Awards HQ July 25: The Emmy Nomination Viewership Bump; Which Categories Will Appear at Each Emmy Ceremony; More!

It was the Television Academy’s version of “if you kids don’t behave, we’re turning this car around.” And this year, that’s exactly what the org did. When this year’s Emmy nominations were announced last week, the TV Academy decided not to tally up the contenders by network.

Sort of. The group still sent out a document listing all nominees by network as submitted but left the hard work of counting those noms, and deciding how to present that data, to others. This caused a lot of scrambling on nomination morning — and resulted in some early bad math — before it finally became clear that HBO, with or without HBO Max, had won this year’s derby over Netflix.

The decision to eliminate those network tallies has everything to do with the inter-network squabble over how they identify themselves. It’s all about ego and bragging rights, and after things got testy last year, the TV Academy decided to extract itself from the debate — and yes, turn the car around and head home.

The argument centers on whether HBO and HBO Max should combine their noms. Last year, it was only when the two combined that HBO beat out Netflix. This year, those concerns were moot, as HBO by itself was the leader, with 108 nominations versus 105 for Netflix. But combine HBO’s number with HBO Max’s 32, and suddenly that 140 total looks a lot more dominant.

So what’s the right way to go? If you, like me, think HBO and HBO Max will eventually be the same thing (as linear fades away), it probably, ultimately, won’t matter, and the outlet will simple be called “HBO,” “HBO Max” or even just “Max.”

But for now, HBO /HBO Max chief content officer Casey Bloys notes that it’s already one company under his oversight, so ultimately it should be combined as one number.

“I can’t think of another platform that has the same management, the same business affairs, the same production, same programming head,” he told me after the nominations were announced. “Everything on HBO airs on HBO Max.”

On the other hand, as Netflix would counter, HBO Max has a team under Sarah Aubrey that reports to Bloys, and it’s still accessed via very different platforms. The HBO shows are “HBO Originals,” and the HBO Max shows are deemed “Max Originals.” Hulu, ABC, Disney+, FX and Freeform all report to Dana Walden at Disney, but their respective nominations are counted toward their individual outlets.

Read more here.

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Local public broadcaster KCET led all outlets at this year’s Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, with six total, out of 15 nominations. At the ceremony, held Saturday night at the Television Academy’s headquarters in North Hollywood, ABC-owned KABC and NBC-owned KNBC tied for second place, with five.

This is the sixth year in a row that KCET won the most, having landed nine last year.

In the key newscast categories, KTLA won the regularly scheduled daily evening newscast (7 p.n. to 12 a.m.), while KNBC’s “Today In LA” was tops for morning newscast and KVEA’s “Noticiero Telemundo 52 A Las 6PM” was tops for daytime newscast (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.).

Local cable news upstart Spectrum News 1 had landed the most nominations, with 23 nods. Eligibility for this year’s L.A. Area Emmy Awards was between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2021. The Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards honor locally produced programs in the categories of crime and social issues, culture and history, the arts, human interest, sports, the environment, and live and breaking news coverage.

Spectrum News 1’s Giselle Fernández hosted this year’s awards ceremony, which was produced by Bob Bain and Bob Bain Productions.

Television Academy chairman and CEO Frank Scherma presented the 2022 Los Angeles Area Emmy Governors Award to KTLA’s Gayle Anderson. The award is presented annually to “an individual, company or organization that has made a substantial contribution to television broadcasting in the greater Los Angeles area.”

Find the full winners list here.

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Emily Longeretta writes:

With the race tighter than ever, scheduling strategy comes into play for Emmys frontrunners. Here, Variety analyzes the competitive stakes in the key races.

Drama Series

With one more nominee than last year, this category is again a mixed bag. Early predictions were that it would be a battle between Netflix’s “Squid Game” and HBO’s “Succession.” At the SAG Awards, “Succession” took home the ensemble, but the Netflix series pulled out the acting wins. But they’re far from the only names in the game. Apple TV+’s “Severance” and Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” are two freshman shows in contention; the previous first-season show to win was “The Handmaid’s Tale” — proving that when a new show does take home the trophy, it has the ability to sweep . Plus, “Severance” earned writing, directing and casting noms, which bodes well. Of course, Netflix’s “Ozark” and AMC’s “Better Call Saul” are closing out their runs while the last-minute drop of “Stranger Things” may be in its favor, and HBO’s “Euphoria” has been a fan favorite all along

