this year, but these aren’t their first nominations overall. All three of them recently contended for songwriting. And they’re far from the only ones who have crossed the threshold between music and other fields at the Emmys. Far from it.

Criss rose to fame as an actor on “Glee” before earning his first acting nomination, Best Movie/Mini Actor for playing killer Andrew Cunanan in the limited series “The Assassination of Gianni Versace.” But “Glee” is what brought him his very first Emmy recognition. He earned a nom for Best Music and Lyrics in 2015 for writing the song “This Time” from the series finale episode “Dreams Come True.” But he lost that prize to Kyle Dunnigan and Jim Roach, who wrote “Girl You Don’t Need Makeup” for “Inside Amy Schumer.”

They write the songs: Darren Criss, Aidy Bryant and Kenan Thompson were Emmy nominees for music before acting

Darren Criss and Jesse Plemons are vying to be the second youngest Best Limited Series/TV Movie Emmy Actor champ

Darren Criss (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) and Jesse Plemons (“USS Callister: Black Mirror”) could break the curve in the big way at the Emmys. Both are nominated for Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actor and if either wins, he’d be the second youngest champ in the category.

At 31 and 30, respectively, Criss and Plemons are competing in a category that has long favored middle-aged and older stars. The category’s youngest winner is Anthony Murphy, who was 17 when he prevailed for “Tom Brown’s Schooldays” in 1973, which was also his first and only acting role. That record looks to stand for a long time, considering that no one in their 20s has ever won.

Eleven people have won in their 30s, including last year’s champ Riz Ahmed(“The Night Of”), who was 34, and Criss and Plemons’ rival Benedict Cumberbatch (“Patrick Melrose”), who was 38 when he upset in 2014 for “Sherlock: His Last Vow”. Criss or Plemons would knock back then-32-year-olds Peter Strauss (“The Jericho Mile”) and Powers Boothe (“Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones”), who won in in back-to-back years in 1979 and 1980.

Criss, Plemons and Cumberbatch are up against 57-year-old Antonio Banderas(“Genius: Picasso”) and 39-year-old John Legend (“Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert”). Two-time champ Al Pacino, who’s 78, was shockingly snubbed for his turn as Joe Paterno in HBO’s “Paterno.” Between this and Robert De Niro‘s loss last year to Ahmed, maybe the academy is turning over a new leaf and won’t just automatically check off established stars over rising younger actors.

The good thing for Criss and Plemons is that they’re both already on the Emmys’ radar. Criss, who has been the predicted favorite to win all year for his eerie performance as Andrew Cunanan, was nominated in 2015 for writing the song “This Time” from “Glee”. Plemons, who was in eighth place in our odds for playing the reclusive Robert Daly, competed in the supporting race two years ago for “Fargo,” losing to another “American Crime Story” star, Sterling K. Brown.

Darren Criss and Jesse Plemons are vying to be the second youngest Best Limited Series/TV Movie Emmy Actor champ

2018 Emmy Nominations: OMG, Cheers, WTF?! | GOLD DERBY Editors Respond

Watch Gold Derby editors track the top Emmy Awards races now that nominations are out. What’s ahead? Westworld? Game of Thrones? The Handmaid’s Tale? See discussion by Tom O’Neil, Joyce Eng, Paul Sheehan, Daniel Montgomery, Marcus Dixon and Chris Beachum. | 12 July 2018

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Will ‘Versace’ be the fourth straight limited series to win three acting Emmys?

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Three is the magic number for limited series. For the past three Emmy ceremonies, the eventual Best Limited Series winner also won three acting trophies and that trend could continue in September with “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.”

“Versace” is the odds-on favorite to win Best Limited Series and our odds are forecasting three acting victories for it as well: Darren Criss in lead actor, and Penelope Cruz and Edgar Ramirez in the supporting races. All of these wins are definitely possible, as voters have shown that if they really like your limited series, they’re more than happy to shower you with multiple statuettes.

That was the case last year with “Big Little Lies,” which ruled the ceremony with five wins, including acting trophies for Nicole Kidman, Alexander Skarsgard and Laura Dern. In 2016, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” cleaned up with five wins as well, with triumphs for Sarah Paulson, Courtney B. Vanceand Sterling K. Brown. And in 2015, “Olive Kitteridge” earned Emmys for Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins and Bill Murrayas part of its six-trophy haul.

