10) All Of My Friends Are Rich by UPSAHL
9) Got To Keep On by The Chemical Brothers
8) You by Adi Ulmansky
7) Unglued by Big Data
6) Sisters by Saint Motel
5) Live Forever by Big Data (feat. MNDR)
4) Sky Kisses by Kedr Livanskiy
3) Eve of Destruction by The Chemical Brothers
2) Van Horn by Saint Motel
1) Drugs by UPSAHL
In a few hours, the 2019 Emmy nominations will be announced!
Since I love awards and I love making lists, it’s an annual tradition that I list who and what would be nominated if I had all the power. Keep in mind that what you’re seeing below are not necessarily my predictions of what or who will actually be nominated. Many of the shows listed below will probably be ignored tomorrow morning. Instead, this is a list of the nominees and winners if I was the one who was solely responsible for picking them.
Because I got off to a late start this year, I’m only listing the major categories below. I may go back and do a full, 100-category list sometime tomorrow. Who knows? I do love making lists.
Anyway, here’s what would be nominated and what would win if I had all the power! (Winners are listed in bold.)
(Want to see who and what was nominated for Emmy consideration this year? Click here!)
(Want to see my picks for last year? Click here!)
(Want to see my picks for 2012? I know, that’s kinda random. Anyway, click here!)
Programming
Outstanding Comedy Series
Barry
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
GLOW
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
One Day At A Time
Veep
Vida
Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul
Dynasty
Flack
Game of Thrones
The Magicians
My Brilliant Friend
Ozark
You
Outstanding Limited Series
Chernobyl
Fosse/Verdon
The Haunting of Hill House
I Am The Night
Maniac
Sharp Objects
True Detective
A Very English Scandal
Outstanding Television Movie
The Bad Seed
Bandersnatch (Black Mirror)
Brexit
Deadwood
King Lear
Native Son
No One Would Tell
O.G.
Performer
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Iain Armitage in Young Sheldon
Ted Danson in The Good Place
Bill Hader in Barry
Pete Holmes in Crashing
Glenn Howerton in A.P. Bio
Andy Samberg in Brooklyn Nine Nine
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Penn Badgley in You
Jason Bateman in Ozark
James Franco in The Deuce
John Krasinski in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul
Dominic West in The Affair
Outstanding Lead Actor In a Limited Series
Hugh Grant in A Very English Scandal
Jared Harris in Chernobyl
Jonah Hill in Maniac
Chris Pine in I Am The Night
Sam Rockwell in Fosse/Verdon
Henry Thomas in The Haunting of Hill House
Outstanding Lead Actor In An Original Movie
Benedict Cumberbatch in Brexit
Anthony Hopkins in King Lear
Rob Lowe in The Bad Seed
Ian McShane in Deadwood
Timothy Olyphant in Deadwood
Jeffrey Wright in O.G.
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Melissa Barrera in Vida
Kristen Bell in The Good Place
Alison Brie in GLOW
Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep
Zoe Perry in Young Sheldon
Outstanding Lead Actress in A Drama Series
Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones
Gaia Girace in My Brilliant Friend
Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Deuce
Laura Linney in Ozark
Margherita Mazzucco in My Brilliant Friend
Anna Paquin in Flack
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series
Amy Adams in Sharp Objects
India Eisley in I Am The Night
Carla Gugino in The Haunting of Hill House
Charlotte Hope in The Spanish Princess
Emma Stone in Maniac
Michelle Williams in Fosse/Verdon
Outstanding Lead Actress in an Original Movie
Shannen Doherty in No One Would Tell
Chelsea Frei in Victoria Gotti: My Father’s Daughter
McKenna Grace in The Bad Seed
Paula Malcolmson in Deadwood
Molly Parker in Deadwood
Christina Ricci in Escaping The Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Fred Armisen in Documentary Now!
Andre Braugher in Brooklyn Nine Nine
Anthony Carrigan in Barry
Tony Hale in Veep
Sam Richardson in Veep
Stephen Root in Barry
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Jonathan Banks in Better Call Saul
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage in Game of Thrones
Giancarlo Esposito in Better Call Saul
Peter Mullan in Ozark
Luca Padovan in You
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series
Stephen Dorff in True Detective
Timothy Hutton in The Haunting of Hill House
Chris Messina in Sharp Objects
Stellan Skarsgard in Chernobyl
Justin Thereoux in Maniac
Ben Whishaw in A Very English Scandal
Outstanding Supporting Actor In An Original Movie
Jim Broadbent in King Lear
Bill Camp in Native Son
Theothus Carter in O.G.
