The Primetime Emmy Awards Thread - predictions and reactions

[Zahveed]

I guess some of these were handed out last Sunday. South Park wins for Outstanding Animated Program (short-form).

Yes, the Creative Arts Emmys. There's a separate thread for that.

I didn't see that. Thanks!

[anonymous1980]

I guess some of these were handed out last Sunday. South Park wins for Outstanding Animated Program (short-form).

Yes, the Creative Arts Emmys. There's a separate thread for that.

[Zahveed]

I guess some of these were handed out last Sunday. South Park wins for Outstanding Animated Program (short-form).

[anonymous1980]

My final predictions:

OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
Grey Gardens (HBO)

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Mad Men (AMC)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock (NBC)

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC or COMEDY SERIES
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)

OUTSTANDING MINISERIES
Generation Kill (HBO)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES, MOVIE or DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Ian McKellen, Great Performances: King Lear (PBS)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES, MOVIE or DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens (HBO)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES, MOVIE or DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Tom Courtenay, Little Dorrit (BBC America)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES, MOVIE or DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Janet McTeer, Into the Storm (HBO)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Glenn Close, Damages (F/X)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad (AMC)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment (HBO)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Steve Carell, The Office (NBC)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Tina Fey, 30 Rock (NBC)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother (CBS)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies (ABC)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE or DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Michael Sucsy, Grey Gardens (HBO)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE or DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Hugh Whitemore, Into the Storm (HBO)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Phil Abraham, Mad Men ("The Jet Set") (AMC)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Kater Gordon and Matthew Weiner, Mad Men ("Meditations in an Emergency") (AMC)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Todd Holland, 30 Rock ("Generalissmo")(NBC)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Robert Carlock, 30 Rock ("Apollo, Apollo") (NBC)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC or COMEDY SERIES
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live ("Justin Timberlake") (NBC)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC or COMEDY SERIES
Steve Bodow, Jon Stewart, David Javerbaum, Josh Lieb, Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Jason Ross, Tim Carvell, John Oliver, Sam Means, Rob Kutner, J.R. Havlan, Rich Blomquist, Wyatt Cenac, Elliott Kalan abd Rachel Axler, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)

OUTSTANDING REALITY/COMPETITION PROGRAM
The Amazing Race (CBS)

OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY/COMPETITION PROGRAM
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars (ABC)

OUTSTANDING MUSIC & LYRICS
"Motherlover", Saturday Night Live ("Justin Timberlake") (NBC)

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BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men" ("Meditations in an Emergency")

Excellent submission for Moss. She absolutely shined in that final scene with Vincent Kartheiser.

[anonymous1980]

Submitted episodes:

BEST DRAMA SERIES
"Big Love" — "Prom Queen" and "On Trial," "Come Ye Saints" and "Fight or Flight," and "Outer Darkness" and "Sacrament"
"Breaking Bad" — "Grilled" and "Peekaboo," "Better Call Saul" and "Four Days Out," "Phoenix" and "ABQ"
"Damages" — "I Lied, Too", "Burn It, Shred It, I Don't Care", "Hey! Mr. Pibb", "London, Of Course", "Look What He Dug Up This Time", "Trust Me"
"Dexter" — "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and "Easy As Pie"; "About Last Night" and "Go Your Own Way"; "I Had a Dream" and "Do You Take Dexter Morgan?"
"House M.D." — "Birthmarks, "Locked In," "Simple Explanation," "House Divided," "Under My Skin," "Both Sides Now"
"Lost" — "The Incident, Part 1 and 2," "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham," "LaFleur," "The Variable," "Follow the Leader"
"Mad Men" — "Mad Men" — "Flight 1" and "Three Sundays," "Six Month Leave" and "A Night to Remember," "The Jet Set" and "Meditations in an Emergency"