“Olive Kitteridge” was the only one that even had a chance to sweep the four acting categories, but Zoe Kazan lost to Regina King(“American Crime”). “O.J.” did not have a supporting actress contender and “Big Little Lies” didn’t have a leading man. “Versace,” meanwhile, isn’t fielding a lead actress hopeful.

“Versace” is most similar to “Olive Kitteridge” — well-made series that didn’t quite capture the zeitgeist the way “O.J.” and “Big Little Lies” did. Like the HBO mini, “Versace” is also competing in a comparably weaker year unlike “O.J.” and “Big Little Lies,” That could be a good or bad thing: easier for one show to dominate or it could lead to spreading the wealth.

Will ‘Versace’ be the fourth straight limited series to win three acting Emmys?

Edgar Ramirez (‘Assassination of Gianni Versace’) could cash in his Emmy IOU after his loss for ‘Carlos’

According to our racetrack odds, Edgar Ramirez is the Emmy front-runner for Best Movie/Mini Supporting Actor for playing the title character in “The Assassination of Gianni Versace.” The FX true-crime drama is the favorite to win Best Limited Series, so it stands to reason that voters would also recognize Versace himself. But there’s another reason the TV academy might want to check off his name: to make up for his loss for “Carlos” seven years ago.

The Venezuelan actor made appearances in “The Bourne Ultimatum” (2007) and “Che” (2008) before his international breakthrough role as the title character in “Carlos,” a real-life political terrorist in the 1970s who was finally arrested in 1994 and is currently serving a life sentence in prison. Directed by French auteur Olivier Assayas, the series received widespread acclaim, including kudos from the film world. Ramirez won the Cesar Award for Best Actor and was a finalist at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and National Society of Film Critics Awards.

“Carlos” won the Golden Globe for Best Movie/Miniseries in 2011, but when the Emmy nominations came around a few months later it was snubbed from that top category. The only nominations it received were for Ramirez’s lead performance and for Assayas’s direction.

Despite that shortfall Ramirez was considered a strong contender for Best Movie/Mini Actor, but that race took almost everyone by surprise when Barry Pepper came out of nowhere to win for playing Robert F. Kennedy in “The Kennedys.” He even beat his co-star Greg Kinnear, who had the more iconic role as John F. Kennedy.

Now Ramirez could cash in his Emmy IOU for playing another title character. “Assassination” tells the story of Andrew Cunanan (played by Movie/Mini Actor front-runner Darren Criss), who ended his cross-country killing spree by murdering famous fashion designer Versace in Miami in 1997. Based on the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users Ramirez is out front with 10/3 odds.

But it’s a much closer race when you ask our Experts. We’ve polled 18 Expert journalists from top media outlets for their picks, and only seven of them are predicting Ramirez will win: Debbie Day (Rotten Tomatoes), Pete Hammond(Deadline Hollywood), Chris Harnick (E!), Matthew Jacobs (Huffington Post), Tom O’Neil (Gold Derby), Lynette Rice (Entertainment Weekly) and Robert Rorke (New York Post).

Compare that to Jeff Daniels, who is backed by eight Experts for his villainous role in the Netflix western “Godless“: Eric Deggans (NPR), Lynn Elber(Associated Press), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Matt Roush (TV Guide Magazine), Anne Thompson (IndieWire), Ben Travers (IndieWire), Peter Travers (Rolling Stone) and Ken Tucker (Yahoo).

That would be ironic. In 2011 Ramirez played a killer and lost to a man who played the victim of an assassination. This time around he plays the victim, and he could lose to a killer. Do you think Ramirez will pull it out, or will he have to wait to cash in his Emmy IOU another day?

Edgar Ramirez (‘Assassination of Gianni Versace’) could cash in his Emmy IOU after his loss for ‘Carlos’

Penelope Cruz (‘Assassination of Gianni Versace’) is the Emmy front-runner, but Experts name 5 women who could beat her

The Emmy nominations will be announced on Thursday, July 12, and Penelope Cruz (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace”) maintains her lead in our Emmy predictions for Best Movie/Mini Supporting Actress, but she shouldn’t get too comfortable. This is one of the most divided races at this year’s awards, according to our Experts, who point to five women who could overtake her.

As of this writing 10 of the 18 Expert journalists we’ve polled from top media outlets are predicting a victory for Cruz: Eric Deggans (NPR), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Pete Hammond (Deadline Hollywood), Chris Harnick (E!), Matthew Jacobs (Huffington Post), Lynette Rice (Entertainment Weekly), Robert Rorke(New York Post), Anne Thompson (IndieWire), Peter Travers (Rolling Stone) and Adnan Virk (ESPN).

