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In the latest Variety Awards Circuit video presented by Paramount+, Variety Executive Editor Michael Schneider and Variety Senior TV Features Editor Emily Longeretta discuss the Emmy contenders for television movie and limited series performances.  Variety Awards Circuit presented by Paramount+

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00:00Hi, everyone. I'm Michael Schneider.

00:07And I'm Emily Longoretta. And welcome back to Variety's Award Circuit. We are breaking

00:11down some of the key television categories at this year's Emmys. And this time we're

00:15looking at limited series, anthology, and TV movie field. And the actors there, is there

00:21a new baby reindeer this time?

00:22Yes, there is.

00:23There is. Big surprise. Big surprise. We will dive into that. But first, we'll talk

00:28about the actresses.

00:30Yeah. So, I mean, this is an interesting mix because this includes both limited series,

00:35anthology series, and movies. So there's a little bit of everyone who's a possible contender

00:40and some huge names, too. Cate Blanchett from Disclaimer on Apple TV+.

00:46Seems like Disclaimer was a long time ago, but I guess it wasn't that long.

00:49What is time? I don't remember anything anymore.

00:51Great question.

00:53Kristen Milioti for The Penguin, who really was a standout this year and won that

00:58performance that everyone's still talking about.

01:00Yeah. I would say Front Runner for sure.

01:02Yeah.

01:02I didn't see you. But she did. She knew it from the very beginning.

01:09But then Rashida Jones in Black Mirror. I mean, people love Rashida Jones. Amanda Seyfried.

01:14Everyone loves Amanda. And Long Bright River on Peacock.

01:18But the victim, she's still alive.

01:23Michelle Williams in Dying for Sex on FX. Again, I'm just going to keep saying it. Everyone loves

01:30Michelle Williams.

01:31Yeah. I mean, it's such a great performance and emotional and funny and everything and

01:35very, like, vulnerable. So that definitely I would also see as a part member.

01:39Ellen Pompeo in Good American Family.

01:41I want to know what you are going to tell people when they ask you who you are.

01:46Part of me said I would be surprised if she broke in because I'm not sure how popular Good

01:50American Family was. And then I looked and saw that it was topping the Hulu charts every week.

01:53And people love Ellen Pompeo.

01:55Yeah. Yeah. She's been in our homes for years.

01:57100%.

01:58So seeing her in this role is great. And on the movie side, Bridget Jones, Mad About the

02:02Boy, Renee Zellweger, who of course has personified that character for years. And that's a beloved

02:08piece of IP.

02:10I never thought we'd be talking about it for the Emmys, but I love that.

02:13Yeah.

02:14I love that. It's for a TV movie. I mean, that just makes sense.

02:16Yeah. It's an interesting one because in the rest of the world, that was a movie movie.

02:20It was in theaters. People actually went to the theater to see it. But here in America,

02:23it was on Peacock.

02:24Right.

02:24So it is a TV movie.

02:26Yeah.

02:26So, you know, she's a contender.

02:28That's right. That's right. There are a lot in the actor race as well. And I actually

02:31want to start with the TV movie since you ended with it because we have one big one and

02:35that's Steve Carell from Mountainhead.

02:36Yeah.

02:37So Mountainhead is, of course, Jesse Armstrong's follow-up to Succession.

02:40Succession, yeah.

02:41And so he created this in two months. We have no idea how this came together so fast.

02:46I think he made it on his iPhone or something.

02:48Truly no clue.

02:49Like how he pulled this off.

02:50But people love Steve Carell.

02:51Yeah.

02:52And the voters love Steve Carell. So I could see him getting through it. But then there's

02:55also, of course, the front runner, Colin Farrell for The Penguin.

02:58Yeah.

02:59It's hard to beat out Colin Farrell, in my opinion, when it comes to The Limited.

03:04Speaking of that adolescence that we just talked about.

03:07The new baby reindeer, Stephen Graham for adolescence. So Stephen Graham, of course, is the co-creator

03:11of the show and the star.

03:13That's it. The home ain't accused. He hasn't been found guilty. He's been accused. Can you

03:17not do anything about this? I'm sorry. They're entitled to underpace.

03:21He co-wrote every episode. I mean, it's hard to say no.

03:26But you know who else people love?

03:28I mean, the way that you're teeing this up, I could say every name on this list, but Paul

03:32Giamatti would be my guess. I like this game. Yeah. So Paul Giamatti had arguably the best

03:37episode of Black Mirror this season.

03:38The one we're still thinking about and talking about.

03:40And people, Paul Giamatti won the surprise Oscar a few years ago. I mean, he's been everywhere. So

03:46I think that that is definitely, there could definitely be a possibility. Also,

03:50Brian Tyree Henry for Dope Thief.

03:52Paper boy.

