‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Atlanta’ and ‘The Night Of’ lead our 2017 Emmys Buzzmeter

“It’s a toss-up between ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’ I’ll probably change my pick half a dozen times between now and September.”

— Glenn Whipp

“‘Veep’ earned 17 nominations, including key nods in writing and directing. Across-the-board support makes it, yet again, the favorite.”

— Glenn Whipp

“Bob Odenkirk is so good as a conflicted, ambulance-chasing lawyer in the making here! He’s been nominated before, so this should be his year. But alas, he’s up against Anthony Hopkins. So unfair.”

— Lorraine Ali

“A toss-up, between Claire Foy’s classy depiction of a naïve young queen growing a spine and Elisabeth Moss' wrenching performance of long-simmering rage against her oppressive masters. Could go either way, and depends on the strength of a ‘Crown’ sweep.”

— Matt Roush

“Longtime Emmy fave John Lithgow (5 wins) has the edge considering that Emmys were won by the last two nominees to portray Winston Churchill: Albert Finney (‘The Gathering Storm,’ 2002) and Brendan Gleeson (‘Into the Storm,’ 2009)”

— Tom O’Neil

“Samira Wiley is a powerful figure in ‘Handmaid’s,’ but Thandie Newton contributes so much to the disturbing, sci-fi narrative of ‘Westworld’ she should have been in the lead actress category.”

— Robert Bianco

“The auteur of the year took so many chances in this bold and revelatory human comedy, this is his best shot at a win.”

— Matt Roush

“When will Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ record end? Probably not this year. As Selina Meyer, she’s as desperately funny as ever.”

— Matt Roush

“I’ll be checking @realDonaldTrump the day after the Emmys for his reaction! #MAGA.”

— Glenn Whipp

“Kate McKinnon’s impression of Kellyanne Conway alone should land her a nomination. But then drop in her Jeff Sessions character and it’s almost guaranteed. The rest of the category is anyone’s guess, but how could anyone leave out Rita Moreno?”

— Lorraine Ali

“Many experts pick 'Black Mirror' to win now that it’s finally nominated, but voters are probably more familiar with that other cult-hit U.K. movie franchise, 'Sherlock,' which pulled off a jaw-dropping upset in this category last year.”

— Tom O’Neil

“Hollywood loves a good Hollywood story, and while on the surface this was a juicy battle of the divas, ‘Feud’ unearthed deeper, darker truths about the industry's abuse of its female pioneers. Masterful and meaty.”

— Matt Roush

“As the rumpled, public defender Jack Stone, John Turturro kept this dark and riveting story of crime and injustice grounded. And he educated the public on the challenges of eczema in the process.”

— Lorraine Ali

“Nicole Kidman could win just for the therapy scenes alone. It’s the best performance — television or film — this year.”

— Glenn Whipp