Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Super-Quick Mid-Bar Review Emmy Nomination Predictions

Hey all. I haven't thought these out as well as I would like do to bar studying, and it's possible I'll have some nominee picks that didn't submit themselves (I did look at the list when it first came out), but here you go, on the big 10 categories, with nominee picks alphabetized:

Drama Series
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mad Men

But It'll Probably Be: Boardwalk Empire
But I Really Hope For: Scandal

Drama Lead Actress
Glen Close, Damages
Claire Danes, Homeland
Julianne Margulies, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Keri Russell, The Americans
Kerry Washington, Scandal

But It'll Probably Be: Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
But I Really Hope For: Lucy Liu, Elementary

Drama Lead Actor
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels, Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Damian Lewis, Homeland
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

But It'll Probably Be: Michael C. Hall, Dexter
But I Really Hope For: Matthew Rhys, The Americans

Drama Supporting Actress
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
January Jones, Mad Men
Monica Potter, Parenthood
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

But It'll Probably Be: Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
But I Really Hope For: Kiernan Shipka, Mad Men

Drama Supporting Actor
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Noah Emmerich, The Americans
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
John Slattery, Mad Men
Dan Stevens, Downton Abbey

But It'll Probably Be: Jonathan Banks, Breaking Bad
But I Really Hope For: Guillermo Diaz, Scandal

Comedy Series
30 Rock
Arrested Development
The Big Bang Theory
Girls
Louie
Modern Family

But It'll Probably Be: Veep
But I Really Hope For: New Girl

Comedy Lead Actor
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
Louie C.K., Louie
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

But It'll Probably Be: Don Cheadle, House of Lies
But I Really Hope For: Jake Johnson, New Girl

Comedy Lead Actress
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

But It'll Probably Be: Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
But I Really Hope For: Sutton Foster, Bunheads

Comedy Supporting Actor
Will Arnett, Arrested Development
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Max Greenfield, New Girl
Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
Ed O'Neill, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

But It'll Probably Be: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
But I Really Hope For: Rainn Wilson, The Office

Comedy Supporting Actress
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Jessica Walter, Arrested Development
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie

But It'll Probably Be: Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
But I Really Hope For: Jenna Fischer, The Office