Cruz has never been nominated for an Emmy before, but she’s an Oscar winning movie star and Emmy voters often love those. She also plays a recognizable real-life figure, fashion designer Donatella Versace, which required the Spanish actress to speak English with an Italian accent. But it’s far from an open-and-shut case.

Two Experts say the Emmy will go to Laura Dern (“Twin Peaks: The Return“): Lynn Elber (Associated Press) and Glenn Whipp (LA Times). Dern just won this award last year for “Big Little Lies,” and voters will also be watching her this year in the telefilm “The Tale,” for which she’s the front-runner for Best Movie/Mini Actress. All that plus her recent role in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” has made her a Hollywood darling in the last 12 months.

Another two Experts are predicting Nicole Kidman (“Top of the Lake: China Girl”): Debra Birnbaum (Variety) and Ken Tucker (Yahoo). Like Dern, Kidman was an Emmy winner last year for “Big Little Lies” (Best Limited Series and Best Movie/Mini Actress), so she too is on a hot streak.

Two more Experts are betting on Angela Lansbury (“Little Women”): Tom O’Neil(Gold Derby) and Matt Roush (TV Guide Magazine). Lansbury is long, long, long overdue with no wins out of a whopping 18 past nominations. In a divided field, voters might decide it’s a good time to finally reward the 92-year-old acting legend.

Debbie Day (Rotten Tomatoes) is going out on a limb for Cruz’s “Assassination” co-star Judith Light. She’s a two-time Daytime Emmy winner for her role on “One Life to Live” (1980-1981) but she has never won in primetime despite three past nominations.

And our last Expert, Ben Travers (IndieWire) thinks Merritt Wever (“Godless”) will surprise. It wouldn’t be the first time. Wever was an upset Emmy winner in 2013 for Best Comedy Supporting Actress for “Nurse Jackie.”

Penelope Cruz (‘Assassination of Gianni Versace’) is the Emmy front-runner, but Experts name 5 women who could beat her

Darren Criss (‘Versace’) would be second youngest Best Movie/Mini Actor Emmy winner

Darren Criss barely looks like he’s aged a day since “Glee,” but the “Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” star is 31 years old — definitely not old, but not a whippersnapper either. But if he takes home the Emmy for Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actor, he’d be the second youngest to prevail in the category.

Criss wouldn’t come close to dethroning the youngest winner, Anthony Murphy, who was 17 when he won for “Tom Brown’s Schooldays” in 1973. It was Murphy’s first and only acting role; he’s now a painter. No one has won the category in their 20s. Eleven people have won in their 30s, including reigning champ Riz Ahmed(“The Night Of”), who was 34. Criss would bump down Peter Strauss (“The Jericho Mile”) and Powers Boothe (“Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones”), who were both 32 when they won in 1979 and 1980, respectively.

Not unlike the Oscars, the Emmys favor older actors, and one-off programs like miniseries and TV movies tend to attract or are written for veterans or established stars. Most limited series/TV movie actor champs are middle-aged or older.

Criss has been sitting pretty atop our predictions for his turn as Andrew Cunanan, who was 27 when he went on his cross-country murder spree, culminating with the killing of Gianni Versace. It’s a haunting, unnerving performance that’s a complete 180 from Blaine Anderson, but could age bias — not to mention the “Slap the Stud” syndrome — hurt him? In 2014, his fellow Ryan Murphy player Matt Bomer, then 36, was favored to win for his supporting turn in “The Normal Heart,” but was upset by Martin Freeman, then 42, for “Sherlock: His Last Vow.”

That same year, Freeman’s co-star Benedict Cumberbatch, then 38, won in lead. Cumberbatch is back in the hunt this year for “Patrick Melrose” and has risen to fourth in our predictions, with multiple Experts, Editors and Top 24 Users picking his performance as the title character, a suicidal drug addict, to triumph.

But maybe Ahmed’s victory last year — over the likes of Cumberbatch, Robert De Niro, Geoffrey Rush, Ewan McGregor and John Turturro — will usher in a new era of younger actors claiming Emmy gold. They’re no less deserving than older and/or bold-named stars. In fact, if all goes as predicted, Criss wouldn’t even be the youngest nominee in the category: Michael B. Jordan (“Fahrenheit 451”), currently in fifth place, is four days younger than him.

Darren Criss (‘Versace’) would be second youngest Best Movie/Mini Actor Emmy winner