2022 GOTHAM Awards Breakthrough Series odds for Long and Short Form Categories

The 2022 GOTHAM Awards is held next Monday, the 28th of November at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Besides the best independent films, the jury also recognizes the best series this night. Successful series like Severance and Yellocjackets lead the 2022 GOTHAM Awards Breakthrough Series odds in the long form category. While multiple award-winner Abbott Elementary is the top favorite in the short form.  

As we mentioned in our previous article, the Gotham Film and Media Institute awards the best independent films, and performances. And since 2015, it also honors series that expand the possibilities of creative, independent storytelling. The best series are divided into three different categories. Fictional series can be long and short, depending on their running time. Series over 40 minutes belong to the long, and series under 40 minutes to the short form.

The third category recognizes the best nonfictional series. In the previous winners of the fictional categories, we can find such hits as Mr. Robot, Killing Eve, or last year’s winner, Squid Game. But less famous series like PEN15 and 195 Lewis also won the award. Let’s see the favorites in both long and short form categories this year. 

2022 GOTHAM Awards Breakthrough Series Odds favor Severance in Long Form

The popular sci-fi psychological thriller series of Apple +, Severance is the top favorite on online sportsbooks in Japan to win the long form category. We can find Mark Scout in the center of the story who takes part in a severance program. In which his work memory is separated from his non-work memories.

The series received acclaim from critics and several nominations at the Emmy Primetime Awards. Adam Scott who plays Scout was also praised for his performance along with the story, music, and design. Severance has already won the Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards. Now it has an odds of 1.44 to win here. 

One of its main rivals can be Yellowjackets, a thriller drama happening in two different timelines. The first tells the story of a group of teenagers, who were involved in a plane crash. On the other, we can see them as adults now, trying to cover some secrets from the past. The cast of this Showtime production includes such stars as Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci, and Melanie Lynskey.

And young rising stars like Sophie Nelisse and Jasmin Savoy Brown. It also received good critics and became the second-most streamed series on the network behind Dexter. Yellowjackets received seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations but couldn’t win any of them.  Now the 2022 GOTHAM Awards Breakthrough Series odds mention it with an odds of 4.00.  

Top Favorites in the Short Form Category 

Series under 40 minutes tend to have lighter themes. And it’s also true about the main favorite in the short form category, Abbott Elementary. The mockumentary sitcom follows the lives of teachers working in a public school in Philadelphia. Students and conditions are quite tough here. But some of the surviving teachers still try to change the lives of their students.

Both the audience and the critics loved the series. Its second season has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Quinta Brunson’s production already won the best comedy series awards at the Black Reel, Hollywood Critics Association, and Television Critics Association Awards. Now online gambling sites in Japan offer an odds of 1.27 for its victory. 

American comedy-drama, Somebody Somewhere is mentioned next with an odds of 4.84 to win the award. The HBO series follows the life of Sam from Kansas who struggles to fit in. But she finds a community of similar outfits following the death of her sister. Critics praised the performance of Bridget Everett who plays Sam.

To confirm this, she received nominations in the best actress category at the Hollywood Critics Association awards. The other three nominees in the category, As We See It, Mo, and Rap Sh!t have much smaller chances of winning according to the bookmakers. But if you think, an underdog might win the award, you can check out their odds on 22Bet. 

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