Final and Full Emmy Predictions

Nominations are tomorrow! Here are my predictions for (almost) every category.

Best Drama Series:
1. Mad Men
2. Lost
3. Dexter
4. Breaking Bad
5. House
6. The Good Wife
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7. Damages
8. True Blood
9. 24
10. Friday Night Lights
11. Treme
12. Big Love

Best Comedy Series:
1. 30 Rock
2. Modern Family
3. Glee
4. The Office
5. Curb Your Enthusiasm
6. Entourage
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7. The Big Bang Theory
8. How I Met Your Mother
9. Family Guy
10. Community
11. Nurse Jackie
12. Two and a Half Men

Best TV Movie:
1. The Special Relationship
2. You Don’t Know Jack
3. Temple Grandin
4. Georgia O’Keefe
5. A Dog Year
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6. When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
7. Endgame
8. Sins of the Mother
9. Jesse Stone: No Remorse
10. Einstein and Eddington

Best Miniseries:
1. The Pacific
2. Return to Cranford
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3. Emma
4. The Prisoner
5. Alice

Best Lead Actor-Comedy:
1. Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
2. Steve Carell, The Office
3. Tony Shalhoub, Monk
4. Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
5. Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
6. Joel McHale, Community
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7. Matthew Morrison, Glee
8. Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men
9. Thomas Jane, Hung
10. Zachary Levi, Chuck
11. David Duchovny, Californication
12. Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory

Best Lead Actor-Drama:
1. Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
2. Jon Hamm, Mad Men
3. Michael C. Hall, Dexter
4. Hugh Laurie, House
5. Simon Baker, The Mentalist
6. Kiefer Sutherland, 24
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7. Matthew Fox, Lost
8. Timothy Olyphant, Justified
9. Bill Paxton, Big Love
10. Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
11. Denis Leary, Rescue Me
12. Peter Krause, Parenthood

Best Lead Actor-M/M:
1. Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack
2. Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship
3. Jeremy Irons, Georgia O’Keefe
4. William Hurt, Endgame
5. Jeff Bridges, A Dog Year
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6. Ian McKellen, The Prisoner
7. Michael Sheen, The Special Relationship
8. Barry Pepper, When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
9. Tom Selleck, Jesse Stone: No Remorse
10. Tom Wilkinson, A Number

Best Lead Actress-Comedy:
1. Tina Fey, 30 Rock
2. Toni Collete, United States of Tara
3. Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
4. Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
5. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
6. Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
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7. Patricia Heaton, The Middle
8. Lea Michele, Glee
9. Courteney Cox, Cougar Town
10. Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program
11. Tracey Ullman, Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union
12. Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives

Best Lead Actress-Drama:
1. Glenn Close, Damages
2. Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
3. Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
4. Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
5. Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
6. Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
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7. Anna Paquin, True Blood
8. January Jones, Mad Men
9. Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
10. Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy
11. Lauren Graham, Parenthood
12. Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights

Best Lead Actress-M/M:
1. Judi Dench, Return to Cranford
2. Joan Allen, Georgia O’Keefe
3. Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
4. Hope Davis, The Special Relationship
5. Winona Ryder, When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
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6. Maggie Smith, Capturing Mary
7. Romola Garai, Emma
8. Doris Roberts, Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle
9. Jill Scott, Sins of the Mother
10. Helen McCrory, The Special Relationship

Best Supporting Actor-Comedy:
1. Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
2. Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
3. Kevin Dillon, Entourage
4. Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
5. Ty Burrell, Modern Family
6. Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock
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7. Jeremy Piven, Entourage
8. Rainn Wilson, The Office
9. Chris Colfer, Glee
10. Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
11. Chevy Chase, Community
12. John Krasinski, The Office

Best Supporting Actor-Drama:
1. Terry O’Quinn, Lost
2. Michael Emerson, Lost
3. Martin Short, Damages
4. John Slattery, Mad Men
5. Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
6. Chris Noth, The Good Wife
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7. Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
8. Campbell Scott, Damages
9. John Goodman, Treme
10. Tate Donovan, Damages
11. Vincent Kartheiser, Mad Men
12. Craig T. Nelson, Parenthood

Best Supporting Actor-M/M:
1. John Goodman, You Don’t Know Jack
2. Michael Gambon, Emma
3. David Strathairn, Temple Grandin
4. Patrick Stewart, Hamlet
5. Danny Huston, You Don’t Know Jack
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6. Jonathan Pryce, Return to Cranford
7. Jim Caviezel, The Prisoner
8. Jim Broadbent, Einstein and Eddington
9. Jonny Lee Miller, Endgame
10 .Rami Malek, The Pacific

Best Supporting Actress-Comedy:
1. Jane Lynch, Glee
2. Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
3. Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
4. Cheryl Hines, Curb Your Enthusiasm
5. Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
6. Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
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7. Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
8. Julie Bowen, Modern Family
9. Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
10. Jenna Fischer, The Office
11. Eve Best, Nurse Jackie
12. Jane Adams, Hung

