The Emmys are on Sunday. Gulp.
Yes, Hollywood's most unpredictable (yet boring) awards show will commence before weekend's end. Thank G
od Neil Patrick Harris is hosting instead of last year's (awful) collection of "reality" show hosts.
od Neil Patrick Harris is hosting instead of last year's (awful) collection of "reality" show hosts.Predicting the Emmys is like taking an advanced Calculus test while studying pre-Algebra. You're not likely to do well. Why? Who knows? The voting system is peculiar and ever-changing.
That said, here are my predictions, highlighted in bold:
COMEDY SERIES
Entourage
Family Guy
Flight of the Conchords
How I Met Your Mother
The Office
30 Rock
Weeds
What else?
DRAMA SERIES
Big Love
Breaking Bad
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost
Mad Men
Competitive category, but a safe bet.
ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men
Could go to Jim Parsons, but Emmy voters like to repeat.
ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Toni Collette, United States of Tara
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Mary Louise Parker, Weeds
Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program
Ditto. Number 7 for Fey?
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock
Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
Rainn Wilson, The Office
How great would it be if the night's emcee nabbed the gold now that Jeremy Piven is out of the way?
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Kristin Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
A total guess. I wouldn't be surprised if Amy Poehler pulled off an upset. Or maybe Jane Krakowski.
LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Simon Baker, The Mentalist
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Also wouldn't surprise me if Hamm, Byrne or Laurie prevailed.
ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Glenn Close, Damages
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay: Law & Order: SVU
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Duh. How respected is she?
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal
Michael Emerson, Lost
William Hurt, Damages
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
William Shatner, Boston Legal
John Slattery, Mad Men
Tough call. But voters may want to reward Lost somewhere.
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Rose Byrne, Damages
Hope Davis, In Treatment
Cherry Jones, 24
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy
She was nominated twice this year - and she's overdue.
2 comments:
I didn't see any nominations for True Blood. If you haven't seen it, it's wonderful. Also, I don't know how or why shows like "Two and a Half Men" or "How I Met Your Mother" qualify for Emmy's.
I still need to see True Blood! I agree on Two and a Half Men, I was glad that didn't get a series nomination this year. How I Met Your Mother is a bit better, I think.
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