Why do the Emmys keep snubbing great genre performances?

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Why do the Emmys keep snubbing great genre performances?
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Here's why the Emmys should have nominated actors from 'Stranger Things,' 'What We Do in the Shadows,' 'Midnight Mass' and 'The Boys' alongside traditional 'prestige' acting picks.

’s turn as Father Paul, the unknown priest who takes the town by storm, that’s the absolute standout.

Grappling with issues of faith, zealotry, identity and hypocrisy, Linklater’s Father Paul orchestrates an upheaval throughout the town that leads to copious amounts of blood spilled, until a fiery end brings the tale to a jaw-dropping conclusion. One could simply say Linklater is playing the villain here, but that would sell his performance short.

Over the course of three seasons, under the creative direction of executive producer Eric Kripke , the streaming series has taken the over-saturated superhero genre and turned it on its head – and then cut it clean off and used it for the most surprisingly entertaining sport of the past few years. Hyperbole aside, "The Boys" is a massive hit for all involved. And while the over-the-top violence, raunchy humor and bits of hard-hitting parody make it a must-watch on all accounts, it wouldn’t be the genre powerhouse it is without

’s unpredictable and unhinged performance as Homelander, the all-powerful leader of the Vought Industries super-team known simply as "The Seven."

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