Rory Kinnear in Brexit
Gerald McRaney in Deadwood
Will Poulter in Bandersnatch (Black Mirror)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in A Comedy Series
Caroline Aaron in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Alex Borstein in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Anna Chlumsky in Veep
Sarah Goldberg in Barry
Rita Moreno in One Day At A Time
Sarah Sutherland in Veep
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Summer Bishil in The Magicians
Elisa Del Genio in My Brilliant Friend
Julia Garner in Ozark
Lena Headey in Game of Thrones
Elizabeth Lail in You
Shay Mitchell in You
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series
Jessie Buckley in Chernobyl
Patricia Clarkson in Sharp Objects
Sally Field in Maniac
Patricia Hodge in A Very English Scandal
Connie Nielsen in I Am The Night
Emily Watson in Chernobyl
Outstanding Supporting Actress In An Original Movie
Kim Dickens in Deadwood
Florence Pugh in King Lear
Margaret Qualley in Favorite Son
Emma Thompson in King Lear
Emily Watson in King Lear
Robin Weigert in Deadwood
Moving right along with my look back at 2018, here are 10 good things that I saw on television.
Please note, I did not say that these were the ten “best” things on television in 2018. Instead, these are ten things that I enjoyed enough that, in January of 2019, they still pop to my mind whenever I ask myself, “What did I enjoy last year?” As always, this is just my opinion and you’re free to agree or disagree.
Got it? Okay, let’s go!
Okay, so maybe I’m cheating a little here. Twin Peaks: The Return originally aired in 2017. You may remember that, for about 6 months, the Shattered Lens essentially became a Twin Peaks fan site. Still, I can’t begin to describe how excited I was to discover that, over the course of a weekend, Showtime would be reairing the entire series. I binged every episode and I discovered that, even with the benefit of hindsight, it’s still one of the greatest shows of all time. Unfortunately, the Emmy voters did not agree. Bastards.
2. The Alienist
It took me a little while to really get into The Alienist but, once I did, I found myself growing obsessed with not only the sets and the costumes but the mystery as well! Daniel Bruhl, Luke Evans, and Dakota Fanning all did excellent work and I can’t wait for the sequel!
3. Jesus Christ Superstar Live
I was skeptical. I had my doubts. I thought I’d spend the entire two and a half hours rolling my eyes. Jesus Christ Superstar proved me wrong.
4. The Americans
One of the best shows on television went out on a high note.
5. Barry
Barry premiered on HBO and it quickly became a favorite of mine. While I agree that Bill Hader and Henry Winkler deserve all of the attention that they’ve received, I’d also say that Stephen Root continues to prove himself to be one of our greatest character actors.
6. Big Brother
The reality show that so many love to hate finally had another good season. Since I get paid to write about the show for another site, that made me happy. Seriously, some of the previous seasons were painful to watch so Big Brother 20 was a huge relief. (Plus, BB 20 inspired everyone’s favorite twitter game: “Will Julie Chen Moonves show up tonight?”)
7. Maniac
As much fun as it is to complain about Netflix, occasionally they justify the price of their existence by giving us something like Maniac.
8. You
Sometimes, I loved this show. Sometimes, I absolutely hated it. However, I was always intrigued and never bored. I can’t wait to see what happens during season 2.
9. Trust
For all the attention that was given to The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Trust was the best FX true crime series of 2018. Along with an intriguing story, it also featured great performances from Donald Sutherland, Hillary Swank, and Brendan Fraser. (Yes, Brendan Fraser.)
10. Westworld
I know a lot of people didn’t care much for the latest season of Westworld. I loved it and, in the end, isn’t that what really matters?
That’s it for television! Coming up next, it’s the entry in Lisa’s look back at 2018 that we’ve all been waiting for, my picks for the best 26 films of the year!
Lisa Looks Back At 2018
Through the Shattered Lens 