2011-2012 Emmy Awards

[ksrymy]

I'm really surprised you didn't nominate Jared Harris. I think he could pull what Joe Pantoliano did in The Sopranos: be nominated for only one season on the best drama on TV and walk away with the award.

Jared Harris deserves Supp. Actor in a Drama Series more than anyone else who could be nominated.

But he spent 3 seasons on the show...

Pantoliano was only nominated for one season.

[FilmFan720]

I'm really surprised you didn't nominate Jared Harris. I think he could pull what Joe Pantoliano did in The Sopranos: be nominated for only one season on the best drama on TV and walk away with the award.

Jared Harris deserves Supp. Actor in a Drama Series more than anyone else who could be nominated.

But he spent 3 seasons on the show...

[ksrymy]

I'm really surprised you didn't nominate Jared Harris. I think he could pull what Joe Pantoliano did in The Sopranos: be nominated for only one season on the best drama on TV and walk away with the award.

Jared Harris deserves Supp. Actor in a Drama Series more than anyone else who could be nominated.

[Reza]

Aren't the lead/supporting mini-series/movies acting categories this year being combined?

Why would they want to do this?

[Reza]

David Strathairn did nothing special in Hemingway and Gellhorn. How is he a frontrunner?

[The Original BJ]

Aren't the lead/supporting mini-series/movies acting categories this year being combined?

That will take effect next year.

Oh yeah, you're right.

[anonymous1980]

Aren't the lead/supporting mini-series/movies acting categories this year being combined?

That will take effect next year.

Yes, Downton Abbey is submitted as a series this year. I used the official downloadable Emmy ballots to make my basis for my predictions.

[OscarGuy]

I think Downton Abbey has been submitted as a series this year, but don't quote me on that.

And if none of Sherlock's amazing cast get Emmy nominations, then they will have failed.

[The Original BJ]

Aren't the lead/supporting mini-series/movies acting categories this year being combined?

[ksrymy]

The only tip I'd suggest is to move Downton Abbey to the mini-series category as that's what it was nominated in last year.

[Big Magilla]

Well, probably, but these all all considered front-runners. Don;t you have at least one off-the-wall candiate you'd like to see nominated?

[anonymous1980]

These are my FINAL Emmy predictions:

OUTSTANDING MINISERIES or MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
American Horror Story (FX)
Game Change (HBO)
Hemingway and Gellhorn (HBO)
The Hour (BBC America)
Page Eight (Masterpiece) (PBS)
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece) (PBS)

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) (PBS)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Homeland (Showtime)
Mad Men (AMC)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Girls (HBO)
Modern Family (ABC)
Parks and Recreation (NBC)
30 Rock (NBC)

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC or COMEDY SERIES
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
Conan (TBS)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC or COMEDY SPECIAL
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (NBC)
CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute (CNN)
The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)
Louie CK: Live at the Beacon Theater (LouieCK.net)
Red, White and Blues (In Performance at the White House) (PBS)

OUTSTANDING REALITY/COMPETITION SERIES
The Amazing Race (CBS)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Project Runway (Lifetime)
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES or MOVIE
Idris Elba, Luther (BBC America)
Woody Harrelson, Game Change (HBO)
Bill Nighy, Page Eight (Masterpiece) (PBS)
Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)
Alan Rickman, The Song of Lunch (Masterpiece) (PBS)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES or MOVIE
Connie Britton, American Horror Story (FX)
Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)
Julianne Moore, Game Change (HBO)
Emma Thompson, The Song of Lunch (Masterpiece) (PBS)
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult (Sundance Channel)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Kelsey Grammer, Boss (Starz)
Jon Hamm, Mad Men (AMC)
Hugh Laurie, House (Fox)
Damien Lewis, Homeland (Showtime)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Glenn Close, Damages (DirecTV)
Claire Danes, Homeland (Showtime)
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (CBS)
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) (PBS)
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men (AMC)
Jessica Pare, Mad Men (AMC)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (NBC)
Louis CK, Louie (FX)
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Lena Dunham, Girls (HBO)
Tina Fey, 30 Rock (NBC)
Laura Linney, The Big C (Showtime)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (HBO)
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly (CBS)
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation (NBC)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES or MOVIE
Tom Berenger, Hatfields and McCoys (History Channel)
Ralph Fiennes, Page Eight (Masterpiece) (PBS)
Michael Gambon, Page Eight (Masterpiece) (PBS)
Ed Harris, Game Change (HBO)
David Strathairn, Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES or MOVIE
Gillian Anderson, Great Expectations (Masterpiece) (PBS)
Judy Davis, Page Eight (Masterpiece) (PBS)
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story (FX)
Sarah Paulson, Game Change (HBO)
Mare Winningham, Hatfields and McCoys (History Channel)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad (AMC)
John Goodman, Damages (DirecTV)
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland (Showtime)
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad (AMC)
John Slattery, Mad Men (AMC)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife (CBS)
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men (AMC)
Kelly MacDonald, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife (CBS)
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) (PBS)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ty Burrell, Modern Family (ABC)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family (ABC)
Nolan Gould, Modern Family (ABC)
Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Ed O'Neill, Modern Family (ABC)
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family (ABC)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Julie Bowen, Modern Family (ABC)
Cloris Leachman, Raising Hope (NBC)
Jane Lynch, Glee (Fox)
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family (ABC)
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland (TV Land)
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live (NBC)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Andre Braugher, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife (CBS)
Colin Hanks, Dexter (Showtime)
Robert Morse, Mad Men (AMC)
Edward James Olmos, Dexter (Showtime)
Matthew Perry, The Good Wife (CBS)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Joan Cusack, Shameless (Showtime)
Louise Fletcher, Shameless (Showtime)
Julia Ormond, Mad Men (AMC)
Bernadette Peters, Smash (NBC)
Anika Noni Rose, The Good Wife (CBS)
Chloe Sevigny, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alan Alda, The Big C (Showtime)
Ed Asner, Hot in Cleveland (TV Land)
Michael J. Fox, Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Jon Hamm, 30 Rock (NBC)
James Marsden, 30 Rock (NBC)
Martin Short, Weeds(Showtime)