BEST COMEDY SERIES
"Entourage" — "Fire Sale" and "Tree Trippers," "Gotta Look Up to Get Down" and "First Class Jerk," "Playin' with Fire" and "Return to Queens Boulevard"
"Family Guy" — "I Dream of Jesus" and "FOX-Y Lady," "Family Gay" and "Peter's Progress," "Road to Germany" and "Baby Not on Board"
"Flight of the Conchords" — "Unnatural Love" and "Murray Takes It to the Next Level," "Prime Minister" and "Tough Brets," "New Cup" and "Love is the Weapon of Choice"
"How I Met Your Mother" — "Do I Know You?" and "Benefits," "The Naked Man" and "Three Days of Snow," "Wooo!" and "The Three Days Rule"
"The Office" – "Michael Scott Paper Company" and "Broke," "Golden Ticket" and "Café Disco," "Stress Relief"
"30 Rock" — "Believe in the Stars" and "Reunion," "Christmas Special" and "Generalissimo," "Apollo, Apollo" and "Mamma Mia"
"Weeds" — "Mother Thinks the Birds Are After Her" and "Lady's a Charm"; "The Whole Blah Damn Thing" and "Three Coolers"; "Till We Meet Again" and "If You Work for a Living, Why Do You Kill Yourself Working?"

BEST DRAMA ACTOR
Simon Baker, "The Mentalist" ("Pilot")
Gabriel Byrne, "In Treatment" ("Gina, Week 4")
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad" ("Phoenix")
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter" ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight")
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men" ("The Mountain King")
Hugh Laurie, "House M.D." ("Under My Skin")

BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
Glenn Close, "Damages" ("Trust Me")
Sally Field, "Brothers and Sisters" ("A Father Dreams")
Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: SVU" ("PTSD")
Holly Hunter, "Saving Grace" ("Have a Seat, Earl")
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men" ("Meditations in an Emergency")
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer" ("Cherry Bomb")

BEST COMEDY ACTOR
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" ("Generalissimo")
Steve Carell, "The Office" ("Broke")
Jemaine Clement, "Flight of the Conchords" ("Unnatural Love")
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory" ("The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis")
Tony Shalhoub, "Monk" ("Mr. Monk and the Miracle")
Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men" ("Is It the 'Ocu' or the 'Pado'?")

BEST COMEDY ACTRESS
Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?" ("The Pill")
Toni Collette, "United States of Tara" ("Pilot")
Tina Fey, "30 Rock" ("Reunion")
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures of Old Christine" ("Everyone Says I Love You Except Richie")
Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds" ("Lady's a Charm")
Sarah Silverman, "The Sarah Silverman Program" ("There's No Place Like Homeless")

BEST SUPPORTING DRAMA ACTOR
Christian Clemenson, "Boston Legal" ("Roe")
Michael Emerson, "Lost" ("Dead Is Dead")
William Hurt, "Damages" ("Hey, Mr. Pibb")
Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad" ("Peekaboo")
William Shatner, "Boston Legal" ("Made in China"/"Last Call" — two-part season finale)
John Slattery, "Mad Men" ("Six Month Leave")

BEST SUPPORTING DRAMA ACTRESS
Rose Byrne, "Damages" ("Trust Me")
Hope Davis, "In Treatment" ("Mia, Week 6")
Cherry Jones, "24" ("Day 7: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM")
Sandra Oh, "Grey's Anatomy" ("Elevator Love Letter")
Dianne Wiest, "In Treatment" ("Gina, Week 6")
Chandra Wilson, "Grey's Anatomy" ("Stairway to Heaven")

BEST SUPPORTING COMEDY ACTOR
Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men" (“Sir Lancelot’s Litterbox”)
Kevin Dillon, "Entourage" ("Tree Trippers")
Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother" ("Benefits")
Jack McBrayer, "30 Rock" ("The Bubble")
Tracy Morgan, "30 Rock" ("The Funcooker")
Rainn Wilson, "The Office" ("Heavy Competition")

BEST SUPPORTING COMEDY ACTRESS
Kristen Chenoweth, "Pushing Daisies" ("Bad Habits")
Jane Krakowski, "30 Rock" ("The Ones")
Elizabeth Perkins, "Weeds" ("No Man Is Pudding")
Amy Poehler, "Saturday Night Live" ("Josh Brolin")
Kristen Wiig, "Saturday Night Live" ("Neil Patrick Harris")
Vanessa L. Williams, "Ugly Betty" ("The Fall Issue")

I'll post my predictions later on.