03:54People love him. And I think people discovered Dope Thief a little bit late, but that's okay.

04:00People still discovered it. So people really, really love him. And then, of course, there's

04:04the monsters, the Menendez brothers.

04:07People love the Menendez brothers.

04:09Oh my goodness. Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez.

04:12They're soon going to be out.

04:13They probably will be. They could be out by the time you see this.

04:16Thanks to Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez.

04:18Exactly.

04:18You're welcome.

04:20I love you. I love you.

04:24You're okay.

04:26It's up to us now, right?

04:27They could definitely, either one of them could definitely get nominated.

04:30I think Cooper might be a little bit more elevated in the Emmy race, but because they're in the

04:35conversation, that could help them. And then, of course, we also can't forget Jake Gyllenhaal,

04:39just another name. Jake Gyllenhaal, presumed innocent, was a while ago, but a great performance

04:45and a really popular show.

04:46Absolutely. Well, let's turn to Supporting Actress. And again, some big names and some new

04:51names.

04:52Yeah, I love that.

04:53Among names that we're familiar with, of course, Leslie Manville from Disclaimer, and then

04:57Chloe Sevigny on Monsters, Lyle and Eric Menendez. Dying for Sex has two standouts. Of course,

05:05Jenny Slate, who's fantastic with Michelle Williams as her BFF, but then Sissy Spacek, the icon.

05:12I will say Jenny Slate's comedy doesn't always do it for me. And her in this role was such a

05:17different side of Jenny Slate that I was so blown away. I was really, really into it. So I really

05:23hope that she gets the love she deserves.

05:25Then Black Mirror, of course, has a number of standouts. You've got Emma Corrin, who, of course,

05:29is an award winner for the crown. Kristen Milioti, who we were just talking about over at the

05:36Penguin.

05:36She's everywhere.

05:37Is fantastic, also in Black Mirror. And of course, Tracee Ellis Ross, who has been beloved

05:42for years from Black-ish and Girlfriends. They're all in the mix. Ruth Negga is in the mix for Presumed

05:48Innocent, powerful position to be in as the wife on that show. And then Adolescence has some standout

05:55roles as well. Erin Doherty, of course, from the big episode.

05:59The therapist episode.

06:00The therapist episode.

06:01Quite a mix there.

06:02It really is such a great mix of people as a supporting actor. And I want to start with

06:07Adolescence because Owen Cooper, I just don't.

06:11That kid.

06:12That kid.

06:13How?

06:13Where has he been? How did this happen?

06:15Well, he hasn't been around long.

06:16Yeah.

06:17He's like 12.

06:18Yeah, he literally was in kindergarten. That's where he was. But this was his first role and

06:22just blew everyone away.

06:24Blew me away.

06:25Blew me away for sure. I was Googling him immediately. Like, how have I not seen this kid before?

06:28And how did he do this?

06:31Yeah. It's really a play.

06:32Yeah.

06:32What they have to do with that one-er.

06:34Four one-ers in a row.

06:35She was quite, no offense, quite flat, you know. Right?

06:41And then, of course, Javier Bardem for Monsters. Lyle and Eric Menendez story. That could definitely

06:46get in.

06:47Rob Delaney dying for sex.

06:48Yeah.

06:49Diego Luna for La Maquina.

06:51Yeah.

06:51I have not heard too much about this, but I know so much people love Diego Luna.

06:56Yeah, yeah.

06:56Like, he's so excellent that it may have flown under the radar a little bit. And then I want

07:02to bring up Bill Camp because he's been everywhere. Presumed Innocent, he was incredible in. But

07:06then he's also in Sirens, which is a less talked about Netflix limited series. And he's

07:11really excellent in it.

07:12Yeah. No, he's just a hard worker. He's, you know.

07:14He's everywhere.

07:14Everywhere. So good on Bill Camp and good on his agent.

07:17Yes, absolutely.

07:19You're giving him all these great gigs.

07:20For sure. And then Jesse Plemons, Black Mirror.

07:23I mean, Jesse Plemons, he's another one of those where you just-

07:26Protect him at all costs. I love Jesse Plemons.

07:28He's fantastic in everything he does.

07:30100%. 100%. So yeah, it's quite the group. Did I forget anybody? Am I missing anyone?

07:35I mean, you've got Adolescence with Ashley Walters.

07:37Oh, yes, of course.

07:38I mean, we could go on and on with all, like, Adolescence.

07:40The thing is about a lot of these, the limited, it's the whole cast are so good that it's anyone

07:45that are in it, I could get nominated.

07:48Yeah. Yeah. So we could go on and on, but we probably should stop there.

07:50All right.

07:51Yeah. All right. Well, that's it for this edition of Award Circuit. We'll see you next time.

07:55Thanks for watching.

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