Best Supporting Actress-Drama:
1. Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
2. Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
3. Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
4. Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy
5. Julie Benz, Dexter
6. Rose Byrne, Damages
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7. Chloe Sevigny, Big Love
8. Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
9. S. Epatha Merkerson, Law & Order
10. Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
11. Khandi Alexander, Treme
12. Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife

Best Supporting Actress-M/M:
1. Susan Sarandon, You Don’t Know Jack
2. Tyne Daly, Georgia O’Keefe
3. Kathy Bates, Alice
4. Imelda Staunton, Return to Cranford
5. Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin
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6. Brenda Vaccaro, You Don’t Know Jack
7. Lauren Ambrose, A Dog Year
8. Catherine O’Hara, Temple Grandin
9. Kathy Baker, Jesse Stone: No Remorse
10. Lois Smith, A Dog Year

Best Guest Actor-Comedy:
1. Neil Patrick Harris, Glee
2. Carl Reiner, Two and a Half Men
3. Ed Asner, The Sarah Silverman Program
4. Jon Hamm, Saturday Night Live
5. Fred Willard, Modern Family
6. Victor Garber, Nurse Jackie
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7. Harvey Fierstein, Nurse Jackie
8. Mike O’Malley, Glee
9. Michael Sheen, 30 Rock
10. Eli Wallach, Nurse Jackie
11. Matt Damon, 30 Rock
12. Jerry Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Best Guest Actor-Drama:
1. John Lithgow, Dexter
2. Beau Bridges, The Closer
3. James Earl Jones, House
4. Andre Braugher, House
5. Len Cariou, Damages
6. Joel Grey, Grey’s Anatomy
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7. Robert Morse, Mad Men
8. Ted Danson, Damages
9. Zach Gilford, Friday Night Lights
10. Gregory Itzin, 24
11. Henry Ian Cusick, Lost
12. Jared Harris, Mad Men

Best Guest Actress-Comedy:
1. Betty White, Saturday Night Live
2. Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
3. Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock
4. Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
5. Kristin Chenoweth, Glee
6. Jan Hooks, 30 Rock
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7. Elizabeth Banks, 30 Rock
8. Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
9. Viola Davis, United States of Tara
10. Julianne Moore, 30 Rock
11. Jane Lynch, Party Down
12. Kathy Bates, The Office

Best Guest Actress-Drama:
1. Sissy Spacek, Big Love
2. Lily Tomlin, Damages
3. Sharon Stone, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
4. Christine Lahti, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
5. Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife
6. Lynn Redgrave, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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7. Tyne Daly, Burn Notice
8. Marion Ross, Grey’s Anatomy
9. Mary McDonnell, The Closer
10. Chandra Wilson, Private Practice
11. Rosie Perez, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
12. Evan Rachel Wood, True Blood

Best Writing-Comedy:
1. Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Modern Family “Pilot”
2. Ryan Murphy, Glee “Wheels”
3. Dan Harmon, Community “Pilot”
4. Matt Hubbard, 30 Rock “Anna Howard Shaw Day”
5. Kay Cannon, Tina Fey, 30 Rock “Lee Marvin vs Derek Jeter”
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6. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan, Glee “Pilot”
7. Greg Daniels, Mindy Kaling, The Office “Niagara”
8. Danny Zuker, Modern Family “Starry Night”
9. Rick Cleveland, Nurse Jackie “Tiny Bubbles”
10. Kay Cannon, 30 Rock “Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001”

Best Directing-Comedy:
1. Paris Barclay, Glee “Wheels”
2. Jason Winer, Modern Family “Pilot”
3. Ryan Murphy, Glee “Pilot”
4. Steve Levitan, Modern Family “Hawaii”
5. Don Scardino, 30 Rock “I Do I Do”
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6. Paul Feig, The Office “Niagara”
7. Ken Whittingham, 30 Rock “Anna Howard Shaw Day”
8. Beth McCarthy, 30 Rock “Secret Santa”
9. Justin Lin, Community “Modern Warfare”
10. Jeff Schaffer, Curb Your Enthusiasm “Seinfeld”

Best Writing-Drama:
1. Matthew Weiner, Erin Levy, Mad Men “Shut the Door. Have a Seat”
2. Robert King, Michelle King, The Good Wife “Pilot”
3. Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Lost “The End”
4. Robin Veith, Matthew Weiner, Mad Men “Guys Walks Into an Advertising Agency”
5. Brett Johnson, Matthew Weiner, Mad Men “The Grown Ups”
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6. David Simon, Eric Overmyer, Treme “Do You Know What It Means – Pilot”
7. Graham Yost, Justified “Fire in the Hole – Pilot”
8. Todd Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman, Damages “The Next One’s Gonna Go In Your Throat”
9. Kater Gordon, Mad Men “The Fog”
10. Alan Ball, True Blood “Shake & Fingerpop”

