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After two nights handing out awards, the Creative Arts Emmys wrapped up last night, having shed some light on how this Sunday’s main event might shake out.<\/p>\n
There are still major question marks hovering over some of the biggest races yet to be decided. (Don’t focus too much on the number of awards Severance<\/em> has already collected!) But some of the early winners do suggest certain ways that the voting body was leaning when they cast their ballots last month.<\/p>\n More from Gold Derby<\/strong><\/p>\n So what did the Creative Arts Emmys have to tell us about the show this Sunday? Here’s the rundown of everything we’re thinking about \u2014 and how we’re adjusting our predictions \u2014 after this weekend.<\/p>\n The year’s most stubbornly unpredictable race didn’t get much clarity after the first two nights of winner announcements. Yes, Severance<\/em> did take home the most awards of any drama series (six, including an odds-defying win for Merritt Wever<\/strong>), but the two-win The Pitt<\/em> took home the trophy that counts \u2014 at least in terms of predictive power.<\/p>\n As previously discussed on Gold Derby<\/a>, shows that win in the Best Casting category have taken the Best Series award 80 percent of the time over the last decade. The Pitt<\/em> won Best Casting, as did The Studio<\/em> and Adolescence<\/em> \u2014 current favorites for the top prizes in Comedy and Limited Series, respectively. So even though it may seem that Severance<\/em> holds the advantage coming out of Creative Arts, don’t count out The Pitt<\/em> just yet.<\/p>\n But if we were going to place importance on the number of awards won during the two initial nights of announcements, it would be worth noting that Andor<\/em>, the critically adored Star Wars<\/em> series starring Diego Luna<\/strong>, took home four Emmys \u2014 two more trophies than The Pitt<\/em>.<\/p>\n Could we be on the cusp of a very shocking finale to this Emmy season? Considering how tight the Best Drama Series category has been, it would be fitting.<\/p>\n As the perfect counterpoint to Best Drama Series, Best Comedy Series is looking positively drama-free. That’s because The Studio<\/em> has all but ascended to the stage to accept the award already (and thank Sal Saperstein, obviously). Seth Rogen<\/strong> and Evan Goldberg<\/strong>‘s Hollywood did super good at the Creative Arts Emmys, winning nine awards \u2014 more than any other series.<\/p>\n The Studio<\/em> could also be poised to break a major record along the way. Last year, The Bear<\/em> won 11 Emmys in total, breaking its own record for most wins for a comedy series in a given year. With just three awards to go \u2014 including the safe bet of Best Comedy Series \u2014 The Studio<\/em> is in good shape to go all the way.<\/p>\n It’s unlikely that this much attention has ever been paid to the Best Directing for a Variety Series category. That’s because Jim Hoskinson<\/strong>‘s win \u2014 his first after an astonishing 20 nominations between The Late Show<\/em> and The Colbert Report<\/em> \u2014 broke another significant losing streak.<\/p>\n The win was the very first The Late Show With Stephen Colbert<\/em>, and it just so happened to coincide with the highly suspect canceling of the show. With the late night talk show’s odds way up since the news broke, the win for directing seems to confirm that some more good might come out of a very ugly situation.<\/p>\n Best of Gold Derby<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Gold Derby’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\nBest Drama Series still doesn’t have a frontrunner<\/h2>\n
It may have a dark horse, though<\/h2>\n
That’s a wrap on comedy<\/h2>\n
The Late Show<\/em>‘s odds just went up<\/h2>\n