Comedy Series

One of my favorite stats to pull out is the fact that “Friends” didn’t win best comedy series until 2002 for Season 8; that year, the sitcom wasn’t nominated in the directing or writing categories, so don’t let the number of noms fool you. This year, ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” missed the directing nom, but creator and star Quinta Brunson still made history as the first Black woman to receive comedy nominations in the acting, writing and series categories. The sitcom is also one of few keeping broadcast television in the Emmy awards conversation. Elsewhere, HBO’s “Barry” brings the darker element to the category while Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” and “Hacks” tied with a whopping 17 nominations each. And don’t forget about last season’s winner, Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso,” which led the race with 20 nominations. HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” isn’t in the zeitgeist as much, but still landed a nom for nine of its 10 years, while FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows” proved it’s not a sleeper either with seven noms. Amazon Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” took home the trophy for its first season and this could be the comeback tour.

Limited/Anthology Series

With three of the five nominations this year, Hulu is leading the limited space — and could surely pull out the win. With “Dopesick” and “The Dropout” likely to take home acting prizes as well, both series are popular with the Academy. “Pam & Tommy” was a bit of a wild card but with 10 noms, it’s clear that the pop culture-heavy show was a hit with voters. Outside of Hulu, Netflix’s “Inventing Anna” made a splash as one of the first series Shonda Rhimes created within her Netflix deal, as did HBO’s “The White Lotus,” which remains in the limited category, despite being in production on Season 2. (While it will take place at a new resort, supporting nominee Jennifer Coolidge is returning.) Plus, the show racked up 20 noms so don’t count it out from any category.

Variety Talk Series

It’s hard to imagine a world in which “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” doesn’t take the win in this category, mostly because it has for the past six years. This year, the show earned five noms overall and HBO/HBO Max remains the most nominated of all, so it seems likely. That said, with “Conan” out of the mix, “Late Night With Seth Meyers” broke in — the perfect time with this timely takes on the COVID-19 pandemic and the up and down political landscape. On the ballot again this year is “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Despite consistently earning recognition on noms day, the show’s never taken home a Primetime Emmy. But he is more in the conversation than ever, thanks to the popularity of “Live in Front of a Studio Audience,” which earned two noms this year.

Competition Program

In the unscripted series, it’s hard to make a change. Since VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” broke into the category in 2018, and has won for four consecutive years. This time, the flagship earned eight noms and its three spinoffs snagged one nom each. Past winners are also in the category: CBS’ “The Amazing Race,” a 10-time winner, has two noms, while NBC’s “The Voice” (three overall noms) has been nominated every year since 2012 and has won four times. Netflix’s “Nailed It!” (two noms) and Bravo’s “Top Chef ” (five noms for the flagship and one for its spinoff) are back. The one to watch is newcomer “Lizzo ’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls” from Prime Video with six noms. Just as “Drag Race” did, this one could make quite the splash, especially if the Academy is looking to evolve.

Read more here.

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Apple TV+ held a Los Angeles screening and tailgate event celebrating the massive Emmy haul for “Ted Lasso,” and featuring stars Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Juno Temple, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster, Sarah Niles, Toheeb Jimoh, Cristo Fernández, Kola Bokinni, James Lance and Sam Richardson. It was a massive panel, but my colleague Jenelle Riley deftly handled the moderating duties at the The Rooftop Conservatory at the Maybourne Hotel.

Meanwhile, I hit Comic-Con this weekend, like I mentioned above, to moderate multiple panels and take in the sights. Above, “Severance” star Tramell Tillman, as Milchick, welcomes us to Lumon in a video debrief. Apple TV+’s “Severance” activation was a highlight of the weekend, as attendees got to experience visiting the actual “severed” floor of Lumon, in a detailed re-creation of the show’s sets.

Actors playing versions of Lumon employees, without breaking character, were a part of the experience as well. And yes, that’s me sitting at my new desk in data refinement.

I introduced the Comic-Con screening for the new Peacock series “The Resort,” followed by a chat with Andy Siara (Showrunner/Writer/EP) and stars William Jackson Harper, Cristin Milioti, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Nina Bloomgarden and Gabriela Cartol.

Catching up with “Community” creator and “Rick and Morty” co-creator Dan Harmon, who was there to take part in a panel for Fox’s new animated series “Krapopolis.” Also on the panel, which I moderated: Executive producer and showrunner Jordan Young, supervising director Pete Michels and stars Matt Berry (“What We Do in The Shadows”), Pam Murphy (“Mapleworth Murders”) and Duncan Trussell (“The Midnight Gospel”).