Best Directing-Drama:
1. Jack Bender, Lost “The End”
2. Matthew Weiner, Mad Men “Shut the Door. Have a Seat”
3. Barbet Schroeder, Mad Men “The Grown Ups”
4. Agnieszka Holland, Treme “Do You Know What It Means – Pilot”
5. Lesli Linka Glattter, Mad Men “Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency”
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6. Charles McDougall, The Good Wife “Pilot”
7. Tucker Gates, Lost “Ab Aeterno”
8. Phil Abraham, Mad Men “Souvenir”
9. Thomas Schlamme, Parenthood “Pilot”
10. Christopher Chulack, Southland “Phase Three”

Best Writing-Movie/Miniseries:
George LoVoo, A Dog Year
Robert Schenkkan and Graham Yost, The Pacific “Part Four”
Peter Morgan, The Special Relationship
Christopher Monger and Merrit Johnson, Temple Grandin
Adam Mazer, You Don’t Know Jack

Best Directing-Movie/Miniseries:
Bob Balaban, Georgia O’Keefe
Timothy Van Patten, The Pacific “Part Nine”
Richard Loncraine, The Special Relationship
Mick Jackson, Temple Grandin
Barry Levinson, You Don’t Know Jack

Best Variety Series:
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Late Show with David Letterman
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Best Variety Special:
Bill Maher: But I’m Not Wrong
Hope for Haiti Now
Kennedy Center Honors
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me

Best Reality/Competition Program:
The Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef

Best Reality Program:
Antique Roadshow
Dirty Jobs
Intervention
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
MythBusters
Shatner’s Raw Nerve

Best Reality Host:
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
Heidi Klum, Project Runway
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Jeff Probst, Survivor

Best Nonfiction Special:
Battle for Late Night
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
Return to Pandora: Creative Evolution of Avatar
Saturday Night in the 2000s: Time & Again
The Simpsons: 20th Anniversary Special – in 3-D! on Ice!

Best Nonfiction Series:
American Experience
American Masters
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Biography
Deadliest Catch

Best Animated Program:
American Dad!
Robot Chicken
The Simpsons
South Park

Best Children’s Program:
iCarly
The Suite Life on Deck
True Jackson, V.P.
Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

Best Children’s Program-Nonfiction:
A Family Is a Family is a Family: A Rosie O’Donnell Celebration!
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee – “The Face of Courage: Kids Living with Cancer”

Best Special Class Program:
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards
Hamlet (Great Performances)
Passing Strange (Great Performances)
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony

Best Special Class Program – Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program:
ABC’s Lost Presents: Mysteries of the Universe – The Dharma Initiative
A Drop of Blood: Six Mini Episodes (True Blood)
The Office: Subtle Sexuality Web Series
Sue’s Corner (Glee)
30 Rock: Webisodes

Best Special Class Program – Short-Format Non-fiction Program:
Avatar: Enter the World of Pandora (HBO First Look)
Jay Leno’s Garage
Parenthood: Docusodes
The Tonight Show: Backstage with Bryan

Best Writing-Variety Special:
82nd Annual Academy Awards
Bill Maher: But I’m Not Wrong
George Lopez: Tall, Dark & Chicano
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me

Best Writing-Variety Series:
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Late Show with David Letterman
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien

Best Directing-Variety Special:
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert
The Kennedy Center Honors
Passing Strange (Great Performances)
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony

Best Directing-Variety Series:
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Late Show with David Letterman
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Best Technical Direction-Movie/Miniseries/Special:
82nd Annual Academy Awards
52nd Annual Grammy Awards
The Kennedy Center Honors
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony

Best Writing-Nonfiction Programming:
American Experience
American Masters
Battle for Late Night
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
The Simpsons: 20th Anniversary Special – in 3-D! on Ice!

Best Directing-Nonfiction Programming:
The Amazing Race
American Masters
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
Project Runway
Top Chef

Best Technical Direction:
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Show with David Letterman
Saturday Night Live

Best Lighting Direction:
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Hope for Haiti Now
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Show with David Letterman

Best Music Direction:
Dancing with the Stars
82nd Annual Academy Awards
52nd Annual Grammy Awards
Kennedy Center Honors

Best Cinematography-Half Hour Series:
Californication
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Modern Family
30 Rock
Weeds

Best Cinematography-Hour Series:
Breaking Bad
Glee
Lost
Mad Men
The Tudors

Best Cinematography-Movie/Miniseries:
Alice
Georgia O’Keefe
The Pacific
The Pacific
The Special Relationship

