Sunday, September 23, 2012

Final Emmy Predictions

No time for commentary (maybe later), but here are my rankings of what will win tonight.

Drama Series:
1. Mad Men
2. Downton Abbey
3. Homeland
4. Breaking Bad
5. Game of Thrones
6. Boardwalk Empire

Lead Actor-Drama:
1. Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
2. Damian Lewis, Homeland
3. Jon Hamm, Mad Men
4. Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
5. Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey
6. Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Lead Actress-Drama:
1. Claire Danes, Homeland
2. Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
3. Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
4. Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
5. Kathy Bates, Harry's Law
6. Glenn Close, Damages

Supporting Actor-Drama:
1. Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad
2. Jared Harris, Mad Men
3. Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
4. Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
5. Brendan Coyle, Downton Abbey
6. Jim Carter, Downton Abbey

Supporting Actress-Drama:
1. Joanne Froggat, Downton Abbey
2. Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
3. Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
4. Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
5. Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
6. Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Writing-Drama:
1. Downton Abbey "Episode Seven (Christmas Special)"
2. Homeland "Pilot"
3. Mad Men "The Other Woman"
4. Mad Men "Far Away Places"
5. Mad Men "Commissions and Fees"

Directing-Drama:
1. Homeland "Pilot"
2. Breaking Bad "Face Off"
3. Boardwalk Empire "To the Lost"
4. Mad Men "The Other Woman"
5. Downton Abbey "Episode Seven (Christmas Special)"

Comedy Series:
1. Modern Family
2. The Big Bang Theory
3. 30 Rock
4. Girls
5. Curb Your Enthusiasm
6. Veep

Lead Actor-Comedy:
1. Don Cheadle, House of Lies
2. Louis C.K., Louie
3. Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
4. Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
5. Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
6. Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men

Lead Actress-Comedy:
1. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
2. Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
3. Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
4. Lena Dunham, Girls
5. Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
6. Tina Fey, 30 Rock
7. Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Supporting Actor-Comedy:
1. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
2. Max Greenfield, New Girl
3. Ty Burrell, Modern Family
4. Ed O'Neill, Modern Family
5. Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
6. Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Supporting Actress-Comedy:
1. Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
2. Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
3. Julie Bowen, Modern Family
4. Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
5. Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
6. Merrit Wever, Nurse Jackie

Writing-Comedy:
1. Girls "Pilot"
2. Louie "Pregnant"
3. Parks and Recreation "Win, Lose or Draw"
4. Community "Remedial Chaos Theory"
5. Parks and Recreation "The Debate"

Directing-Comedy:
1. Louie "Duckling"
2. Modern Family "Baby on Board"
3. Curb Your Enthusiasm "Palestinian Chicken"
4. Girls "She Did"
5. New Girl "Pilot"
6. Modern Family "Virgin Territory"

TV Movie/Miniseries:
1. Game Change
2. American Horror Story
3. Hatfields & McCoys
4. Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
5. Hemingway & Gelhorn
6. Luther

Lead Actor-M/M:
1. Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gelhorn
2. Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
3. Woody Harrelson, Game Change
4. Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
5. Idris Elba, Luther
6. Bill Paxton, Hatfields & McCoys

Lead Actress-M/M:
1. Julianne Moore, Game Change
2. Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gelhorn
3. Connie Britton, American Horror Story
4. Ashley Judd, Missing
5. Emma Thompson, The Song of Lunch

Supporting Actor-M/M:
1. Ed Harris, Game Change
2. Martin Freeman, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
3. Denis O'Hare, American Horror Story
4. David Strathairn, Hemingway & Gelhorn
5. Tom Berenger, Hatfields & McCoys

Supporting Actress-M/M:
1. Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
2. Mare Winningham, Hatfields & McCoys
3. Judy Davis, Page Eight
4. Sarah Paulson, Game Change
5. Frances Conroy, American Horror Story

Writing-M/M:
1. Game Change
2. Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
3. Hatfields & McCoys
4. The Hour
5. Luther

Directing-M/M:
1. Game Change
2. Hatfields & McCoys
3. Hemingway & Gelhorn
4. Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
5. Luther

Variety Series:
1. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
2. The Colbert Report
3. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
4. Saturday Night Live
5. Jimmy Kimmel Live!
6. Real Time with Bill Maher

Writing-Variety Special:
1. Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater
2. The 65th Annual Tony Awards
3. The Kennedy Center Honors
4. The 84th Annual Academy Awards
5. Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute

Directing-Variety Special:
1. The 65th Annual Tony Awards
2. The 84th Annual Academy Awards
3. Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater
4. New York City Ballet George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
5. The 54th Annual Grammy Awards

Reality-Competition Series:
1. The Amazing Race
2. So You Think You Can Dance
3. The Voice
4. Top Chef
5. Project Runway
6. Dancing with the Stars

Reality Host:
1. Betty White, Betty White's Off Their Rockers
2. Cat Deely, So You Think You Can Dance
3. Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
4. Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
5. Ryan Seacrest, American Idol