Emmy Category Analysis: Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 10:29PM By Christopher James
Lee Jung-Jae won this category at the SAG Awards. Could he pull off a similar feat at the Emmys?
It’s a battle between old and new. The men of Succession face off against each other, while promising newcomers hope to sneak in and take the win. In particular, Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game), who won this prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Adam Scott is a wild card for Severance, which earned fourteen nominations for its first season. Add in a couple of men contending for their show’s final season (or at least first half of a final season) and you have yourself a real race. Jeremy Strong is the only previous winner in this particular category, though Jason Bateman has an Emmy as well. Will Strong prevail again, or will one of his challengers overthrow him?