The Netflix show — in which misfits and criminals compete for cash in barbaric and deadly versions of schoolyard games — aimed to emulate the success of Oscar-winning South Korean movie parasite with a triumph at TV’s top prize gala.
But it faces tough competition from previous winner succession, the tale of a family vying for control of a media empire — rife with Shakespearean backstabbing — that earned the most nominations overall at 25, and won the Best Drama category over Squid Game.
“It’s pretty hard to go against that HBO juggernaut,” said Pete Hammond, awards columnist for Hollywood publication Deadline.
Experts polled by awards prediction site Gold Derby have tipped Succession as the favorite.
“I do think [Squid Game] is going to win best actor,” noted Hammond — an outcome that would make Lee Jung-jae the category’s first winner for a non-English performance.
Other shows contending for the night’s top drama prizes include Apple TV+ dystopian workplace series Severance, starring Adam Scott, and the final season of Netflix’s much-lauded crime saga Ozark.
Zendaya, who became the youngest-ever best actress winner two years ago for HBO’s hard-hitting teen drama Euphoria, is tipped to repeat.
But it faces tough competition from previous winner succession, the tale of a family vying for control of a media empire — rife with Shakespearean backstabbing — that earned the most nominations overall at 25, and won the Best Drama category over Squid Game.
“It’s pretty hard to go against that HBO juggernaut,” said Pete Hammond, awards columnist for Hollywood publication Deadline.
Experts polled by awards prediction site Gold Derby have tipped Succession as the favorite.
“I do think [Squid Game] is going to win best actor,” noted Hammond — an outcome that would make Lee Jung-jae the category’s first winner for a non-English performance.
Other shows contending for the night’s top drama prizes include Apple TV+ dystopian workplace series Severance, starring Adam Scott, and the final season of Netflix’s much-lauded crime saga Ozark.
Zendaya, who became the youngest-ever best actress winner two years ago for HBO’s hard-hitting teen drama Euphoria, is tipped to repeat.
