We’ll replace this text all through the season, together with all our predictions, so ensure that to maintain checking IndieWire for the newest information from the 2024 Emmys race. The nomination spherical of voting takes place from June 13 to June 24, with the official Emmy nominations introduced Wednesday, July 17. Afterwards, last voting commences on August 15 and ends the night time of August 26. The 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to happen on Sunday, September 15, and air stay on ABC at 8:00 p.m. ET/ 5:00 p.m. PT.
The State of the Race
Whereas there has not precisely been a cutdown on documentary sequence in the best way there was for scripted sequence, it does appear to be budgets have gone down. There’s already speak on-line of individuals feeling tricked by the merger of HBO Max and Discovery+ that has led viewers to take tasks like “Quiet On Set: The Darkish Facet Of Youngsters TV” as one thing HBO produced slightly than true crime label Investigation Discovery. No matter high quality, the sequence proved to be an impactful hit for Max.
When it comes to profile, the one present on the identical platform that has acquired the identical stage of recognition might be “The Jinx Half Two.” Additionally value noting that the earlier iteration of the Andrew Jarecki-helmed sequence concerning the life and deaths of actual property scion Robert Durst received Excellent Documentary or Nonfiction Collection in 2015, so TV Academy voters specifically are a lot acquainted with it.
Similar goes for Netflix’s “Our Planet II” and Nationwide Geographic’s “Secrets and techniques of the Octopus,” that are observe ups to the final two nature docuseries to have received this Emmy class in recent times. Hulu’s “Black Twitter: A Individuals’s Historical past” additionally comes from Black-focused Disney content material model Onyx Collective, which produced final season’s winner “The 1619 Challenge.”
Given the quantity of people that watched it, and the headlines it has generated, Netflix’s “Beckham” looks like the one personality-focused docuseries with the very best probability of awards success (it already has a PGA Award.) However there are different related tasks within the race that generated plenty of buzz for higher (“The Tremendous Fashions” on Apple TV+) or worse (“The place is Wendy Williams?” on Lifetime.)
And don’t overlook sleeper hits like “Telemarketers” and “Love Has Received: The Cult of Mom God” on HBO, and “Shiny Completely satisfied Individuals: Duggar Household Secrets and techniques” on Amazon Prime Video, which actually simply want one other enhance of momentum to take care of a foothold as Emmys contenders, since all of them premiered final yr.
Present Contenders (In Alphabetical Order):
“Beckham” (Netflix)
“Black Twitter: A Individuals’s Historical past” (Hulu)
“The Dynasty: New England Patriots” (Apple TV+)
“The Jinx – Half Two” (HBO)
“Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza” (Paramount+)
“Love Has Received: The Cult of Mom God” (HBO)
“Our Planet II” (Netflix)
“Queens” (Nationwide Geographic)
“Quiet On Set: The Darkish Facet Of Youngsters TV” (ID)
“Secrets and techniques of the Octopus” (Nationwide Geographic)
“Shiny Completely satisfied Individuals: Duggar Household Secrets and techniques” (Prime Video)
“Stax: Soulsville U.S.A.” (HBO)
“The Tremendous Fashions” (Apple TV+)
“Telemarketers” (HBO)
“The place is Wendy Williams?” (Lifetime)
Extra Class Predictions:
Excellent Animated Program
Excellent Discuss Collection
Excellent Scripted Selection Collection
Excellent Documentary or Nonfiction Particular
View IndieWire’s full set of predictions for the 76th Emmy Awards.
Final 12 months’s Winner: “The 1619 Challenge”
Nonetheless Eligible: No.
Sizzling Streak: By way of ESPN, Disney+, and now Hulu, Disney TV has received Excellent Documentary or Nonfiction Collection the final 4 TV seasons. Whereas it’s working with much less contenders than yr’s previous, there may be nonetheless ample probability for the corporate to maintain the streak going.
Notable Ineligible Collection: “Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution” (the sequence won’t premiere in time to be eligible); “Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Colour” (the sequence won’t premiere in time to be eligible); “Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up” (the sequence won’t premiere in time to be eligible)