Showtime’s satirical thriller “The Curse,” created by stars Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie and also starring Emma Stone, just shared its Emmy submission plans with Selection.
The three multi-hyphenates will have some likelihood of recognition in various categories of producing, acting, directing, writing and editing.
“The Curse” explores the tumultuous lives of a couple (Fielder and Stone) who face a series of misfortunes while filming an HGTV series in New Mexico. Their challenges are compounded by a dubious “curse” and a manipulative producer (Safdie), who collectively threaten the show and their relationship.
Stone, who recently won her second best actress Oscar for her role in Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Issues,” is eyeing her first Emmy nomination. She seeks recognition for playing Whitney, co-host of the couple’s eco-friendly property show. Additionally, Stone is vying for a comedy guest actress nomination for her hilarious turn on NBC’s “Saturday Evening Live.” Succeeding in both categories would make her only the third woman to win Oscars and Emmys in the same year, a feat previously achieved by Helen Hunt in 1997 and Helen Mirren in 2006.
Stone also contributes as executive producer, alongside Fielder and Safdie.
Benny Safdie as Dougie in THE CURSE, Season 1. Photo credit: John Paul Lopez/A24/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME.
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Fielder and Safdie each have four entries each in the mix. They co-wrote the pilot, “Land of Enchantment,” which will feature the series in the writing class. Pilot episodes often receive favorable attention from the group of fellow writers, which will make them possible candidates for a mention.
Fielder is competing as lead drama actor and is also in the drama directing race for the wild and wacky final episode “Green Queen,” which features guest comedy actress nominee Rachael Ray. Her only Emmy nomination came in 2019 for directing the varied series “Who’s America?” with Sacha Baron Cohen. Maybe lightning can strike twice?
Fielder’s acting offer pits him against high-profile actors like Tom Hiddleston in “Loki,” Gary Oldman in “Gradual Horses” and Dominic West in “The Crown” in a tight race with just six spots available.
Safdie, fresh from his success as part of the ensemble of Picture Perfect winner “Oppenheimer,” faces a likely smoother path in the supporting class for his work as Dougie, the sleazy producer. With several actors from “The Crown” and “The Morning Show” threatening to split the votes among themselves, and eight spots available, their competition includes only Oscar nominee Barkhad Abdi, as the father of the young woman who curses the couple. Your first professional Emmy nomination could be right around the corner.
Additionally, Safdie edited the episode “Down and Soiled,” which is one of two community-submitted episodes in this category; the opposite is Adam Locke-Norton’s acclaimed work at the end.
Showtime submitted 29 applications for consideration, although this list is not complete as actors and craftspeople can also apply.
Learn: All the Primetime Emmy predictions in every class in Selection Awards Circuit.
- Excellent dramatic sequence – Joshua Bachove, Ronald Bronstein, Ashley Browning, Marissa Cattel, Nathan Fielder, Ali Herting, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, Dave McCary, Mary Beth Minthorn, Ravi Nandan, Alli Reich, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Emma Stone, Kaitlin Waldron, Inman Younger
- Writing for a Dramatic Sequel – Episode 101 – “Land of Enchantment” – Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie, Written by
- Directing a dramatic sequence – Episode 110 – “Inexperienced Queen” – Nathan Fielder, Directed by
- Cinematography for monodigital camera sequence (one hour) — Maceo Bishop, imaging director
- Lead Actor in a Dramatic Sequence – Nathan Fielder
- Lead Actress in Dramatic Sequence – Emma Stone
- Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Sequence – Benny Safdie, Barkhad Abdi
- Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Sequence – Nizhonniya Luxi Austin, Hikmah Warsame
- Visiting actor in dramatic sequence — Corbin Bernsen, Vincent Pastore
- Guest star in dramatic sequence – Constance Shulman, Rachael Ray, Dahabo Ahmed
- Cast for a Dramatic Sequel – Jennifer Venditti, Angelique Midthunder, Cast of
- Production design for an updated narrative program (one hour or more) — Katie Byron, production designer
- Image modification for a dramatic sequence – Adam Locke-Norton, ACE, Editor – episode 110 “Inexperienced Queen” and Benny Safdie – episode 108 – “Down and Soiled”
- Updated costumes – Katina Danabassis, costume designer
- Updated hairstyle – Ahou Mofid, head of hair division
- Updated (non-prosthetic) makeup — Svetlana Britt, head of makeup division
- Musical Composition for a Sequence (Authentic Dramatic Rating) – John Medeski, music by
- Music Supervision — Sarah Maniquis-Garrisi, Music Supervisor
- Sound modification for a comedy or drama sequence (one hour) — Nick Forshager, supervising sound editor
- Sound mixing for a comedy or drama sequence (one hour) — Phillip Bladh, manufacturing sound mixer, Larry Benjamin, re-recording mixer, Tim Hoogenakker, re-recording mixer
- Stunt Coordination for Drama Programming – Timothy Eulich, Stunt Coordinator
- Specific visible results in a single episode – Episode 110 – “Inexperienced Queen” – Ingenuity, Eric Binmoeller, Visible Results by
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