“Abbott Elementary” activation featured the fan experience “New Teacher Dis-Orientation.” Included were set recreations, the opportunity to take a photo behind Principal Ava’s official desk, and visit to Janine’s classroom. The activation also featured original art submitted by fans via the official “Abbott Elementary” Fan Art Contest, and performances by a professional step dance crew, double Dutch jump-rope team and more.

Disney Branded TV’s upcoming Disney+ series “American Born Chinese” held a mixer at Comic-Con featuring executive producers Kelvin Yu, Melvin Mar, Erin O’Malley, Gene Luen Yang (author of the graphic novel) and star Daniel Wu in addition to an exclusive first-look at the series, and plenty of entertainment — like the dragon above!

Also seen on the floor: “Stranger Things,” “Squid Games,” and other well-represented series!  

Simu Liu at the Backstage Creations Celebrity Suite at the 2022 ESPYs featuring SpiritHoods, HempHera, Dr Tyler Hales Celebrity Dentistry, Muse, NeuroVascular Life, Tom James, resort stays with Four Seasons Nevis and Villa La Valencia Los Cabos, Avensole Winery, Champion, Empiria, Lumify, Mace, Moonshot, Simply Spiked Lemonade, Thera Cane.

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Trying to figure out which Creative Arts Emmy ceremony to attend, or how long the Primetime Emmys will be? First things first: This year’s Primetime Emmys boasts 25 categories… so yeah, it’s gonna be a long show. But here’s how everything will break down this year, all listed in alphabetical order:

2022 Creative Arts Emmy Award Categories
Saturday, September 3, 2022

1. OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM
2. OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
3. OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
4. OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR VARIETY OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
5. OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
6. OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
7. OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL
8. OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
9. OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION PROGRAM
10. OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
11. OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
12. OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
13. OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES
14. OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL
15. OUTSTANDING EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
16. OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
17. OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM
18. OUTSTANDING HOSTED NONFICTION SERIES OR SPECIAL
19. OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION
20. OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SERIES
21. OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
22. OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
23. OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A DOCUMENTARY SERIES OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC UNDERSCORE)
24. OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
25. OUTSTANDING NARRATOR
26. OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
27. OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM
28. OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
29. OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING
30. OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
31. OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY, REALITY OR COMPETITION SERIES
32. OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM ANIMATED PROGRAM
33. OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMEDY, DRAMA OR VARIETY SERIES
34. OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES
35. OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)
36. OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)
37. OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL
38. OUTSTANDING STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
39. OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES
40. OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SPECIAL
41. OUTSTANDING UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
42. OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE)
43. OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED)
44. OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
45. OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES

2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Categories
Sunday, September 4, 2022

1. OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
2. OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
3. OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
4. OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
5. OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
6. OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR SCRIPTED PROGRAMMING
7. OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
8. OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
9. OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (HALF-HOUR)
10. OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
11. OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES
12. OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY HAIRSTYLING
13. OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)
14. OUTSTANDING FANTASY/SCI-FI COSTUMES
15. OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
16. OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
17. OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
18. OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
19. OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE DESIGN
20. OUTSTANDING MOTION DESIGN
21. OUTSTANDING MULTI-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
22. OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
23. OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
24. OUTSTANDING MUSIC SUPERVISION
25. OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC
26. OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
27. OUTSTANDING PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIRSTYLING
28. OUTSTANDING PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)
29. OUTSTANDING PERIOD COSTUMES
30. OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)
31. OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)
32. OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF-HOUR)
33. OUTSTANDING PROSTHETIC MAKEUP
34. OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
35. OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
36. OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
37. OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION
38. OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
39. OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
40. OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION
41. OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
42. OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
43. OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SEASON OR A MOVIE
44. OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SINGLE EPISODE
45. OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR A COMEDY SERIES OR VARIETY PROGRAM
46. OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR A DRAMA SERIES, LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
47. OUTSTANDING STUNT PERFORMANCE
48. OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE

74th Emmy Awards Telecast Categories
Monday, September 12, 2022

1. OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
2. OUTSTANDING COMPETITION PROGRAM
3. OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
4. OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
5. OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
6. OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
7. OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
8. OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
9. OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
10. OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
11. OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
12. OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
13. OUTSTANDING LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
14. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
15. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
16. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
17. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
18. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
19. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
20. OUTSTANDING VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
21. OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES
22. OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
23. OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
24. OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
25. OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL

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TV’s great talent economic divide is only growing wider. Paydays for actors of $1 million an episode or more — once a rare occurrence, with the exception of long-running comedy megahits like “Friends” and “The Big Bang Theory” — are now commonplace for A-list talent, especially movie stars diving into the marathon of episodic television production.