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ellen Barkin, Modern Family (ABC)
Kathy Bates, Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Dot Marie Jones, Glee (Fox)
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Sherri Shepherd, 30 Rock (NBC)
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock (NBC)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES or MOVIE
Ryan Murphy, American Horror Story ("Part 1") (FX)
Jay Roach, Game Change (HBO)
Philip Kaufman, Hemingway and Gellhorn (HBO)
David Hare, Page Eight (Masterpiece) (PBS)
Paul McGuigan, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece) (PBS)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES or MOVIE
Danny Strong, Game Change (HBO)
Sarah Phelps, Great Expectations (Masterpiece) (PBS)
Abi Morgan, The Hour (BBC America)
David Hare, Page Eight (Masterpiece) (PBS)
Steven Moffat, Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia (Masterpiece) (PBS)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Scott Winant, Breaking Bad ("Crawl Space") (AMC)
Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad ("Face Off") (AMC)
Neil Marshall, Game of Thrones ("Blackwater") (HBO)
Michael Cuesta, Homeland ("Pilot") (Showtime)
Michael Mann, Luck ("Pilot") (HBO)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Howard Korder, Boardwalk Empire ("Under God's Power She Flourishes") (HBO)
Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad ("Box Cutter") (AMC)
Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey (Masterpiece) ("Episode 7") (PBS)
Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon, Homeland ("Pilot") (Showtime)
Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner, Mad Men ("The Other Woman") (AMC)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Jeff Melman, Community ("Remedial Chaos Theory") (NBC)
James Bagdonas, Modern Family ("Disneyland") (ABC)
Bryan Cranston, Modern Family ("Election Day") (ABC)
Michael Schur, Parks and Recreation ("Win, Lose or Draw") (NBC)
Beth McCarthy-Miller, 30 Rock ("Live from Studio 6H") (NBC)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Chris McKenna, Community ("Remedial Chaos Theory") (NBC)
Lena Dunham, Girls ("Pilot") (HBO)
Cindy Chupack, Modern Family ("Little Bo Bleep") (ABC)
Elaine Ko, Jeff Richman and Bill Wrubel, Modern Family ("Tableau Vivant") (ABC)
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation ("The Debate") (NBC)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC or COMEDY SERIES
Gregg Gelfand, American Idol (Fox)
Chuck O'Neil, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Jerry Foley, The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live ("Mick Jagger") (NBC)
Alan Carter, The Voice (NBC)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC or COMEDY SPECIAL
Don Mischer, The 84th Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
Glenn Weiss, The 65th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Louis J. Horvitz, The 54th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)
Don Roy King, Memphis: Great Performances (PBS)
Alan Skog, New York City Ballet George Balanchine's The Nutcracker: Live from Lincoln Center (PBS)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC or COMEDY SERIES
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
Conan (TBS)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC or COMEDY SPECIAL
The 84th Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
The 65th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (NBC)
The Comedy Awards 2012 (Comedy Central)
Louis CK: Live at the Beacon Theater (LouisCK.net)

OUTSTANDING REALITY HOST
Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race (CBS)
Jeff Probst, Survivor (CBS)
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol (Fox)

...whew! Thoughts and comments welcome