Best Cinematography-Reality Program:
The Amazing Race
Intervention
Project Runway
Survivor
Top Chef

Best Cinematography-Nonfiction Programming:
American Masters
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
Deadliest Catch
Return to Pandora: Creative Evolution of Avatar

Best Art Direction-Movie/Miniseries:
Alice
Emma
Georgia O’Keefe
The Pacific
Return to Cranford

Best Art Direction-Single Camera Series:
Glee
The Good Wife
Lost
True Blood
The Tudors

Best Art Direction-Variety:
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Saturday Night Live
82nd Annual Academy Awards
63rd Annual Tony Awards

Best Art Direction-Multi Camera Series:
The Big Bang Theory
How I Met Your Mother
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Top Chef

Best Costumes-Movie/Miniseries:
Alice
Emma
Georgia O’Keefe
The Pacific
Return to Cranford

Best Costumes-Series:
Desperate Housewives
Glee
Mad Men
The Tudors
Ugly Betty

Best Sound Mixing-Half Hour:
Entourage
Modern Family
The Office
30 Rock
Weeds

Best Sound Mixing-Nonfiction Programming:
The Amazing Race
American Idol
American Masters
Deadliest Catch
Survivor

Best Sound Mixing for a Variety Program:
82nd Annual Academy Awards
52nd Annual Grammy Awards
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Hope for Haiti Now

Best Sound Mixing-Movie/Miniseries:
Alice
The Pacific
The Pacific
The Pacific
The Prisoner

Best Sound Mixing-Hour Series:
Glee
The Good Wife
House
Lost
24

Best Single-Camera Picture Editing-Miniseries/Movie:
The Pacific
The Pacific
The Pacific
The Special Relationship
You Don’t Know Jack

Best Single-Camera Picture Editing-Drama:
Breaking Bad
The Good Wife
Lost
Mad Men
24

Best Picture Editing-Special:
The Kennedy Center Honors
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hame of Fame Concert
Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me

Best Picture Editing-Nonfiction Programming:
American Experience
American Masters
Battle for Late Night
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
Deadliest Catch

Best Picture Editing-Comedy:
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
30 Rock

Best Picture Editing-Reality:
The Amazing Race
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Project Runway
Top Chef

Best Sound Editing-Series:
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dexter
Glee
Lost
24

Best Sound Editing-Nonfiction Programming:
The Amazing Race
American Masters
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Deadliest Catch
Survivor

Best Sound Editing-Miniseries/Movie:
Alice
The Pacific
The Prisoner
The Special Relationship

Best Special Visual Effects-Miniseries/Movie:
Alice
The Pacific
The Prisoner

Best Special Visual Effects-Series:
Dollhouse
Fringe
Heroes
Lost
Supernatural

Best Prosthetic Makeup:
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grey’s Anatomy
Nip/Tuck
Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union
True Blood

Best Non-Prosthetic Makeup-Miniseries/Movie:
Alice
Georgia O’Keefe
The Pacific
You Don’t Know Jack

Best Non-Prosthetic Makeup-Multi Camera Series:
Dancing With the Stars
Saturday Night Live
So You Think You Can Dance

Best Non-Prosthetic Makeup-Single Camera Series:
Glee
Grey’s Anatomy
Mad Men
Nip/Tuck
The Tudors

Best Music Composition-Miniseries/Movie:
Georgia O’Keefe
The Pacific
Sins of the Mother
Temple Grandin
You Don’t Know Jack

Best Music Composition-Series:
HawthoRNe
Legend of the Seeker
Lost
The Simpsons
24

Best Original Main Title Theme Music:
Bored to Death
The Cleveland Show
Community
Justified
Nurse Jackie

Best Main Title Design:
Big Love
Bored to Death
Human Target
The Pacific
Treme

Best Casting-Miniseries/Movie:
Georgia O’Keefe
The Pacific
The Special Relationship
Temple Grandin
You Don’t Know Jack

Best Hairstyling-Series:
Desperate Housewives
Mad Men
Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union
The Tudors
Ugly Betty

Best Hairstyling-Multi Camera Series:
Dancing with the Stars
Saturday Night Live
So You Think You Can Dance

Best Hairstyling-Miniseries/Movie:
Alice
Georgia O’Keefe
The Special Relationship
You Don’t Know Jack

Best Choreography:
Dancing with the Stars
Glee
Glee
So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance

Best Casting-Comedy:
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
30 Rock

Best Casting-Drama:
Damages
Friday Night Lights
The Good Wife
Mad Men
True Blood

Best Stunt Coordination:
Burn Notice
Chuck
Lost
The Pacific
24

Best Voice-Over Performance:
Hank Azaria, The Simpsons
Dan Castellaneta, The Simpsons
Seth Green, Robot Chicken
Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy
Harry Shearer, The Simpsons