But for everyone else? According to multiple TV talent agents who spoke with Variety, the second tier of players aren’t commanding the same exorbitant fees that they might have fetched a few years ago, at the height of the streaming boom.

“It’s taken a little bit of a hit,” says one insider. “There’s a much deeper and steeper sliding scale between No. 1 or 2 on the call sheet and 3, 4 and 5. I think that had to do a lot with the oversaturation of salaries on shows. I think a lot of places are realizing that you can pay the one big star, but you can’t pay seven of them.”

That $1 million-per-episode figure remains the magic number for top TV talent. With the days of seemingly unlimited spending on streaming shows going the way of the dodo as companies like Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery look to trim their expenses, many are trying to cap salaries at that mark.

With fears of an economic downturn, and a bit of a question about the health of the streaming world, there’s an overall sense that budgets are about to be scrutinized even more.

According to talent reps, the top range of TV salaries has leveled off at $750,000 to $1 million per episode for the key player, with the next tier ranging between $600,000 and $800,000.

Granted, star paychecks can go above that with bonuses and producing fees added in. Sources also note that streamers might be willing to pay more for an exceptionally well-known A-lister making a first foray into television, but those are indeed a select few nowadays. (All bets are off, of course, if someone like Tom Cruise or Denzel Washington wants to do a series.)

“Platforms appear to be trying to keep episodic fees under $1 million, with that number being reserved for only the biggest names,” one rep says.

Recent examples include Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd for “The Shrink Next Door” at Apple TV+ and Michael Keaton on Hulu’s “Dopesick.” Then there’s the Taylor Sheridan universe, where icons like Kevin Costner (“Yellowstone”), Harrison Ford (“1923”), Helen Mirren (“1923”) and Sylvester Stallone (“Tulsa King”) are all believed to be receiving handsome paychecks.

In the case of “1923” and “Tulsa King,” of course, it’s part of Paramount Global’s investment in turning Paramount+ into a must-have streaming brand. The other recent streamer upstart, Peacock, is shelling out decent-sized salaries (although perhaps not quite like those) for stars like Pete Davidson and Natasha Lyonne.

Read the full story, and a sample of some of this year’s major TV salaries, here.

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Will “Ted Lasso” end after its upcoming Season 3? Yes and no. The show’s stars continue to dance around the subject as there’s the door hasn’t yet shut — until, at least, series star and co-creator Jason Sudeikis definitively says so.

For now, Brett Goldstein — who stars as former footballer Roy Kent, and also serves as a writer on the show — carefully threads that needle: “It’s written as in the story we have been telling will reach a conclusion,” he told Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast. “And that’s how it was always planned. That doesn’t necessarily mean it can’t continue. But it’s a kind of three act conclusion to this story.”

Goldstein and fellow “Ted Lasso” stars and Emmy nominees Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple dropped by the podcast for a lively chat about the show’s future, their dream projects, their tight bond, and what’s next. Listen below!

Variety’s “Awards Circuit” podcast, produced by Michael Schneider, is your one-stop listen for lively conversations about the best in film and television. Each week “Awards Circuit” features interviews with top film and TV talent and creatives; discussions and debates about awards races and industry headlines; and much, much more. Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or anywhere you download podcasts. New episodes post every Thursday and Friday.

Read more here.

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 Clayton Davis is putting up his early Emmy predictions. Here are his first stab at this year’s winners:

Outstanding Drama Series: “Succession”

Outstanding Comedy Series: “Hacks”

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series: “The White Lotus”

Outstanding TV Movie: “The Survivor”

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Zendaya, “Euphoria”

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Jason Bateman, “Ozark”

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart, “Hacks”

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Bill Hader, “Barry”

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Amanda Seyfried, “The Dropout”

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: Michael Keaton, “Dopesick”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Sarah Snook, “Succession”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Brett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: Murray Bartlett, “The White Lotus”

Variety Talk: “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver“

Variety Sketch: “Saturday Night Live”

Read more here.

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