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It’s that time again! The 2021 Emmy nominations will be announced on July 13, which means I’ve got a Wish List for the nommy noms I’d most like to see! In case you’re wondering, I haven’t held myself to any minimum or maximum number of entrants per category, nor do I strictly adhere to official Emmy rules. (I’ve included explanations for my deviations.) And of course, I must mention that I haven’t seen everything, so there are probably some worthy considerations I may have missed. Today, it’s Drama’s turn.

My Drama Wish List this year is a tale of two shows whose two most recent seasons were nearly two years apart. But weirdly enough, they were both eligible last year, and they’re both once again eligible this year. One is resurgent, while the other is just as excellent as ever. I’m of course talking about The Handmaid’s Tale and Pose. The former was nowhere to be seen on my 2020 Wish List, while the latter was one of my favorites last time and is even more so this time, as it’s my top choice in Drama Series and ALL the main acting categories. (It’s also striking up plenty of heat in the Guest fields.)

I’d also like to send some love to Disney+’s winning basketball series Big Shot. Who knew that John Stamos coaching high school girls would be the cure for what ails us?! The more you know…

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Bold=My winner

Drama Series
Big Shot
The Handmaid’s Tale
The Mandalorian
Pose

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Lead Actor in a Drama Series
John Cusack, Utopia
Joseph Fiennes, The Handmaid’s Tale
Billy Porter, Pose
Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason
John Stamos, Big Shot

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Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Dafne Keen, His Dark Materials
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Lili Reinhart, Riverdale
Mj Rodriguez, Pose

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Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Angel Bismark Curiel, Pose
Sam Jaeger, The Handmaid’s Tale
Jeremy Pope, Pose
Richard Robichaux, Big Shot

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Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Sandra Bernhard, Pose
Madeline Brewer, The Handmaid’s Tale
Yvette Nicole Brown, Big Shot
Abbey Lee, Lovecraft Country
Indya Moore, Pose
Dominique Jackson, Pose
Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale

Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Bill Burr, The Mandalorian
Norm Lewis, Pose
Timothy Olyphant, The Mandalorian

Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Jackée Harry, Pose
Anna Maria Horsford, Pose
Janet Hubert, Pose
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Camryn Manheim, Big Shot