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Best Actress predictions for the 69th Emmy Awards

If Nicole doesn't win every category, even the one she's not nominated for, we're boycotting.
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The 69th Emmy Awards are upon us, my friends. They’re like the Academy Awards, but a little less self-important and a lot more fun and we are ready.

While we’re all fascinated by what happens on the red carpet, we’re looking at you Sofia Vergara, deep down we realise it’s an award show. Obviously there are a lot of awards going out but, no offence costume design, we’re here to see who takes home the Best Actress trophy, and we’ve already got our predictions.

There’s quite a few different Best Actress fields, so let’s go through one by one:

LEAD ACTRESS, TV MOVIE/LIMITED SERIES

Carrie Coon, Fargo

Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies

Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan

Felicity Huffman, American Crime

Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies

Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan

Could we ever go past Our Nicole? Although both she and best friend Reese Witherspoon gave phenomenal performances in Big Little Lies , it was Nicole’s convincing portrayal of a woman hiding an abusive relationship that nudges her across the line to best performance.

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Either way, both are stoked to be nominated with Reese taking to social media in July to share her excitement over the show’s nominations.

“Wow! So thrilled about the #Emmys Nominations for #BigLittleLies! The cast and crew worked so hard to make this happen! Thanks to all the fans,” she wrote.

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Nicole was also thrilled with the series success.

“It really connected. People really got it,’ Nicole told EW. “It’s just unheard of! It’s a shared victory and a shared joy.”

ACTRESS, DRAMA

Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale

Keri Russell, The Americans

Claire Foy, The Crown

Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld

Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder

Robin Wright, House of Cards

To say we’re living in a golden age of television is a massive understatement – all of these shows have the same production value as big budget blockbusters and have us sobbing, laughing and terrified all in one episode. Despite the quality of the actors, there’s no way this award won’t go to Elisabeth Moss. Her restrained simmering and anguish on this year’s most disturbing series will surely be the performance to get across the line after seven nominations for her work on Mad Men and Top of the Lake.

ACTRESS, COMEDY

Pamela Adlon, Better Things

Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie

Allison Janney, Mom

Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish

Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

With Trump at the helm, you can’t go past a show that pokes fun at the vapid side of politics. Julia has already received the most nominations of any actress in Emmys history and the most wins of any actress in Emmys history. She’ll win, and she’ll win again until Veep signs of in 20118.

What a year, we can’t wait to see what happens. And if you made a bet based off these predictions, I expect a cut – thanks.

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