The Emmy nominations are tomorrow, so I thought I’d offer my predictions as to who I think will pop up. This is not an indicator of who I personally would pick, just who I think will be picked.
BEST DRAMA:
Homeland
The Americans
House of Cards
Breaking Bad
Game Of Thrones
Mad Men
(wildcard: Downton Abbey)
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA:
Damien Lewis, Homeland
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Kevin Spacey, House Of Cards
Kevin Bacon, The Following
Andrew Lincoln, The Walking Dead
(wild card: Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom)
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA:
Claire Danes, Homeland
Julianna Marguilies, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Keri Russell, The Americans
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel)
(wild card: Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA:
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Peter Dinklage, Game Of Thrones
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Corey Stoll, House Of Cards
Jonathan Banks, Breaking Bad
Jeff Perry, Scandal
(wild card: Freddie Highmore, Bates Motel)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA:
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Christine Baranksi, The Good Wife
Monica Potter, Parenthood
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Morena Baccarin, Homeland
Michelle Fairley, Game Of Thrones
(wildcards: Abigail Spencer, Rectify, Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad, and Jennifer Carpenter, Dexter)
GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA:
Nathan Lane, The Good Wife
Ray Romano, Parenthood
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
Jimmy Smits, Sons of Anarchy
Matthew Perry, The Good Wife
Patton Oswalt, Justified
GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA:
Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife
Gillian Anderson, Hannibal
Stockard Channing, The Good Wife
Jane Fonda, The Newsroom
Shirley MacLaine, Downton Abbey
Carrie Preston, The Good Wife
BEST COMEDY SERIES:
Modern Family
The Big Bang Theory
Girls
Louie
30 Rock
Parks and Recreation
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY:
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Louie CK, Louie
Jake Johnson, The New Girl
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
(wildcard: Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men)
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Zooey Deschanel, The New Girl
Lena Dunham, Girls
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
(wildcard: Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY:
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation
Max Greenfield, The New Girl
Simon Helberg, The Big Bang Theory
(wildcard: Jeffrey Tambor, Arrested Development)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY:
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Kaley Cuoco, Big Bang Theory
Melissa Rauch, Big Bang Theory
Mayim Bialik, Big Bang Theory
Jessica Walter, Arrested Development
(hopefully a wildcard: Casey Wilson, Happy Endings)
BEST GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY:
Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live
Louie CK, Saturday Night Live
Rob Reiner, The New Girl
Robin Williams, Louie
Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory
Patrick Wilson, Girls
BEST GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY:
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
Megan Mullally, Parks and Recreation
Kate Hudson, Glee
Melissa Leo, Louie
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock
Parker Posey, Louie
BEST MINI/MOVIE:
American Horror Story
Behind The Candelabra
Phil Spector
Political Animals
Top Of The Lake
Parade’s End
BEST ACTOR IN A MINI/MOVIE:
Michael Douglas, Behind The Candelabra
Matt Damon, Behind The Candelabra
Al Pacino, Phil Spector
Benedict Cumberbatch, Parade’s End
Toby Jones, The Girl
BEST ACTRESS IN A MINI/MOVIE:
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals
Elisabeth Moss, Top of The Lake
Rebecca Hall, Parade’s End
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINI/MOVIE:
Rob Lowe, Behind The Candelabra
Zachary Quinto, American Horror Story
James Cromwell, American Horror Story
Peter Mullan, Top Of The Lake
James Woods, Mary and Martha
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINI/MOVIE:
Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals
Holly Hunter, Top Of The Lake
Alfre Woodard, Steel Magnolias
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story
Imelda Staunton, The Girl
BEST REALITY COMPETITION SERIES:
Top Chef
The Voice
The Amazing Race
So You Think You Can Dance
Ru Paul’s Drag Race
Project Runway
BEST REALITY HOST:
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars
Carson Daly, The Voice
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
BEST VARIETY SERIES:
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
The Colbert Report
Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Real Time With Bill Maher
