The nominations for the next Emmy Awards, equivalent to the Oscars for American television, are announced on Tuesday. The list of candidates will be announced during a ceremony via the internet, which will begin at 5:30 p.m. in France. The Emmy Awards for this 74th edition will be awarded on September 12. Here are five things to watch for when the nominations are announced on Tuesday:
The “subtitle barrier”
Three years ago, the South Korean film Parasite had won the Oscar for best feature film, shattering for the first time in this flagship category what its director Bong Joon-ho had called “the barrier of subtitles”. At the Emmy Awards, no work shot in a language other than English has so far managed to win the drama series category.
Squid Game, the hit series from Netflix, will it go down in history? The South Korean series features hundreds of characters from the most marginalized parts of South Korea, participating in children’s games like “one, two, three, sun” to win a huge sum of money, at the risk of being killed.
It is currently the most watched Netflix series in the world, ahead of Stranger Things. She also shot mainly in Korean, the Apple TV + series Pachinko was also very popular and could be selected.
fierce competition
While the pandemic had forced many series to postpone their production last year, the list of potential candidates is bloated this year, both for drama series and for comedies. Winner in 2020, Succession (HBO), which follows the horrors of a powerful family whose members plot and tear each other apart, is making a comeback along withozark (Netflix) and Better Call Saul (AMC).
Comedy side, The Fabulous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime) and barry (HBO) could both win new trophies. They will find on their way the great winner of the previous edition, Ted Lassoand the series hackswhose second season has won over critics.
Finally, recognition for Yellowstone ?
With Kevin Costner as headliner and eleven million viewers for the launch of its fourth season, Yellowstone seems cut out to win at the Emmy Awards. But this modern western with a touch of soap-opera has so far only received one nomination, in a minor technical category.
Voters may have been put off by the show’s overtly conservative overtones or its airing on the relatively modest Paramount Network, but its popularity has steadily grown. “We’ll see if popularity alone plays into the competition this year. If that is the case, Yellowstone will have its moment of glory, ”said Pete Hammond, specialist in TV and cinema awards for the magazine Deadline.
A breakthrough for Hulu?
The HBO and Netflix platforms tend to dominate in Emmy Award nominations, but this year, the small Hulu, owned by the giant Disney, could shine. Hulu, which broadcasts only in the United States, is at the origin of original creations such as The Scarlet Maidwinner in 2017, and continues to expand its production.
She aligns this year dopesick, favorite in the mini-series category, in which Michael Keaton plays a doctor involved in the opiate crisis that is ravaging the United States. In the same category, Hulu also produces The Dropoutfeaturing Amanda Seyfried in the role of a fallen star of biotechnology, or even Pam and Tommywhich traces the theft of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee’s sex tape in the 1990s.
Cramped miniseries
For a long time considered the poor relation of competition, mini-series are on the rise with productions whose number and quality are improving from year to year. In addition to Hulu series, The White Lotus (HBO) is extremely popular, as is maid (Netflix).
But while drama series and comedies each field eight contestants, miniseries are limited to five. “They have to change the rules,” said Pete Hammond. “It’s the Emmys’ forte, and this year is no exception.”